Congratulations to Poutama client, Dave Hare and his team from Treemachine Services who won national acclaim at the 2023 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards. The awards, announced at the Beehive last month, shine a light on leading employers that put their team at the heart of their business. Treemachine Services won multiple awards winning the [...]
Poutama proudly supports the highly anticipated MWDI Māori Businesswomen's Awards 2023, set to take place on Friday, 27 October 2023 in Tāmaki Makaurau. There are three new business categories: Pakihi Toi Ora (Creative Arts & Design), Te Ahumahi Hangarau (Technology), and Te Kaweake (Export) which now grows to 10 business awards and 8 regional awards. [...]
Amotai connects buyers to Māori and Pasifika-owned businesses and promotes supplier diversity and development in Aotearoa. Their experience is that Māori and Pasifika businesses are the untapped change agents in creating a more inclusive, and more sustainable, New Zealand economy. Entrepreneurship is one of the main ways Māori and Pasifika can build wealth for their [...]
MBIE want to hear from you! The Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (MBIE) has recently released a discussion document on land agreements and how they create barriers to entry or otherwise reduce competition – it does not include Māori interests in land and taonga. However, MBIE want to hear from Māori businesses and leaders [...]
Westpac are pleased to announce that applications for Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust’s 2024 tertiary scholarships are now open. The Trust was established in 1994 to promote, develop and provide for the education and advancement of Māori within the general business, banking and finance industries. The tertiary study scholarships will be awarded to up to [...]
Te Kupeka Umaka Māori ki Āraiteuru proudly announces the KUMA Māori Business Awards 2023. Join them in celebrating Southern Māori business excellence and outstanding achievements. The categories for this year’s event are - Te Tohu Rangatira Whakahaere Leadership Award, Te Tohu Pito Mata Emerging Business Leadership Award, Te Tohu Manaakitanga Customer Excellence Award and Te [...]
iHemp Summit 2023: Taking action to move the iHemp industry forward The NZ Hemp Industries Association announces its sponsorship of the iHemp Summit 2023, Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier iHemp event, on August 24 and 25 2023. The iHemp Summit 2023 is an event dedicated to advancing the hemp industry and exploring its potential for improving [...]
Poutama is proud to support the Whāriki launch of a dedicated digital space for pakihi Māori and professionals - to kōrero, ask questions, share resources, and learn from each other. Benefits of joining Te Hapori o Whāriki: Learn best practices and share insights on how to best build, launch and scale Māori-owned and operated businesses [...]
Callaghan Innovation is supporting businesses with taking their world-leading innovation to market with their Ārohia Innovation Trailblazer Seed Grant. The fund has been designed for businesses at an earlier stage of market readiness, who still have untested assumptions or knowledge gaps regarding their innovation. Innovations can be a product, process, service, business model or combination [...]
The talking is done, the negotiations are done, the European and United Kingdom Free Trade Agreements have been signed…but now the hard mahi really begins. That was the overwhelming message across Te Taumata Regional Trade Hui at Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Marae in Tāmaki Makaurau last week. Attended by Māori businesses, global ambassadors, Government representatives and [...]
