TE TAUMATA
E hika mā, kuhu mai ki to tatou whare!
We’re the government’s first port of call for trade discussions with Māori. With a network of more than 700+ whānau followers, we work with Māori businesses to deliver better trade outcomes for Māori and a more prosperous future for our whānau and communities.
❗️Over the past 12 months, we have hosted regional hui across Aotearoa. We have heard the call for action and urgency on trade that will lead to employment for our whānau.
Today we provided Minister Damien O’Connor with our comprehensive analysis on Identifying Māori Interests in a UK/NZ Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Read our latest pānui to learn more about FTA's, why we commissioned the report and what the benefits of a UK/NZ FTA for Māori are.
A link to the report can also be found in the pānui ➡️ bit.ly/3y7N6VT
Māori AND TRADE
Covid-19 has triggered unprecedented change where one-in-four whānau jobs are now at risk.
Māori businesses will play a significant role in post-lockdown recovery, employing whānau to produce products and services to be traded again with other countries.
It is through hard work and knowledge that we will achieve.
Mā te kaha o te mahi i roto i te mātauranga, ka whakawhiwhia.
– Danny Poihipi (Te Whanau a Apanui)
OUR LATEST PĀNUI
Introducing the Mānuka Charitable Trust
Naumai mai haere mai to the Mānuka Charitable Trust - we're excited to see this new kaupapa come to life which will support iwi, Māori industry and Government to work together to protect our Mānuka taonga globally. Read more here https://bit.ly/3eIZYL9
Pānui update
Kia ora koutou, It has been another interesting week with the change in alert levels, lets remain vigilant as we navigate through these challenging times of COVID-19. As we well know, the pandemic is putting global supply chains under intense pressure and disrupting...
Te Taumata upping its game in 2021 – experts engaged for free trade negotiations with Britain
As the world wrestles with the effects of COVID-19 and its impacts on Māori business and international supply chains, we have engaged two leading international trade analysts to assist us to map out the critical interests for Māori into free trade negotiations with...
COVID-19 Export Challenges
Kia ora ra, If you are exporting and experiencing challenges getting your products to international markets, the team at MFAT want to know immediately: Call 04 439 8000 or email enquiries@mfat.govt.nz. Ngā mihi, Chris Karamea Insley.
Local Focus: Free trade agreement beneficial to Māori business
Further kōrero with NZ Herald Local Focus about how the new upgrade to the free trade agreement between New Zealand and China will provide opportunities for Māori exporters and businesses. The China FTA Upgrade will modernise New Zealand’s existing free trade...
Mana wahine add impetus to Te Taumata board
Two new board appointments for Māori trade organisation, Te Taumata, will add increased diversity and experience, and in turn, help to deliver the best possible trade outcomes for Māori, says Chair Chris Karamea Insley. Te Taumata - which partners with the Government...
