Poutama’s partner AGMARDT (Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust) is looking for Aotearoa New Zealand’s future agribusiness leaders. AGMARDT’s passion is finding and empowering outstanding individuals who will use their skills and ideas to lead change and ensure our agribusiness sector remains vibrant and sustainable. So, AGMARDT is excited to invite applications for its [...]
In light of the current impacts of COVID-19 and the need to support our Pakihi Māori/Māori businesses and whānau well-being, Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK), Ministry of Māori Development, has made available $5 million via its Whānau Recovery Fund. There is targeted focus on Māori businesses and whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Tai Tokerau and Northern [...]
Expo 2020 Dubai opens 1 October and will now run for six months (1 October 2021-31 March 2022). This global event is an opportunity to promote Aotearoa as a progressive, innovative and trusted partner to do business and engage with. From 1 October Aotearoa New Zealand’s pavilion will welcome international visitors, delegations, businesses and host [...]
As we deal with COVID-19 related disruptions, sadly it is in times like this that cybercriminals and scammers increase their attempts to take advantage of us, our whānau and businesses. In Aotearoa, each week millions of scam and phishing type emails a month are received. Our friends at ANZ urge us all to remain vigilant [...]
In partnership with the EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association), we’re working together to deliver a 12-month coaching programme aimed at helping Māori enterprises with their ‘people’ needs and requirements by: Focusing on tools and techniques to help you lead your people while they are working for your organisation Building business owners confidence in leading their [...]
The challenge for Mahuru/September Māori is to make a conscious effort to use more te reo Māori, whether this is spoken, written, sung or read! Also, share your reo Māori story and be in to win up to $5000! Just record and share your story starting with the sentence “I speak te reo Māori because...” [...]
Poutama Trustee and Executive Director of the NZ China Council, Rachel Maidment recently sat down with Kiri Nathan for a korero. Kiri is the founder of her eponymous clothing brand Kiri Nathan Ltd. Kiri has been travelling to China for years, a journey that started with sourcing fabric from one of the world’s largest textile [...]
Pictured: MiHI hui: Riddet Institute, Te Ohu Rangahau Kai, Massey University, 13-14 October 2020 ‘Te Hononga – modelling Indigenous collaborative enterprise’ is a research report Te Au Rangahau—Massey Business School’s Māori Business Research Centre has just completed. Te Au Rangahau co-director and one of the report’s co-authors Dr Jason Mika says, “the research could not [...]
AGMARDT - short for The Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust - has a unique place in the food and fibres innovation ecosystem as an independent non-profit organisation that has been investing in agribusinesses for more than 30 years. AGMARDT has supported several Poutama initiatives, including the Indigenous NZ Cuisine Cluster (INZCC). Along with [...]
Nicole & Mark Anderson – Ngāpuhi In 2016, Nicole and Mark Anderson returned to the north after a few years in Kirikiriroa and purchased Bridgestone Kaikohe. A small whānau business based out of Kaikohe (Te Tai Tokerau) established originally in 1964. Starting with three staff and now with eight full timers, the business has grown [...]
