In the community

Everything we do is for our communities but words on the wall mean nothing if you can’t back it up with action.

We’re tackling the tech sector’s entry barriers head on. From addressing the underrepresentation of Māori & Pasifika, to our various university partnerships and student initiatives through Taitamariki Potentia, this is our way of giving back and uplifting communities that need it most.

Taitamariki Potentia

From meetups and webinars, to mentoring and hackathons, our award-winning initiative helps students and grads tackle the tech sector’s entry barriers head on.

For rangatahi. By rangatahi. Launched in 2020, Taitamariki Potentia is our student community, created to bridge the gap between studies and employment. To tackle this, we went about things in a way the recruitment world rarely sees. This meant supporting and investing in our student communities – empowering young people to navigate the challenges associated with breaking into New Zealand’s tech sector.

Over the years, Taitamariki Potentia has been the catalyst behind genuine change, evolving from the student support network it once was to a community that proactively helps rangatahi into internships and entry level tech jobs. Growing to 500+ people, every person we reach is helping to close that university-employment gap one bit further.

Community partnerships

The Potentia Undergraduate Scholarship in Computer Science

Our long-running partnership with the University of Auckland stretches back to 2013 through the Potentia Undergraduate Scholarship in Computer Science. As well as $5,000 towards tuition fees, its real value comes in the form of a unique introduction to the tech sector, including mentorship, office/boardroom access, and a rewarding leadership role within our student community, Taitamariki Potentia.

Rea

We’re committed to achieving equitable pathways for Māori & Pasifika and in 2023, we joined forces with Rea, an impact enterprise that helps solve talent challenges for employers through a net new, collaborative approach. With the majority of Rea's learners being Māori & Pasifika, Rea is increasing representation while helping people realise better life outcomes through training, support, and job placement.

Sponsorships

As well as sponsoring various clubs/societies at Kiwi universities, we’re also immersed within the startup ecosystem:

University of Auckland Developers’ Society
University of Auckland Web Development Consulting Club
University of Auckland Data Science Club
Victoria University of Wellington Women in Tech
Flying Kiwi Angels
Hillfarrance
Product Aotearoa
UX Auckland

Youth Inspire

Our friends at Youth Inspire do some amazing work with rangatahi in Lower Hutt and we’ve been lucky enough to play a small part in that journey over the last four years. Supporting their Youth Employability Programme, our consultants help rangatahi to become work-ready by hosting CV writing and interview workshops throughout the year.

Our climate journey

Proud to be CarbonInvoice’s first ever customer!

Kicking off our partnership in 2022, we teamed up with CarbonInvoice to mitigate our emissions by funding the planting of native trees around New Zealand. Connected to our accounting software, CarbonInvoice automatically allocates X amount of trees for every invoice we send…there’s a whole bunch of calculations involved but on average it works out to almost 1000 trees a year.

1900+

Native trees planted since the start of our Carbon Invoice partnership.

Want to get involved?

We’re always on the lookout for organisations and people to collab with. Whether it’s addressing the underrepresentation of Māori and Pasifika, bridging the university-employment gap or any of the other initiatives that are close to our heart, we’d love to hear from you!