Excitement Building For Indigenous Economic Summit – Ōhanga Ki Te Ao

Iwi leaders and entrepreneurs are excited by the potential global opportunities on offer at the indigenous economic summit, hosted by Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, at the end of the month.

Ngāi Tahu Kaiwhakahaere, Justin Tipa, says Ōhanga ki te Ao is a unique opportunity to showcase the power and wisdom of indigenous-led investment and economic development.

“We tautoko Te Arikinui’s call for unity and charting a new path towards economic self-determination and prosperity for current and future generations.

“The calibre of international guests at the summit is testament to the attraction of Māori enterprise and the potential for new ways of investing and partnering for mutual benefit,” Mr Tipa says.

Te Tapu o Tāne Chief Executive, Jana Davis, says the summit is the perfect opportunity to combine environmental and economic solutions such as carbon funding and farming tools.

“As Māori, we will always have a special connection to our whenua and finding ways to care for the environment while meeting the needs of current and future generations.

“Ōhanga ki te Ao is a platform to scale up some of our environmental investment initiatives that will deliver substantial benefits for people and planet.

“We’ve got so much opportunity to make a positive impact through mātauranga (knowledge) and kotahitanga (unity) which Te Arikinui has enabled with the upcoming summit.”

Ōhanga ki te Ao is an invitation-only summit that will be hosted at the University of Waikato on Saturday 29 November.

Alongside the summit is a Māori business expo called Kohinga Koha which denotes the concept of exchange for mutual benefit.

The Expo is designed to showcase the very best of Māori and other indigenous businesses and will include Business–to–Business and Business–to–Consumer enterprises.

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