Budget 2025: Māori Wardens receive $1.5M funding boost

$1.5m boost for Māori Wardens in Budget

A Māori warden overseeing one of the gates into Tuurangawaewae. Photo: RNZ Māori Wardens will receive a $1.5 million funding boost in this year's Budget, which they say will ensure they're better equipped to keep communities safe.

Supporting Safer Communities With Māori Wardens

Budget 2025 includes $1.5 million per annum of new baseline funding for Māori Wardens, bringing total government funding for Māori Wardens to $2.7 million per annum.

Budget 2025: Māori Wardens receive $1.5m funding boost

The extra funding would bring the volunteer organisation's total annual funding to $2.7m.

Budget 2025: Māori Wardens receive $1.5M funding boost

The Government has announced a funding increase for Māori wardens, recognising their long-standing role in community support and public safety. Budget 2025...

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He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata. The great work Māori Wardens do to support communities and safety gets a boost in this year’s Budget, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka, Associate Police Minister Casey Costello and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, announced today. “Māori Wardens offer a friendly face when times are tough. They’ve supported whānau nationwide for more than 150 years, providing training programmes for youth, foo…