Tēnā koutou katoa,
Nau mai, haere mai ki te Pānui o Poutama – Welcome to the Poutama newsletter.
The beginning of October brings a welcome and noticeable change to Spring with longer and warmer days.
There is much to look forward to this month, including the AI in Construction Events happening over the coming weeks. At the end of the month, we will also celebrate the annual MWDI Māori Businesswomen’s Awards, a fantastic opportunity to honour Wāhine Toa business excellence. Mauri ora!
Later this month, from October 21-27, we will observe Cyber Smart Week. This is a crucial time to remind ourselves and our businesses about the importance of cyber security and to work towards building a more cyber-resilient Aotearoa.
In this pānui you can read more about:
- Brenda Nom Mortgages & Insurance – providing advice for home buyers & investors
- Heart & Soul Builders – building tiny homes solutions for whānau
- HTK Startup Whakatipu Incubator
- Findex Dunedin Tradies Academy
As always we value and welcome your feedback and hope you enjoy the pānui!
Mauri ora ki a tātou katoa.
Na Te Rōpū Whakatau o Poutama
Tips for Cyber Security
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Expo 2020 Dubai
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The Sweet Taste of Roa Kombucha
Chaad & Rion Lawrence – Ngāti Kahungunu Chaad & Rion Lawrence established Roa Kombucha in 2016, and specialise in the manufacture of delicious and healthy Kombucha. The proud whānau owned business based in Papamoa [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
