A community outreach programme working with rangatahi; a spoken word poetry workshop for Māori and a Treaty education group are among the 13 groups funded in this year’s Auckland Council Ngā Hapori Momoho / Thriving Communities Grants programme,’
Planning, environment and parks committee chair Richard Hills says almost half the $318,000 allocated went to projects will either directly benefit Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau or offer education about te ao Māori.
Action Education got $15,500 for its Ngā Toi o Rongo Tāmaki 2024 spoken word poetry workshops.
Te Karanga Charitable Trust got $30,000 for a community outreach programme working with rangatahi facing exclusion, isolation and adversity.
Dame Hinewehi Mohi’s Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust got $20,000 for Auckland-based programmes;
And Tangata Tiriti – Treaty People Incorporated got $23,000 for its Te Tiriti for everyone programme.
There were 95 applications, the highest number since 2015.
- Waatea News