WINNING PROJECTS FOR 2022
Five projects were selected in the third funding round which closed April 2022:
Cultural:
- A third year of funding for a project run by the Maungaharuru-Tangitū Trust in partnership with local hapū. Delivered by the Ātea a Rangi Educational Trust. The project will provide rangatahi with opportunities to gain knowledge and experience in four main kaupapa: 1. Ki Tai - Waka and traditional navigation skills 2. Whakapapa - of hapū, history, Te Reo Māori, karakia and kapa haka 3. Matariki, the Maori New Year – Maramataka, star constellations, native tree planting 4. Ki Uta - Ngāhere experience, native bush restoration, establishing a nursery. Rangatahi will be supported to produce social media content related to each of the above including social media posts, live feeds and video content. This will aid with recruitment, retention and intergenerational learnings.
Environmental:
- A second year of funding for a native plant nursery run by Te Huka Waiohinganga (Esk) River Care Group and Maungaharuru-Tangitū Charitable Trust. The nursery will produce up to 10,000 plants a year.
- A third year of funding for RedAxe Forest Intelligence for the propagation of endangered Kākābeak/Ngutukākā. The project promotes the success of Ngutukākā recovery by locating plants in sites safe from browsing damage, where they can be effectively cared for, to yield expanded seed and cuttings supply for preservation of this species; and identifying suitable planting locations in secure urban, park or collections to spread risk.
- A second year of funding for the Ahika Nursery run by Te Wai Mauri Limited. The nursery grows eco sourced riparian and wetland plant species that will improve the taiao and restore the mauri of the awa so that future generations can enjoy the benefits of a pristine ecosystem.
- Funding towards pest and predator control to protect kiwi at the Lake Opouahi sancutuary run by ECOED.
Applications will be invited for the next round of funding in early 2023.
PREVIOUS WINNING PROJECTS
Whakatipu Kaitiaki (Raising Future Kaitiaki) programme
Funding received from Pan Pac Environmental Trust has given the Ahuriri Hapū an opportunity to enrich the lives of 50 Rangatahi and their whānau.
Ōtātara Outdoor Learning Centre workshops
A focus on the future, including sustainability, is a core principle of the New Zealand curriculum across all levels of education.
Kākābeak/Ngutukākā propagation
This project aims to increase the propagation of the endangered Kākābeak/Ngutukākā through the development of a regional urban seed bank to encourage urban dwellers to plant Ngutukākā in their backyards.
Te Wai Mauri Trust
Te Wai Mauri Trust will establish a nursery adjacent to Waiōhiki Marae. The goal is to build the capabilities of the nursery to produce up to 100,000 seedlings within a three-year timeframe.