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
Tapuwae Roa Board welcomes new Chair
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 [...]
Rakahinonga Roadshow Expands Across Aotearoa
Tapuwae Roa has announced today the return of the highly anticipated Rakahinonga Roadshow, with a new series of regional one-day wānanga to be delivered this November. Designed for aspiring Māori entrepreneurs, the Roadshow will [...]
Nau mai ngā toki!
Returning for its fourth year, Tapuwae Roa is proud to continue empowering rangatahi Māori leadership and excellence across the oceans sector through our annual Tukuoha funding round. This year’s Tukuoha funding round saw the [...]
Wrapping up Amorangi 2024
Ka nui te mihi to everyone who joined us in Pōneke or tuned in from across the motu for Amorangi inānahi – kua kī te ngākau. With over 800 attendees participating across the day, [...]
Tukuoha funding for 2024 now open
Eke panuku, eke tangaroa! Tukuoha funding rounds for 2024 are now open! 🍃 Each year, we fund talented and innovative Māori to deliver kaupapa that pursue excellence in education, science and leadership sectors. This year, [...]
Over 800 Attend Māori Governance Summit
Following its successful online debut in 2022, Tapuwae Roa’s leading Māori in Governance Summit, Amorangi, returned today as a hybrid event with over 800 attendees participating both in-person and online. Taking place at [...]
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
Rangatahi-led kaupapa lead the way with Tukuoha funding
Tapuwaeroa has announced their recipients for the annual Tukuoha funding rounds, one recipient was Tauranga based Toi Kai Rawa, an organisation that looks at empowering and builidng rangatahi [...]
Finding place for tikanga at board table
The organiser of a Māori in governance summit says Māori need to bring their full selves and whakapapa to the board table. Tapuwae Roa chief executive Te Pūoho [...]
Māori in Governance Summit 2024 – Te Puoho Katene
I tēnei wiki i tū ko te kaupapa o ‘Māori in Governance Summit’ ki te Papa Tongarewa i Te Whanganui-a-tara he mea kōkiri e Tapuwae Roa, me te [...]
Amorangi sees 800 attend
Hundreds are set to participate in Maori governance training in Wellington. Amorangi Summit is an opportunity for whanau Maori to learn in depth about governance and to hear [...]
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