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Your information (Not Applicable)

Name of project

Contact person for the project

First name

Last name

Phone number

Mobile number

Email address

Postal address

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Address line 2

Suburb	Town/City	Postcode

Are you representing a Rūnaka or Trust?

Yes

No

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If Yes, please name the Rūnaka or Trust that you are representing. Include the name and key contact details. Please include your Charitable Trust or groups registration number.

Is your group, organisation or trust GST registered? If so, please provide the GST number

Your project (Not Applicable)

Summary of project

Word count:

Please briefly outline your project and state what the funding is for in under 100 words

Total amount of funding requested

Background of project

Please provide the histroy of your project and why you are making this application

What takiwa will benefit from your project?

Which of the following Fund Objectives does the project meet?

Enhance mahika kai resources within the Waiau Catchment ki -uta- kai tai.

restores and enhances the social, cultural and economic relationship of Ngāi Tahu with the resources of the Waiau Catchment.

Identifies and evaluates opportunities and resources within the Waiau Catchment which warrant protection, restoration or improvement where identified natural values have significant cultural value.

Research that evaluates and adds to the understanding of the state of cultural resources of the Waiau catchment and the wider Murihiku takiw?

Provides ongoing support for the Te Waiau Mahika Kai Trust to meets its objectives

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How does your project meet the TAMI Meridian Fund selection criteria

Refer to Fund information for details of Fund objectives and selection criteria

Are there any other similar projects you or your group are involved with? If so, please provide details

What is the value or benefit of your project to the Rūnaka or Trust?

Please attach

Please attach details of the project including timeframes, supporting documentation and diagrams if appropriate

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What benefits will your project generate that do not presently exist?

What are the expected outcomes of your project?

Based on your expected outcomes, what are your project's performance measures?

When will your project commence?

What is the duration of your project? Please provide an outline of timeframes and project milestones.

Please attach supporting documents below if applicable

Attach supporting documents

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What progress has your project had to date?

How will your project demonstrate a sustainable future beyond the support of the Fund?

What are the costs involved in your project?

Please provide a detailed budget

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Please indicate other funding requested and other sources of funds being utilised. Are other sponsors involved in your project? If so please provide details

Can you outline any opportunities to promote Tami and Meridian within your project?

For example, applying our brand, use of our logo and signage, newsletter coverage, media interest?

Other comments

Applicant declaration (Not Applicable)

To be completed by two representatives of the project.

We, the applicants, declare that all the information contained in this funding request is, to the best of our knowledge, truthful. We agree to provide the Tami and Meridian Fund advisory panel with the relevant records that confirm monies contributed by the Tami and Meridian Fund have been spent on the agreed activities, and comply with all obligations under the Funding Agreement that will be entered into prior to us receiving the funding. We also acknowledge that Tami and Meridian has the right to ask for an audit of our Fund related spending.

We accept that we have provided our contact details to the Tami Meridian Fund and acknowledge that these might be used by Tami Meridian Fund.

I agree to the above declaration and confirm that I am the person named below

Yes

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Name

First name

Last name

Date

Address

Address line 1

Address line 2

Suburb	Town/City	Postcode

Phone

Email

I agree to the above declaration and confirm that I am the person named below

Yes

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Name

First name

Last name

Date

Address

Address line 1

Address line 2

Suburb	Town/City	Postcode

Phone

Email

Thank you for your funding request (Not Applicable)

Funding decisions are made by TAMI and Meridian. Their decisions are final. All personal information TAMI and Meridian collect will comply with the Privacy Act 1993. All personal information remains with TAMI and Meridian and the information on this form is collected so TAMI and Meridian and its advisors can consider your application for funding.

Te Ao Mārama & Meridian Fund 2026

Te Ao Mārama Meridian Funding Application Form

Your information (Not Applicable)

Your project (Not Applicable)

Applicant declaration (Not Applicable)

Thank you for your funding request (Not Applicable)