Te Kete Hāpai

What is Te Kete Hāpai?

The purpose of Te Kete Hāpai is to remove barriers to wellbeing and prosperity, by improving access, increasing connection to whakapapa and supporting opportunities to grow and prosper as an iwi, hapū and whānau.   

 Te Kete Hāpai aims to support our iwi members to strengthen our Ngāti Toatanga and encourage whānaungatanga and manaakitanga to each other.

Te Kete Hāpai will invest in

  • Our Reo

    Our reo, tikanga and kawa are of the utmost importance to us and we need to invest in our acquisition to reacquire our language and culture to demonstrate that importance.

    The Te Reo Acquisition Strategy and Programme will ensure that we have wānanga and learning opportunities bespoke to the needs of our iwi such as strengthening our capacity and capability on the paepae.

  • Our Marae

    Our marae and urupa are the centre of our cultural life and underpin our expression as Māori and as Ngāti Toa.

    We will work with our marae and urupa committees on plans to upgrade and invest in our marae and urupa to ensure that they can meet the needs of our people and that they are looked after and nourished by generations with years to come.

  • Our Whānau

    We will extend our support to whānau with tamariki through additional grants and assistance. Building and maintaining connections to Ngāti Toa is important for the Mauriora of the iwi and this assistance, while relatively modest, provides important opportunities to build whanaungatanga and our Ngāti Toatanga.

    Ensuring our kaumatua are afforded the dignity and autonomy to be looked after in the way they want to is an important initiative to be able to provide. We will do this through specialized grants and additional support.

Kaumātua Grants

Te Kete Hāpai provides Kaumātua Grants to registered Ngāti Toa Kaumātua supporting Dental, Hearing or Visionary care. 

Registered Kaumātua aged 65+ are now eligible for up to $200 in either the Kaumātua Specsavers Grant or the Kaumātua Grant.

Applicants are required to provide the following information:

  • Iwi Registration Number

  • Quote from your preferred Dentist, audiologist or optometrist

  • A bank slip for proof of account

To find out your iwi registration number please email - iwiregistrationadmin@ngatitoa.iwi.nz

Kaumātua Grants are now available for registered kaumātua 65+ who may require support with either dental, hearing or vision care.

Please note that you will be required to provide a quote from either your Dentist, Audiologist or Optometrist. As well as a copy of a bank slip for proof of account.

Kaumātua Grant Application

Kaumātua Specsavers Grant

We are pleased to announce our partnership with Specsavers on an eyecare package that covers your initial eye test and prescription glasses.

Please note that if you have a prefered optometrist please use the Kaumātua Grant to the left.