July 4, 2017

Budding businesses in for big boost

Budding Māori entrepreneurs and business start-ups are in line for a major boost with the help of a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA) -facilitated business accelerator programme.

School of Hard Knocks returns

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is pleased to be teaming up with School of Hard Knocks (SOHK) once again, to film its third season in Te Tai Tokerau.

Te Wananga o Aotearoa appoints Te Ururoa Flavell as new CEO

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa today announced Te Ururoa Flavell as the organisation’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Te Kopua wins global recognition at prestigious awards evening

The intranet of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Te Kōpua, has been recognised alongside global corporates American Express, Nike and Vodafone at an international awards ceremony.

Kokiri ventures wait for investment news

The first cohort of Kōkiri, a government-funded business accelerator programme, will soon learn if their innovations will receive investment.

Social work beauty among the best

It took some strong persuasion, but Bachelor of Bicultural Social Work tauira Te Ara Puketapu-Hunt is propelling herself out into the universe, and so far it’s paying off.

Businesses backed by Pakihi

A new nationwide series of free business workshops and mentoring programmes to help Māori grow their business ideas was launched at Hopuhopu last month.

Topping Tau Ora

There’s always hope for those of us propping up the Tau Ora leaderboard, but not much when a 61 year old Gisborne man is leaving the field in his wake, clocking up more than two million Tau Ora points in the first seven weeks.

Keeping trusts on track

As a member of a Māori Land Trust, Carol Ashby was keen to find out more about what that actually means.

Exhibition launches Matariki celebrations

Past, present and future tauira of Toimairangi are taking part in an art exhibition which has become part of the launch of Matariki celebrations in Kahungunu.

Walking the walk

Who better to teach tauira about business than kaiako Jarrad McKay who runs his own successful catering company Pūhā & Pākehā.

The fine art of business

Acclaimed artist Siliga David Setoga disrupts notions of identity, politics and religion but with his head for business, it puts food on the table.