Our 100%
Owned Company
MANA WHENUA - MANA MOTUHAKE
A company set up for our people, run by our people
POU Limited was born out of the enduring partnership between Matawhaanui and Genesis Energy. Matawhaanui submitted a proposal to deliver grounds maintenance, cleaning and labour services for Huntly Power Station.
As a result of the proposal, a commercial entity was established as a New Zealand Limited Liability company with a separate board of directors to provide governance and oversight of the company. A manager was appointed and together with Matawhaanui a lot of work went into setting up the company to ensure POU Limited would hit the ground running on 1 November 2019 when POU Ltd was launched.
POU Limited is focused on providing quality facilities management services and employing local people, activating social benefts in a meaningful way by supporting the partnership between Matawhaanui and Genesis Energy.
POU Limited currently has 51 employees with the majority based locally. This demonstrates the notion of mahitahi through this partnership with Genesis Energy and ensuring our people are employed.
POU Limited features in our Five year business plan as there is considerable scope to expand the services currently being provided with an opportunity to grow into offering it’s services to other businesses and townships.
Introducing POU LTD
Matawhaanui Trust alongside POU Ltd proudly presents to Hapū, Iwi, Marae, Whānau, Rāhui Pōkeka community and stakeholders the story about our company, POU.
The name POU embraces the leadership of Kuini, Te Ataiirangikaahu. It was her vision to unite Tainui, Tuwharetoa, marae of Ngāti Mahuta and Ngāti Whaawhaakia and the Huntly Power Station through taonga she gifted. These taonga continue to adorn the Huntly Power Station. A demonstration of nationhood from her to Aotearoa, that the natural resources of her ancestral lands, river, lakes and waterways gives life to Huntly Power Station. POU draws on her purpose and vision of her taonga gifted to the Power Station.
This was realised in 2018 when an opportunity to establish a Māori owned and operated company to tender for the facilities management at the Power Station. A Relationship Agreement between Marae and Genesis Energy signed in 2010 had established a working partnership, laying the foundation of POU.
POU LTD & Genesis Partnership
POU has thrived under the leadership of Albert Brantley, who as ex-CEO of Genesis Energy championed the Relationship Agreement. POU has drawn on the legacy of past leadership. Their wisdom and vision have built lasting benefits.