Pūtea for Pakihi 2025

We know how tough it can be to fund your own pakihi, which is why we’ve teamed up with PledgeMe to host Pūtea for Pakihi where we support a group of incredible Māori-led businesses to launch their own crowdfunding campaigns, together.

This kaupapa is about more than raising pūtea. It’s about whanaungatanga, capability-building, and creating a supportive space where pakihi Māori can thrive with the backing of their communities. Join us and be a part of a kaupapa that helps drive the future of Māori enterprise.
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Meet the Campaigners

Little People, Big Emotions

Little People, Big Emotions helps raise emotionally intelligent tamariki. Support Renee’s next step: printing in bulk and launching packaging to reach more whānau across Aotearoa and beyond.
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Riesin - Stylish Activewear

RIESIN is a Māori-owned athleisure brand by sisters Mattesin and Marie, made for wāhine, by wāhine. Help us grow our kaupapa and launch new collections that uplift curves, culture, and hauora.
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Stryder Eco VIllage

Stryder HQ is more than a building company — it’s a kaupapa grounded in whānau, whenua, and future generations. We're building eco villages, training rangatahi, and creating opportunities so our people can thrive on their own whenua.
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Te Ao ō Tamaaki Nui

Te Ao ō Tamaaki Nui empowers South Auckland youth through free creative workshops. Help us build a permanent hub where rangatahi can learn, grow, and thrive in a safe, inspiring space.
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Te Hokinga Tuna

Te Hokinga Tuna is restoring waterways and mātauranga Māori through a tuna hatchery and education programme, fostering kaitiakitanga and cultural pride in the hearts of future generations.
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Tū Māori

Discover your identity, culture, and connection to Te Ao Māori. Tū Māori offers a safe space to learn, grow, and walk in the footsteps of our tūpuna through art, waiata, kai and tikanga.
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Find out more about PledgeMe

PledgeMe helps Kiwis turn their plans into reality with crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is a way of raising money from your friends, family, customers, and fans. Think of a goal and make a plan for how you’ll achieve it. Go to your crowd and ask them to pledge to your campaign. If all that support equals more than your goal, then you've made it!