Pānui
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Admin South
KUMA is honoured to introduce our Murihiku coordinator Sharne Smith’s business Admin South Ltd.
Taste Nature
Last year in June, Clinton Chambers at Taste Nature Dunedin hosted a KUMA networking catch up. Clinton recounted his story about the store and cafe that provides organically and locally grown food as well as stocks a huge range of eco- friendly (think: kitchen, bathroom, garden) and fair trade products.
KUMA AGM
KUMA’s Annual General Meeting and AGM whanaungatanga event was held on a stunning day in Queenstown where over 30 of our locally based Māori businesses attended the hui and/or joined the KUMA Board for a fabulous evening at Blue Kanu.
2021 KUMA Business Awards
The KUMA Business Awards is a night to celebrate and support KUMA businesses and professionals in Otago and Southland:- Celebrating individual and collective success with a reminder of the strong net - te kupenga - that binds us together.
Mana Wahine Workshop
Inspiring Design & Co has partnered with Te Kupeka Umaka Māori ki Āraiteuru: Southern Māori Business Network. Together, we have designed an intensive one-day workshop to empower our wahine in business within the Otago / Southland area, combining our Canva and Instagram Masterclasses.
Our founding story
KUMA – Te Kupeka Umaka Māori ki Araiteuru – was founded in 2005 by Otago based Māori professionals and business people. They knew that the historical achievements and future potential of Māori to contribute to whānau, hapū and iwi could be enriched by creating a network that fostered prosperity by Māori and for Māori.
The Māori business (umanga, or umaka in Kāi Tahu dialect) network (kupenga, or kupeka in Kāi Tahu dialect) was established as an incorporated society and charitable trust, guided by a Constitution, implemented by a volunteer Board elected from the Māori business community, and run effectively with strategies and policies that supported Māori business and whānau success.