By Māori:
Amotai
Amotai is Aotearoa’s Supplier Diversity Intermediary. Amotai provides Māori and Pasifika businesses with connections to Buyers who recognise the added social value buying from Māori and Pasifika businesses can create in our communities. Amotai also provides online learning modules designed to take you through a step by step guide of supplier diversity and how to embed this practice within your organisation.
For more information about the Supplier diversity essentials online learning click here, or to join Amotai, click here.
HTK Group
HTK Group specialises in working with Māori and indigenous groups to build better futures. However, this is not exclusive. We work alongside businesses, corporates, hapū/iwi, institutions, not-for-profits, and startups, creating tailor-made, innovative, and dynamic solutions for your business.
HTK offers a full range of business support services, capability-building programmes, and innovation incubators focused on developing initiatives that create real impact. HTK Group also has a commercial development and investment company that focuses on the commercial arm of the Group’s business. HTK is a Māori organisation that specialises in working with indigenous cultures through harnessing the power of collaboration for our people, by our people, and to our people.
For more information about HTK Group click here.
Puna Awarau
Puna Awarau is a Māori consultancy firm working at the forefront of Indigenous procurement in Aotearoa. With unrivalled expertise in supplier diversity we are your specialist support. Generating Māori (and Pasifika) socio-economic outcomes within organisations and major projects.
Puna Awarau work with government agencies, local body authorities, Iwi, Māori land trusts, private enterprises and charitable trusts that want to better understand what social value they can create through their spending.
Puna Awarau understand the power of procurement in creating change and believe a more equitable Aotearoa is possible. We offer independent expert advice and support to organisations working towards broader outcomes through social procurement, progressive procurement and/or supplier diversity.
For more information about Puna Awarau click here.
GOVERNMENT:
Te Puni Kōkiri
The Ministry of Māori Development is focused on Māori economic prosperity. There are several ways they can support Māori:
- Māori Business Growth: Supporting your pakihi to grow in different ways. The first step is to speak to your regional advisor. Please note that this process can be slow but it is worth pursuing.
- Cadetships: Supporting kaimahi to learn and grow. This provides funding to develop through education, on-the-job training or similar.
MBIE
The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment supports a range of kaupapa in Māori Business growth.
Outside of this, they occasionally have specific funding for different kaupapa. The best thing to do to prepare for this is to join GETS to get alerts.
It’s a good idea to work with a supplier diversity partner like Amotai, HTK Group or Puna Awarau to get support with your applications.
Inland Revenue Department
KAITAKAWAENGA MĀORI
Kaitakawaenga Māori delivers Inland Revenue services in a whānau, hapu and iwi centric way to ensure our Māori customers have the tools to self manage their tax affairs whether they are an individual or a business. Services include:
- Provide one-to-one tax advice and information
- Provide tax training and seminars to Māori groups
- Provide tax agencies at resources centres or marae
- Supply information booklets on a range of different tax obligations
To request a visit from a Kaitakawaenga Māori, click here.
Callaghan Innovation
AAROHIA INNOVATION TRAILBLAZER GRANT
A new contestable grant that will support businesses (non-R&D innovation) to pursue world-leading innovation opportunities. It is designed to help businesses whose innovation activity is likely to build capabilities or create opportunities with wider benefits across the New Zealand Innovation system.
Aarohia Innovation Trailblazer Grant will be available in 2023. To learn more or to register your interest, click here
Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust (AGMARDT)
AGMARDT strategically invests in initiatives to encourage innovative thinking, research capability and collaboration and to develop emerging leaders in New Zealand’s primary sector – all with the goal of accelerating positive change and igniting a better future for food and fibres in Aotearoa.
Applications will be open in July 2023. For more information click here.
Ministry of Primary Industries
SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND FIBRES FUTURES
SFF futures supports problem-solving and innovation in New Zealand’s food and fibre sector by co-investing in initiatives that make a positive and lasting difference. SFF Futures funds a range of initiatives from small projects that cost less than $100,000 to multi-million dollar multi-year programmes. For more information, click here
NZTE
INVESTED
InvestEd guides you through the key stages in the capital raising process – from learning about New Zealand’s investment landscape, getting prepared before you connect with investors, through to what to expect once the deal is done. Its free and you can start whenever you want. To get started, click here
NZTE INVESTMENT KETE
NZTE has a kete of investment expertise, services and tools to share with you. Our goal is to help you accelerate your investment programme. The best way to start is by letting us know what you need help with so we can support you on your investment journey and ensure you get the most out of what we have to offer. To find out more, click here.
Ministry for the Environment
PLASTICS INNOVATION FUND
The Plastics Innovation Fund supports projects that will minimise plastic waste and its harm on the environment. They are seeking to fund projects that find ways to use less plastic and make what we do use reusable or recyclable.
Note: you will need a RealMe login in order to submit an Expression of Interest. Round 2 is open now and will close 30 June 2023 at 5pm. The min grant available for feasibility or scoping studies is $20,000. The min grant for other project types is $50,000. For more information click here.
Regional Business Partner Network
The Regional Business Partner Network may be able to help connect your business with a range of business support services, including mentors, capability development training, research & development programmes. For more information click here.
