As a kaupapa Māori Rōpu, we seek to maximise the distinctive characteristics of our membership and those of a Māori business network. The Māori business awards provide us with opportunities to recognise and celebrate the presence of kaupapa tuku iho in our business.

       This process allows us to further develop our understanding of the distinctiveness of Māori enterprise. The Awards continues to focus on recognising our uniqueness and demonstrate how kaupapa and tikanga not only infuse our business, but how the adoption of a kaupapa and tikanga framework into our business strategies can produce business excellence and innovation. We doubt that the expression of kaupapa is industry specific, that size has an influence, or that there are any good business practices that cannot be expressed as tikanga Māori. In fact, we believe that the incorporation of these values has a role in determining business sustainability and addressing our business survival rates.

       We ask regional Māori businesses to take the opportunity to contribute to this distinctively Māori celebration of business excellence and support the expression of kaupapa tuku iho in Māori enterprise by entering the Awards programme.

       For more information please fel free to contact Kara or Azriel on (06) 3648598