A newly released report outlining the demand for natural health products in Singapore and Southeast Asia highlights an opportunity for Māori exporters to target a receptive, new market.
Pasifika whānau here and abroad are relying on the courage and loyalty of New Zealand banks to continue their services in the Pacific.
The British High Commission have established a new six-month Māori policy internship at the High Commission starting in July 2021 and are currently accepting applications.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed plans for New Zealand’s hosting of the APEC CEO Summit 2021 in November.
As mentioned in our last pānui, negotiations between Aotearoa and the UK are nearing an important milestone, where the Prime Ministers of each country have signalled that they want to bring forward free trade talks by some months.
The Mānuka Charitable Trust kicked off a series of regional hui earlier this year and have two remaining hui planned this month in Nelson and Christchurch.
There has been steady progress across the New Zealand-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations in recent weeks, with an agreement made to lift the pace of free trade talks.
Today we provided Minister Damien O’Connor with our comprehensive analysis on Identifying Māori Interests in a UK/NZ Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
The government recently announced a new, progressive procurement policy with a focus on Māori businesses. All government agencies are now required to have at least 5 percent of their total number of annual procurement contracts awarded to Māori businesses.
Presentation information from our hui on 2nd May is available here:
A hui held in Kerikeri today focuses on how Māori can influence Aotearoa’s current and future free trade negotiations with nations from around the world.
We are excited to announce that our final regional hui will be held this Saturday (1 May), at the Turner Centre in Kerikeri and live on Facebook.