This funding covers students/applicants who are employed in areas funded via Te Whatu Ora Whanganui/Ministry of Health. These include, but are not exclusive to:

• Te Whatu Ora campuses
• primary healthcare organisations
• non-government organisations
• iwi providers
• hospices
• aged care facilities (such as private hospitals or residential care facilities).

You are eligible for the funding if:

• you are Māori
• you are completing an undergraduate certificate or diploma course that is NZQA registered levels 3 – 6
• you work or volunteer in the health sector and the qualification supports Hauora Māori

Career development

• you agree that information can be shared pursuant to the Privacy Act 1993

Note: Degrees and Masters levels papers are not supported by this funding, however and applicant studying at a level 7 paper will be considered and determined by HWNZ.

Funding available

Funding available for HWNZ Hauora Māori Training Fund is $5995 per applicant (GST excluded).  

This amount includes:

• course tuition fees
• travel subsidy for applicants who are required to travel further than 50km one way from the usual place of work to the agreed training programme location. If a vehicle or transport is provided for by the employer the applicant is not entitled to the travel subsidy
• backfill to cover the cost (per hour) of releasing the applicant to attend compulsory course study days during their work hours. If the applicant/trainee is required to take annual leave or leave without pay as a study day the employer cannot claim backfill funding

An accomodation subsidy may be available for actual trainee costs for accomodation required at the agreed training programme location

A maximum of up to $500 is available for course related costs.

For current funding information please contact:

Kylee Osborne
Kaitakitaki, Māori Workforce Development
Te Hau Ranga Ora Māori Health Services

(06) 3481234 ext 7219
kylee.osborne@wdhb.org.nz

Funding available is a maximum of $1200 per applicant (GST excluded).

Up to $200 can be used for course related costs.

Cultural development activities should be part of the support plan agreed to by the trainee and supervisor and can include:

• Cultural resources
• Membership to Māori Health professional organisations
• Cultural activities including Kuia/Kaumātua, and peer support; and
• Workshops or conferences that specifically relate to Māori Health

Māori Support funding is open to:

• eligible trainees  enrolled in a Ministry funded training programme; and
• Has whakapapa and cultural links to whānau, hapū and iwi
• A support plan must be negotiated and agreed to between the Mentor, Cultural Supervisor and trainee
• An applicant is not eligible if they receive scholarships or other funding that covers any of the same components (Mentoring, Cultural Supervision and Cultural Development)

For current funding information please contact:

Kylee Osborne
Kaitakitaki, Māori Workforce Development
Te Hau Ranga Ora Māori Health Services

(06) 3481234 ext 7219
kylee.osborne@wdhb.org.nz

It is important that you complete all required fields in the application form along with attaching your CV and any other relevant documentation required.

Application form 

> Hauora Māori Training Fund application form 

Please use this application for the Hauora Māori Training Fund and the Māori Support Fund. 

All completed applications are to be forwarded to:

Kylee Osborne
Kaitakitaki, Māori Workforce Development
Te Hau Ranga Ora Māori Health Services
Te Whatu Ora Whanganui
Private Bag 3003
Whanganui 4500
(06) 3481234 ext 7219
kylee.osborne@wdhb.org.nz

Closing dates

For current information about funding available please direct your queries to:

Kylee Osborne
Kaitakitaki, Māori Workforce Development
Te Hau Ranga Ora Māori Health Services

(06) 3481234 ext 7219
kylee.osborne@wdhb.org.nz

Payments

Before payments are made, the application and related documents must be approved and we will ned your confirmation of enrolment.

• Tuition fees will be paid directly to the training provider on production by the applicant of their tax invoice.
• Please ensure the the invoice is addressed to:

Te Whatu Ora Whanganui
100 Heads Road – Whanganui
Attn: Kylee Osborne (Hauora Māori Training Fund)

And that the applicant’s name, course of study and fee costs is included in the invoice. 

• Travel, accomodation and course related costs will be paid directly to applicants manager/employer on receipt of a tax invoice
• Backfill costs will be paid directly to applicants manager on receipt of a tax invoice
• If applying for Māori Support Fund Supervisors details and a support plan are required
• Payments for Māori Support Fund will be paid direct to Supervisor/Mentor upon receipt of tax invoice