Rarangatira Live!

Rarangatira Live is a new weekly web series launching Thursday, 7 May hosted by The Southern Initiative, The Western Initiative and indigenous business enabler He Waka Eke Noa. Each Thursday in May, we will meet industry and political leaders in Aotearoa and globally to share insights about supplier diversity and how the indigenous business sector can transform the economy. The series will broadcast live on Facebook, Thursday evenings at 7pm.

On Thursday 7 May, TSI’s Tania Pouwhare will host Shane Webster from South Australia. Shane has Torres Strait Islander, Singaporean and New Zealand ancestry and is the Regional Director of Jawun in Adelaide, South Australia.

Shane has played a key role in driving initiatives designed to empower First Nations to shape their future by choice, not chance. This has included contributions to significant legislative reform, the development of South Australia’s first Aboriginal Business Procurement policy and in more recent times, championing the creation of a Ngarrindjeri wildflower business and a Shared Services company that has since processed over $10 million and provides a payroll function to 100+ Aboriginal employees.

 ‘My social change proposal is to support First Nations to become digitally empowered to meet the challenges of the 4th industrial revolution and to prosper from the new digital economy.’

Nau Mai, we look forward to seeing you on Facebook for Rarangatira Live.

About He Waka Eke Noa:
He Waka Eke Noa was established in 2018 by The Southern Initiative team at Auckland Council, supported by partners who shared the vision of promoting Māori and Pasifika entrepreneurship through smarter use of procurement and supply chains. Check out the website for more information.