Our programmes

Whai Rawa

Growing Māori Enterprise and Economic Impact

Te Ara Hokohoko - Māori Procurement Programme

This programme supports both pakihi Māori and public sector buyers to engage more confidently, competently, and culturally in the procurement process.

Te Whatunga Pakihi

Te Whatunga Pakihi is the regional network of Māori business networks across Greater Wellington - including Te Awe, Te Rōpū Pakihi, Māori in Business Wairarapa, Awarua Porirua, and Te Matarau a Māui - united through the Mahitahi Whakaaetanga to foster collaboration and grow Māori economic prosperity across the region.

Whai Pūkenga

Investing in education, training and employment for Māori

Te Aka Pakihi - Māori business mentorship

Te Aka Pakihi connects emerging Māori entrepreneurs (teina) with experienced business leaders (tuakana). The platform helps demystify enterprise journeys and strengthens confidence in pakihi Māori through culturally safe, high-trust relationships.

Te Pūaho a Māui – Cybersecurity Pathways for Māori

A one-day wānanga exploring the future of cybersecurity through a Māori lens.

Contact us for 2026 details

SWDC Rangatahi Advisor Partnership

Empowering Rangatahi in the South Wairarapa
The Youth Advisor Partnership at South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) exists to uplift, connect, and empower rangatahi across the district.

Whai Kaha Hapori

Strong Māori communities

Mātāwaka Engagement Initiative

The Mātāwaka Engagement Initiative is a kaupapa Māori programme designed to uplift, connect, and activate urban Māori and taurahere communities living across Te Whanganui-a-
Tara and the wider Te Ūpoko o Te Ika region.

Te Kotahitanga – Data, Narrative, and Strategic Insight

Te Kotahitanga is a centralised Māori business data hub for the Greater Wellington region, designed to give iwi, businesses, and communities access to the information they need to participate and grow in the Māori economy.

Whai Mana

Māori leadership, governance and collaboration

Matarau Rautaki – Future Focus Events

Matarau Rautaki is a curated series of future-focused wānanga, kōrero, and knowledge-sharing events designed to accelerate Māori-led innovation and strategy across Te Ūpoko o Te Ika.

Tipu Pakihi - Business Summit

Tipu Pakihi is Te Matarau a Māui’s annual signature summit, celebrating the depth, creativity, and resilience of Māori enterprise across the Wellington region.

Whakaaro ki te Pōti

Whakaaro ki te Pōti is a kaupapa Māori civic participation initiative led by Te Matarau a Māui in partnership with Awarua, designed to uplift Māori voice, leadership, and voter turnout inthe 2025 local government elections.

Kaupapa Māori Impact Framework

The Kaupapa Māori Impact Framework is a co-designed measurement approach that allows Te Matarau to track and demonstrate the real-world difference its mahi makes for Māori communities and businesses in the Greater Wellington region — using Māori values and worldviews, not just standard metrics, as the measure of success.