On a recent ski adventure to Canada, Richard the resident Poutama vagabond took time out to spend a day with First Nations entrepreneur, Robert Louie. Robert and his wife Bernice are from the Westbank First Nation in Kelowna, British Columbia. Both are strongly linked to their ancestral lands where they’ve established their home and raised [...]
Atihau-Whanganui Incorporation (Awhi) have partnered with the Foodchain after recently launching their high quality beef products in Auckland. The beef products will be distributed to high end restaurants across the city. The taste and quality of Awhi beef is a result of their paddock-to-plate philosophy, with each animal traceable to the farm where it was [...]
Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou! New Zealand Māori Tourism and the South Pacific Tourism Organisation are excited to be co-hosting the 2019 South Pacific Tourism Exchange. Date: Thursday 9 and Friday 10 May 2019 Venue: Grand Millennium Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand This is an opportunity for Māori tourism enterprises to meet, engage and forge lasting and fruitful [...]
Job Description - Technical Lead About the Role We’re looking for a talented Technical Lead with Full Stack Developer/Engineering experience of 5+ years. This role is not for the faint of heart as we require someone who is ready to take charge of our development and hit the ground running. Experience in front end and back [...]
Te Rau Brown - Ngati Porou / Rongowhakaata ONYX produces apparel for sports teams and corporate clients. We provide a range of team wear for a variety of sports including waka ama, rugby, hockey, netball, league, touch, basketball, as well as corporate/off-field wear such as polo shirts, jackets, hoodies, vests, and tracksuits. We utilise a [...]
Lukas Wharekura - Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa On Foreign Soil: Strangely Arousing Asia Tour Diary Featuring as Fresh Talent in NZM back in 2014 after winning Smokefree Pacifica Beats, it took until mid-2017 to see the release of the debut album from livewire reggae/ska act Strangely Arousing. The self-titled release subsequently garnered them a finalist [...]
We recently completed the Poutama ‘what can we dream up this year’ session mapping out 2019. In some aspects it will be a continuation of consolidating and growing a number of ventures that were initiated in 2018. There is little doubt though that new ventures as well as things we haven’t even thought of yet [...]
Missy Armstrong - Poutama Business Adviser "Nāku te rourou, nāu te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi...With your basket and my basket, the people will thrive". I feel this whakataukī best sums up what we aim to achieve with CL2IMB – Collaborative Leadership 2 Inspire Māori Business. 6 locations, 347 registrations, 260 attendees, 53 presentations [...]
By Sam & Anastasia Bennett – Te Arawa Our story started back in 2010 when Sam and I met at an Auckland MMA gym. We were both training hard, competing in this sport and loved our community. In 2011 we moved to Wellington to pursue Sam’s career as a public servant. Although both of us [...]
Jarrad & Belinda McKay - Ngāti Mahuta Pūhā & Pākehā started in 2014 when Belinda and Jarrad saw an opportunity to reconnect people with the kai of Aotearoa. Traditional Māori kai was largely overlooked by the public but with the injection of new cooking styles and modern flavours, people would have a reason to give [...]
