Buy Māori Made this Christmas
If you are still looking for Christmas gift ideas, consider buying gifts to support Māori businesses. In this edition of our pānui, we profile Paku with their range of cultural products for kids. Some [...]
MWDI – Māori Women’s Development Inc
MWDI BUSINESS LOANS Māori Women’s Development Inc provide loans to Māori women and their whānau to enable and assist them to enter into and commence business and/or to expand and restructure their existing businesses. [...]
LifeStone
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 [...]
Paku Limited
Paku is a New Zealand design studio dedicated to creating products uniquely of Aotearoa. They do this by combining mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) with the latest technologies to reimagine the objects around us in [...]
GO Media wins the MWDI Māori Businesswomen’s Overall Supreme Award 2023
GO Media, a leading Māori-owned media company, has been awarded Te Tohu Aorangi Overall Supreme Winner of the prestigious MWDI Māori Businesswomen's Awards 2023. This highly coveted accolade recognises outstanding achievements, innovation, and leadership [...]
ANNOUNCING: NEW Coralus Ventures in Aotearoa!
The new Coralus Venture cohort in Aotearoa were selected last month! These 7 Ventures are addressing everything from reimagining the design, beauty, and sustainability of our systems, exploring the healing potential of food, and uplifting [...]
Native Nations – Tracing Indigenous Footsteps
Native Nations - Tracing Indigenous Footsteps is a finalist this year in the New Zealand Tourism Awards under the category of "Industry Alignment & Collaboration". 6 months is all it took, for a couple [...]
Eco Lawn (Artificial Grass) Limited
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 [...]
NTKMADE LTD
Nichola Te Kiri - Ngāi Tūhoe NTKMADE LTD is an emblematic company known for its innovative and artistic approach to Māori design. Nichola Te Kiri of Ngāi Tūhoe and Pākeha heritage, founded the company [...]
MWDI Māori Businesswomen’s Awards 2023
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 [...]