Puna Pūtea o KMK

KMK funding is available for all registered Ngāi Tahu individuals, whānau and cluster groups who want to develop their Māori language. The next funding round closes on the 28 October. For application forms or more information, check out our website: www.kmk.maori.nz.

Contestable Funds


Kā Manukura
Kā Manukura o te Reo provides intermediate to advanced Kāi Tahu learners and speakers of te reo with targeted financial assistance to further develop their Māori language proficiency. Participants can apply for up to $5,000 per year.

Whānau Reo
Whānau Reo Fund provides up to $2,000 per year financial assistance for Kāi Tahu families to attend immersion initiatives, such as Kāi Tahu Papatipu Rūnaka whānau based te reo events and KMK whānau based te reo events within the Ngāi Tahu takiwā.

Kāika Reo
Kāika Reo is a fund that supports Kāi Tahu whānau groups to strengthen the use of te reo as an everyday language within the home. The fund will consider funding initiatives focused on learning and using te reo as an everyday informal language. Participants can apply for up to $3,500 per year.

If you have any questions or require further information about the Kā Manukura o Te Reo, Whānau Reo or Kāika Reo funds – please contact Darren Solomon: [email protected] or 021 518661.

Papakāika Reo Fund
The Papakāika Reo Fund is a KMK initiative that supports Papatipu Rūnaka to develop te reo pathways within their papakāika community. KMK would like to acknowledge Rāwiri Manawatu and Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura, Kopa Lee and the Rāpaki whānau, Waiariki Taiapa Parata and Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki as well as Karen Morgan and the Ōnuku whānau who are all recent Papakāika Reo Fund recipients. We are also looking forward to working with the Makaawhio and Kāti Waewae whānau.

If your rūnaka is interested in Papakāika Reo funding please contact Victoria Campbell: [email protected] or 021 2455712. Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te reo!

Ngāi Tahu Road Shows

A big mihi to all the whānau who have taken the time to come and see us at the Ngāi Tahu Road Shows. If we haven’t made it to your region yet we look forward to catching up with you when the roadshow rolls into town.

Reo o te wā

Marama: Rima (September) Ono (October)
Kaupeka: Makariri (Winter) Kana (Spring)

Kīwaha/whakataukī

Ka pai hoki koe!
Good on you!

Ka wani kē!
Awesome! Fabulous!

Te Anu o Takurua
The afflictions of winter

Nōku te kori, kia kori mai hoki koe.
When I move, you move: Follow my lead.

kmk calendar sept 2016

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