Ka Ora Ka Puawai – Survive & Thrive Workshops for Māori businesses

2022-06-22T07:56:27+12:00May 26th, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Digital, Education, Export, Fashion, Honey, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle, Science, Sport, Tourism|

The EMA (Employers & Manufacturers Association) is also helping to deliver 3 more, one-hour online workshops into Māori businesses based in Tāmaki Makaurau during the last week of June 2022. The online workshops are FREE and designed to help business owners, executives, and managers be great employers and people leaders during times of business uncertainty. [...]

Poutama Tangata – Free Online HR Group Coaching Session – 15 June 2022

2022-06-10T13:09:30+12:00May 26th, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Digital, Education, Export, Fashion, Honey, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle, Science, Sport, Tourism|

The EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association) and Poutama continue to deliver the 12-month ‘Poutama Tangata’ group coaching programme to small & medium sized Māori businesses across Aotearoa. The programme has an open door policy where you can join at any time.  It is best suited to business owners, managers, and staff responsible for workplace contracts, [...]

SheEO – Venture applications open now

2022-05-10T21:18:27+12:00May 10th, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Digital, Education, Export, Fashion, Honey, Investment, Lifestyle|

Applications to become a SheEO Venture opened on 10 May. Are you tackling the World’s To-Do List?  You don’t have to do it alone. SheEO Venture applications are open once a year — and in Australia and New Zealand, they are now open until 10 June! As a selected Venture you’ll receive support, connections from [...]

The Māori Beekeeping Survey / He Uiuinga mō te Mahi Tiaki Pī

2022-05-10T21:17:42+12:00May 10th, 2022|Business, Cuisine, Education, Export, Fashion, Innovation, Investment, Lifestyle, Science|

Te Kawa a Māui / School of Māori Studies at Te Herenga Waka / Victoria University of Te Whanganui-a-Tara, are helping  investigate new pest management tools for the control of varroa mite.  They’re conducting a new survey for Māori beekeepers (past and present) and hope to reach as many Māori beekeepers as possible. Currently there [...]

Young Māori wāhine appointed first chair of the Food and Fibre Youth Network

2022-05-10T21:18:12+12:00May 10th, 2022|Business, Cuisine, Education, Export, Fashion, Innovation, Investment, Lifestyle, Science|

Cheyenne Wilson (Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa) has been named as the Network's first chair. The Network was established in June 2021 to enable young people across the primary sector to raise industry issues and provide input into critical decisions to shape the future of Aotearoa’s food and fibre sector. Having been involved in the dairy [...]

Poutama Tangata – Free Online HR Group Coaching Session – 18 May 2022

2022-05-10T21:18:58+12:00May 10th, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Digital, Education, Export, Fashion, Honey, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle, Science, Sport, Tourism|

The EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association) and Poutama continues to deliver the 12-month ‘Poutama Tangata’ group coaching programme to small & medium sized Māori businesses across Aotearoa. This HR coaching programme has an open door policy where businesses can join at any time.  It is suited to business owners, managers, and staff responsible for: workplace [...]

Poutama Tangata – Free Online HR Group Coaching Session – 20 April 2022

2022-04-05T21:36:48+12:00March 21st, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Digital, Education, Export, Fashion, Honey, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle, Science, Sport, Tourism|

The EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association) and Poutama continues to deliver the 12-month ‘Poutama Tangata’ group coaching programme to small & medium sized Māori businesses across Aotearoa. The programme is FREE and available to Māori SMEs seeking guidance with their ‘people’ needs and requirements: Focusing on tools and techniques to help lead your people Creating [...]

Tourism Kick-Start Fund Opens 1 April

2022-03-21T20:13:59+13:00March 21st, 2022|Business, Cuisine, Export, Innovation, Investment, Lifestyle, Tourism|

Tourism businesses in Westland, Southland, Kaikōura, Mackenzie and Queenstown Lakes Districts will be able to apply for support from the $49 million Tourism Kick-Start Fund. The Fund is one of three business initiatives available in the five communities.  A grant valued between $10,000 and $50,000 is available to eligible businesses.  Local agencies will administer the [...]

Seaweed could hold the key to cleaning up waterways

2022-03-21T20:15:07+13:00March 21st, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Education, Export, Innovation, Investment, Lifestyle, Science|

A nationwide first land-based seaweed trial aiming to clean up Aotearoa’s waterways is about to get growing beside the Firth of Thames in the Hauraki Gulf. Poutama client, AgriSea is working with the University of Waikato on a two-year sea lettuce (Ulva) growing trial at the Kopu Marine Precinct in the Coromandel. Backed by the [...]

Trade Works op-ed: Building a new future for Indigenous trade

2022-03-07T19:47:33+13:00March 7th, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Digital, Education, Export, Fashion, Forestry, Honey, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle, Science, Sport, Tourism|

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. [...]

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