Te Tai Tokerau Maori Business Awards
December 13, 2022

2023 Tai tokerau Māori Business Awards

2023 Taitokerau Māori Business Awards


Nau Mai, Haere Mai


Te Hiringa is pleased to announce the 2023 Taitokerau Māori Business Awards are being held on 

Friday 3rd March 2023 at McKay Stadium 97 Western Hills Drive Kensington Whangārei

(seated at 5.45pm for a prompt 6pm start).


We continue to celebrate our unique Māori brand, story, intergenerational perspective and businesses locally and in the global marketplace. Join us as an applicant or supporter.


Registration – Eligibility

Your business must be a Māori owned or controlled entity.

You will need to state on the application form the geographic area in which your business mainly trades. Preference will be given to those businesses that can whakapapa or have established linkages to the Tai Tokerau rohe and are trading within the Northland Regional Council boundary.


You are eligible to enter all, or any, of the categories which you believe are relevant to your business.


The award categories are:

  • Best Emerging and Newly Created Māori Enterprise
  • Best Not for Profit Māori Enterprise Award
  • Māori Enterprise Award (employing less than 14 staff)
  • Māori Enterprise Award (employing more than 14 staff)
  • Excellence in Environmental Awareness and Management Award
  • Rangatahi Development Award
  • Māori Business Leader Award
  • Māori Rangatahi Leader Award
  • Supreme Award: Taitokerau Māori Business of the Year Award


Closing date for entries: 10 February 2023.

Your completed application along with supporting documents must be submitted no later than 5pm 10 February 2023 on our website. If you have any questions or need support with your application, please do not hesitate to contact info@tehiringa.org


Content above extracted from the official website

https://tehiringa.org/tai-tokerau-maori-business-awards/nomination-process/

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