Nicole & Mark Anderson – Ngāpuhi In 2016, Nicole and Mark Anderson returned to the north after a few years in Kirikiriroa and purchased Bridgestone Kaikohe. A small whānau business based out of Kaikohe (Te Tai Tokerau) established originally in 1964. Starting with three staff and now with eight full timers, the business has grown [...]
These awards are in celebration of Pakihi/Māori business. A business can be nominated and be eligible for a rohe/regional award, as well as a business excellence category award: Business Collaboration People & Capability Innovation Employment & Growth Emerging Business Social Enterprise Marketing & Sales This year’s event will be held on Saturday, 6 November 2021 [...]
Our partner, the MacDiarmid Institute are taking enrolments for their week-long science DiscoveryCamp 2022. The camp is available to Year 12 and 13 Māori and Pasifika students with a genuine passion for the sciences. All costs are covered by the Institute. Applications are now open. Due to the recent change in Covid alert levels, the [...]
Kōkiri – the Māori business acceleration programme held its recent showcase to celebrate the seven Māori-led teams that made it through the 2021 cohort programme. Poutama is proud to be a sponsor of this programme. These start-ups have bold ambitions to be innovation leaders and deliver positive social, cultural and environmental outcomes for Aotearoa. More [...]
Some of the latest information and statistics on Pakihi Māori were released by Stats NZ last week. Tatauranga Umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori Businesses 2020 presents information on two subsets of Māori businesses – Māori authorities and Māori small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) – that contribute to Aotearoa’s economy. The release also includes [...]
Ruatāhuna rewarewa named best-tasting in the world Honey produced in Ruatāhuna in the middle of the Te Urewera forest has been named the tastiest in the world. Manawa Honey's rewarewa honey took out the grand prize in this year's Black Jar International Competition held in the US - a big feat that saw the small [...]
Richard Te Hurinui Jones – more than 20 years at the helm Ngāti Maniapoto, Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao & Tuhourangi After 20 years leading Poutama Trust, Richard stepped down as Chief Executive Officer in March 2021. Over this time, Richard has been the face of Poutama. He has been the chief [...]
With the country closed to international tourists and the call for Kiwis to get out and about to experience the beauty of Aotearoa and its people, the old adage of don’t leave home until you’ve seen the county is ringing out loud and clear. The Kiwi Holiday Club is a brand new venture with big [...]
RIFF grows in its second year Rotorua Indigenous Film Festival organisers are blown away by the response to the festival in its second year. Piripi Curtis, one of the festival's three directors, said some of the events during the festival doubled or tripled in size compared with last year. The festival was created by award-winning [...]
It’s an approach to life (feature photo - by Lucas Clarysse on Unsplash) The word entrepreneurship is drastically misunderstood. It is often thought that entrepreneurs are superior or a higher breed of human being. They are not. Entrepreneurs are associated with starting companies and all things business. This association explains about 1% of what entrepreneurship [...]
