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Improving and maintaining health, both physical and mental, for all our whānau is a goal and aspiration for the Trust, so a hauora grant was established as an annual benefit for individual owners of the Trust, towards their health and wellbeing.

The Riuwaka is one of the main sources of sustenance and healing for mana whenua ki Motueka people, and so it is named the Riuwaka Grant.

Every registered Whakarewa owner is eligible to receive the grant for any services related to their personal health and wellbeing. Applications are available year round and reviewed monthly. Successful applications are paid the following month.

What can you apply for

Examples of health & wellbeing services or products, which you can apply for under the Riuwaka Grant include:

• doctors and specialist appointments
• optometrist appointments, glasses and contact lenses
• mental health services
• nutrition plans
• personal training sessions
• dental appointments
• fitness classes
• and many more

Each funding application will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis

Award

• $75 per year
• Maximum of two applications per year up to a combined total of $75

Eligibility

• Applications must be submitted by a registered owner aged over 18. Owners can apply on behalf of other registered whānau members in their care, eg owners aged under 18 and kaumātua.
• Applicants must reside in Aotearoa.
• Person receiving the grant must be a registered Ngāti Rārua Ātiawa Iwi Trust member

Other requirements

• The grant is provided for any services related to their personal health and wellbeing
• An application for funding can be made after the service has been used and paid.
• The service and proof of purchase must be within the current year you are applying.