The 2016 year has seen Poutama work further on putting the foundations in place to strengthen its activities, particularly projects as we move towards 2017. Some of our projects have been bubbling away for the past 3-5 years while others have seemingly come from nowhere to gain prominence. Poutama Dairy Group First and foremost among [...]
Dr Lance O’Sullivan - Ngati Maru, Te Rarawa, Nga Puhi Imagine if our ancestors had accelerated the adoption of the new technologies of the Europeans when they first arrived. It is true that they did so in some areas with examples of early adoption of trading and shipping practices and of course the use of [...]
Member NZ Maori Tourism | Full member Tourism Export Council | Member TIA | Qualmark endorsed Maori kapa haka headlining the launch of New Zealand Luxury Experiences at Monaco 2016. The Monaco Yacht Show (MYS) is an annual gathering of the most expensive superyachts in the world. More than four hundred vessels between 40m and [...]
Megan Douglas: My Story When I began working in television production almost twenty five years ago I had no idea where the journey would lead me. I was just glad to be working in an industry I loved. Over the years I worked in just about every role the industry offers; as a researcher/writer, reporter, [...]
A pioneering initiative that began in 2004 with “Taste of New Zealand” in HAWAII, was taken to Huntington Beach, CALIFORNIA in 2006, and followed by two consecutive Matariki “Taste of New Zealand” celebrations with Air New Zealand, called “Hangi in Koru". These celebrations took place at Los Angeles International Airport where the Air New Zealand Cultural [...]
J Unahi Contracting Limited is a local business providing an efficient and cost effective logging service to the rural sector in South Otago. Jade began working in the bush, gaining forestry qualifications along the way. This was an obvious career path having been brought up around forestry, with several of his whānau working and operating [...]
Kristen Harper, Ngai Tahu My name is Kristin Harper of Ngai Tahu decent originally from Canterbury now living in Auckland (and no I do not support the Blues!) My Entrepreneurial Journey started about 4 years ago when I started Sales Blueprint which is a Consultancy that assists my clients to grow their business especially in the [...]
Smaller Māori businesses are stretching their nets to dozens of countries around the world as they come up with new ways to grow, Statistics New Zealand says. Tatauranga Umanga Maori 2016: Statistics on Māori businesses, released recently, looks at the performance of 660 small and medium-sized Māori businesses. Despite their relatively small individual size, the small [...]
It may come at no surprise that country of origin is a key driver of consumer preference and that consumers around the world increasingly want to know the story behind the product. But how do you do that in an authentic way? And how do you start to piece it all together? That’s where the NZ [...]
Poutama hit the road early in 2016 and the pace hasn’t let up since. No sooner had the New Year begun and we were off on our first offshore market visit for the year. This was a whirlwind visit to North Asia that took in quick stops over 5 days to Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong and [...]
