We aim to enhance and extend Māori learner confidence and expertise in Māori economy and enterprise. Curricula and co-curricula courses and activities include:
- Māori and Indigenous focused papers: MANT 340 – Indigenous Models of Management and Organisation
- Turangawaewae Pokai Whenua indigenous international exchange
- Scholarships to work with Māori organisations and social enterprises
- The Konaki entrepreneur internship in conjunction with Innov8HQ
- Opportunities to attend Māori focussed conferences, workshops and symposia.
These include: Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga, Ngā Kaitatau Māori o Aotearoa – Māori accountants
Māori Scholarship Student Research
2023
- Liam Beckham, Jobs for Nature project (Management)
- Katelyn Loose, KUMA internship (Management)
- Brooke Poutewera, Circular Economy research (Economics)
- Charlotte Thomson, Innov8HQ Konaki research project (Management)
2022
- Flynn Rosie, KUMA project (Management)
- Katelyn Loose, KUMA project (Management)
- Owyn Aitken, Climate change data visualisation for Aukaha (Information Science)
2021
- Rosie Sommerville, Karitane Māori Tours strategy (Marketing)
- Owyn Aitken, Climate change data visualisation for Aukaha (Information Science)
- Jade Peters, Aukaha Service Pricing project (Accounting)
- Kiran Skelton, Kaupapa Māori in the Science Sector [Literature review]. Building NZ's Innovation Capacity scholarship
- Dakoda Conroy, Waihopai Marae Data Analytics project. PWC scholarship
2020
- Sequoia Short, Understanding the Viability of Social Procurement for Indigenous Communities in New Zealand (Management). Ngā Pae o Te Māramatanga scholarship
- Tahu Andrell, Entrepreneurship Survey of Māori SMEs (Economics)
- Laurie Lloyd-Jones, Ātea project: Creating a Māori experience in the digital realm (Information Science)
- Ben Kiore, Preparing an operational plan for a growing Māori business (Accounting)
2019
- Vivian Griffiths, Developing a strategy for establishing an online presence for MEA (Marketing)
- Shaniya Allan, A Review of Indigenous Work Programmes. (Management)
2018
- Vivian Griffiths, Māori Rangatahi Health App (Marketing)
- Sequoia Short, Māori Social Procurement (Management)
2017
- Roma Simmons-Donaldson. Whai rawa: Mobilising the economic development aspirations of Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki (Management)
- Grace Love, Communications and Engagement for Kati Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki (Marketing)
- Warren Walker, Tuaki Fishing (Accounting)
2016
- Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle. Optimising the Economic Performance of Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki (Management)
