The Pasifika Community are reeling in shock at the last minute cancellation of the Auckland Pasifika Festival. Many had come from overseas, bringing the treasures of their homelands to sell in Aotearoa. Fortunately, the out of work stallholders had been invited to other Auckland events to sell their wares. We spoke to several operators, who had set up shop at the Pop Up Pasifika flea market, held at the Pacific Business Hub and Manukau.
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Māori grow indigenous business links at US summit
Te Ohu Whai Ao Co-Chair Rachel Petero says Reservation Economic Summit will help her trust better understand how to grow the Māori economy through indigenous business collaboration.
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First Māori power company shares profits with whānau
Ezra Hirawani and Ben Armstrong have developed the first-ever Māori owned power company Nau Mai Rā. This company is different from the rest because instead of driving all of their profits to the big players in the power industry, they're sharing their profits to fund initiatives to benefit whānau.
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Government help Māori enter Medicinal Cannabis industry
Medicinal cannabis is coming and the Ministry of Health are holding a series of workshops, to prepare Māori stakeholders to enter the industry. The Ministry hopes to provide forums to ask questions, get advice, and assist Māori for when Government begins taking license applications in April.
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$11 million tourism package to benefit Māori tourism operators
Tourism operators are expected to benefit from new funding to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus on the New Zealand tourism industry.
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Northland woman's tour teaching care of forest among top in country
A Northland business created to support the ongoing work to restore the local forest in Opua has been named one of the top three environmental tours in the country.
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Francis and Kaiora Tipene celebrate 'Life as a Casketeer'
Through their Netflix series, The Casketeers, Francis and Kaiora Tipene have shared the unique way in which Māori honour their dearly departed and have provided a window into some of the most intimate moments as families grieve. Now, these reality TV stars want to share their life story through a new book, Life as a Casketeer.
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World famous in Hamilton Mamas Donuts hit Otara
Mamas Donuts is world famous in Hamilton for feeding donut fiends three days a week. The business model allows the mamas who work in the company to spend more time with their whānau. It's ideal for helping mothers gain employment and start their own businesses, the mamas say.
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Milk bottle ambulance treating plastic waste problem
21-year-old Lucan Battison was sick of seeing plastic waste on the beach so he started Barefoot Bottles, a business that delivers milk in glass bottles straight to the doorsteps of Hawke's Bay residents.
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Whakatōhea return to moana, after rāhui lifted
Te Whakatōhea iwi coastline rāhui. This morning a contingent of 20 people met at Paerata ridge for a special ceremony to lift the rāhui and open their seas up for business as usual.
