The two have signed a mahi tahi Memorandum of Understanding for Spark to continue providing digital support for the promotion of te reo Māori.

NPM says the platforms are also designed to deliver innovation in significantly challenging research areas.

Māori entrepreneurs are being held back from financial success due to issues with accessing finance, managing debt and wealth, and tax compliance.

“We are delighted to offer customers the chance to get their hands on one of these great new Huawei phones..."

Kōkiri is the name of New Zealand’s very first government-supported business accelerator programme for Māori, and it's looking for 10 participants.

The event featured a stellar line-up of established and emerging innovators...

"Matariki XPonential is about providing opportunities to meet like-minded Māori entrepreneurs, learn from one another, and build connections."

Māori entrepreneurs who’d like to attend this year’s Social Enterprise World Forum in Christchuch have until July 31 to apply.

Long time champion for Māori and education recognised in last week's Queen's Birthday Honours. Pat Snedden joins the Order of Merit for his services.

"This funding will accelerate the design and delivery of localised curriculum resources to support te reo Māori for Ākonga, kaiako and Kāhui Ako."

"We want to ensure our digital learning is equitable, purposeful and based on excellence for diverse students and families."

"It’s vital that we work to encourage more Māori into the thriving technology and innovation sector & build capacity by encouraging more involvement."

The two projects will bring flexible teaching spaces to enable a modern learning environment & technology that will help connect Māori students.

“For them it allows generations to come back home and contribute to the iwi and community.”

The competition aims to attract more Māori to the digital economy by helping emerging innovators turn their creative ideas into reality

“It’s essential that students with learning support needs receive the same educational opportunities as their peers..."

“Ideas should have the potential to create economic opportunities for Māori and other New Zealanders, as well as be considered for the export market."

“We’ll be asking, what can Chinese bring for Māori, and what can Māori bring for Chinese? How can we strengthen and learn from each other?"

"Having the ability to operate the printers in te Reo Māori fits perfectly with the values of our organisation."

New Zealand early education services (ECE) are eligible to receive free access to the Hika Lite Maori Language Application.

“With the Māori version of Blackboard we are helping even more students be successful in their day-to-day education and reach their academic goals.”

“To be selected out of a group of more than 130 entrepreneurs is no small feat. Now the journey starts to turn these ideas into a business."

Technology can be used to preserve ancestral knowledge in formats that are relevant and accessible, according to Steven Renata, from Kiwa Digital.

A new competition is calling on New Zealand’s top emerging entrepreneurs to submit their ideas for the DigMyIdea Māori Innovation Challenge.