Nate and Cam Whitaker - Ngāti Mahuta The website MovingPros, set up by two brothers, Cam and Nate Whitaker, helps to make the tedious task of moving house “far less stressful” at a point that really counts – sorting out and selecting a moving company. “We’ve built an online moving comparison platform where customers moving house [...]
New Zealand’s dramatic landscapes are much more than just a pretty backdrop for the Māori people. Each tribe, or iwi, has local stories about how the mountains, rivers, lakes and hot springs in their region were created. Local landmarks are part of their whakapapa, their genealogy, seen and respected as ancestors with personalities that connect the [...]
Isaac Beach – Ngāti Porou KANAPU® Hemp Foods Limited (KHFL) is a vertically integrated grower, processor and manufacturer of hemp food products in Aotearoa. Launched on 1 April 2017 it is a start-up enterprise that emerged as a result of 3 years preparatory work that sought to establish a pathway to market for hemp foods [...]
TOI-OHOMAI Institute of technology Good News!!! We offer you a brand new restructured and NZQA-approved programme for you to get into the Beekeeping Industry: 34 weeks training. Part time study. 2 full time days a week only. Following the beekeeping seasonal work Simultaneously in 2 campuses depending where you live (Windermere and Whakatane) Practical with [...]
Hamilton social entrepreneur Adele Hauwai is the innovator behind SeeCom (Reo-a-Karu), a social enterprise which provides sign language classes and products, and is developing an interactive, digital sign language game to help people communicate. “Sign language is one of the easiest languages to learn and it can be fun for children, parents and whānau,” says [...]
Height is an Auckland consultancy which helps businesses in buying and selling major projects. Founded and led by Warner who is of Ngāti Porou descent, the company provides tendering and procurement advice on complex contracts – as well as business strategy, risk management and innovation. Height is very aligned to the vision Poutama has for [...]
Logan Williams, Ngāi Tahu New Zealand, from its rugged mountains, lush forests, and pristine waterways, I have had the absolute privilege to call this country my home. But as I grew up in the South Island I saw first-hand the waterways I love become infected with a disgusting brown sludge called Didymo (Didymosphenia Geminata). I [...]
Iwi - Tainui A colleague of Ali Hui's once told her the slowest dripping tap wears away the hardest rock. She says the proverb has become the business philosophy behind her babywear company, Babu. Ali started Babu in 2002 after not being able to find the right type of baby bedding fabric she wanted for [...]
Adapted from an article by Dr Jason Paul Mika – Ngāi Tūhoe Māori entrepreneurs with a strong sense of cultural identity and guardianship over the land and the sea are driving a boom in Māori business. Māori businesses now account for an economic asset base of more than NZ$42.6 billion, according to the latest estimates. [...]
JOIN THE JOURNEY - Each day, starting 1 February 2018, we will share new videos and stories online so you too can join the waka hourua journey in the lead up to the start of A Waka Odyssey, 23 Feb – 4 March 2018. Be part of the story via our website, on the New Zealand Festival's Facebook and Instagram pages, or using [...]
