About US
Formerly part of the Te Puia NZMACI Limited Partnership, the NZMACI Foundation has been established to translate its status to a Charitable Trust, with the aim of helping ensure the ongoing viability of this essential kaupapa.
In this way, we will be able to continue our responsibility of teaching, learning and sharing our Māori arts, crafts and culture. But we will need your support. As a Charitable Trust, we will rely solely on donations and partnerships to thrive.
To continue to uplift Māori arts, crafts and culture, NZMACI needs to fundraise $2 million each year to sustain its time honoured programmes.
That is why we are inviting you to partner with us and our kaupapa. And in doing so you can proudly be part of preserving, promoting and bringing enduring prosperity to our Māori arts, crafts and culture for generations to come.
Our Purpose
The NZMACI Foundation was created to ensure our essential work continues to thrive and grow. Through the Foundation, we provide avenues for giving that support:
Education and training of future Māori artists and cultural leaders
Preservation and innovation of traditional Māori knowledge and practices
Community engagement through cultural experiences and outreach
Cultural sovereignty, ensuring Māori voices and traditions remain strong and self-determined
Why your support matters
We believe that the mana of Māori arts is in the beauty of our taonga and its ability to connect us — to our ancestors, our environment and to one another.
Through the expression of traditional Māori arts and crafts, we strengthen our identity, preserve our stories, share our unique perspectives with the world, and weave our mātauranga Māori into contemporary life with care and integrity.
Your support helps:
Sustain intergenerational learning
Fund scholarships for tauira (students)
Maintain our state-of-the-art wānanga (spaces of learning)
Amplify Māori excellence on the national and world stage