Tēnā koutou katoa,
Nau mai, haere mai ki te Pānui o Poutama – Welcome to the Poutama newsletter.
The start of November is a reminder that we’ve nearly made it through this year. Take a moment to acknowledge your own efforts and that of staff so far.
Recently, we attended the Economic Development NZ Conference, in Ōtepoti where we participated in a panel and discussed using tech to empower creative rangatahi and tamariki.
We celebrated Māori enterprise and achievement at two Business Award events. At the Aotearoa Māori Business Leaders Awards wāhine Māori claimed five of the six prestigious awards, cementing their role as key drivers of success in the Māori economy. For example, Poutama supported Torere Macadamias founder and chief executive, Vanessa Hayes was recognised with the Entrepreneurial Māori Business Leader Award.
We also supported the annual MWDI Māori Businesswomen’s Awards. An opportunity to honour Wāhine Toa business excellence. Poutama supported pakihi – Puku Ora won the Supreme Overall Award. This accolade celebrates exceptional achievement, innovation, and leadership within te ao pakihi Māori. Mauri ora!
In this pānui you can read more about:
- NKK Services Limited – CrossFit Kotahi gym owned by Kurt & Nicole Kara
- Atawhai Creative – content creation company owned by Natalie Hilterman
- Upcoming events from KUMA and NZ Hi-tech Awards
As always we value and welcome your feedback and hope you enjoy the pānui.
Kei te whiti mai te rā! – The sun is shining!
Mauri ora ki a tātou katoa.
Na Te Rōpū Whakatau o Poutama
Pakihi Māori/Māori business Workshops Te Tai Tokerau
BDO is running a couple more pakihi Māori workshops for Te Tai Tokerau/Northland businesses in early November. ‘Wāhine Mā’ workshops are focused on Māori women and whānau in business, and ‘Pātai Mai’ workshops are [...]
Applications to ‘Start-up Wānanga’ are open now
Ahikōmako and Waikato Tainui are proud to present Start-up Wānanga 2021. A Waikato based, annual three-day event where individuals, and teams are guided through the business start-up process. Participants will spend the event with [...]
International Trade
Aotearoa and the United Kingdom reached Agreement in Principle (AIP) for a free trade agreement (FTA). The FTA will help advance several Māori interests covering: Te Tiriti o Waitangi, our environment, intellectual property rights, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
