Kai, Culture & The World: Kia Kanuta and Thomas Netana Wright. Kia, "When I came to run my own place and this high pressure environment, I incorporated Māoritanga like extending tangihana leave, and correctly pronouncing everyones names, Māori, Asian, everyone”. #Pairangi23

“I am travelling to Paris to be the first Māori chocolate maker to do so. I am self -funded so I can show people like us, that we can do it. Always challenge the narrative and put our people on the map and show the next generation what we can do”. Thomas Netana Wright #PaiRangi23

Building The Workforce: Toa Faneva, Reweti Wiki and Latayvia Tualasea Tautai. Reweti, “How do we futureproof the workforce? Be Bigger, Be Bolder, Dream Big. Allow us to dictate the terms of that growth. You provide the platforms and the network, we’ll do the rest”. #PaeRangi23

Indigenous Branding: Tyrone Ohia, Anzac Tasker & Dr Bobby Luke Campbell. Tyrone, "We use design to make our culture more visible and we need more Māori in this process. We want to create a more Aotearoa identity that is authentic of the mix of people in our country". #Paerangi23

Indigenous Branding, Anzac Tasker, "We can take non-Māori into our spaces so they can appreciate and learn about our culture. That is two worlds coming closer together and that is the celebration of our differences. We need to mahi tahi". #PaeRangi23

“Even though we have the ability to tap into what we should organically access, we’re commissioned to do the opposite. We have no idea how much power we have by not being in touch with our wairuatanga. Colonisation has erased it, we need to get it back”. Misty Rātima #PaeRangi23

Building a Global Movement for Sustainable Change: Te Pūoho Katene, "No matter how well meaning, sustainable change cannot be forced on Māori. It must native to us, it must be organic and our deliverance must be at our own hand”. #PaeRangi23

Ngā Tini Whetū: Our Future with Takutai Tash Kemp and Quack Pirihi. “There are several sad stories about tamariki coming out. We need to understand the complexities of gender as it looks through their eyes. Would you rather try that that or turn up to a tangi?”. #PaiRangi23

Amplifying For Intentional Impact: Qiane Matata-Sipu, "I had really strong tikanga and I left my full-time job because it didn't align. My side hustle turned into a full-time business. Stepping out of your safety zone forces you to be amazing trust me. Take a risk!". #PaiRangi23

Disruptive Innovation: "Language is the carrier of our culture. 87% of our people do not live at home. We want to use the ability through our digital and analog media, to share stories of our people, that will inspire their journey home". Peter Lucas-Jones #PaeRangi23

Disruptive Innovation, Peter Lucas-Jones, Amber Taylora and Precious Clarke. Amber, "We are building mobile games that include immersive reality to help whānau connect back to the whenua, back to the land. It's great for urban Māori to revitalise that engagement". #PaiRangi23

Ending Pae Rangi Indigenous Social Enterprise Forum at Pātaka Kai. We are honoured to have our closing dinner at Peter Gordon’s Homeland Food Embassy on Tāmaki Makaurau’s stunning waterfront. #PaeRangi23

🌿Pae Rangi Indigenous Social Enterprise Forum has been a celebration Māori and Pasifika business innovation and ingenuity. We are incredibly thankful to all the MC’s, speakers, whānau and crew who supported and made our 2 day forum a success! #PaeRangi23

As seen in the media - ngā mihi to Te Ao Māori News on this write-up on the recipients of our Toi-Te-Huta Entrepreneurial Fund set up by Pae Rangi, the first Indigenous Social Enterprise Forum we hosted in Tāmaki Makaurau.⤵️ teaonews.co.nz/2023/10/21/mao…