Tēnā koutou katoa,
Nau mai, haere mai ki te Pānui o Poutama – your monthly hit of inspo, insight, and Māori business magic!
The year is off to a flying start, and Pakihi Māori across Aotearoa are doing the absolute most! From game-changing ideas to unstoppable pakihi, our whānau are out here making big moves — and we’re buzzing to share some of their journeys in this month’s edition.
As Raumati wraps up and Ngahuru rolls in, we’re vibing with the energy of the season — harvesting wins, planting new ideas, and backing more Māori excellence across the motu.
In this pānui, we’ve got some awesome highlights for you, including:
- Affordable Moving Solutions – residential and commercial transportation specialists
- Andrews Fencing – quality and reliable fencing services
- Māori economy updates, wānanga & events to help your business succeed
We hope you enjoy the read. Got thoughts, ideas, or just wanna say kia ora? We’d love to hear from you!
👉 Hit us up at poutama@poutama.co.nz
👉 Or check out the latest at www.poutama.co.nz
Noho haumaru, kia atawhai – take care, be kind to yourself and your people.
Mauri ora!
Na Te Rōpū Whakatau o Poutama
Waikato Dental
Poutama is proud to support Māori owned and operated Waikato Dental. Poutama met-up with husband and wife owners Dr Hyrum Martin (Ko Ngāti Kahungunu & Ngāti Porou) and Shea Martin (Waikato Tainui & Ngāpuhi) [...]
Ka Hao Business Profile – Whatu Creative
Poutama is supporting The Ka Hao I te Ao programme – an e-commerce training programme offered to Māori business owners. Poutama is offerring a $10k grant to the business that excels in the programme. [...]
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 [...]
Kōkiri – Accelerating Māori Entrepreneurs
Kōkiri is a Māori business acceleration programme, based on kaupapa Māori values, focused on accelerating early-stage Māori-led start-ups who have bold ambitions, are impact positive and technology based. Poutama is proud to sponsor the [...]
Ka Ora Ka Puawai – Survive & Thrive Workshops for Māori businesses
The EMA (Employers & Manufacturers Association) is also helping to deliver 3 more, one-hour online workshops into Māori businesses based in Tāmaki Makaurau during the last week of June 2022. The online workshops are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Two Tides Bakery
Poutama is proud to support Māori owned and operated Two Tides Bakery. Two Tides Bakery is a bold and busy little bakery managed and owned by Stacey Buchanan (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Kura & Waihua) [...]
Pipiri Waikato Business Event
On 1 June, and in partnership with Waikato Tainui, Amotai, and Te Hūmeka Waikato Māori Business Network, we reconnected kānohi-ki-te-kānohi over kōrero and kai with dozens of Waikato-based Māori businesses and Māori Service Providers. The event included [...]