Laureen Waimarino Andrews - Whakatōhea, Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa Nestled in the heart of Whakatāne, where the land breathes life into tradition, Laureen and her whānau are cultivating more than just native botanicals — they’re growing a legacy. Laureen's deep connection to the whenua and whakapapa is the heartbeat of Native Tree Farm NZ, a [...]
YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON SHAPING THE FUTURE OF FOOD AND FIBRE E Tipu - The New Zealand Future Food and Fibre Summit 2025 will be an opportunity to join a vibrant, immersive experience to help answer some of the most critical, sometimes uncomfortable questions about how to grow the sector together for the [...]
Nau mai, haere mai! Please join the team for their last breakfast hui for 2024!! 🗓 Date: Friday, 6 December ⏰ Time: 8.00am- 9.00am 📍 Venue: Taste Nature, High Street, Dunedin Please join KUMA for an informal monthly gathering of KUMA members and business owners, to exchange updates on what's happening with your business and [...]
Kai & Kōrero - Ōtepoti, Dunedin Join the team for breakfast at the University of Otago, hosted by the Otago Business School. 🗓 Date: Friday, 8 November ⏰ Time: 7.30am- 8.30am 📍 Venue: Otago Business School, Union Street East, Dunedin 📍 Enter via main doors, up the wide staircase to Level 1 🍽️ Kai: a light breakfast will be [...]
Written by Alisha McLennan, The Beacon WAI Manuka is ready to test the market in Tokyo after receiving positive feedback while featuring at the international food and beverage festival J-FEX. Chief executive of Wai Manuka, Joe Harawira, was selected as one of six New Zealand brands to travel to Tokyo and demonstrate Mãori entrepreneurial businesses [...]
Take your business from Survive to Thrive with the NZFIN Food & Beverage Accelerator It’s a tough environment out there right now. If you’re the founder of a food or beverage brand, chances are you’re in survival mode and cash is tighter than ever before. You need to make sure that every cent you’re spending [...]
Aotearoa’s favourite food and fibre sector summit is headed to Manawatū next month. E Tipu: The Boma Agri Summit brings together remarkable speakers and changemakers to share mind-blowing insights, ignite vital conversations, and help shape the future of Aotearoa’s primary industries. E Tipu is a truly hybrid event that walks its talk — offering a [...]
The indigenous reimagining of wine in Aotearoa New Zealand In a recent article on the International Wine and Spirit Competition Club Oenologique's website, there is a thoughtful piece written by Chris Howard on how the Aotearoa New Zealand's wine industry is recognising Māori, our language and culture, and how it is changing the industry and [...]
Nick Smith - Ngāti Kahungunu Chur Bol BBQ was started by Nick Smith in 2022 initially as a food cart business. They provide catering for special occasions and they attend festivals and concerts selling their low and slow food products. Within a short period of time, they moved into the retail market and have recently [...]
Raniera Rewiri - Whakatōhea, Te Arawa Raniera was born and bred in his slice of paradise of Whakatane and currently lives in Ōhope with his beautiful wife and their baby boy. He is hugely passionate about personal development, health and wellbeing, business, and his identity as Māori. His company Tupuānuku started in 2018 in the [...]
