The Climate Action Toolbox is an online tool co-developed by the government and the Sustainable Business Network. The online climate action toolbox includes an emissions calculator to help pakihi set targets and monitor progress. It also includes tailored plans and advice on tangible steps businesses can take. Using the Climate Action Toolbox Simple steps you [...]
Eke panuku, eke Tangaroa! Tapuwae Roa annual Tukuoha funding rounds are now open for 2024! Each year they fund talented and innovative Māori to deliver kaupapa that pursue excellence in education, science and leadership sectors. This year features the return of two of their cornerstone funds, the Tonganui Scholarship and the Pou Herenga Tangata Award. [...]
As you may know, each year the MacDiarmid Institute runs a four-day all expenses paid science camp for Māori and Pacific Island Year 12/13 school students, giving them a chance to spend time in a university environment studying nanoscience with MacDiarmid Institute researchers. Applications are now open for DiscoveryCamp 2025 and will close Sunday 25th [...]
You are warmly invited to a special event focused on exploring opportunities for your whenua. Hosted by Ake, this event is designed for trustees, landowners and other stakeholders who are interested in learning about unlocking the potential of their lands. Key agencies will deliver short informative sessions advising on their current funding capacity and strategic [...]
The Māori Women's Economy BERL was commissioned by Manatū Wāhine – Ministry for Women to estimate the size and nature of Te Ōhanga Wāhine Māori – the Māori women’s economy. This report represents the first major research study into the Māori women’s economy, marking the first formal calculation and inclusion of mahi tūao (unpaid work) [...]
Stand in unity, move forward as one. We tautoko our regional business network partner – Whāriki with this important kaupapa – Tū Kotahi, Kōkiri Tahi (Stand in unity, move forward as one). Being a small business owner is tough right now, and currently it's easy to feel like all things Māori are under attack. Pakihi [...]
On 15-16 June 2024, Māori Women’s Development Inc. (MWDI) is holding a two-day online wānanga designed to equip wāhine with an empowering well-being plan based on Te Whare Tapa Whā. This personal development journey focuses on self-awareness through identifying your beliefs, understanding your core values, designing a purpose focused vision, setting goals, and re-identifying with [...]
Techweek is Aotearoa New Zealand’s festival for tech that’s good for the world. The festival returns next week nationwide from 20-26 May. There are virtual and in-person events planned throughout the motu. There are events for Iwi, Hapū, Pakihi Māori, and Māori that are interested and passionate about Intellectual Property, Data Security, and the Future [...]
Poutama's regional business network partner and Southern Māori Business Network – KUMA (Te Kupeka Umaka Māori ki Āraiteuru) has recently launched its own Podcast Series hosted by the charismatic Cory Ratahi aka ‘The Chew’. In the latest podcast, he meets Ailsa Cain, Director at Kauati, a boutique consultancy that focuses on the interwoven relationships of [...]
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 [...]
