The Teu le Va - Dawn Raids History Community Fund Round Two supports communities to tell their own stories of their experiences of the Dawn Raids. The first round of Teu le Va was launched on 15 November 2021 and closed in February 2022. The first round supported 23 successful Dawn Raids initiatives.
See the list of successful Round One applicants and initiatives.
Through Budget 2022, a second round of the fund has been established with $600,000 to enable individuals, artists, historians, and community groups to tell their own stories of their experiences of the Dawn Raids so that we can generate, preserve and raise awareness of this time in history.
Applicants can apply for funding to support any small to larger scale Dawn Raids related initiatives with funding of up to $50,000 available. While funding of up to $50,000 is available, we also encourage small scale initiatives that can include school or family projects related to the Dawn Raids.
We recommend you read our Frequently Asked Questions about the Fund, prior to applying.
Any questions about this fund can be directed to: [email protected].
Any questions about the Dawn Raids can be directed to [email protected].
The objectives of the fund are to:
Preference will be given to initiatives that:
Note, proposals that do not demonstrate the preferred criteria may still apply, however they will not be preferred.
From the 1950s to the 1970s, significant migration from the Pacific region to New Zealand was encouraged to meet domestic labour shortages in manufacturing and primary production industries. Many Pacific people travelled to New Zealand on temporary visas under various work schemes. Because of the labour shortages at the time, the enforcement of these visas was largely relaxed.
However, at the downturn of the New Zealand economy in the early 1970s, parts of society started viewing migrants as jeopardising their financial security and quality of life. These views were fuelled by less than favourable media portrayals targeting Pacific peoples particularly as the cause for job shortages and other social harms.
Between 1974 and 1976, a series of rigorous immigration enforcement policies were carried out that resulted in Immigration and Police officials conducting targeted raids on the homes of Pacific families. The raids to find, convict, and deport overstayers often took place very early in the morning or late at night. This gave rise to the term the “Dawn Raids.”
Throughout this period, a Police taskforce was also set up to carry out random checks in public, stopping and requiring people to provide evidence that they were legally in New Zealand.
On 1 August 2021, the Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern issued an apology on behalf of the New Zealand Government for the Dawn Raids. As a goodwill gesture of reconciliation, the Government has committed to support the development of a comprehensive historical record of account of the Dawn Raids period.
The Teu le Va - Dawn Raids History Community Fund Round Two opened on Saturday, 27 August 2022.
Applications close at 5pm, Friday, 24 February 2023.
Applicants are informed of the outcome by 24 March 2023.
Successful applicants will receive funding by 7 April 2023.
To be eligible, applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand.
Applicants can apply by completing the online application form or via email using a downloadable version in MS Word or PDF format (see below).
You'll need to apply by 5pm, Friday, 24 February 2023. Late submissions will NOT be processed, so please make sure you get your applications in early.
Before starting your application, we recommend reviewing the frequently asked questions about the fund.
If you cannot complete the online form, please download and fill in your choice of MS Word or PDF form, making sure you submit the completed form and supporting documents to [email protected] by the due date.
Downloadable application forms: [MS Word version] | [PDF version]
You'll also need to download and complete this initiative budget template for your supporting documentation:
Initiative budget template: [Download MS Word format] | [Download PDF format]
See a summary of successful Round One initiatives.
The Teu le Va - Dawn Raids History Community Fund Round Two - is available to one-off initiatives that:
Applicants are encouraged to share their initiative with the public where possible and/or appropriate
A range of storytelling methods are considered, such as:
Note, applicants may use grants to purchase or hire relevant equipment, such as sound or video recording devices, and provide small amounts of koha to participants. Applicants may also use grants to pay for wages, salaries and travel related to the initiative, however this will be capped at 20 percent of the total amount granted and is at the discretion of the assessment panel.
All initiatives funded by the Teu le Va - Dawn Raids History Community Fund Round Two must follow government COVID-19 requirements.
The Teu le Va - Dawn Raids History Community Fund Round Two will not fund:
Successful fund recipients will be asked to complete monthly progress updates, a six-month progress report, and a final accountability report for their initiative that will include:
The Ministry will provide reporting templates and will assist successful applicants to complete them.
Applicants are encouraged to share their initiative with the public where possible and/or appropriate.
Consideration will be given to how applicants propose to store and preserve works when assessing proposals.
Examples of archival storage settings include:
The Ministry for Pacific Peoples will also seek permission from fund recipients to host a record of the initiative on an online platform and publish names of recipients and summaries of successful initiatives on our website and social media channels.
If you need more information about the Teu le Va - Dawn Raids History Community Fund Round Two, please email [email protected].