Poutama was proud to support the MWDI Business Awards with our sponsorship of the Te Pōiketanga (Emerging Business) Category. Alongside MWDI, we’ve a solid reputation of supporting Wāhine Māori-led economic development. Across Aotearoa, we see the contribution that this economic development has for wāhine, whānau and hapori whānui. Te Pōiketanga is about acknowledging a new [...]
Raniera Rewiri - Whakatōhea, Te Arawa Raniera was born and bred in his slice of paradise of Whakatane and currently lives in Ōhope with his beautiful wife and their baby boy. He is hugely passionate about personal development, health and wellbeing, business, and his identity as Māori. His company Tupuānuku started in 2018 in the [...]
Gordon Little-Tito - Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi Natures Therapeutics Limited™ is a Māori owned manufacturer of health and personal products based in Whangārei, New Zealand. They manufacture for wholesale and retail, a range of natural remedial products that contain plant extracts traditionally used by Māori – Kawakawa, Kūmarahou, Mānuka and Kānuka. Additionally, they have a range [...]
Shaun Eckhoff - Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi Land Design HQ was started in 2022 by Shaun Eckhoff from his home in Ōmokoroa in the Bay of Plenty, servicing bay wide including Rotorua and parts of Waikato. The company is a landscape design and build business specialising in outdoor spaces, green space, hardscape, softscapes, swimming pools [...]
Indiyah Giles - Ngāti Torehina, Te Arawa Rautaki Bookkeeping was founded in August 2019 by Indiyah and her husband Jeremy Giles. They thrive from the challenge of operating three growing small businesses from their home in Mangawhai, Northland. They are extremely grateful to continue operating after 4-years of global economic challenges including the Covid-19 pandemic [...]
A celebration of southern Māori success in Tāhuna, Queenstown this week, culminated in acknowledging businesses and leaders from around the region at the KUMA Southern Māori Business Awards on Saturday night. The awards gala dinner concluded five days of shining the spotlight on mātauranga Māori, with businesses from Otago, Southland and the Queenstown Lakes District [...]
Last week our Poutama team were fortunate enough to celebrate and enjoy Māori excellence on the fashion runway at New Zealand Fashion Week: Kahuria. NZ Fashion Week has returned in 2023 after a four-year hiatus, with a focus on local Māori talent. We were proud to tautoko Kiri Nathan, and attend her show which opened the [...]
Hoani Matenga - Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Rangitane Hoani was born in Ōtautahi and now living in Tauranga. He has been operating Hiwa Systems for 2 years, creating cutting edge GPS technology with the worlds first geo-location capable safety headset. They provide a solution to enhancing worker safety and productivity via tracking and geofencing. It can aid [...]
Stronghold Group is a Māori and Pasifika owned construction company based in Tāmaki Makaurau. They have been in operation since 2020. With a deep understanding and appreciation for the cultural values and principles that shape their identity, they are driven by a strong sense of social responsibility and a desire to contribute to the advancement [...]
Leah Keown - Ngāi Tahu Beyond Your Numbers is based in Richmond, Nelson and has been operating since June 2016. "Our location limits us location wise, being a small region, so we adapt and are able to work with businesses throughout NZ as the work we do is mostly remote based," Leah says. "We work [...]
