About the fund

The government’s 2022 Budget provided $13.646 million over four years towards a Dawn Raids Package initiative. This initiative comprises four initiatives to be led by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture & Heritage. This initiative has been designed to enhance wellbeing for Pacific communities that were impacted by the Dawn Raids. 

Outcomes include:

• A community-led healing and restorative process that will enable Pacific peoples impacted by the events of the Dawn Raids to tell their own stories and in their own ways.
• Enhanced education outcomes through increased access to historical information and resources (including Pacific languages) that can be used to support teaching and learning about Pacific histories both in formal education settings and in community settings.
• Improved social cohesion by enabling greater public understanding of the events of the Dawn Raids, the underpinning human rights frameworks, and the lasting intergenerational impacts on Pacific communities.

Eligibility

To apply for the Niu Dawn Raids Funding Initiative, you must:

• Be a NZ citizen or permanent resident living in New Zealand
• Be an individual of Pasifika heritage or be a Pasifika-led organisation, group or collective
• Be a Pasifika creative, collective or Pasifika-led organisation that has previously delivered similar projects successfully

You cannot apply for the Niu Dawn Raids Funding Initiative if you or your organisation are in default of any Creative New Zealand funding.

What can be funded

Between $30,000 and $150,000 towards projects that will deliver one or more of the following outcomes:

• A community-led healing and restorative process that will enable Pacific peoples impacted by the events of the Dawn Raids to tell their own stories and in their own ways.
• Enhanced education outcomes through increased access to historical information and resources (including Pacific languages) that can be used to support teaching and learning about Pacific histories both in formal education settings and in community settings.
• Improved social cohesion by enabling greater public understanding of the events of the Dawn Raids, the underpinning human rights frameworks, and the lasting intergenerational impacts on Pacific communities.

Application

• Read the information on this page under Who can apply and What can be funded to check that you and your project are eligible. You can also join one of our open fale Zoom sessions to ask questions and get advice from the Creative New Zealand team.
• Email Niu Dawn Raids Navigator, Petrina Togi-Sa’ena pacificarts@creativenz.govt.nz to discuss your project and:
  • confirm that you and your project are eligible 
  • that your project aligns well with the purpose of this fund
  • get access to the expression of interest form.
• Complete and submit the expression of interest form by 5pm, Thursday 29 February at the latest.
  Note that late expressions of interest will not be accepted, so don’t hesitate to contact Petrina as soon as possible if you are interested in applying.

Applications close 9 February 2024 at 5pm. Results will be announced 29 March. 

Read more information about this fund on CNZ’s website.