Join the Whakatipu Incubator and realise your potential! Applications for the October 2024 intake are now open. Don’t miss your chance to grow and scale your startup. Whakatipu Incubator helps kiwi founders invest in their capability and get targeted support to help grow their startup globally. Do you know of an aspiring founder who needs [...]
Te Keepatakatakaaorangi Hone Mewett - Whakatōhea Keepa Mewett is the sole director and employee of Mewett Media. He provides content creation services, including photography, videography, live-streaming, and podcasting. Keepa transitioned to full-time content creation, working with freelance clients and the New Zealand Rugby Union on mini-documentaries for various rugby teams. As of 2024, Mewett Media [...]
ASB to propel rising Māori business stars To coincide with Matariki, ASB recently launched Te Mātahi, a new business lending programme aimed at supporting entrepreneurship and growing the Māori economy. By providing access to capital, the programme will help established Māori businesses to upscale, alongside additional support. The programme will initially work with a small [...]
James Sigley & Nick Manarangi At Ryze, they're more than just a digital marketing agency. Their team is passionate about helping businesses and organisations achieve their biggest goals through digital marketing. Some of their mahi includes working with Ngāti Hine Health Trust The Haka Experience Tipene Funerals Te Manu Toroa Health The National Hauora Coalition [...]
Our regional business network partner – KUMA has another Podcast Interview. This time with Keith Cameron the owner of Flex Fitness Queenstown, the town's newest & stylish local gym. Keith is a sporting legend, an experienced business owner/operator, and encourages healthy, adaptive lifestyle choices. He was also a finalist in the 2023 KUMA Business Awards, [...]
Last week, Poutama attended and sponsored Te Hekenga - National Māori Business Networks Conference 2024 in Tauranga Moana. Special mihi to Manataiao Events in conjunction with the Tauranga Māori Business Association for the outstanding efforts in bringing Te Hekenga back after a four-year hiatus due to the pandemic. It was an awesome opportunity to wānanga [...]
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 [...]
