Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister for Māori Development; and
Hon Tracey Martin, Minister of Internal Affairs

PĀNUI PĀPĀHO

MEDIA STATEMENT

9 May 2018

The Minister for Māori Development, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Presiding Member of the Lottery Grants Board, the Hon Tracey Martin, have today announced the launch of Oranga Marae.

Oranga Marae is a new initiative that will support the physical and cultural revitalisation of marae, as centres of Māori identity and mātauranga.

Te Puni Kōkiri and the Department of Internal Affairs are working together to provide marae with access to Crown and Lottery funds intended for marae development.

Minister Mahuta says the new approach encourages hapū to bring whānau together to prioritise their aspirations for their marae.

“Investing in our marae can encourage whānau back to their tūrangawaewae, to enable the transfer of mātauranga Māori,” she says.

“Oranga Marae can also revitalise the whare and other buildings to make marae safe and welcoming.”

Oranga Marae will fund marae in three key areas:

• Marae development planning – to help marae develop and document their aspirations and delivery plans

• Technical/feasibility support – where specialised advice is required by a marae for capital or cultural development

• Marae development implementation – for capital works, cultural activities and other requirements to help revitalise marae.

Minister Martin says Oranga Marae presents a new funding approach designed to provide greater support to local marae. “The lessons we learn from this funding approach will be important for other Lottery funding and the wider sector”.

For the remainder of 2017/18 Oranga Marae has a combined funding pool of $6.25 million to support marae. This will increase in 2018/19 when further lottery funding will be allocated.

Information about Oranga Marae is available on the Department of Internal Affairs Community Matters website [www.communitymatters.govt.nz] and the Te Puni Kōkiri website [www.tpk.govt.nz].

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