13th September 2023 GWF / MāoriGeorge Weston Foods Baking NZ will produce Ploughmans Country Grains loaves in Te Reo Māori packaging with an English translation to mark Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. T
8th September 2023 Innovation / MāoriA new global knowledge exchange programme to support Māori innovators in agri-food tech has been launched, expecting to place up to 15 leaders over the next three years.
10th July 2023 Exports / MāoriExports of milk powder, butter, and cheese from Māori businesses totalled $49m in the March 2022 quarter, down $9m or 15% from the same quarter a year ago, according to Stats NZ.
7th June 2023 Aquaculture / MāoriMinister of State for Trade and Export Growth, Rino Tirikatene, is in Singapore to meet with Singaporean counterparts, promote business investment for wāhine entrepreneurs, and explore investment opportunities for Māori land-based aquaculture.
17th May 2023 Exports / MāoriA nine-strong delegation of emerging Māori food and beverage business leaders is heading to Southeast Asia in an effort to develop trade ties in the region.
16th February 2023 Government / MāoriResearch, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall recently announced two new contestable funds, He tipu ka hua and He aka ka toro, that will inject up to $10m into Māori research capability.
2nd December 2022 Māori / SFFFThe government has launched Rautaki mo te Taurikura – Embracing change for prosperity, which it says is a detailed plan to support the Māori food and fibre sector.
