Māpuna for Saturday 16 August 2025

Mentors for Maori businesses 

Amokura Panoho. Photo: Robin Martin / RNZ

A recent hui at Hoani Waititi marae in Tamaki Makaurau brought together some heavy hitters from the business world and a group of Maori businesspeople. One of the organisers was Amokura Panoho, who's a veteran of Maori economic development. She says there are a lack of Maori business mentors and the hui drew on the experience of a board member from a billion dollar business, corporate executives and linked them with Maori businesses across sectors such as marketing, creative media, and the arts.