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
A new chapter for the Tapuwae Roa Board
Tapuwae Roa is entering a new chapter in its governance journey, acknowledging the service of its outgoing Alternate Directors and welcoming two new Directors to the Board. Following the commencement of the Māori Fisheries Amendment [...]
He mihi maioha
With immense gratitude, we acknowledge Te Pūoho Kātene following the recent conclusion of his tenure as Kaihautū, Chief Executive, of Tapuwae Roa, bringing to a close a defining chapter in the journey of our [...]
E rere te huata, kapohia! Our Tukuoha funding rounds for 2026 are now open!
E rere te huata, kapohia! Our Tukuoha funding rounds for 2026 are now open! 🚀 Each year, Tapuwae Roa funds innovative kaupapa that empower and support Māori leadership and excellence through the Tonganui Scholarship and [...]
And that’s a wrap for Tupu 2026
And just like that, another year of Tupu has come to a close. This year, we welcomed 21 founders across 10 pakihi, building ambitious ventures spanning technology, health, education, agritech, sustainability, AI, wellness and [...]
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 [...]
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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