Babu – celebrating 21 years
Ali & Kingi Hui - Ngāpuhi A Message from Ali "From the humble beginnings to the celebratory 21st birthday of Babu, we extend heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of our supportive customers. [...]
Innate Furniture
Nicholas Lee - Ngāi Tahu & Ngāti Kurī Nick Lee was born and raised in Westport. He is a passionate musician and furniture designer/maker based in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. He owns Innate Furniture Ltd which [...]
Kāhui Legal Celebrate 20 years
The Kāhui Legal team celebrated their 20th anniversary last month at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke. Wow what an awesome achievement and celebration of being Māori! Poutama was proud to be there to acknowledge the [...]
Rotorua Business Awards – BNZ Bilingual Business Award category
The Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards are delivered annually by the Rotorua Business Chamber. These high-profile business awards celebrate innovation and creativity in the business sector and have been a highlight of Rotorua’s business [...]
Tipu Pakihi Māori Business Symposium
Registrations are OPEN for the upcoming Tipu Pakihi Māori Business Symposium, a premier event dedicated to empowering and advancing Māori entrepreneurship. The conference, scheduled for 6th & 7th July, will provide valuable insights, networking [...]
Froth Technologies
Froth Technologies is disrupting the brewing supplies industry in Aotearoa by localising the supply of brewing yeast available to brewers. Co-founders Simon Cooke of Ngāi Tahu descent and his business partner Ryan Carville, both [...]
New Poutama Trust whānau
Brittany Teei (Te Rarawa & Kuki Airani) was born and raised in Tāmaki Makaurau, she has joined our whānau as our new Business Advisor covering Te Tai Tokerau & Tāmaki Makaurau. She is an [...]
NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2023
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 [...]
2023 Diversifying into Latin America Programme
The Diversifying into Latin America (DILA) Programme will deliver a comprehensive set of modules over eight weeks on how to engage successfully with/in this diverse region. Pakihi Māori owner, Renee Nathan, Director of Epic [...]
Māori F&B business visit to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand
The Asia New Zealand Foundation - Te Whītau Tūhono is offering up to 10 places for emerging Māori business leaders to be part of a bespoke Māori Food & Beverage business delegation travelling to [...]
2023 NZ HI-TECH Awards
This year, Poutama is partnering with Callaghan Innovation to co-sponsor the Hi-Tech Kamupene Māori o te Tau – Māori Company of the Year at the 2023 Hi-Tech Awards. Entering the NZ Hi-Tech Awards: Helps [...]
