The supermarket chain's ‘Kete’ accelerator programme is focused on helping encourage a more diverse supplier base in Aotearoa, including businesses owned by Māori, Pasifika, youth, women, LGBTQIA+ people and people with disabilities. Kete aims to support up to five small and diverse businesses through a 12-month specialised programme to each business – with access to [...]
Hinerangi Edwards - new Trustee Ngāruahine, Taranaki, Tāngahoe, Te Pakakohi, Ngāti Ruanui, Te Arawa, Hāmoa & Tonga Hinerangi was appointed as a Trustee to the Poutama Trust Board on 2 June. Born and raised in South Taranaki, Hinerangi has an extensive background in employment, youth and workforce development. Her board experience spans agriculture, education, iwi [...]
Richard Te Hurinui Jones – more than 20 years at the helm Ngāti Maniapoto, Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao & Tuhourangi After 20 years leading Poutama Trust, Richard stepped down as Chief Executive Officer in March 2021. Over this time, Richard has been the face of Poutama. He has been the chief [...]
Koroninia Dickinson - new Chief Executive Ngāti Kahungunu, Kāi Tahu & Kuki Airani Ka pū te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi - when the old net is cast aside, the new net goes fishing. This whakatuaki symbolises not only the old making way for the new but also embracing progress and the future. Koro joined [...]
The MacDiarmid Institute is delighted to announce the continued funding of the Discovery Scholarship Programme, for Māori and Pasifika students in tertiary science. This is an extension of their long running DiscoveryCamp programme, and is designed to support students studying in the physical sciences, chemical/materials engineering, Māori sciences or sciences related to sustainable innovation. The scholarships [...]
Arataki Systems Partners with TWOA To Deliver - KANORAU DIGITAL Māori Tech company to support the delivery of basic digital skills programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa campuses around the country. Arataki Systems, a Māori technology start-up specialising in building digital storytelling platforms, announced that they have partnered with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to help [...]
Seaweed could soon become NZ’s next big industry – and it could get its start in the Hauraki Gulf. Plans are underway to create the country’s first commercial seaweed farming industry, that will see farmers earn a living and oceans restored. With scientists, farmers, and buyers in the bag, and ocean space already secured, the [...]
Rotorua lawyer, Tania Te Whenua (Tūhoe, Whakatōhea), has been appointed to the Governance New Zealand Women on Boards Executive Committee. With support from Poutama Trust, Tania was able to enrol in Governance New Zealand’s chartered governance programme earlier this year. To Tania’s delight, she graduated at the top of her classes with first class distinction [...]
What started out in early 2018 as a discussion with Waiū Dairy on the possibility of producing a plant based beverage has now morphed into one of Poutama’s largest collaborative groupings, MIHI (Movers In Hemp Innovation). MIHI recently held its third annual hui at the Riddet Institute, Palmerston North with 45 people turning up for the [...]
As if 2020 couldn't get any worse. It sounds like the opening of a bad apocalyptic zombie movie. A gang of monkeys in India stole a batch of blood samples taken from patients who tested positive for COVID-19, according to Reuters. We shouldn’t have to tell you why this is bad news. The monkeys raided [...]
