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Beyond the Honey: Blanche Morrogh is building Māori wealth without giving away her whenua
Māori businesswoman Blanche Morrogh is proving that Indigenous economic success...
Nicole Brown 22 Oct 2026
Pacific Island nations face major mobile internet gap despite increase of network coverage
A new mobile connectivity report has found Pacific nations are failing to access...
Andrew Mathieson 21 Oct 2026
World's first global Indigenous clean energy fund makes a commitment to Country
Four Directions Fund (4DF), the world's first global Indigenous clean energy fun...
Giovanni Torre 20 Oct 2026
Chinese miner pays exorbitant price to take control of PNG mines
A Chinese state-backed company has spent more than $A1 billion to acquire the mi...
Andrew Mathieson 22 Sep 2026
Santos to increase stake in huge $20b PNG gas project
Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer will pay hundreds of millions to...
Derek Rose (AAP) 9 Sep 2026
Trans-Tasman partnership supports Māori investment in Australia’s Indigenous economy

Two of the largest Indigenous investment institutions in Australia and Aotearoa / New Zealand have formalised a long-term partnership to invest in major Indigenous-led projects across Australia.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 8, 2026
US, NZ to fund Cook Islands port for deep sea mining

The US and New Zealand will jointly fund a port development in the Cook Islands that's expected to pave the way for deep sea mining. The $US60 million ($A84 million) project is both a rebuke to China'...

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Ben McKay (AAP) Sep 1, 2026
Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations almost $1b

Australia's Pacific neighbours could save almost $1 billion a year by swapping fossil fuel imports for renewable energy - and cover the cost of the transition in just over a decade.

Māori and Pacific Business students recognised as future leaders

Three outstanding students have been recognised at the University of Auckland's 2026 EY Māori and Pacific Business Students of the Year Awards, celebrating excellence, leadership and a commitment...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 24, 2026
'Inextricably bound together by lineage': Māori iwi signs intent to invest alongside IBA in Australia

Waikato-Tainui, one of Aotearoa New Zealand's largest and wealthiest iwi (Māori tribal nations), has signed a letter of intent with Indigenous Business Australia to invest across the Tasman, an a...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 11, 2026
Fiji women’s group turns agricultural training into nursery business

A women's group in Fiji's Ra Province has turned agricultural training into a nursery business after becoming an approved supplier of vegetable and fruit seedlings to the Ministry of Agriculture, Wate...

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu selected as operator for Rangitahi/Molesworth Station, NZ's biggest farm

Māori organisation Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu recently announced the group has been selected as the preferred operator for Rangitahi/Molesworth Station following a competitive expression of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 4, 2026
Aotearoa's first Māori immersive cafe to operate entirely in Indigenous language

A Rotorua café located in the traditional heartland for Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa is asking customers to only order in the Māori language.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 30, 2026
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