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. [...]
Last year Xero launched the Xero Beautiful Business Fund, which offers more than NZ$750,000 in funding to Xero customers across Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the US. The Xero Beautiful Business Fund is back for 2024 - a chance to win a better future for your small business. [...]
Nominations for the MWDI Māori Businesswomen's Awards 2024 are still open! ⭐⭐⭐ If you're a kaipakihi wāhine Māori (wāhine Māori business owner) who has been in business for 12 months or more, nominate yourself for the MWDI Māori Businesswomen's awards 2024 TODAY! Alternatively, whānau, friends, customers, and the public are also welcome to nominate deserving [...]
Nau mai, haere mai… The Rautāpatu Foundation and community partners extend a warm welcome to Taranaki whanau whānui and wider hapū networks around the motu, to attend their Tribal Summit. He Kãhui Mano, Tribal Summit: Activating a kaupapa-driven circular economy, being held from Wednesday 14 to Friday 16 August 2024, in Ngamotu, Taranaki. Get your [...]
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) [...]
ASB to propel rising Māori business stars To coincide with Matariki, ASB recently launched Te Mātahi, a new business lending programme aimed at supporting entrepreneurship and growing the Māori economy. By providing access to capital, the programme will help established Māori businesses to upscale, alongside additional support. The programme will initially work with a small [...]
The Ārohia Trailblazer Grant is back for its second round of funding. This contestable grant aims to give a maximum of $4m in co-funding, to up to 10 Pakihi that are both creating ground-breaking, world-leading innovations, and creating new opportunities for other innovators in Aotearoa. If you know an innovator that’s the best of the [...]
South Waikato Investment Fund Trust (SWIFT) is a community-owned economic development fund dedicated to the growth and development of South Waikato. Established in 2014, the Trust was tasked with managing the investment fund by approving funding for economic development proposals. In 2021 the Trust formed an operations team of 3 to further support and expand [...]
Last week we celebrated and acknowledged the 2024 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards. Poutama has been proud to support our long time client, Kiri Nathan on her amazing business journey. Kiri Nathan’s story of success is a long list of firsts. She has clothed Royals, Superstars, Presidents, and her work is in museums [...]
Two new coaching services have recently launched both co-funded by Callaghan Innovation. Startup Aotearoa, and Startup Activator for Māori and Pacifica founders. Both services offer coaching, online resources and meet-ups. More about these and other free startup programmes can be found here.
