Te Matapaeroa 2020
Released last week, this report looks at the makeup of more than 23,000 Māori businesses and 38,000 sole traders across Aotearoa. The report finds almost 40 percent of Māori-owned businesses have wāhine Māori as [...]
New Zealand Hall of Fame for Women Entrepreneurs
Picture: From left Rhonda Kite, Co.OfWomen founder Tara Lorigan, with the other inductees Frances Valintine and Maxine Simmons. Photo credit/One-image Photography Rhonda Kite (Te Aupōuri, Ngāi Tākoto, Ngāti Kuri) is a true entrepreneur who [...]
Kai Ora Honey on PM’s Trade Mission to Australia
Earlier this month, the Prime Minister led a trade mission including over 30 Aotearoa New Zealand businesses to Melbourne and Sydney. A couple of the Māori businesses on the mission are clients that Poutama [...]
Māori Women’s Development Inc. Awards 2022
Poutama is proud to be partnering with Māori Women’s Development Inc. to support the Awards. The Awards celebrate and recognise all wāhine Māori in business. There are several Business Awards, eight Regional Awards with [...]
Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum
From 7-8 July, Poutama participated in the 14th Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) in Sydney. The central theme was the great acceleration of trends arising from the pandemic and how Australia and Aotearoa [...]
Māori to benefit substantially from NZ-EU FTA
On 30 June, a significant milestone was reached for Māori after Aotearoa New Zealand and the European Union concluded negotiations on a high quality, inclusive free trade agreement (FTA). The full FTA will be [...]
Te Pa Shortlisted for International Wine & Spirit Competition
Poutama client, and Māori whānau owned Te Pa Family Vineyards of Marlborough, has been shortlisted for the International Wine and Spirit Competition’s (IWSC) hotly contested White Wine Producer of the Year trophy. Thousands of [...]
Harlan Pepper
Poutama is proud to support Māori owned and operated - Harlan Pepper. A vibrant eatery and event space based in Kingsland, Tāmaki Makaurau. Recently, Poutama supported the business with the purchase of kitchen equipment [...]
Poutama Tangata – 20 July 2022
The EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association) and Poutama continue to deliver the FREE ‘Poutama Tangata’ group HR coaching programme to small & medium sized Māori businesses across Aotearoa. The programme has an open door [...]
For Māori Businesses in the Hawkes Bay
Looking for guidance and support with your business resilience and continuity planning? HTK Group are facilitating workshops in Te Matau-a-Māui - Hawkes Bay. These workshops include refreshments, kai and networking opportunities with other Pakihi [...]
Trade and Gender Review of Aotearoa
In a first in advancing the interests of wāhine in trade, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Aotearoa have published a review on trade and gender in this country. The ‘Trade [...]
