March 01, 2023
Te Matatini pick me up for Māori business
Posted On March 1, 2023
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Te Matatini has proved a boon for Māori businesses.
Te Matatini has proved a boon for Māori businesses.
Trina Tamati from the Māori business network Whāriki says the outer field at Ngā Ana Wai Eden Park was host to not only kai and clothing stalls but book publishers, people offering mirimimi and rongoa and even the chance to get a tā moko.
“It was insane. It was next level cool. And there were crowds and queues and happiness everywhere and it was just what our people needed, a pick me up and positivity,” she says.
The feedback from stall holders was they did far better because Māori wanted to support Māori.