The New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Act 2018 established the Te Tai Pari Board (previously the Te Tai Pari Trust). The purpose of the Board is to distribute the annual release from the Waitara Perpetual Community Fund for each financial year.
Application Form: Te Tai Pari Board – 2025 funding round
Te Tai Pari Board Funding Policy
Te Tai Pari Board, in consultation with the Waitara Community, is required to regularly assess the issues of importance to the Waitara Community. Please complete the questionnaire below to assist the Board with that assessment.
Community Consultation 2024 Questionnaire
Applications for the 2024 funding round closed on 12 April 2024.
Funding projects must be based within the official Waitara boundary, which can be found in the Act.
Te Tai Pari Board Funding Policy
NPDC and Te Kōwhatu Tū Moana (TKTM) each select three board members and an alternate. Each member holds office for a term not exceeding three years.
The current members of Te Tai Pari Board are:
Applicant |
Amount granted |
Purpose of Grant |
Bowls Waitara |
$3,500.00 |
Purchase 12 new sets of bowls |
He Rau Oranga Trust |
$9,500.00 |
Host five night markets (manager, insurance, entertainment, hireage) |
Kart Sport Taranaki |
$2,000.00 |
Upgrade to an electronic lapboard |
Mahia Mai A Whai Tara Trust |
$5,000.00 |
100 tukutuku board packs and frames, plus operational costs |
Manukorihi Hapu Charitable Trust |
$40,000.00 |
Maintenance shed (plus connections) and commercial mower |
Manukorihi Pa Trustees |
$55,500.00 |
Restoration of Te Ikaroa a Maui, wages and operational costs |
North Taranaki Community House |
$6,500.00 |
Community newsletter costs |
North Taranaki Sport and Recreation Inc |
$4,750.00 |
Project, operational and maintenance costs |
Otaraua Hapu |
$20,000.00 |
Rent and operational costs |
St Josephs School Waitara |
$5,000.00 |
Attend sports camp |
Taranaki Country Music Awards |
$4,000.00 |
Costs associated with hosting annual awards |
Taranaki Gifted Community Trust |
$4,000.00 |
Waitara-based project D mahi |
Te Ara Hou Trust - All Heart Waitara |
$900.00 |
Volunteer costs and celebration function |
Waitara Central School |
$14,000.00 |
Develop outdoor classroom/Ngahere |
Waitara East School |
$15,000.00 |
Set of 50 piupiu |
Waitara Foodbank - Pataka Kai |
$10,000.00 |
Manager's wages |
Waitara High School |
$15,000.00 |
Travel and accommodation for Japan trip |
Waitara Junior Basketball |
$3,150.00 |
Hireage, insurance, coaching, prizegiving and winch |
Waitara Lions Club Charitable Trust |
$8,000.00 |
New guttering to building |
Waitara Rugby Football League Club |
$9,000.00 |
Insurance, laptop, fridges, practice equipment |
Waitara Soccer Club |
$6,200.00 |
Kitchen equipment, maintenance tools, shirts, computer |
Waitara Taiohi Trust |
$10,000.00 |
Wages and event costs |
Waitara Whanui Sports Inc |
$6,250.00 |
Sports equipment, clothing, venue hire, transport |
Wyatt Kingi |
$1,675.00 |
Basketball tour to USA |
Having contributed to development on the Council’s investment policy for the Waitara Perpetual Community Fund, the purpose of the board is to determine distributions from the annual release from the Fund. The initial amounts for distribution will be quite small, but over time is expected to be over $1m each financial year.
The Act sets limitations on Te Tai Pari Board appointees. A person cannot be appointed a member if they:
(i) competence to manage his or her own affairs in relation to his or her property; or
(ii) capacity to make or to communicate decisions relating to any particular aspect or aspects of his or her personal care and welfare:
The Board meet on an as-required basis.
Te Tai Pari Board members receive remuneration for their services. Remuneration and board expenses are paid from the Waitara services. Remuneration and board expenses are paid from the Waitara Perpetual Community Fund.
New Plymouth District Council and Te Kowhatu Tu Moana have approved the Te Tai Pari Board Terms of Reference. These were finalised in March 2024.
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Page last updated: 02:17pm Tue 12 November 2024