Calling Future Leaders – AGMARDT Leadership Scholarship 2022
Poutama’s partner AGMARDT (Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust) is looking for Aotearoa New Zealand’s future agribusiness leaders. AGMARDT’s passion is finding and empowering outstanding individuals who will use their skills and ideas [...]
COVID-19 2021 Whānau Recovery Fund
In light of the current impacts of COVID-19 and the need to support our Pakihi Māori/Māori businesses and whānau well-being, Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK), Ministry of Māori Development, has made available $5 million via [...]
Expo 2020 Dubai
Expo 2020 Dubai opens 1 October and will now run for six months (1 October 2021-31 March 2022). This global event is an opportunity to promote Aotearoa as a progressive, innovative and trusted partner [...]
Tips for Cyber Security
As we deal with COVID-19 related disruptions, sadly it is in times like this that cybercriminals and scammers increase their attempts to take advantage of us, our whānau and businesses. In Aotearoa, each week [...]
Poutama Tangata
In partnership with the EMA (Employers and Manufacturers Association), we’re working together to deliver a 12-month coaching programme aimed at helping Māori enterprises with their ‘people’ needs and requirements by: Focusing on tools and [...]
Connecting Aotearoa to the World
Kāre Honey from Kawakawa, Taitokerau has been chosen to supply their comb honey to the New Zealand Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Kāre’s Comb Honey will feature on the menu of Taiki Restaurant as [...]
Business Owners & Product Exporters Online Discussion
Calling all wāhine small business owners! If you export products join Trailblazer Research in an online discussion focus group about your exporting experiences. Your feedback will assist the Ministry for Women, along with the [...]
This month’s Mahuru Māori Challenge
The challenge for Mahuru/September Māori is to make a conscious effort to use more te reo Māori, whether this is spoken, written, sung or read! Also, share your reo Māori story and be in [...]
PODCAST with Kiri Nathan
Poutama Trustee and Executive Director of the NZ China Council, Rachel Maidment recently sat down with Kiri Nathan for a korero. Kiri is the founder of her eponymous clothing brand Kiri Nathan Ltd. Kiri [...]
Te Hononga – a study of the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of Māori enterprise collaboration
Pictured: MiHI hui: Riddet Institute, Te Ohu Rangahau Kai, Massey University, 13-14 October 2020 ‘Te Hononga – modelling Indigenous collaborative enterprise’ is a research report Te Au Rangahau—Massey Business School’s Māori Business Research Centre [...]
AGMARDT – Agribusiness funder and Poutama partner is keen to extend its connections and partnerships with Māori agribusinesses
AGMARDT - short for The Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust - has a unique place in the food and fibres innovation ecosystem as an independent non-profit organisation that has been investing in [...]
