While the past week saw us warmly welcome Matariki – the Māori New Year – it also saw us sadly farewell New Zealand’s most recent British High Commissioner, Her Excellency Laura Clarke OBE, from our shores. Ms Clarke was instrumental in helping land this first-of-its-kind FTA, which has opened the world’s fifth largest economy to

As we approach Matariki we are reminded to take a moment to reflect, celebrate our achievements and look to the future.

Te Taumata, along with a strong contingent of Māori forestry leaders from across the motu, met with seven government ministers in Wellington yesterday to discuss our ongoing concerns about the proposed forestry changes that would infringe on our rights as Māori landowners. The meeting had iwi representatives from as far as Northland to meet with

The UK Department for International Trade, in association with New Zealand partners Agritech NZ and Callaghan Innovation and UK Agritech Centres of Innovation are preparing to host the fourth and final webinar in the UK – NZ Agri-Tech Exchange Series.

Home to 680 million people and with a GDP of US $3 trillion, Southeast Asia is an economic market with enormous value – and potential – for Māori business and investment.

Te Taumata supports and encourages Māori businesses across the motu to develop relationships with key government agencies that can help grow our influence in international markets.

Are you a business-savvy rangatahi wanting to learn more about the Singapore market? Do you see value in the opportunities Singapore offers? Are you interested in the food and beverage industry in Aotearoa? 

Monday marks the 107th anniversary of the Anzac landing at Gallipoli.

Te Taumata is thrilled to announce it has entered an exciting new partnership with the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.

With the current geopolitics playing out around the world, including war in Europe and China exerting influence into the Pacific, it is crucial Aotearoa is negotiating international partnerships that open up new opportunities for Māori.

Changes are afoot across the world that will likely linger for years, if not generations, Te Taumata Chairman Chris Karamea Insley told government officials and Ministers Willie Jackson and Kelvin Davis today.

This third and final pānui in our NZ/UK FTA series looks at the benefits Māori have secured with the new free trade agreement.