Our partner, New Zealand Māori Tourism hosts ‘Tumu Whakawātea’ every Monday and Friday between 7am to 7:45am. A great way to stay connected and grounded by listening to the stories of our tīpuna from rangatira across the motu: Dr Tom Roa, Dr Hiria Hape, Professor Taiarahia Black, Matua Tei Nohotima, Supreme Judge Ta Joe Williams & [...]
On the back of the FTA announcement, Te Taumata board member Carrie Stoddart-Smith (Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Whātua) highlights the benefits of engaging Indigenous peoples in international trade. The piece, presents a clear case for the wealth, wellbeing and knowledge that Indigenous peoples bring to international trade as the world rebuilds after COVID. Read more here. [...]
Last week, Aotearoa New Zealand and the United Kingdom signed the NZ-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Concluding this Agreement is a significant achievement for Māori exporters, opening market access opportunities into the world’s fifth largest economy. The agreement enables exporters to compete on a level playing field with other countries that already have FTAs with the [...]
Techweek is a nationwide series of events, showcasing and celebrating Aotearoa’s innovation. It provides a platform for everyone to meet, share ideas and create connections to enhance our future world. Many Māori-led innovations and innovators are profiled during this annual event. This year’s event runs from 16-22 May 2022. More information about the nationwide events [...]
Te Whare Hukahuka & Poutama Trust Are Proud To Join Forces Poutama is supporting The Ka Hao i te Ao Programme – an e-commerce training programme offered to Māori business owners. Poutama will offer a $10k grant to the business that tops the programme. This funding is to be used to purchase products and/or services [...]
Aotearoa’s largest exporters conference ‘Go Global’ is back and bigger than ever! Join for a day of networking, connecting, and hearing the bold and daring stories of like-minded exporters, importers and manufacturers as they take their products and services global. To pre-register your interest ahead of the official launch, please click here. [...]
The Icehouse delivered programme is a residential programme specially created for high-calibre business owners. The businesses should have more than 15 full-time employees and $3million+ in revenue. The programme is for those who want to develop a better awareness of what drives business growth, and understand how analysis and fine-tuning can solve business problems. More [...]
A new research report from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NZ’s Maori Research Centre of Research Excellence), about the impacts of climate change on Māori has been released. The report He huringa āhuarangi, he huringa ao: a changing climate, a changing world, shows how climate change is affecting Māori communities. Produced with Manaaki Whenua – [...]
You can have your say on this proposed Income Insurance Scheme. The Government, Business New Zealand and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions are proposing a new way of better protecting workers and the economy: a New Zealand Income Insurance Scheme. It will support workers with 80 percent of their income for up to [...]
Poutama is proud to support Ruatoria Pies, a pie manufacturing business based in the Waiapu Valley of the Gisborne region. Ruatoria Pies are a whānau oriented business, owned and operated by Bobbie Morice and Pakanui Webb. Almost all of their employees have a whānau connection to Bobbie or Pakanui. The business has been in Bobbie’s [...]
