Ngahere Inc. is a group of Social Enterprises located in Manukau, South Auckland. Founded in May 2018, they cultivate communities that enhance creativity and innovation by using collaborative spaces, common values and co-designed programmes. Ngahere Communities founder and chief executive, Manawa Udy says 2023 brought huge shifts for Māori business owners and that 2024 is [...]
Hayley Petheram - Ngāti Porou, Tainui Lifestyle Lawns is owned and operated by husband and wife team Hayley and Matt Petheram. Based in Christchurch they formed the business in August 2021 as a bold move away from being employed to 'going it alone' together. With a solid foundation of industry experience and entrepreneurial drive, the [...]
Natalia Wi - Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti Ako Academy is a proudly wāhine Māori owned and operated business that was established by Natalia in 2021. They were established to meet the growing demand of supporting individuals and organisations in building and growing their cultural capabilities. All of their kaiako (teachers) are [...]
Small family-owned indigenous tourism business on the outskirts of Murupara is recognised for Global Regenerative Tourism Project "Native Nations - Tracing Indigenous Footsteps" and expands into more international Cross-Cultural Exchanges next year. New Zealand based Kohutapu Lodge & Tribal Tours, a small indigenous business dedicated to promoting cross-cultural understanding and sustainable tourism, is thrilled to [...]
We’re proud of all the pakihi Māori we’ve engaged with and supported across Aotearoa during the current financial year. Unfortunately, due to the increase in demand for support and limited pūtea available, we have put a hold on approving any NEW grant applications for funding. Applicants are still able to apply but we won’t be [...]
If you are still looking for Christmas gift ideas, consider buying gifts to support Māori businesses. In this edition of our pānui, we profile Paku with their range of cultural products for kids. Some of our previous pānui promote other Māori businesses and their products and below are a few other suggestions where you can [...]
MWDI BUSINESS LOANS Māori Women’s Development Inc provide loans to Māori women and their whānau to enable and assist them to enter into and commence business and/or to expand and restructure their existing businesses. The loans are open and accepting applications; with applications closing on Friday, 12 January 2023. MWDI Business Loan Application forms can be [...]
Dain Guttenbell - Ngātiwai & Ngāpuhi LifeStone is a Social Enterprise that started as a dream in 2016. Dain is on a mission to create honourable memorials for loved ones, here in New Zealand without compromising on quality or authenticity. Dain's passion for this cause grew when he experienced loss himself, the passing of their [...]
Paku is a New Zealand design studio dedicated to creating products uniquely of Aotearoa. They do this by combining mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) with the latest technologies to reimagine the objects around us in a bicultural way. Paku Limited was started by long-time friends Dr Johnson Witehira and James Prier. The intention behind Paku was [...]
GO Media, a leading Māori-owned media company, has been awarded Te Tohu Aorangi Overall Supreme Winner of the prestigious MWDI Māori Businesswomen's Awards 2023. This highly coveted accolade recognises outstanding achievements, innovation, and leadership within te ao pakihi Māori (the Māori business community). GO Media, co-founded by Andrea Rongonui, shone among a formidable line-up of [...]
