COVID-19 assistance for iwi
E te iwi Māori, anei ngā whakamārama mō te kaupapa āwhina a Te Arawhiti
Te Arawhiti has assisted iwi with their COVID-19 responses by:
- distributing funds
- providing tools and resources
- connecting iwi with other agencies to help with issues on the ground
Funding
Te Arawhtiti funding |
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Over the course of the pandemic, Te Arawhiti has provided direct funding to 113 iwi applicants (including iwi collectives) across the motu to assist with their own COVID-19 responses. This funding enabled iwi to:
Details of this funding can be found in our annual report |
Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund |
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Alongside Te Puni Kōkiri and the Ministry of Health, Te Arawhiti also supported the delivery of the Māori Communities COVID-19 Fund(external link) (MCCF). The purpose of the MCCF was to rapidly mobilise and provide urgent funding for a defined period (to 30 June 2022) to achieve higher levels of vaccination and community resilience against the impacts of COVID-19. The MCCF complemented the Care in Community approach for the welfare needs of individuals and whānau who contracted COVID-19 and needed to self-isolate. Its focus was to support the efforts of communities (particularly iwi) to mobilise their own approaches and build resilience during the Omicron outbreak. The MCCF supported over 250 kaitono across the country – including iwi, iwi collectives, hapū, marae, hauora providers, Whānau Ora agencies and Māori organisations. Funding streams closedAll funding allocations have been exhausted at this time. We will update this page, and update iwi through our usual channels, if further funding streams are identified. |
See tables detailing the MCCF funding distributed by Te Arawhiti
Pandemic response plans
As part of this funding stream, Te Arawhiti supported iwi to create (and update) their pandemic response plans.
Te Arawhiti thank iwi for agreeing to make their plans public as examples to assist others plan their COVID-19 response.
Temporary law changes
Post-settlement governance entities and other iwi entities can work safely and effectively in the traffic light system because of temporary legislation.
The COVID-19 Response (Management Measures) Legislation Act 2021(external link) brings back temporary relief measures from last year’s COVID-19 Response (Requirements For Entities—Modifications and Exemptions) Act 2020. The key part of the Act for entities is Schedule 4, Part 2.
Entities can: |
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This temporary legislation came into effect on 3 November 2021 and has been extended to 30 October 2022. |
Marae guidance
Keep whānau and manuhiri at your marae safe
Since March 2020, marae across Aotearoa have made pandemic plans that set their own tikanga for the circumstances in which they will permit gatherings to ahead. Marae will continue to decide whether to permit gatherings.
If gatherings are permitted, the guide below can help you to know what to do to keep whānau and manuhiri at your marae safe and well during this time.
Please note that this guide was originally developed for use within the COVID-19 Protection Framework – known as the traffic light system. This system was removed on 13 September 2022. While this guide is being updated, please ignore any references to capacity limits.
He kupu āwhina i ngā marae, COVID-19 guidance for marae(external link)
Other COVID-19 assistance
He waka eke noa – we are all in this together
Covid19.govt.nz(external link) is the New Zealand government source of information on COVID-19.
Find out how the government and other agencies can help iwi, Māori and communities through the links in the drop-down menu below.
Links for further COVID-19 assistance |
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Unite against COVID-19(external link) Everything you need to know, in one place Support and information for whānau, hapū and iwi Māori(external link) Information for Māori on covid19.govt.nz Updated COVID-19 Māori Response Action Plan(external link) Framework to protect, prevent and mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 in whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori communities Ministry of Health(external link) – Manatū Hauora | Facebook Join the Ministry’s Facebook page for updates Funeral directors, religious and faith-based leaders(external link) Funeral and tangihanga guidance on the Ministry of Health website COVID-19 – Ministry of Social Development(external link) If you’ve been affected by COVID-19, MSD may be able to assist TPK’s Karawhiua(external link) Up to date information about what is happening around the motu and the support available NZ Māori Tourism(external link) Health and safety for businesses An accessible resource to find information and support services in Tāmaki Makaurau COVID-19 advice for Māori | Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā(external link) Information developed by leading Māori medical experts for whānau Māori |