Whāngaitia matua te tuakiri Māori
Promoting the sustenance of Māori identity
Tapuwae Roa (formerly Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust) is a leading Māori social impact organisation with a focus on funding, investment, and advocacy of targeted social change within a tikanga-based framework.
Tapuwae Roa is a product of the Māori Fisheries Deed of Settlement 1992 and an entity of Te Kāhui o Te Ohu Kai Moana.
Ngā pou whakaaweawe | Our impact outcomes
Kawepūrongo | News
Nau mai haere mai ki Tupu!
Earlier this month, Tapuwae Roa we welcomed ten new pakihi to our second iteration of the Tupu Accelerator. Delivered in partnership with Sprout Agritech and co-funded by Callaghan Innovation, the eight-week programme now [...]
Pūrongo-a-tau 2024
Tapuwae Roa is pleased to present our Pūrongo-a-tau mō te tau 2024. This financial year marked the first full year of delivery against Tapuwae Roa’s current Five-Year Strategic Plan and was characterised by the [...]
Tupu Accelerator returns for 2025! 🚀
We're excited to announce that applications for the Tupu Accelerator 2025 cohort are officially open! We are seeking ten ambitious Māori startups to join our intensive eight-week programme to transform your pakihi from a [...]
Tapuwae Roa presents Four-Year Audit report – He Hirotanga Arotake
On behalf of the board of Tapuwae Roa, we are pleased to present Tapuwae Roa’s statutory Four-Year Audit report as an entity of Te Kāhui o Te Ohu Kaimoana. This report marks a crucial [...]
Tapuwae Roa Board welcomes new Chair
Tapuwae Roa is pleased to announce the appointment of Maria Ngawati as Chair of its Board of Directors, succeeding Kate Cherrington, who has held the role since 2019. Previously serving the trust as an [...]
Rakahinonga Roadshow Expands Across Aotearoa
Tapuwae Roa has announced today the return of the highly anticipated Rakahinonga Roadshow, with a new series of regional one-day wānanga to be delivered this November. Designed for aspiring Māori entrepreneurs, the Roadshow will [...]
E rua e rua te kūmara me te pūtea, kāore he hua ōna ki tua atu i te whāngai tangata
Money is like a kūmara, it has no value outside of its ability to sustain people.
Ao Pāpāho | In the media
Amorangi gives a masterclass in culture and connection
Following its successful online debut in 2022, Tapuwae Roa’s leading Māori in Governance Summit, Amorangi, returned in July.
Building resilience, not just wealth: Indigenous principles take centre stage at ASFI Summit
At the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute Summit held on Thursday in Sydney on Gadigal land, Māori leader Te Pūoho Kātene, chief executive of Tapuwae Roa, delivered a powerful [...]
Rangatahi-led kaupapa lead the way with Tukuoha funding
Tapuwaeroa has announced their recipients for the annual Tukuoha funding rounds, one recipient was Tauranga based Toi Kai Rawa, an organisation that looks at empowering and builidng rangatahi [...]
Finding place for tikanga at board table
The organiser of a Māori in governance summit says Māori need to bring their full selves and whakapapa to the board table. Tapuwae Roa chief executive Te Pūoho [...]
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