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Kickstart Grant

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu

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Funding amountNZD 5,000

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About this funding

Puna Pakihi provides grants of $5,000 to support Ngāi Tahu whānau businesses in their first 12 months. Funding can be used for business capability development, training, mentoring, strategic planning, productivity tools, marketing strategy, and digital enablement.

Topics: Business and enterprise · Māori-led kaupapa · Capability building

Who can apply

For businesses in their first 12 months, applicants must be registered Ngāi Tahu whānau members, 18 years or older, own at least 50% of the business, have a New Zealand Business Number, and be actively trading.

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Where

Tasman, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, Otago, Southland

Northland: not listed as coveredAuckland: not listed as coveredWaikato: not listed as coveredBay of Plenty: not listed as coveredGisborne: not listed as coveredHawke's Bay: not listed as coveredTaranaki: not listed as coveredManawatū-Whanganui: not listed as coveredWellington: not listed as coveredWest Coast: listed as coveredCanterbury: listed as coveredOtago: listed as coveredSouthland: listed as coveredTasman: listed as coveredNelson: listed as coveredMarlborough: listed as covered
FUNDING COVERAGEWhere this funding is available

Highlighted regions are listed as covered by this funding.

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Listed regionsTasman, Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, Otago, Southland

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Map: Stats NZ via geoBoundaries, CC BY 4.0.

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