Changes to Poutama Grant Eligibility
As from Thursday 1st August some major changes will take place to the Poutama grant eligibility criteria. Firstly the required turnover amount of $60,000 will double and go up to $120,000. Analysis of the [...]
Creative Landscapes
Phil Proebstel – Ngāti Apa Creative Landscapes is a local landscape contracting business based in Palmerston North. They have been providing paving and landscaping solutions across the Manawatū region since it began operating in [...]
Kiwi Motorhomes
Leon & Varnier Heikell - Ngāti Porou ‘Having been blessed with the ability to work side by side we always knew we wanted to be in business together again’. I was constantly saying to [...]
WAIŪ DAIRY
What a little inspiration, collaboration and follow through can do Dr Jason Mika – Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Whakatōhea & Ngāti Kahungunu (Indigenous Entrepreneurship Researcher) In the sun-soaked shadow of Mt Pūtauaki on a [...]
Movement with MIHI
Poutama is embarking on its largest collaborative effort ever, pulling together 26 Māori and non-Māori businesses as well as two Canadian First Nations businesses under the umbrella of MIHI (Movers In Hemp Innovation). MIHI [...]
Māori and Vietnamese companies launch international solar solutions
Photo: Keepa Digital - Tū Mai Rā Solar Solutions panels “Where would you find three Māori businesses and a Vietnamese company offering international solar solutions?" asked Darrin Apanui, General Manager of Tū Mai Rā [...]
Poutama Whānau Update
Some of the Poutama whānau have been with the organisation a long long time.....and during that time a generation of kids have grown up knowing only that their Mums and Dads have worked at [...]
Poutama Trust – Te Tīmatatanga
Poutama Trust marked its 30th anniversary in 2018 with a hākari that celebrated its continued existence, various achievements and acknowledged the contributions of past and current clients, staff and board members. This article takes [...]
EMA – Employers Forum Invite
AN INTERACTIVE SESSION ADDRESSING KEY EMPLOYMENT MATTERS A FREE EVENT - ROTORUA - Click here for full details and to register DATE: Wednesday 22 May 2019 TIME: 10am – 12pm LOCATION: Distinction Hotel, 390 Fenton [...]
Westpac Business Growth Grants 2019
DO YOU WANT TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS? Westpac Business Growth Grants are back for the 5th year. Applications now open. The Westpac Business Growth Grants are part of Westpac's way of helping upcoming Kiwi businesses [...]