This timely documentary by Amotai features pakihi/business owners in Tāmaki Makaurau who talk about their challenges over the last three months and the resilience it’s taken to get this far. The Documentary was directed [...]

Poutama is a proud to sponsor Kōkiri - a Māori business Acceleratior Programme.  This awesome programme is based on both kaupapa Māori values and accelerating early stage Māori led start-ups (specifically pakihi that are [...]

A reminder, the EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association), and Poutama are delivering the 12-month ‘Poutama Tangata’ group coaching programme for small & medium sized Māori businesses (SMEs) across Aotearoa. COVID-19 has identified a growing [...]

Poutama is pleased to support Activate Tāmaki Makaurau (ATM).  ATM connects existing Tāmaki Makaurau based pakihi with business support to help them navigate the current COVID-19 environment. Some of the support includes: Health and [...]

New COVID-19 Protection Framework guidance The COVID-19 Protection Framework, also known as the traffic light system, will replace the Alert Level system at 11.59 pm on Thursday 2 December 2021.  Get ready for the [...]

Poutama is proud to support SheEO in its commitment to championing wāhine entrepreneurs across Aotearoa and the world.  Most recently, the latest cohort of wāhine entrepreneurs were announced as the successful 2021 SheEO Aotearoa [...]

Our partner, The MacDiarmid Institute is offering scholarships via its Discovery Scholarship Programme to Māori wanting to study science at University – up to $12k is available per student for 2022 academic study.  Applications [...]

Ahikōmako and Waikato Tainui are proud to present Start-up Wānanga.  A Waikato based, annual three-day event where individuals and teams are guided through the business start-up process. Participants spend this time with other like-minded [...]

Poutama is proud to sponsor Kōkiri - a Māori business acceleration programme based on kaupapa Māori values, focused on accelerating early stage Māori led start-ups which are impact positive and technology based.  Applications are [...]

A reminder, the EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association), and Poutama are delivering a 12-month ‘Poutama Tangata’ group coaching programme for small & medium sized Māori businesses (SMEs) across Aotearoa. COVID-19 has identified a growing [...]