Meet Frae Cairns

Frae has lived and worked abroad in both Canada and Japan and gained local and international experience in retail sector management, sales, international shipping and operations. She is a CIPS accredited Procurement Professional and won Young Procurement Professional of the year in 2019. Her passion for social equity led her to pioneer the social and sustainable procurement work in Auckland Council and subsequently go on to play a pivotal role in growing He Waka Eke Noa and Amotai. She has worked with hundreds of procurement professionals and organisations to deliver impact through procurement activity and enable greater opportunities for Māori and Pasifika.

And Meet Kahurangi Malcolm
Kahurangi was schooled in total immersion Māori at Te Raki o Pukekohe and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Waiuku. She holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s in Business Administration and completed her post-graduate
research on Māori Economic Development. She previously worked for Waikato’s Economic Development Agency supporting business growth and has held numerous roles in health and social services. Kahurangi understands Māori business having started a number of her own small businesses including a nutrition consultancy, a niche. 

Together they make up Puna Awarau

Puna Awarau is a Māori consultancy firm working at the forefront of Indigenous procurement in Aotearoa. With unrivaled expertise in supplier diversity, we are your specialist support. Generating Māori (and Pasifika) socio[1]economic outcomes within organisations and major projects.
We work with government agencies, local body authorities, Iwi, Māori land trusts, private enterprises and charitable trusts that want to better understand what social value they can create through their spending.

We understand the power of procurement in creating change and believe a more equitable Aotearoa is possible. We offer independent expert advice and support to organisations working towards broader outcomes through
social procurement, progressive procurement and/or supplier diversity.
• We are 100% Māori owned
• We are 100% wāhine owned
Puna Awarau founders have whakapapa links to Ngaati Te Ata Waiohua, Te Rarawa, Te Waiariki, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti
Kahu.