Poutama is proud to support Māori owned businesses across Aotearoa. Recently, we had the opportunity to support fitness and wellbeing business - The HIIT Squad – owned by Matt Bateman (Ngāi Tahu) and Whitney Bateman. Based in Ōtautahi/Christchurch, the business has been operating since 2016. The HIIT Squad’s mission is to provide the most unique [...]
Manawa Honey NZ joins 200 companies in Aotearoa New Zealand that have achieved the B Corp Certification. The Ruatāhuna-based business is only one of the very few Māori businesses, as well as a handful of honey producers to have achieved the accreditation. B Corp seeks to foster a new kind of business thinking that balances [...]
On 1 November, Māori fashion designer Kiri Nathan (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Hau) launched Te Āhuru Mōwai. The Creative Community space will house the brand's collections alongside the Kāhui Collective and other community projects led by Kiri. Located in Kiri's home area of Glen Innes in East Auckland, Te Āhuru Mōwai (meaning shelter [...]
The NZ SME & Entrepreneur Festival is coming to the Vodafone Events Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau from 8-9 November 2022. This Festival is where you'll find inspiration, meet exceptional like-minded people, and leave with actionable skills. It is a business event for anyone curious about new strategies and tactics to help grow and move your [...]
The Ākina Impact Investment Readiness Programme is back for a sixth year of supporting impact businesses across Aotearoa New Zealand. It is quick and easy to apply online through an Expression of Interest. Successful applicants receive up to $30,000 to spend on whatever professional support is needed to get ready to secure investment. In particular, [...]
During Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, and as part of the Auckland Fringe Festival, Poutama was proud to support the Wāhine Māori Comedy Event called ‘Shoes Off At The Door’. Over five nights, the event featured five wāhine Māori comedians, with Jayne Henry joined by Courtney Dawson (Ngāti Kuri, Waikato-Tainui), Kura Turuwhenua (Ngāti Porou, [...]
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. Best suited to business owners, managers, and staff responsible for: workplace contracts, policies and procedures, remuneration, training and development, performance measures and wellbeing. The next session (Wish [...]
Kim Hill - Rangitāne Kim Hill, owner and founder of Stratigi, discusses life as a sought-after business strategist and championing Māori in business. “I try not to use the phrase ‘business development’ with my clients because that implies that Māori entrepreneurs and leaders need developing. In reality, we’ve been successfully trading and capitalising on opportunity [...]
Reni Wereta-Gargiulo (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru Kītahi, Te Āti Awa) from Kiwi Kai Nelson won the Supreme Award at this year’s MWDI Māori Businesswoman Awards 2022. Reni has a diverse background in marketing, promotion, business administration and tourism. Entrepreneurial skills inherited from ancestors on her mother’s side (O’Carroll) coupled with her Māori values and heritage [...]
Poutama was proud to partner with Māori Women’s Development Inc. and sponsor the recent MWDI Māori Businesswoman Awards held in Tāmaki Makaurau on Friday 29 July 2022. The annual Awards celebrate and recognise all wāhine Māori in business. This year’s event received over 70 entries, across eight regional and business excellence categories through various disciplines [...]
