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
Nearly 900 Gather for Māori Governance Summit in Wellington
Almost 900 Māori leaders, governors and decision-makers are taking part in Amorangi: Māori in Governance Summit today, with 480 attendees gathering in person at Shed 6 Wellington and hundreds more joining online from across Aotearoa. [...]
Institute of Directors recognises Māori Governance Summit as registrations near sell-out
Tapuwae Roa’s biennial Amorangi Summit 2026 has been officially recognised by the Institute of Directors in New Zealand for 5 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), marking a significant endorsement of tikanga-led governance learning in [...]
Amorangi: Māori in Governance Summit returns!
Following increasing national demand for kaupapa Māori governance development, Tapuwae Roa’s biennial Amorangi: Māori in Governance Summit will return this 29 July 2026 with both in-person and online attendance options available. Since launching in 2022, Amorangi [...]
Meet our Tupu founders for 2026!
Tapuwae Roa has again welcomed 10 Māori-founded startups into its Tupu Accelerator, marking the third consecutive year of the eight-week programme supporting high-growth enterprises with global ambitions. The 2026 cohort was formally welcomed last [...]
Presenting our Pūrongo-ā-tau for 2025
Tapuwae Roa is proud to present our Pūrongo-a-tau mō te tau 2024–2025. This financial year was one of progression and focus as the Trust entered the third year of its Five-Year Strategic Plan. Building [...]
Tupu is back for 2026!
We’re excited to share that Tupu is back for 2026 — and applications are now open. Now in its third consecutive year, the Tupu Accelerator is seeking ten ambitious Māori founded startups ready to grow their pakihi into global [...]
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
#economy: Nearly 900 Māori Leaders Unite to Shape the Future of Governance
Nearly 900 Māori governors, trustees, directors, executives and emerging leaders have gathered for the Amorangi: Māori in Governance Summit, highlighting the growing influence of Māori leadership across Aotearoa’s economic, [...]
Te Pūoho Kātene | Nau mai ki te whakapakari ake i ō pūkenga ārahitanga.
Kei te piki haere te hiahia o ngā whānau ki te whai wāhi ki ngā kaupapa whakapakari i ngā pukenga ārahitanga Māori, ā, kua tata kī katoa te [...]
Amorangi summit returns to promote tikanga-led governance
Amorangi, the biennial Māori in Governance Summit, returns to Wellington on Wednesday, aiming to give Māori and non-Māori governors an understanding of tikanga-led governance. This year's programme features [...]
Te Pūoho Kātene | Nau mai ki te whakapakari ake i ō pūkenga ārahitanga.
Kei te piki haere te hiahia o ngā whānau ki te whai wāhi ki ngā kaupapa whakapakari i ngā pukenga ārahitanga Māori, ā, kua tata kī katoa te [...]
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