Poutama was proud to co-sponsor with Callaghan Innovation the HI-TECH Kamupene Māori o te Tau / 2023 Māori HI-TECH Company of the Year Award.

Māori entrepreneur Aaron Ward’s (Ngāti Maru) software company AskNicely won the Award at the recent New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards in Ōtautahi.

With teams in the US and Europe, AskNicely serves millions of customers across the globe.  Its software allows companies to hear real-time kōrero, the feedback of customers and frontline workers, and translate this into “deeper and richer customer experiences”.

Read more about their inspiring story here.