Urupā Maintenance Fund

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:

a) Within the South Taranaki District; and

b) Located on:

• 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 for:

• Establishing new urupā
• 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.

Unallocated Funding

Within a triennium, any funding unallocated at the end of a financial year will be carried over and added to the next years’ distribution amount. Any funding that is unallocated at the end of a triennium will not be carried over.