The purpose of the Urupā Maintenance Fund is to partially cover the costs incurred by urupā owners/trustees in the on-going care of their urupā.
To be eligible for the grant, an urupā must be within the South Taranaki District; and located on either land designated as Māori reservation under section 338 of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 for the purposes of an urupā; or Māori freehold land; or general freehold land in Māori ownership.
The grant can go towards activities directly related to the care of the urupā including but not limited to;
- Repair and maintain gateways, fences, footpaths, etc.
- Maintain, clean, repair and restore headstones, install berms, etc.
- Maintain, repair or replace existing ground maintenance equipment.
- Maintain, repair or improve pedestrian and vehicular access and parking.
- Maintain urupā lawns, hedges, trees, etc, and remove green waste.
The grant cannot be used forestablishing new urupā or multiple-year projects.
The annual allocation for the Urupā Maintenance Fund is $15,000 in Year 1 (2024-25), increasing by $5,000 per year until capped at $40,000.
Applications will be considered on an as received basis.