Todd Couper - Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Pāhauwera Todd Couper is a contemporary Māori artist with 27 years of experience and a long-time client of Poutama. His work embodies the traditional teachings of whakairo (Māori carving), combined with a contemporary lens. Todd is excited to announce the release of his 2025 calendar, a collection that [...]
Tammy Viitakangas - Whakatōhea Congratulations to our long-time client Whakatāne based Mata Brewery, for achieving medal success at the 2024 NZ Cider Awards. The Mata team are over the moon to have recently achieved medals for every single Mata Cider in their range. It’s the second year in a row they’ve managed a 100% success [...]
Miria Flavell - Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Taranaki Congratulations to Miria Flavell of HINE Collection, who took out the Product Entrepreneur category at the recent New Zealand EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Poutama is proud to have supported Miria’s business and it’s sustained growth over the past several years. HINE Collection has committed to becoming a [...]
Morgan Darlison - Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Tainui Morgan is an artist/graphic designer based in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Kaitiaki Studios is the platform for her creative ventures, founded by her in 2015. Over the last 10 years, Morgan has been involved in many different types of projects including spatial design, feature artworks and visual art commissions. [...]
Climate Connect Aotearoa, led by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited on behalf of Auckland Council, is collaborating with business and government entities to develop a new platform to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across New Zealand to plan for and adapt to climate change. Launching in early 2025, this platform will provide practical, free, and easy-to-access resources [...]
Kai & Kōrero - Ōtepoti, Dunedin Join the team for breakfast at the University of Otago, hosted by the Otago Business School. 🗓 Date: Friday, 8 November ⏰ Time: 7.30am- 8.30am 📍 Venue: Otago Business School, Union Street East, Dunedin 📍 Enter via main doors, up the wide staircase to Level 1 🍽️ Kai: a light breakfast will be [...]
Kurt Kara - Tainui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa NKK Services Limited trading as CrossFit Kotahi is a CrossFit gym located in Frankton, Hamilton. Kurt Kara and his wife Nicole have been the owners of the gym for the past 2 years. They were existing members of the gym for 3 years before taking it over. CrossFit Kotahi [...]
The MWDI Māori Businesswomen’s Awards, hosted annually by Māori Women’s Development Inc. (MWDI), recognise the resilience, creativity, and dedication of wāhine Māori in business. These awards highlight the remarkable contributions of wāhine Māori entrepreneurs and professionals across diverse sectors throughout Aotearoa, the Asia-Pacific region, and beyond. The awards align with the mission of MWDI which [...]
Brenda Nom - Ngāi Tahu One adviser for all the big and important financial things Mortgages – Risk Insurance – KiwiSaver Brenda Nom has been in business for 12 years providing financial advice to clients with Mortgages, Risk Insurance (life, income, health etc) and KiwiSaver. She is based in Invercargill and lives in Greenhills near [...]
Dean Selwyn - Ngātiwai Heart and Soul Tiny Homes is owned and operated by Dean and his wife Rhonda. Their journey began in 2019 with the construction of their own tiny home which they use themselves. It is also a popular Airbnb for those particularly interested in experiencing Tiny living. This was the start. After [...]
