Paku is a New Zealand design studio dedicated to creating products uniquely of Aotearoa. They do this by combining mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) with the latest technologies to reimagine the objects around us in a bicultural way. Paku Limited was started by long-time friends Dr Johnson Witehira and James Prier. The intention behind Paku was [...]
GO Media, a leading Māori-owned media company, has been awarded Te Tohu Aorangi Overall Supreme Winner of the prestigious MWDI Māori Businesswomen's Awards 2023. This highly coveted accolade recognises outstanding achievements, innovation, and leadership within te ao pakihi Māori (the Māori business community). GO Media, co-founded by Andrea Rongonui, shone among a formidable line-up of [...]
Poutama was proud to support the MWDI Business Awards with our sponsorship of the Te Pōiketanga (Emerging Business) Category. Alongside MWDI, we’ve a solid reputation of supporting Wāhine Māori-led economic development. Across Aotearoa, we see the contribution that this economic development has for wāhine, whānau and hapori whānui. Te Pōiketanga is about acknowledging a new [...]
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 [...]
Hoani Matenga - Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Rangitane Hoani was born in Ōtautahi and now living in Tauranga. He has been operating Hiwa Systems for 2 years, creating cutting edge GPS technology with the worlds first geo-location capable safety headset. They provide a solution to enhancing worker safety and productivity via tracking and geofencing. It can aid [...]
Brittany Teei (Te Rarawa & Kuki Airani) was born and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau, she has joined our whānau as our new Business Advisor covering Te Tai Tokerau & Tāmaki Makaurau. She is an ex-professional tennis player, and entrepreneur who works in the international education, tech, beauty and sports industries. Brittany has previously worked as [...]
Poutama was proud to co-sponsor with Callaghan Innovation the HI-TECH Kamupene Māori o te Tau / 2023 Māori HI-TECH Company of the Year Award. Māori entrepreneur Aaron Ward's (Ngāti Maru) software company AskNicely won the Award at the recent New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards in Ōtautahi. With teams in the US and Europe, AskNicely serves millions of [...]
This year, Poutama is partnering with Callaghan Innovation to co-sponsor the Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau – Māori Company of the Year at the 2023 Hi-Tech Awards. Entering the NZ Hi-Tech Awards: Helps you analyse and articulate your core messaging and where your business sits Primes your business - entering other awards, responding to [...]
Working or studying in the digital and technology space and whakapapa Māori? Then Te Hapori Matihiko might be for you! Te Hapori Matihiko is creating resources, tools and events tailored to the needs of the growing community of DigiTech Māori across Aotearoa. Keen to find out more? Join the Te Hapori Matihiko launch on 7 [...]
Last week the 2022 Coralus (formerly SheEO) NZ Ventures were announced. Two of the five winning NZ businesses are wāhine Māori owned. Te Whenua Group’s Kushla Okano (Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Rangitāne, Tūwharetoa) and Banqer’s Kendall Flutey (Ngāi Tahu) are incredible entrepreneurs who are leaders and change makers who are transforming systems in [...]
