In partnership with the EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association), we present Poutama Tangata - a 12-month group coaching programme aimed at helping Māori enterprises, in particular small & medium sized businesses (SMEs) across Aotearoa with their ‘people’ needs and requirements by: Focusing on tools and techniques to help you lead your people while they are [...]

Poutama and PledgeMe have recognised that we both have the same goal.  We both want to help fund pakihi Māori/Māori business. PledgeMe have set an impact goal to have 15% of their equity crowdfunding campaigns led by Māori, Pasifika or Torres Strait founders.  With the goal of supporting indigenous business, PledgeMe partnered with Māori Women’s [...]

New funding to help businesses transition to the COVID-19 protection framework was announced covering: The Resurgence Support Payment: where the rate will be doubled and paid fortnightly, up to $43,000 per business. Wage subsidy will continue to be available to businesses anywhere in Aotearoa while any part of the country is in Alert Levels 3 [...]

Inland Revenue is closing its system from 3pm Thursday 21 October until Thursday 28 October for its final ‘Business Transformation’ – IR’s upgrade of its system, processes and organisations. Due to this upgrade, the filing date has been extended to Thursday 4 November. Customers can file their returns before the IR systems shut down on [...]

BDO is running eight Māori business workshops for Te Tai Tokerau/Northland businesses during October and November. ‘Wāhine Mā’ workshops are focused on Māori women and whānau in business, and ‘Pātai Mai’ workshops are an opportunity for Māori business owners to network and engage with other pakihi. Make the most of this opportunity to learn, engage, [...]

In light of the current impacts of COVID-19 and the need to support our Pakihi Māori/Māori businesses and whānau well-being, Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK), Ministry of Māori Development, has made available $5 million via its Whānau Recovery Fund. There is targeted focus on Māori businesses and whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Tai Tokerau and Northern [...]

Expo 2020 Dubai opens 1 October and will now run for six months (1 October 2021-31 March 2022).  This global event is an opportunity to promote Aotearoa as a progressive, innovative and trusted partner to do business and engage with. From 1 October Aotearoa New Zealand’s pavilion will welcome international visitors, delegations, businesses and host [...]

As we deal with COVID-19 related disruptions, sadly it is in times like this that cybercriminals and scammers increase their attempts to take advantage of us, our whānau and businesses. In Aotearoa, each week millions of scam and phishing type emails a month are received. Our friends at ANZ urge us all to remain vigilant [...]

These awards are in celebration of Pakihi/Māori business. A business can be nominated and be eligible for a rohe/regional award, as well as a business excellence category award: Business Collaboration People & Capability Innovation Employment & Growth Emerging Business Social Enterprise Marketing & Sales This year’s event will be held on Saturday, 6 November 2021 [...]

Kōkiri – the Māori business acceleration programme held its recent showcase to celebrate the seven Māori-led teams that made it through the 2021 cohort programme. Poutama is proud to be a sponsor of this programme.  These start-ups have bold ambitions to be innovation leaders and deliver positive social, cultural and environmental outcomes for Aotearoa. More [...]