J Unahi Contracting Limited – Jade Unahi
J Unahi Contracting Limited is a local business providing an efficient and cost effective logging service to the rural sector in South Otago. Jade began working in the bush, gaining forestry qualifications along the [...]
Sales Blueprint – The Sales Growth Expert
Kristen Harper, Ngai Tahu My name is Kristin Harper of Ngai Tahu decent originally from Canterbury now living in Auckland (and no I do not support the Blues!) My Entrepreneurial Journey started about 4 years [...]
Māori SME Exports
Smaller Māori businesses are stretching their nets to dozens of countries around the world as they come up with new ways to grow, Statistics New Zealand says. Tatauranga Umanga Maori 2016: Statistics on Māori businesses, [...]
Introducing the New Zealand Story
It may come at no surprise that country of origin is a key driver of consumer preference and that consumers around the world increasingly want to know the story behind the product. But how do [...]
Pace quickens for Poutama in 2016
Poutama hit the road early in 2016 and the pace hasn’t let up since. No sooner had the New Year begun and we were off on our first offshore market visit for the year. This [...]
Puna Pakihi
Poutama has teamed up with the Tribal Economies group at Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu to assist with the group’s kaupapa of enabling the development and growth of Ngai Tahu whanau and hapu businesses. We [...]
Harbour Iwi Scholarship
Objective The Harbour Asset Management Iwi Scholarship is designed to support the investment education of iwi groups. It is targeted towards a commerce student with both a strong academic achievement and a proven commitment to [...]
Health & Safety1 NZ Ltd
Poutama recently met up with Bob Collier from Health & Safety1 NZ Ltd. He returned home to live permanently in Aotearoa, November 2014. Bob had spent the last 9 years of fly in – fly [...]
The Gentry
THE GENTRY is a Maori owned corporate barbershop in Central Auckland. The business was created by Adrian Evans of Nga Puhi, Ngati Kahu, Te Aupouri descent after a long international career in hairdressing. By creating [...]
Maori Economy Team Secondment
Callaghan Innovation's purpose is to help New Zealand business to succeed through technology. The Maori Economy is seen as an integral part of the New Zealand Economy and the Callaghan Maori Economy team has a [...]
Me & Nigella | Garry Sommerville, Kaitaia Fire
Oh what a thrill it is to see your business featured on screen and to hear its name up there on the television. Even if it is only a paid advertisement, just knowing that your [...]