If you’re interested in linking in with like-minded people, try the following networks:
InnoNative - a platform celebrating Māori enterprise, especially those from Taitokerau.
The Nesian Network, for Māori (and Pasifika) business owners.
5000 Tribes - a global indigenous online marketplace and trading platform, creating a space for Māori (and Pasifika) businesses to showcase and sell their products on a global scale.
Ngawha Innovation & Enterprise Park - this Innovation and Enterprise Park has received funding to boost innovative primary sector businesses and create training and job opportunities for Northland locals through the construction of an innovation and enterprise park at Ngawha.
Buy Māori Made - a public Facebook group to promote the products and services of Māori business owners. If you are interested in purchasing (or featuring your) authentic Māori made products then this is the page for you.
Āhau Whakapapa ProtectionĀhau helping whānau, hapū and Iwi to protect their whakapapa and create your own whānau and community archives.
Youth Development Opportunities
Youth development opportunities
Community DevelopmentMāori wardens in your area have a range of services available for whānau. Contact your regional coordinator.
Whānau Ora, Hāpai Te Hauora, Māori health providers or Te Puni Kōkiri regional support may also provide relevant services for you and your whānau.
MaraeOranga Marae - a programme of support, advice and investment for marae. Giving whānau and hapū advice, funding and support to help develop their marae and achieve their goals. This support may include building projects and activities to revitalise cultural knowledge.
Kai SovereigntyToi Te Ora - Maara Kai - this video and step by step guide shows you how to build your own thriving no-dig vegetable garden or maara kai which is a fun, active and affordable way to feed your whānau with all the added beenfits of healthy produce free of sprays and additives like sugar, fat and salt.
Maara Kai Programme - a local level initiative that is administered through all TPK regional offices, small one-off funding grants of up to $2,000 (GST exclusive) are available to help community groups, such as marae, kōhanga reo, Kura, schools and Māori communities. This funding can be used to support the provision of services to enable the establishment of a garden.
To thrive, we need to re-imagine Aotearioa's relationship with food - an opinion piece by Angela Clifford about the importance of kai sovereignty in New Zealand.
Understanding Māori food security and sovereignty - a research piece looking at kai sovereginty in whakatane.
Te Mana O Te WaiKahui Wai Māori - the Māori Freshwater Forum works collaboratively with the Cross-government Water Taskforce on the development and analysis of policy options. The forum was established in October 2018. It is intended to bring perspectives, insights and skills from a wide range of Māori society, and be flexible enough to provide useful input into the full range of relevant issues in the Essential Freshwater work programme. This link will take you to a page with an overview of the forum and providing access to meeting minutes and other useful information.
WhenuaTe Puni Kokiri - Whenua Māori is a page outlining many of the various supports and funding available.
Whenua Māori Visualisation Tool provides a snapshot of current ownership, trustee, memorial and block information for land that falls within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and other legislation – this is primarily Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land, but also includes, General Land Owned by Māori, Crown Land Reserved for Māori and some treaty settlement reserves, mahingā kai and fishing rights areas. This website is intended to help Māori landowners and managers find out more about the physical characteristics, constraints and potential of their Whenua Māori.
Land Development Processes PDF - the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand Incorporated (IPENZ) is the non-aligned professional body for engineering and technology professionals in New Zealand. A helpful document outlining the processes you and you whānau may need to go through in order to develop any land you may have.
WhareTe Taitokerau Papakainga Toolkit - designed to help Māori land owners understand and navigate the process for undertaking a papakainga development on their tupuna lands.
Indigenuity Māori Land Advice - Inez White is a valuer and home ownership coach whose mission is to heal indigenous poverty through home ownership upon the belief that a connection to whenua underlies indigenous health and wellbeing that that all other socio-economic factors improve as home ownership rates increase.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development - Māori housing - information on the Maori Housing Strategy.
Te Matapihi - An Independent Voice For Māori Housing - established to advocate for Māori housing interests at a national level, offer an independent voice for the Māori housing sector. Assist in Māori housing policy development at central and local government levels and support the growth of the sector by providing advice and facilitate the collaboration and sharing high quality resources and information.
Hastings District Council - Papakāinga Guide - an excellent and comprehensive guide developed for whānau Māori wishing to develop their own papakāinga.
Mahi/Economic DevelopmentCareers New Zealand - use these tools to get career ideas, explore study options, create your CV and access job hunting support.
Māori-focused Employment Opportunities - a job board featuring Māori-focused employment opportunities.
Poutama Trust is an independent charitable trust established in 1988 to provide business development services to Māori. Poutama strives to create an environment for successful business ventures and economic growth for Māori. Income generated from its investments enables Poutama to engage in activities and provide services that support and facilitate Māori business development.
MWDI supports wāhine Māori and their whānau in business providing micro-loans, business coaching and financial capability programmes.
Work Opportunities a webpage outlining lots of post-COVID work opportunities with a Auckland focus but many nationwide opportunities featured.
Māori Economy statistics.
WhānauIwidex - an index of information on tribal history, tikanga-a-iwi and whakapapa held in the heritage and research collections of Auckland City Libraries. It is an easy way to find information about Māori waka, traditions, waiata, haka, tribal whenua, maunga, marae, carving, weaving, stories and whakapapa.
Māori Maps helps to connect Māori descendants with their marae, and enable visitors to make appropriate contact with this centres of culture. Administered by Te Potiki National Trust, a charitable company founded in 2007.
Āhau brings whānau together and is a Whānau Data Platform that helps whānau-based communities (whānau, hapū, Iwi) capture, preserve, and share important information and histories into secure, whānau managed databases and servers through whakapapa records, tribal registries, cultural archiving and data sovereignty.
Ngā Kupu Āwhina Mo Ngā Marae - downloadable resource for Marae to utilise regarding COVID safety guidelines and practices.
Health Promotion Agency - COVID Māori Resources - general resources and information for whānau in both Enghlish and marae.
Te Whata - data as a tools for deliberation, substance and wellbeing.
EducationBackground of Māori Education - a briefing on the background and context.
Education Central - an independent and impartial go-to news source for all NZ educators, politicians, policy makers and parents.
Education.govt.nz for Parents - comprehensive resource for whānau for all educational needs.
Kia Manawaroa - a weekly pānui bringing together information from the Ministry of Education and other agencies to support iwi and Māori audiences to increase their knowledge and therefore be given the opportunity to be more actively involved in supporting their children's learning.
He WhakaputangaMany Answers - Declaration of Independence - comprehensive one stop shop for all information and resources on He Whakaputanga.
He Whakaputanga - Declaration of Independence - website providing history and background on He Whakaputanga.
Without He Whakaputanga There Might Have Been No Treaty - opinion piece on the importance of the Declaration.
He Whakaputanga - event recording about the Declaration.
Money Management
Sorted - a whole bunch of tools to help you manage your money and plan for your financial future.
Pocketful - to help you pay your bills fairly with your flatmates.
Pocketsmith - personal software to help you manage your money.
KidsCoin - fun and Interactive ways for kids to learn about money.