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He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki

TARANAKI MĀORI BUSINESS NETWORK

He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki

TARANAKI MĀORI BUSINESS NETWORK

He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki

Taranaki Māori Business Network

  • Our Beliefs

    We believe Māori business success brings great opportunity for whānau to succeed.
    We believe in nurturing Māori business pathways to the horizon - ki Taranaki, ki Aotearoa, ki Te Ao.

  • Our Values

    • Mana Motuhake~ Self-Reliance and Independence
    • Whanaungatanga~ Relationships
    • Kotahitanga~ Unity and Collaboration
    • Manaakitanga~ Hospitality

  • Our Purpose

    • Maintaining strategic oversight of Taranaki economy for strategic opportunities.
    • Facilitating connections and relationships between Māori businesses and the wider business community.
    • Promoting Māori business.

Nau mai, rarau mai - Join us now!

There are three tiers of memberships for businesses with 1-2 people, 3 or more, or larger organisations, and membership starts from the cost of a cup of coffee a month.

KĀREAREA

1-2 person Māori owned enterprise or Māori professional or job-seeker
$75 per year
APPLY NOW

KŌKAKO

3+ person Māori owned enterprise

$150 per year
APPLY NOW

MĀTUITUI

Large enterprises and public entities

$250 per year
APPLY NOW
All fees are inclusive of GST.
What constitutes a Māori-owned business? Any business with a minimum of 50% Māori ownership.

Exclusive member benefits

Novotel Ngāmotu preferential member rate
FREE job vacancy listing through Hoki Mai ki Taranaki
A promotional business profile on our website
Access to the He Toronga Pakihi database of other Māori-owned businesses in Taranaki
Advance email updates for business support and funding opportunities
Regular high quality networking events
Opportunities to connect with a coach or business mentor
Exposure to successful Māori and non-Māori business leaders presenting and discussing contemporary business issues
Priority early access to events and workshops, and discounts for ticketed events
The chance to promote your business products and services on our social media
The opportunity to host a networking event - great exposure for your business!
A He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki Membership Certificate to display at your business and on your website
The opportunity to be on the board of He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki

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Meet the Team

In 2023, the father of three adult children was made a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order for his service to Māori health. He keeps himself healthy through surfing, swimming, mountain biking and walking with wife.

Between them they have 11 mokopuna, with eight living in Taranaki.

Hayden Wano

Chair

Taranaki, Te Atiawa, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Awa
Hayden has served in numerous governance roles over the years including being the current Chair of Te Hiringa Mahara (the Mental Health & Wellbeing Commission), and Trustee of Te Kāhui o Taranaki Trust.
He is also a Trustee on the Taranaki Arts Festival Board, on the New Zealand Board of SurfAid and a Trustee of Wise Group, a Hamilton-based NGO, which provides mental health, addiction, and social services.
His former roles include CEO of TuiOra and chairing organisations including the TSB Community Trust (now Toi Foundation), TSB Group Ltd, Taranaki District Health Board, the National Health Board, and the Health Sponsorship Council.
Anna has lived in Taranaki 40 years and is an Owner/Operator small business 
“Office Furniture First”

Selling Office Furniture and doing Corporate, Educational and Marae Office fit outs in Taranaki and throughout Aotearoa for the past 19 years. 

Mother of 3 and Grandmother of 11 all of Taranaki Tuturu descent. Farming and Retail background.
Anna has lived in Taranaki 40 years and is an Owner/Operator small business 
“Office Furniture First”

Selling Office Furniture and doing Corporate, Educational and Marae Office fit outs in Taranaki and throughout Aotearoa for the past 19 years. 

Mother of 3 and Grandmother of 11 all of Taranaki Tuturu descent. Farming and Retail background.

Anna Davis

Trustee

Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngati Porou
Anna is the proud business owner of Office Furniture First in New Plymouth with over 19 years’ experience and she has worked in the customer service industry for over 40 years. Office Furniture First is a Māori owned and operated retail supplier of office and marae furniture. She is also a valuable Board Member of He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki who was an integral member of the team who launched He Toronga Pakihi in 2010. Anna has a passion for Māori business and people and is someone who is always striving to exceed customer expectations.
Director and Principal of Tandem Group Chartered Accountants since 2010. Chartered Accountant , Bachelor of Business Studies degree through Massey University.

My clients include Māori owned SMEs and Not-for-Profit organisations.

Dion Herlihy

Trustee

Ngāti Mutunga, Taranaki, Te Atiawa

Dion is a business owner of Tandem Group Chartered Accountants in New Plymouth and has over 28 years of accounting experience, 12 of those years as a Director and business advisor. Tandem Group is the largest independent accounting firm in Taranaki and provides specialist support services in the commercial, rural, HR and IT sectors. Dion is passionate about giving local businesses a leg-up into owning their own businesses or growing their existing business and is excited at the opportunities that this organisation will bring for Māori business in Taranaki.

Alana Ruakere (Taranaki, Te Atiawa) is Pou Tū Kūrae/Chief Executive of Tui Ora. Growing up in Opunake she considers herself a true “coastie” and her parents Dr Tony and Anne Ruakere instilled in her a lifelong passion for helping others.
Alana has had a notable career in the public service and holds particular expertise and experience in leading transformative programmes from a national policy setting right through to implementation on the ground.

Alana Ruakere

Trustee

Taranaki, Te Atiawa, 
A natural systems thinker, she is always curious to understand what makes things tick, if the way of doing things is working, and if not, what can be done to improve the situation. She has had experience reporting directly to Ministers and government agency Chief Executives and has enjoyed working with some incredibly passionate and smart public servants. She also feels very fortunate to have been able to support many Māori health and social service workforces to deliver excellence and innovation when serving whānau.

Outside of mahi Alana is a keen painter, poet and singer and she brings her passion for people to He Toronga Pakihi and a bit of her personal creativity to add a little pizazz.

Paora Rauputu

Pouwhakahaere

Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tama
Paora’s depth of professional experience, including his MBA, Accounting and HR background for Tegal and most recently at Parininihi ki Waitotara, will be invaluable to assist He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki into its next stage of growth and development. He brings with him strong leadership skills and a passion for growing relationships and thriving Māori communities.
Paora lives in Puketapu with his wife Briar and 2 children. In his spare time, you might find him on the golf course or chasing his tamariki around at their many sporting practices.

Bailee Taipari

Pou-ā-tari

Waikato, Tainui 
Coming to us from the culture and heritage industry, Bailee brings a unique perspective to the team. 
With experience in artefact conservation and preservation in the community, she brings a diverse set of skills to the position. Outside of work, she enjoys reading a good book, being creative, and spending time with family. Passionate about seeing Māori succeed in business, she looks forward to contributing positively to He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki's success.

Tetsu Garnett

Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa

Tokelau
Tetsu joins us from her busy role where she was the Festival Manager for the Taranaki Garden Festival and Site Operations Coordinator for WOMAD.

Tetsu has extensive networks both regionally and nationally. She is well versed at maintaining and growing partnerships that enable positive outcomes for the Taranaki community to succeed. Tetsu is a married mother of two teenagers, and two Doberman dogs.

He Toronga Pakihi ki Taranaki logo and its meaning.

Our logo is inspired by Koro Taranaki: Taranaki Mounga. The large koru represents established businesses, and the small koru represents new or considered businesses. It is smaller to represent the tuakana / teina (older/younger) relationship where those established businesses can support and provide assistance to new businesses. Each koru is shown in a different direction to represent the fact that both established and new businesses have differing needs. The small koru is also positioned in front to show that at times even new businesses can lead the way.

Our name reflects the purpose of our rōpū which is to connect with like-minded kaipakihi to assist each other and to work together to grow and sustain the Taranaki Māori business community.

Waitohu (logo): Nā Mitchell Ritai
Kōrero whakamarama (explanation): Nā Ruakere Hond

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