Amy McLean - Ngāti Māhanga, Waikato Amy is an experienced Professional Coach and Facilitator, a māmā, and the founder of Te Kāinga Wāhine, a support organisation for wāhine Māori in business and leadership. Over the past six years she has used her coaching practice and experience working with Pakihi Māori across various levels, to build [...]
To kick off 2024 the Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce has big news to share! As part of the Regional Recovery and Resilience funding package announced by Government in September, they’re expanding their services through the Regional Business Partner Network (RBP). The Chamber advocated to Government for an expansion of services available through RBP to [...]
Growth Advisor case study Meet one of our amazing team - Natalie Smith, who is a Growth Advisor with Poutama for the Regional Business Partner Network (RBP) programme. She's got some great tips for engaging with pakihi Māori, such as: "Use your two ears!" Watch how Natalie establishes connections, understands challenges and recommends strategies. RBP [...]
Hayley Petheram - Ngāti Porou, Tainui Lifestyle Lawns is owned and operated by husband and wife team Hayley and Matt Petheram. Based in Christchurch they formed the business in August 2021 as a bold move away from being employed to 'going it alone' together. With a solid foundation of industry experience and entrepreneurial drive, the [...]
Dain Guttenbell - Ngātiwai & Ngāpuhi LifeStone is a Social Enterprise that started as a dream in 2016. Dain is on a mission to create honourable memorials for loved ones, here in New Zealand without compromising on quality or authenticity. Dain's passion for this cause grew when he experienced loss himself, the passing of their [...]
Gareth Tipene - Ngāti Hine Eco Lawn specialises in the supply and installation of synthetic turf. They import products from abroad directly from a manufacturer and supply turf to trade and retail customers. Gareth was born and raised in Kawakawa, Bay of Islands. Growing up he spent much of his time in Mōtatau, either at [...]
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 [...]
