By Clint & Tracey Lockwood - Te Arawa Who we are... Create + Construct is a boutique building company based in Auckland. As a registered Master builder, we build and renovate beautiful homes. Whether it's a new build with a complexity of modern materials and finishes, or renovating a heritage home. As a husband and [...]
"FEAR AND POUTAMA IN LAS VEGAS" Garry Sommerville - Ngāpuhi "We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold". (Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson) Great first line for a novel, but in our case, not quite true, as the drugs had been [...]
Company Profile: At Vaka Interactiv we live in the future of cultural storytelling tech. For us, it’s all about deep impact and high engagement - creating tech products that enable people to gain sight into a culture other than their own. Culture Lens is the worlds first cultural storytelling portrait that allows people to engage with the storytellers themselves. Its [...]
Vaka Interactiv is a New Zealand owned tech company formed in 2016 with a vision to connect people to culture through deep, engaging and magical storytelling. The company is currently run by three co-founders, Jesse Armstrong, Andrea Fua and Jaemen Busby who are all of Māori and Pacific descent. Initially from South Auckland, the team [...]
SheEO is an initiative whereby 500 women contribute $1100 each to support early stage female entrepreneurs. Each group of 500 women select 5 Ventures who receive a 5 year interest free loan. The contributors are called Activators because the concept is that they are activating their mentorship, their patronage as customers, their support, their advocacy [...]
By Marcus Winter - The Sand Man WHAT MOTIVATED YOU? I've always had a love of art, the challenging part has been – how do you make a living from it? Part of the inspiration began when I saw street artists creating amazing artworks in minutes - and the art sold instantly! People loved not only [...]
Who is Snowball Effect? Snowball Effect is a New Zealand owned company that was launched in 2014 with the goal of making capital raising more efficient for companies, and investing more accessible for investors. Snowball Effect’s vision is to see a New Zealand economy fuelled by high growth businesses, and in its first 4 years [...]
John & Val Helmbright - Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Whakatōhea The Tairawhiti, East Coast lands offer an opportunity for locals to earn a sustainable livelihood via the high grade Mānuka Honey, Mānuka Oil, and more recently the prospects of Kānuka Oil production. Tairawhiti Pharmaceuticals, a locally owned trust based in Te Araroa, and lead by Mark Kerr, [...]
Tiffany Jeans - Ngāpuhi Tiffany Jeans has lived a unique life. Born into a family of strong, creative women, and an uncle she believed was a warrior, she grew up immersed in Maori culture. Her memories are of taonga celebrated for their simplicity as much as their complexity, and the discovery of a rich heritage [...]
Manawa Udy Ngahere Communities have created Manukau’s very first co-working, events and maker space, designed for social entrepreneurs, creators and changemakers, led with tikanga Māori and polynesian flair. Ngahere at Te Haa, is a new home for the ingenuity and creativity that’s bubbling under the surface of Aotearoa. Located in the heart of the Manukau [...]
