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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 [...]
Kei whea mai, introducing our Amonuku placements for He Tukutuku Koiora!
Kei whea mai, we are pleased to announce our Amonuku placements for He Tukutuku Koiora! We are proud to partner with dedicated organisations that share our vision for nurturing the next generation of leaders [...]
Te Taumata to promote Tupu Acceleractor Purapura on a global scale
Tapuwae Roa are pleased to see two of its Tupu Accelerator Purapura (founders) Hanna Ngatai and Maria Ngawati selected to represent wāhine Māori in tech on a global scale. In a world first, Te Taumata's [...]
New report shares investment playbook for Māori founders
New research published by Tapuwae Roa this week has analysed New Zealand’s startup and venture capital ecosystem to steward Māori founders seeking capital investment. In a joint research endeavour between Tapuwae Roa, PwC, and New [...]
Amorangi: leading Māori governance summit returns
After its inaugural online success in 2022, Tapuwae Roa’s leading Māori in Governance Summit is set to return this July as a hybrid event with both in-person and virtual tickets available. Recently renamed as Amorangi, [...]
Shared vision brings Māori startups together
Highly contested business accelerator, Tupu, welcomed its inaugural cohort of Māori founders last week, kicking off its ten-week programme to drive sustainable growth for Māori businesses. Developed by Tapuwae Roa, in partnership with Sprout Agritech, [...]
Pūrongo-a-tau 2022-23
Tapuwae Roa is pleased to present our Pūrongo-a-tau mō te tau 2022-2023. Our 2023 financial year has been one of dynamic change. We have seen our Trust put to rest its long-held name, Te [...]
The ‘Te Waka Project’ and the future of Indigenomics
“The place of First Nations people in business is showing the rest of the colonial world that we don’t need to have capitalism at the forefront.” Late last year, we were honoured to be involved [...]
Tupu’s mission to transform Māori startups into global ventures
In a bid to foster Māori entrepreneurship, Tapuwae Roa has announced today the launch of Tupu, a 10-week cohort-style programme to accelerate Māori start-ups towards sustainable success. Developed in partnership with Sprout Agritech and co-funded [...]
Native American Partnership Spotlights Māori Creatives
A delegation of Native American creatives is meeting with Māori artists, designers, and founders this week as part of the Toi Tukua tour; a trans-ocean partnership between Tapuwae Roa and leading U.S indigenous media platform, Native [...]
Tapuwae Roa welcomes new additions to its board of directors.
Tapuwae Roa announced today the appointment of Bernie O’Donnell and Naomi Manu (MNZM) as Alternate Directors to its board. The appointments are to bring an insightful breadth of experience and skills to Tapuwae Roa’s newly [...]
An indigenous, intergenerational lens to investing in impact
Last year, Tapuwae Roa was featured as a case study in the Philanthropic Landscape Volume II report. Published by the Centre for Social Impact in partnership with J R McKenzie Trust, the report seeks [...]
Māori entrepreneurship wānanga returns for 2024
Continuing in its move to stoke the number of Māori startups in Aotearoa, Tapuwae Roa has announced today a new series of online and regional wānanga to its 2024 Rakahinonga Roadshow. Facilitated by expert business [...]
He Aituā, Matua Norm Dewes
Auē, taukuri e! Kua takawe te pokekeao e paroro ana ki runga Ngā Hau e Whā. He kawainga o te mate e takoto tiraha rā. He aituā, he parekura. Tapuwae Roa morns the [...]
Tapuwae Roa brings pakihi Māori aspirations to life
In a move to grow the number of Māori startups in Aotearoa, Tapuwae Roa has launched today a series of regional wānanga to support rakahinonga Māori (entrepreneurs) in bringing their business ideas to life. Facilitated [...]
He Tukutuku Koiora Launches Search for Host Boards
We are pleased to announce we are now inviting expressions of interest from organisations across Aotearoa who are interested in becoming board hosts for our talented cohort of Amonuku (Associate Directors) With our Amonuku [...]
Nau mai ngā toki!
For the third year running. Tapuwae Roa is proud to be empowering rangatahi and promoting kaupapa-Māori with our annual Tukuoha funding round. This year's Tukuoha funding round featured the return of two of the Pou [...]
Introducing Tapuwae Roa
Ka hikimata te tapuwae o Tangaroa, ka whaimata te Tapuwae o Tangaroa, ko te Tapuwae Roa e tū nei! Yesterday was a special day for us as we marked the end of our chapter as [...]
New identity for Te Pūtea Whakatupu
Leading Māori social impact organisation and entity of Te Ohu Kaimoana, Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust, is proud to announce today the launch of their new identity, Tapuwae Roa. The rebrand comes as part of the [...]
Tonganui Scholar helps to battle Rarotonga Taramea outbreak
Harina is utilising her scholarship to progress Te Arawa Taiohi Toa’s vision of “Arawa Ahu Hawaiki” through a cultural exchange that assists Rarotonga with addressing their outbreak of crown-of-thorns-starfish (taramea, acanthaster planci) that is currently [...]
Kia hiwa rā! Our annual funding round is now open!
He taonga tuku noa, he tukuoha ki te ao. Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust is pleased to announce the opening of its annual Tukuoha funding round. Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust offers various philanthropic funds each year [...]
‘Contested’ Maori 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 [...]
Supporting tamariki in tech with AquaBots
In partnership with the Ministry of Inspiration, the Trust has been funding the delivery of AquaBots, a school-based programme where teams of ākonga build and operate underwater drones to test water DNA. The kaupapa [...]
We kōrero to the Centre for Sustainable Finance
At Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust, our mahi is driven by mokopuna decision-making, with intergenerational, long-term thinking at the forefront of all that we do. Our Kaihautū, Te Pūoho Kātene, explores this kaupapa further in a [...]
Pūrongo-a-tau 2022 now published
Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust is pleased to present our Pūrongo-a-tau mō te tau 2021-2022. The past financial year has seen the Trust go from strength to strength. Acting within the context of a concluding strategic [...]
Applications now open for inaugural Maori Associate Directorship programme
A new Māori Associate Directorship programme is being launched today by Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust to provide a pathway to accelerate Māori professionals into governance leadership roles. He Tukutuku Koiora is a two-and-a-half-year Māori-specific governance [...]
New report finds kaupapa Maori approach accelerates Maori learners
A new research report launched today by Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust has found that targeted investment into kaupapa Māori literacy and numeracy programmes has accelerated the learning of ākonga Māori. Ngā Uri Whakatupu is an [...]
Reconnection, re-indigenisation, and rangatahi
For the second year running, Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust has awarded $60,000 to support rangatahi-led and kaupapa Māori focussed projects across the community and ocean sectors. This year’s Tukuoha funding round saw the return of [...]
University of Oxford tour entices Maori graduate students to international study
13 Māori graduate student candidates from across Aotearoa are visiting the UK this week (Oct 8-16) as part of a new initiative to open up opportunities with the University of Oxford. Hosted by The Atlantic [...]
Celebrating 30 years since the Deed of Settlement
Moana rētō, tohora manawaroa - the ocean depths summon the strongest of heartYesterday we came together to honour a significant event for Te Kāhui o Te Ohu Kaimoana - the 30 year anniversary [...]
We’re speaking at the Social Enterprise World Forum!
Our Kaihautū, Te Pūoho Kātene is returning to @_sewf (Social Enterprise World Forum) this month to share how Te Pūtea Whakatupu targets social change within our impact framework founded on ancestral values. SEWF is a two-day hybrid [...]
On stage at the Festival for the Future!
What better way to spend a rainy day in Poneke than at Festival for the Future; Aotearoa’s biggest summit on leadership and innovation! Our kaihautū, Te Pūoho Katene, joined the stage i [...]
Kua tutuki – that’s a wrap on Summit!
We would like to send a massive mihi to all those across the motu who joined us for Aotearoa's inaugural National Māori in Governance Summit, i tērā wiki. With almost 1000 attendees participating in the [...]
Bringing tikanga to the board table: an indigenous approach to governance
Māori women’s and land rights activist Eva Rickard once said: “Somewhere in my past is my destiny”. Now, as tikanga Māori guides us towards a strong, uniquely “New Zealand” future, this decades-old whakatauāki still rings [...]
Registrations now open for inaugural National Maori in Governance Summit
Registrations are now open for the inaugural National Māori in Governance Summit, to be held online, June 16. The summit is the first of its kind to be held in Aotearoa aimed at growing and [...]
Benefits of interventional education for Maori ‘far outweigh’ investment
A recent study into the social impact of interventional Māori education has found that for every dollar invested, students are receiving almost twice as much value in return. Te Kete Aronui: Social Return on Investment [...]
A kōrero on leadership with Philanthropy NZ
He rei ngā niho, he parāoa ngā kauae To have a whale’s tooth, you must also have a whale’s jaw The whakataukī ‘He rei ngā niho, he parāoa te kauwae’ is to me [...]
Our talanoa with A Few Quiet Yarns
As many of you may have realised by now, our Kaihautū, Te Pūoho, is a strong advocate for 'kūmara economics'. Recently, TP had a kōrero with Ryan from A Few Quiet Yarns - AFQY about [...]
New grants inject vital funds into rangatahi-led STEMM projects
As part of Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust’s annual grant funding round, a total of $65,000 has been awarded in recent weeks in support of kaupapa Māori projects and research across the community and ocean [...]
Kūmara Economics and a theory of change
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. [...]
A century of inequality: The real issue for Māori in the age of COVID-19
Despite Aotearoa gaining international praise for its COVID-19 response, two independent reports commissioned by Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust have found that Māori vulnerability and resilience to these large-scale crises remain largely unchanged for the past [...]
Kate Cherrington features on Te Kai a te Rangatira series
Check out one of our wahine toa here at Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust, our amazing Chair Kate Cherrington (Ngāti Hine, Te Kapotai, Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Pākehā). Kate recently interviewed for the Te Kai a te Rangatira [...]
