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Tapuwae Roa in the media

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Turning Māori business aspirations into reality

January 29, 2024|

The Rakahinonga Roadshow created by Tapuwae Roa is heading to Tairāwhiti to help ignite Māori entrepreneurship. Facilitated by business mentor Saara Tawha, of Ramaroa Ltd, and Amy McLean, founder of Te Kainga Wāhine, the aims of the interactive one-day wānanga are to inspire Māori rakahinonga (entrepreneurship) and provide participants with key tools and skills to progress their business ideas into reality.

Te Pūoho Kātene | Kaihautū of Tapuwae Roa

January 24, 2024|

After a successful year with the Rakahinonga Roadshow. and an ongoing keen interest by many for another round. The team at Tapuwae Roa are wanting to keep up the work to build on Māori startups in Aotearoa, to do that Tapuwae Roa announced LAST WEEK a new series of online and regional wānanga to its 2024 Rakahinonga Roadshow.

Entrepreneur lessons given road test

January 23, 2024|

Māori economic support organisation Tapuwae Roa is taking to the road to encourage Māori business start-ups. Chief executive Te Pūoho Kātene says the Rakahinonga roadshow will be facilitated by expert business mentors Saara Tawha and Amy Mclean, who will provide participants with tools and skills to progress their business ideas into reality. Tapuwae Roa, which is funded from the Māori fisheries settlement, sees entrepreneurship as a pathway to mana motuhake.

A man of the people

January 3, 2024|

Norman Dewes, a prominent community leader in Christchurch, has died, aged 78. Norm, as he was known, was of Ngāti Kahungunu descent and grew up in Wairoa. He was 15 years old when he went to Christchurch under the Māori trade training scheme, eventually becoming a foundry worker and a unionist.

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Northland news in brief

October 25, 2023|

In a move to grow the number of Māori startups in Aotearoa, Tapuwae Roa will bring a wānanga to support rakahinonga Māori (entrepreneurs) in bringing their business ideas to life to Whangārei next month. Facilitated by experienced business mentor Saara Tawha (Ramaroa Ltd), the interactive one-day wānanga hopes to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of participants while providing key tools and skills to progress their business ideas into reality. Structured to provide a “kick-start” in progressing rakahinonga aspirations, the workshop not only provides participants with a foundation in business basics, but introduces helpful tools, frameworks, and services available to support participants along their entrepreneurial journey. 

Māori Entrepreneurs Workshop In Whangarei In November

October 19, 2023|

Te Pūoho Katene Kaihautū of Te Tapuwaeroa formerly Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust shares the details for the workshops running across the country to grow and develop Māori Entrupreneurship. The engaging workshops are facilitated by Sara Tāwha (Ramaroa Ltd). For more information, click here. Te Taitokerau participants will be able to attend a one-day workshop in Whangārei on the 4th of November.

Fish money promotes Māori start-ups

October 18, 2023|

Māori fisheries entity Tapuwae Roa is holding a series of regional wānanga to help Māori entrepreneurs bring their business ideas to life. The former He Putea Whakatupu Trust hopes to remove some of the barriers Māori experience when entering the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Facilitator Saara Tawha, who has been working with start-ups through the Kōkiri Māori Business Accelerator, says the Rakahinonga Roadshow will provide participants with a foundation in business basics and introduce them to helpful tools, frameworks, and services.

New initiative to help Māori bring business ideas to life

October 18, 2023|

Leading Māori social impact organistion Tapuwae Roa today launched a series of regional wānanga to support rakahinonga Māori (entrepreneurs) in bringing their business ideas to life. Facilitated by experienced business mentor Saara Tawha (Ramaroa Ltd), the interactive one-day wānanga hopes to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of participants while providing key tools and skills to progress their business ideas to reality.

Tapuwae Roa hopes to bring out the aspirations of Māori startup entrepreneurs

October 18, 2023|

Leading Māori social impact organistion Tapuwae Roa today launched a series of regional wānanga to support rakahinonga Māori (entrepreneurs) in bringing their business ideas to life. Facilitated by experienced business mentor Saara Tawha (Ramaroa Ltd), the interactive one-day wānanga hopes to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit of participants while providing key tools and skills to progress their business ideas to reality.

Mā ngā ‘Amonuku’ e whakatō nei i ngā mātāpono māori ki ngā kamupene o te motu

September 27, 2023|

Kua puta te karanga i ‘He tukutuku koiora’ kia whai I ētahi kamupene whakahaere I te rāngai e ahu mai nei I te kaupapa o ‘Amonuku’ mō te 18 marama te roa, e noho nei ēnei kaupapa ki raro iho I te marumaru o Tapu Waeroa. Hai tā Te Puoho Katene, Kaihautu I Tapu Waeroa ko te whāinga nui o tē kaupapa nei kia whai wāhi atu ngā amonuku ki ngā kamupene o te motu kia pai ai tō rātou whakatō i ngā mātāpono māori ngā wāriu māori anō hoki. “Me pēwhea te whakatipu i tētahi māwake rangatahi ki ngā rangatira poari o āpōpō koirā te arotahi o tēnei kaupapa o ‘He tukutuku koiora’. E rua ngā tau me te hawhe ko te mea nui i te tau tuatahi he rurukū ki [...]

Tapuwaeroa: Tonganui Scholarship Recipient

September 19, 2023|

In this interview on our Te Reo o Te Rangatira show with host Girlie Clarke, Masters of Environmental Studies student Hikawai Te Nahu shares his work and studies towards the lakes in Rotorua and minimising invasive species. He is working with Te Arawa Lakes Trust and explains the important relationship between kaitiakitanga and environmental stu

Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust rebrands itself Tapuwae Roa

August 29, 2023|

Leading Māori social impact organisation Te Ohu Kaimoana, Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust has a new identity, Tapuwae Roa. The rebrand comes as the trust’s commitment to better reflect the organisation’s purpose and vision for the future - 20 years after its establishment under the Māori Fisheries Act 2004.

Climate Change Curriculum For Kura Kaupapa Māori

August 29, 2023|

Te Pūohu Kātene (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Toa) speaks about the renaming of Tapuwae Trust from Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust and the projects they are funding. The Trust is an entity of Te Ohu Kaimoana and has been working to deliver social change for tamariki Māori with funding approximately $5 million to deliver literacy and numeracy across Aotearoa and funding Te Rūnanga Nui O Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori to develop a Climate Change curriculum for all Kura Kaupapa Māori across Aotearoa

Governance course helps with Māori syndrome

May 30, 2023|

Treaty settlement organisation Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust has launched an associate directorship programme to give talented Māori professionals a fast track into governance roles. Te Aho Pihama, the head of Māori advisory at Kiwibank, is one of the first eight He Tukutuku Koiora candidates

Contested Māori governance programme welcomes inaugural cohort

May 26, 2023|

Contested Māori governance programme welcomes inaugural cohort Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust is pleased to welcome the inaugural cohort for newly launched Māori associate directorship programme, He Tukutuku Koiora. The highly anticipated programme saw over 100 candidates apply from a vast range of professional sectors and life experiences, with eight successful applicants officially inducted into the programme as Amonuku (Associate Directors) at its launch last month

Tomorrow’s Māori leaders are getting schooled up in governance roles and responsibilities

May 26, 2023|

Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust has welcomed the inaugural cohort for the newly launched Māori associate directorship programme, He Tukutuku Koiora. The programme saw more than 100 candidates apply from a vast range of professional sectors and life experiences, with eight successful applicants officially inducted into the programme as amonuku (associate directors) at its launch last month

Programme to train next class of aspiring Māori directors begins

May 26, 2023|

The first cohort of the recently formed Māori associate directorship programme, He Tukutuku Koiora, has been welcomed by Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust. More than100 candidates from different professional sectors applied to take part in the programme, with only eight successful candidates brought into it as amonuku (associate directors) at its launch last month

From growth hacking to Māori governance

April 19, 2023|

Kale Panoho would never want to repeat his childhood. His father left early on, and his first 10 years were spent in Brisbane where issues with alcoholism blighted his home life. But a move to Clyde in Central Otago with his mother turned things around somewhat, he told NBR recently... I found out about the He Tukutuku Koiora programme from a really great friend and someone who I look up to: Te Pūoho Katene

Crunching the numbers for the Māori economy

March 21, 2023|

An interest in commerce set Bronson Marshall on a career path that has led him to support the Māori economy. Covid brought him home after four years in London, and most recently he has filled a new role on the board of Rua Bioscience. He talks to Kaupapa Māori reporter Matai O’Connor

Trust to train tikanga board members

February 8, 2023|

Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust has launched a programme to get Māori professionals into governance roles. Chief executive Te Pūoho Kātene says there’s an increasing demand for tikanga-focused leadership, whether it’s in commercial enterprises or in organisations looking at social and environmental issues. He Tukutuku Koiora is a two-and-a-half-year Māori-specific governance training programme which includes both online and in-person learning modules, manaaki support and mentoring, as well as an 18-month associate directorship placement