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 [...]
IRD would like to invite you to join them at one of their regional seminars they’re running throughout the country from February to May in 2018. They’ll be sharing information about myIR changes, Accounting Income Method for provisional tax as well as other legislative changes coming in April 2018. They’ll talk through these changes, what [...]
The Poutama team managed in the latter part of January to sneak away for a two day retreat to map out our activities for the year ahead. Nothing is for certain though and no doubt there will be a few surprises along with unplanned occurrences that can cause the best laid plans to go awry. [...]
Just before Xmas two Directors from Rangitāne o Tamaki nui a Rua & Rangitāne o Wairarapa asset holding company, Tū Mai Rā Investments (TMRI) made a very quick visit to Vietnam. One of the Directors is originally from Vietnam. While there they had a number of meetings including one with a supermarket chain (Saigon Co-op) [...]
A Māori business collective will work with scientists to develop a diabetic friendly snack food for New Zealand and export to China. Nuku ki te Puku is a group of Māori owned food and beverage businesses that will team with the High Value Nutrition National Science Challenge. The $1 million project will look at how [...]
