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Te Kawerau ā Maki - Te Henga Marae

$5,115 of $15,000,000 goal
Given by 18 generous donors in one year

Help us build our marae for our people's future

Auckland

Te Henga Kāinga Whakahirahira (marae and papakāinga project) is about bringing our people home and safeguarding our culture. Over 90% of our tribal lands were taken within 15 years of the signing of the Treaty, and our last dedicated marae was lost when the Waitākere Dam was built in the early 1900s. We are the only iwi in the Auckland region without a dedicated marae for our people. Marae are the civic, social, and cultural centre for iwi. Rebuilding the marae and village for Te Kawerau ā Maki is an existential matter for us - we need this to secure the wellbeing of our people and future for our great-grandchildren. It will be an eco-marae in harmony with nature, and a place for the wider community to engage with us. This will be built in our ancestral home of Te Henga, Waitākere Ranges, Auckland NZ.

The project achieved resource consent in December 2023 (yay!) and is now at detailed design stage - we hope to lodge building consent mid-2025. The project high-level costings are around $15,000,000 - we need all the help we can get. If you can spare anything to help us, all donations will go directly to this project's costs. If the full target is not reached any funds raised will still go towards the project's staged costs i.e. phase 2 (building consent), phase 3 (site clearance and site works), and phase 4 (construction). Any other significant funding and project milestones will be updated here for transparency.

About us

Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust is the charitable social subsidiary of Te Kawerau ā Maki, the West Auckland-based iwi.

Use of funds

Detailed design and building consent, and construction (building, site works).

All funds will be going towards this project's costs.

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Latest donations

Sandra
Sandra 2 days ago
$100
Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust

Thank you so much for the koha Sandra! Appreciate the help

Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust
Private Donor
Private Donor on 02 Jan 2025
$20
Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust

Thank you so much for the donation :)

Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust
James
James on 20 Dec 2024
On behalf of Upper Harbour Primary School, we are deeply grateful for our growing partnership with Te Kawerau ā Maki. Josie has been instrumental to our school in sharing the pūrākau of your tīpuna, as well as building our knowledge of te reo, tikanga, and mātauranga Māori. This mahi has inspired our teachers and is already shaping the curriculum we share with our learners. As a gesture of thanks, we are proud to donate the funds from our recent Market Day to support the Te Henga Marae project. We look forward to continuing this journey together. Ngā mihi nui James Wheaton on behalf of UHPS whānau
$2,000
Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust

Tēnā rawa atu koutou for your incredibly generous donation! We are grateful to the wonderful partnership with Upper Harbour Primary School and journey we are on together through our Mana Kura kaupapa. Congratulations to the Senior Leadership and kaiāko for embracing the stories of our tupuna and finding authentic ways to honour them through curriculum and in your school events. We look forward to 2025 with you all 🙂

Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust
Private Donor
Private Donor on 19 Dec 2024
$20
Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust

Thank you so much for the donation :)

Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust
Caughey Preston Trust
Caughey Preston Trust on 12 Dec 2024
$500
Te Kawerau Iwi Tiaki Trust

Nga mihi nui Caughey Preston Trust for this generous donation to our project! We really appreciate your support in helping us get closer to rebuilding our marae :)

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This campaign started on 4 Dec 2023 and ends on 3 Dec 2025.