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Te Whare Manaaki is about to enter its pilot!
At IndigiShare, we believe in the power of koha to unlock opportunity and enable impact. Te Whare Manaaki is IndigiShare’s peer-to-peer lending platform connecting pakihi Māori with kaituku pūtea through zero-interest, repayable loans. We’re [...]
Celebrating our 2025 cohort!
Last month marked the completion of the 2025 intake of Te Aka Matua, IndigiShare’s kaupapa Māori business development programme supporting Māori entrepreneurs in Rotorua. Delivered over six weeks through a mix of in-person wānanga [...]
Te Aka Matua returns!
With support from the Booster Foundation, we’re excited to open applications for the next intake of Te Aka Matua — our kaupapa Māori business programme designed to support pakihi Māori and aspiring entrepreneurs in Rotorua. [...]
Kua mutu te tau 🎉
Kua pau te hau 😮💨 what a year it has been! From representing IndigiShare on the international stage to launching our first pakihi programme, we have been waewae ki te whenua mō te tau [...]
Meet our inaugural cohort!
This week, we were excited to welcome the first cohort of 16 Māori entrepreneurs to Te Aka Matua, IndigiShare’s new business development programme in Rotorua. With support from the Booster Foundation, our six-week programme [...]
Grow your pakihi with Te Aka Matua!
With support from the Booster Foundation, we are excited to share the launch of Te Aka Matua, our business programme we've developed to support pakihi Māori and entrepreneurs in Rotorua - with 15 placements [...]
Empowering Pakihi Māori with Te Whare Manaaki
IndigiShare is proud to distribute our first pilot loans through Te Whare Manaaki, a koha-lending model that’s building a supportive ecosystem where pakihi Māori can thrive. We’ve seen first-hand the obstacles pakihi face. Access [...]
Introducing IndigiShare’s new look and website!
At IndigiShare, we envision a world where the power of koha grows and enables impact. To realise this vision, we have embarked on a transformative journey and are proud to launch our new website [...]
IndigiShare is now a registered charity!
He rā whakahirahira tēnei! After our fourth (yes fourth) attempt at registering with the Charities commission we have finally been approved! There’s lots to say about this process, and how the rules aren’t inherently aligned [...]
IndigiShare presents at the Rotorua X Connect hui
E tuku mihi ana ki a Darren and the team at Firestation Business Training for the invitation to speak at tonight’s Rotorua X business networking event. It was great to update some of our first [...]
We visit Money SweetSpot
IndigiShare was honoured to be invited to attend the launch of Money Sweetspot in Kirikiriroa today. We got to meet awesome people in the space of social lending, and the funders who are backing [...]
Koinei ngā whakahoki kōrero!
Koinei ngā whakahoki kōrero! We would like to thank everyone who came to visit us at Te Matatini i tērā wiki to help us test Te Waharoa – the world’s first indigenous payment gateway! [...]
Te Waharoa testing at Te Matatini
Heading to Te Matatini Society Incorporated this week? Come and see us at the Hauora Village and help test Te Waharoa, the world’s first indigenous payment gateway app! Te Waharoa is a koha-centered [...]
We present at Te Ora o Te Whānau
The IndigiShare kaupapa is privileged to have been given time at the Te Ora o Te Whānau conference today, run by the Pou Tangata peka, under the National Iwi Chairs Forum. Many thanks to Maxine [...]
