March 26, 2024
Power of Three brings business networks together
Wellington’s Māori and Pasifika business networks have formed a covenant with the city’s Chamber of Commerce which is boosting their reach and capability.
Paul Retimanu from the Wellington Pasifika Business NetworkTrust says the collaboration, which is being called the Power of Three, takes agvantage of changes in the chamber, in its move into a new Lambton Quay headquarters where it’s floor-sharing with other groups like Infrastructure New Zealand and Business New Zealand.
He says business is changing quickly because of technology and demography, and there’s real value in adding an Indigenous perspective.
“We want to make this living, eating, breathing, and we’re doing events together where we have pre-budget breakfasts where people come along to air whatever the new initiatives are going to look like. We have our awards that we do in October. This year we’re going to be doing it at Pipitea Marae. So, what we want to do is normalise that Māori and that Pasifika way of doing things,” Mr Retimanu says.
Paul Retimanu says the groups hope to establish similar collaborations in Otago, Canterbury and Auckland.