Hearing Aid Grant
Hai piki te rongonga ki ngā uri o Ngāti Mākino
Opens: Monday 13 January 2025 - Closes: Friday 30 May
Reopens: Tuesday 1 July 2025 - Closes: Friday 29 May 2026
Triton Hearing Partnership
Ngāti Mākino Iwi Authority are excited to announce that we have partnered with Triton Hearing to help improve the hearing of our Ngāti Mākino uri 16 years and older.
As a result of this partnership, a Hearing Aid Grant was created where we will be providing fifty (50) registered iwi members free hearing tests and a fully funded* pair of hearing aids, exclusively with Triton Hearing per year.
The official celebration of this partnership coincided with the Hauora Day which was held on 5 November 2022 at
Otamarakau Marae.
The new Hearing Aid Grant Form became available
in October 2022.
Hearing Aid Grant
Whāinga
Purpose
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/or Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).
Māraurau me te Paearu
Eligibility & Criteria
All Hearing Aid applicants must be registered with Ngāti Mākino Iwi Authority
Only one application can be made by a registered member every 6 years
All Hearing Aid Grant applicants must meet all relevant specified criteria which includes;
Applying before the closing date
You must make an application online via our website or the Your Iwi members portal
There is a capped funding allocation based on budget
Moni Utu
Payment
The prescribed amount of $1000.00 will be paid directly to Triton Hearing.
Depending on client need, the grant can also be used towards the purchasing of a higher level hearing technology. Any difference between retail pricing and funding available, would be paid privately by the iwi member.