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A community amplifying te ao Māori in Digital and Tech
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Te Hapori Matihiko is a global community for Māori working, or aspiring to work in the digital or tech industries.
Our community provides advocacy, connection and cultural support; empowering whānau Māori to show up authentically and celebrate ourselves as leaders in Te Ao Matihiko.
Ngā Tohu Matihiko 2025
We checked the maramataka and 12 June 2025 is a good night to celebrate Māori in tech! Lock it in your calendars e te whānau and join us at Te Pae, Ōtautahi for the third annual Ngā Tohu Matihiko | Matihiko Awards for 2025.
The Matihiko Awards recognise Māori leaders and emerging leaders in te ao mātihiko, digital, and tech, celebrating those shaping the future of our digital landscape.
Nominations are now open and close 14 April. Information on how to purchase tickets will be available shortly.
Pānui | Featured Story
Submission: Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
We have made our submission on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill on behalf of the hapori and we encourage others to put their submissions in by 7th January 2025. In summary, we oppose the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and recommend that the bill is abandoned. We submit that this bill orchestrates a profound power shift that serves to advance non-Māori interests while deliberately eroding the fundamental rights and protections of tangata whenua. Submission: Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill The Justice Committee 4 January 2025 TE HAPORI MATIHIKO Position: Te Hapori Matihiko opposes the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill in its entirety. Recommendation: To limit further harm, we
Membership Benefits
Whakawhanaungatanga
Join in on monthly learning wānanga with leaders in our community and attend rohe-based wānanga.
Members Kete
The learning never stops! Access resources designed to whakamana you in your mahi. This includes kaupapa-specific karakia and waiata.
Matihiko Awards
Members of Te Hapori Matihiko will be able to nominate and be nominated for our annual awards recognising Māori excellence across Digital and Tech.
Meet our Hapori
Our hapori is full of inspiring rangatira with varied experiences throughout Te Ao Matihiko.
We’ll share their stories and their mahi here and in our pānui to whakanui them and their mahi.
Meet the Hapori: Shairae Taepa
We spent some time at mahi with Shairae Taepa (Ngāti Whakaue, Te Ati Awa, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ngai Tūhoe,
Member Spotlight – Tuterangiwhiu Grant-Cairns
A huge mihi to our featured member – Tuterangiwhiu Grant-Cairns for sharing his journey in Te Ao Matihiko.
Member Spotlight – Madeleine Bell
Featuring Madeleine Bell (Ngāti Rangi, Te Ātihaunui-a-Papārangi)
We are by Māori, for Māori, of Māori.
We are your advocates, cheerleaders and support crew.
We are doers, makers, connectors and agitators.
We do right by our people and Papatūānuku, always.
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