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

Mātauranga
MĀTAURANGA
Thriving Mātauranga Māori
Angitū
ANGITŪ
Māori suceeding as Māori
Rangatira
RANGATIRA
Future leaders with ancient wisdom
Ōhanga
ŌHANGA
Māori economic emancipation
Tangaroa
TANGAROA
Reciprocal relationship with Tangaroa

Kawepūrongo | News

Introducing our new Amonuku – Kelly Parekowhai

May 22, 2025|

Putting into practice our commitment to Rangatira impact outcomes, and supporting the next generation of Māori governance practitioners, Tapuwae Roa is pleased to announce Kelly Parekowhai (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Whakarongo) as our first Amonuku [...]

Nau mai haere mai ki Tupu!

May 13, 2025|

  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 [...]

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Pūrongo-a-tau 2024

March 19, 2025|

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 [...]

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Tupu Accelerator returns for 2025! 🚀

February 24, 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 [...]

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Tapuwae Roa Board welcomes new Chair

October 25, 2024|

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 [...]

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.

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