Rubber meets the road at Regional Trade Hui

2023-08-02T10:41:19+12:00August 1st, 2023|Business, Export, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Trades|

The talking is done, the negotiations are done, the European and United Kingdom Free Trade Agreements have been signed…but now the hard mahi really begins. That was the overwhelming message across Te Taumata Regional Trade Hui at Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Marae in Tāmaki Makaurau last week. Attended by Māori businesses, global ambassadors, Government representatives and [...]

Te Matapaeroa 2020

2022-07-27T14:14:39+12:00July 27th, 2022|Business, Education, Export, Innovation, Investment, Iwi|

Released last week, this report looks at the makeup of more than 23,000 Māori businesses and 38,000 sole traders across Aotearoa. The report finds almost 40 percent of Māori-owned businesses have wāhine Māori as owners. From Poutama’s perspective, this report can help the government and other organisations like Poutama to better understand and support wāhine, [...]

New Zealand Hall of Fame for Women Entrepreneurs

2022-07-27T14:15:39+12:00July 27th, 2022|Business, Creative, Digital, Export, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle|

Picture: From left Rhonda Kite, Co.OfWomen founder Tara Lorigan, with the other inductees Frances Valintine and Maxine Simmons. Photo credit/One-image Photography Rhonda Kite (Te Aupōuri, Ngāi Tākoto, Ngāti Kuri) is a true entrepreneur who has focused her career on the future of creative labour, skills, and technologies. Her three-decade-long voyage of exploration into the realm [...]

Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum

2022-07-27T14:15:10+12:00July 27th, 2022|Business, Education, Export, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Trades|

From 7-8 July, Poutama participated in the 14th Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) in Sydney. The central theme was the great acceleration of trends arising from the pandemic and how Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand can emerge from global disruptions stronger together. The Forum, was attended by 15 Ministers and over 300 business leaders [...]

Māori to benefit substantially from NZ-EU FTA

2022-07-27T14:15:26+12:00July 27th, 2022|Business, Export, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Trades|

On 30 June, a significant milestone was reached for Māori after Aotearoa New Zealand and the European Union concluded negotiations on a high quality, inclusive free trade agreement (FTA).  The full FTA will be released in the weeks ahead, and is expected to be signed in 2023. The agreement includes a ‘Māori Trade and Economic [...]

Poutama Tangata – 20 July 2022

2022-06-22T07:55:53+12:00June 22nd, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Digital, Education, Export, Fashion, Honey, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle, Science, Sport, Tourism|

The EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association) and Poutama continue to deliver the FREE ‘Poutama Tangata’ group HR coaching programme to small & medium sized Māori businesses across Aotearoa. The programme has an open door policy where you can join at any time.  It is best suited to business owners, managers, and staff responsible for: workplace [...]

Pipiri Waikato Business Event

2022-06-10T13:10:26+12:00June 10th, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Fashion, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle, Trades|

On 1 June, and in partnership with Waikato Tainui, Amotai, and Te Hūmeka Waikato Māori Business Network, we reconnected kānohi-ki-te-kānohi over kōrero and kai with dozens of Waikato-based Māori businesses and Māori Service Providers. The event included a great line up of speakers including Kim Hill of Stratigi, Te Waka - Waikato Economic Development Agency, Waikato Tainui, Amotai as [...]

Digital Facilitation Scheme

2022-05-26T11:45:12+12:00May 26th, 2022|Business, Creative, Digital, Education, Export, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle, Science, Sport|

Māori service providers are sought to help facilitate the delivery of the scheme at a regional level. The support via this scheme will then be made available to all small businesses to access.  This support is to help businesses adopt and effectively use the Digital Boost platform to progress their business digitalisation hīkoi/journey. Suitable Māori [...]

Ka Ora Ka Puawai – Survive & Thrive Workshops for Māori businesses

2022-06-22T07:56:27+12:00May 26th, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Digital, Education, Export, Fashion, Honey, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle, Science, Sport, Tourism|

The EMA (Employers & Manufacturers Association) is also helping to deliver 3 more, one-hour online workshops into Māori businesses based in Tāmaki Makaurau during the last week of June 2022. The online workshops are FREE and designed to help business owners, executives, and managers be great employers and people leaders during times of business uncertainty. [...]

Poutama Tangata – Free Online HR Group Coaching Session – 15 June 2022

2022-06-10T13:09:30+12:00May 26th, 2022|Business, Creative, Cuisine, Digital, Education, Export, Fashion, Honey, Innovation, Investment, Iwi, Lifestyle, Science, Sport, Tourism|

The EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association) and Poutama continue to deliver the 12-month ‘Poutama Tangata’ group coaching programme to small & medium sized Māori businesses across Aotearoa. The programme has an open door policy where you can join at any time.  It is best suited to business owners, managers, and staff responsible for workplace contracts, [...]

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