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Scoop
3 days ago
- Business
- Scoop
Māori Women's Development Inc Māori Businesswomen's Awards 2025
Māori Women's Development Inc. (MWDI) is proud to announce the finalists of the MWDI Māori Businesswomen's Awards 2025, set to take place on Friday, 24 October 2025, at the Tākina Convention Centre, Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington). The MWDI Māori Businesswomen's Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements and success of wāhine Māori in business—bold, dynamic, and leading the way in Indigenous business both in Aotearoa and globally. These prestigious awards reflect the mission of Māori Women's Development Inc to encourage the economic development of wāhine Māori and their whānau to ensure that Māori contribute equitably to the cultural, economic, social and political achievements of Aotearoa. As a unique Indigenous organisation, MWDI champions wāhine Māori in business, shining the spotlight on the creativity, resilience, and excellence of wāhine across a wide range of regions and industries, from Creative Arts and Innovation to Social Enterprise and beyond. This celebration recognises the impact of Māori women entrepreneurs and their pakihi (businesses) across Aotearoa, the Asia-Pacific region, and Indigenous economies around the world. Linda Clay (Ngāti Awa, Te Whakatōhea) Kaiwhakahaere of MWDI, shares her excitement for this year's event: 'I'm proud to celebrate the achievements of our kāipakihi wāhine, whose leadership and innovation are not only transforming their communities but also making a vital contribution to Aotearoa's economy. These awards honour their success and the powerful impact they are making.' Nominations were open across ten business categories, including Pakihi Toi Ora (Creative Arts & Design), Te Kaweake (Export), Business Collaboration, Emerging Business, Employment & Growth, Innovation, People & Capability, Social Enterprise, and Marketing & Sales. In addition, eight regional awards will recognise business leaders from Te Tai Tokerau, Tāmaki Makaurau, Tainui, Te Tairāwhiti, Waikato, Waiariki, Ikaroa, Aotea, and Te Waipounamu. The judging panel – comprising Te Whānau o Waipereira Chief Operating Officer, Awerangi Tamihere MNZM, Ngāti Kauwhata, Rangitāne, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tahu, Poutama Trust, Chief Executive Officer, Koro Dickinson Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Ngāti Māmoe, Ngāi Tahu and MWDI Kaiwhakahaere Linda Clay, Ngāti Pukeko, Te Whakatōhea- were impressed by the high calibre of nominations, representing the diverse businesses, talents and accomplishments of wāhine in all regions and categories. MWDI is proud to announce the following businesses and individuals as finalists for the 2025 Awards: Region Finalist Business Te Tai Tokerau Hiria Faofua Korowai by Hiria Kelly Pihema Berridge & Ashley Pihema Rerehua Boutique Ngahuia Crossman Inspiring Design & Co Limited Alyx Pivac Kaitiaki Collective Ltd Tāmaki Makaurau Danica Walker Ake Ake Ake Ltd Marissa Lewis Whanake Group Ltd Katie Brown Social Good Tainui Nicole Horan Hi Mama Productions Dayna Slade & Amy Barratt Bo & Ko Janelle Riki-Waaka Riki Consultancy Ltd Renee Taylor Salt Aotearoa Waiariki Renee Tapsell Aotearoa Dive Arihia Hoani-Waaka & Puahaere Vaka Iarau Limited Aroha Grant Aroha Grant – Standfast Stables Te Tairāwhiti Ashley Kemp Nōku Pakihi Ltd Whare Isaac-Sharland Tai Huki Consult Ltd Tracey Price HB Laser Skin Clinics Tania Haerewa Soul Deep Aotea Moana Williams Tuitui Designs Mihi Henry-Hatcher Mihi's Place Rongoa Māori & Contemporary Healing and Learning Clinic Kiri Erb Tika Catering Limited Riana Tamati The Zone Ltd Ikaroa Kiriana Eparaima-Hautapu ATA Limited Kaye-Maree Dunn Making Everything Achieveable Harlem-Cruz Ihaia Purotu Limited Kathie Irwin Kathie Irwin & Associates Te Waipounamu Riana Tamati Ruruku Limited Haylee-Chānel Simeon Hayz At the Anchorage Leah Keown Beyond Your Numbers Business Category Pakihi Toi Ora (Creative Arts & Design) Riana Tamati Ruruku Limited Huia Hamon Kog Studio Julie Paama-Pengelly Art Body Creative Studio Pakihi Whai Ora (Social Enterprise) Harlem-Cruz Ihaia Purotu Limited Aroha Grant Aroha Grant – Standfast Stables Vanessa Mill Tū Mātau Ora Te Kahukura Boynton Maori Millionaire Te Amorangi (People & Capability) Nicole Horan Hi Mama Productions Moira McGarva-ratapu Pursuit Limited Janelle Riki-Waaka Riki Consultancy Ltd Mihi Henry-Hatcher Mihi's Place Rongoa Māori & Contemporary Healing and Learning Clinic Te Auahatanga (Innovation) Natalia Wi Ako Academy Kiriana Eparaima-Hautapu ATA Limited Arihia Hoani-Waaka & Puahaere Vaka Iarau Limited Te Kaweake (Export) Kelly Pihema Berridge & Ashley Pihema Rerehua Boutique Ashley Kemp Nōku Pakihi Ltd Moana Williams Tuitui Designs Te Pōiketanga (Emerging Business) Danielle Allen-Sutton The Law Lady Limited Hiria Faofua Korowai by Hiria Te Aumihi Kay Ogden Confidential Document Destruction Ltd Natalia Herewini Natalia's Food Journey Te Pou Whirinaki (Business Collaboration) Kaye-Maree Dunn Making Everything Achieveable Trina Tamati Tonui Consultancy Vanessa Mill Tū Mātau Ora Ngareka Bensemann Marsden Cove Dental Clinic Māori Women's Development Inc. congratulates all the finalists and looks forward to celebrating the success and achievements of wāhine Māori in business at this year's awards ceremony on Friday, 24 October 2025 at the Tākina Convention Centre, Pōneke.
RNZ News
3 days ago
- Politics
- RNZ News
Māori coastal rights Supreme Court decision could set precedent
Lawyer Annette Sykes was the main counsel for Ngāti Ira and Ngāti Ruatākenga. Photo: MANA PARTY A Treaty lawyer says today's Supreme Court judgement on Māori coastal rights could set a precedent for more Māori customary rights claims over riverbeds. The court found riverbeds deemed to be part of the marine area , such as river mouths, can be included in Māori customary marine title orders, if other legal tests are meet. Ngāti Ira a hapū of eastern Bay of Plenty iwi Te Whakatōhea are celebrating the decision. The Supreme Court upheld that their customary title claim can extend to the mouths of the Waiōweka and Ōtara rivers near Ōpōtiki. Te Ringahuia Hata was the customary title applicant for Ngāti Ira and Ngāti Patu. She said it's been eight years since the hapū first filed in the High Court. "The timing also couldn't be any better for us, with what we're seeing coming out of this government and the announcement that the coalition government wants to remove section 58 of the MACA Act by October." Hata said for all six hapū who whakapapa to both of those rivers, it's a significant decision that validates their tino rangatiratanga to exercise their rights over the riverbed. "To have this decision all the way from the Supreme Court is just an absolute landslide win for us, and what it means to other iwi and other hapū in the motu, this is going to set a precedent. So, we're really excited for them as well, coming up behind us with their decisions." The Supreme Court judgement extends well beyond the Waiōweka River, resolving seven other issues on the seven separate appeals, including overlapping marine title claims over Whakaari/White Island and the Ōhiwa Harbour. Lawyer Annette Sykes was the main counsel for Ngāti Ira and Ngāti Ruatākenga. The hapū feel very privileged that this decision has come out in their favour, she said. Crown Policies often favour iwi over hapū but this decision recognises that in the tikanga of Te Whakatōhea, the political, cultural and economic authority is vested in those hapū, she said. "It's a challenge to the Crown's policy that, you know, we need a blanket over everything, but it's also an affirmation that there is this sense of interdependence, of kotahitanga, that works between them." Sykes said the Supreme Court's decision sets a precedent for other iwi hapū looking to exercise their rights over riverbeds and clarifies something of a grey area in the law. But she said the hapū want to share the bounty of the relationships to the moana. "One thing I want to say is the scaremongering that is going on should be put to one side. There is one of the most beautiful parts of the evidence from Te Whakatōhea elders, from their tohunga, was that they want to coexist with people they invite into their territories," she said. "The Waiōweka River is something that's very precious to us. It's where we were located after the raupatu (confiscation), because we were starved of our lands after the battle at Te Tarata, and they have agreed that we can now assert ownership rights at the river mouth, the Wahapū, into the Ōpōtiki Harbour from the Waiōweka and Ōtara Rivers," she said. In a statement Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said he would be discussing the judgement with officials. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
