Grants & Distributions
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All grants are open
Tertiary Grant, Koeke Grant and Koeke Heating Grants will close for the year on Friday 30 May 2025.
The Hauora Grants Category 1 & 2 and the Hearing Aid Grant will close on Friday 30 May 2025. These three Grants will reopen on Tuesday 1 July and close on Friday the 29 May 2026.
The Ngāti Mākino Heritage Trust have determined the key focus areas for this years grants and distributions and amounts allocated to each of these focus areas.
The purpose of our Ngāti Mākino Tertiary Grant is to support iwi members or their descendants to attain a higher qualification.
The Grant is also made to encourage and grow iwi whanaungatanga and iwi leadership, therefore all successful uri are required to fully participate and engage in Ngāti Mākino, hui, kaupapa, mahi and events.
Tertiary Grants are made available for tertiary study and apprenticeships.
The purpose of our Ngāti Mākino Koeke Grant is to awhi and manaaki our Koeke.
Recognise and acknowledge the significant contribution made by Koeke who uphold ahi kā at our primary marae Ōtamarākau and uphold the mana of Ngāti Mākino at tangihanga, hui, and other events around the motu throughout the year.
Recognise and acknowledge Koeke who have and continue to tautoko at wānanga, tangihanga and events at our primary marae Ōtamarākau.
Koeke Heating Grant
The purpose of the Koeke Heating Grant is to tiaki and whakamahana our Koeke during ngā marama makariri.
The purpose of our Ngāti Mākino Hauora Grant is to help improve the hauora and well being of all Ngāti Mākino uri. Hauora grants are provided as a contribution to the costs of one off hauora needs, that improve the quality of life of iwi members.
Hearing Aid Grant
The purpose of the Hearing Aid Grant is to help improve the hearing of our registered Ngāti Mākino uri 16 years and older.
The hearing aid grant will provide fifty (50) registered iwi members with free hearing tests and a fully funded* pair of hearing aids, exclusively with Triton Hearing per year.
*Fully funded means that the hearing aid devices are being funded by Ngāti Mākino, Ministry of Health and Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).