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
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 [...]
He mihi aroha
Towards the end of last year, one of our long-standing Directors, Kate Cherrington, completed her time with Tapuwae Roa, closing an important chapter in the Trust’s story and leaving behind a legacy that continues [...]
He Tukutuku Koiora Graduation
I tērā tau, we returned to Te Taumata o Kupe, the place where it all began, to celebrate the graduation of our inaugural He Tukutuku Koiora Māori Associate Directorship Programme cohort. After two-and-a-half [...]
Tapuwae Roa Board welcomes Lady Tureiti Moxon
Tapuwae Roa is pleased to announce the appointment of Lady Tureiti Moxon to its Board of Directors. Lady Moxon (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Kahungunu, Kāi Tahu) previously served as Director of the Trust (then [...]
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
New thinking needed to finance Māori startup enterprises
Māori-led enterprise startups often don’t fit venture capital funding models because they work on much longer timeframes.
#business: Tupu Accelerator Returns to Back Māori Startups onto Global Stage
Tapuwae Roa has announced the return of its flagship Tupu Accelerator, an eight-week programme aimed at fast-tracking Māori-founded startups toward investment readiness and international expansion.
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 [...]
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