Managed and operated by Kawhata & Amy Williams, Niche Design & Construction is a residential, architectural and commercial building business based in Wanaka. Poutama proudly supported Niche last year with funding to purchase tools and machinery. Last year, Niche won the employment & growth category at the 2021 Te Kupeka Umaka Māori Ki Araiteuru Otago [...]
Poutama is proud to support Tippett Electrical a 100% Māori owned business based in Tāmaki Makaurau. The whānau-owned business was recently featured for their partnership with the Tāmaki Regeneration Company (TRC) on their 'Awhi' campaign which promotes Maōri businesses in Tāmaki (Glen Innes, Panmure, and Pt England). TRC works to provide equitable outcomes for Māori [...]
The EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association), and Poutama will continue to deliver the 12-month ‘Poutama Tangata’ group coaching programme in the new year to small & medium sized Māori businesses (SMEs) across Aotearoa. The programme is FREE and available to Māori SMEs seeking guidance with their ‘people’ needs and requirements: Focusing on tools and techniques [...]
Our Poutama office will be closed from 12pm, 23 December 2021 to 9 January 2022. We will reopen and be available to respond to all enquiries from Monday 10 January 2022.
You are invited to a webinar about employment law changes relating to mandatory vaccination requirements for employees, under the COVID-19 Protection Framework (the traffic light system). You can register to attend one of the following webinars via the relevant link below. Each webinar covers the same content; you will only need to register for one: [...]
A central resource for COVID-19 business information with updates and guidance to help businesses covering: Operating at Red, Omicron (testing and returning to work) and Wellbeing Support (tools, tips and resources) can be found here. Types of financial support still available to businesses include: Small Business Cashflow Loans Scheme Self-isolating & unable to work from [...]
A reminder, the EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association), and Poutama are delivering the 12-month ‘Poutama Tangata’ group coaching programme for small & medium sized Māori businesses (SMEs) across Aotearoa. COVID-19 has identified a growing need for Māori SMEs to have good access to quality ‘people’ expertise and advice. This HR coaching programme is suited for [...]
Poutama is supporting Activate Tāmaki Makaurau (ATM). ATM connects Tāmaki Makaurau-based pakihi with relevant business support given the impact of the COVID-19 environment for pakihi based in these regions. Some of the support includes: Business Advice Grant (up to $3k) Implementation Grant Poutama is directly supporting this so pakihi Māori could potentially access more funding [...]
Angel Delivery is a Maōri e-commerce business that delivers freshly prepared care packages of chilled meals and other customisable gourmet treats nation wide. Established in 2008 by owner and operator Rebecca Cass, Angel Delivery have been creating and delivering gourmet care packages across Aotearoa for well over 10 years – having pioneered the way for [...]
Seaweed (Rimurimu) is a highly nutritious food, rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and bioactives that can provide functional health properties for many people. The High-Value Nutrition National Science Challenge has awarded $48,000 to AgriSea New Zealand Seaweed Ltd, which is a family-owned and operated Māori business, based in Paeroa in the Waikato region of Aotearoa [...]
