Ko Ngongotaha te maunga
Ko Awahou te awa
Ko Tarimano te marae
Ko Ngati Rangiwewehi te hapu
Ko Te Arawa te iwi
Ko Breviss Wolfgramm ki au
We are open to discussing and forming strategic partnerships
He herenga marae, he herenga tāngata, he oranga marae, he oranga tāngata! Ka puta ki te whai ao, ki te ao mārama, Tihei Mauri Ora!
Breviss has more than 30 years of business expertise holding senior and executive roles within Military, Hospitality, Health, Blockchain Technology and Film & Television industries.
Breviss has been a world group stop smoking specialist, feature film line producer, commercials presenter, video director, television show writer, drone operator, media broker, and marketing, digital/social media strategist and was recently appointed as a cultural consultant for the NZ KidsCan Charity.
Breviss is a proven and successful digital change agent and broker for multiple organisations, He has an innovative digital & growth hacking marketing portal called Monkey Majic Solutions Ltd.
Breviss Wolfgramm
CO-FOUNDER
Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Mangawhero te awa
Ko Pane-hora-katoa te maunga
Ko Paparamu te marae
Ko Te Apunga te hapu
Ko Ngāti Maniapoto te iwi
Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi
Ko Hyrum Sunnex ki au
Hyrum is a performance sports coach who specialises in strength and conditioning. Hyrum has represented and been selected for multiple National and Regional sports teams.
Hyrum is also a graphic designer, web developer and business owner with over 23 years in the sales/graphics/marketing digital areas where he has have worked for various major media streams and excelled in the sales and marketing areas.
His skill set is bringing people together and always getting the best out of them. Hyrum’s favourite quote in business or sport is, “Always give your best whatever your best is”. Hyrum knows that in life “somedays we have stuff going on or just crap days, where our best today might not be like our best the previous day, but as long as we are always giving our best, that’s all that matters.”
Hyrum Sunnex
CO-FOUNDER
WE WILL ENCOURAGE THE REVITALISATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF OUR LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
There is no current online booking platform available for groups of families, boutique tourist groups, sports team groups, university groups and school groups wanting to book Marae around the country online. Book a Marae will provide a customised booking platform to culturally connect users with ease for cultural, community or commerce engagements in a crisis or in peacetime
WHAT IS BOOK A MARAE?
ONLINE MARKETPLACE
Book a Marae is an online marketplace that has a cultural, community and commerce approach. It is an ecosystem built on high standards, best practice and resilience which is driven by local Marae and its people in a crisis or in peace.
SPIRITUAL AND HOLISTIC
Marae and its people are the guardians of the whenua (land), the environment and will share how they practice the core values of living in a Te Ao Maori world (Māori World)
EDUCATIONAL
Marae can be the repository of local knowledge for schools and corporates, be educational pods for the revitalisation of the Māori language whilst teaching the Māori culture and Tikanga.
PHYSICAL
Marae can be a multi-purpose hub that can pivot. In peacetime Marae can be short term tourism accommodation for groups and campervan accommodation. Marae can also provide authentic cultural experiences such as waiata, haka, hangi and the traditional growing of foods and health and wellbeing ingredients.
In a crisis, Marae can be Civil Defence pods, pop-up medical centres, and distribution centres of essential food value packs and hygiene packs to Kaumatua, Whanau Hauā (disabled, blind and hard of hearing communities), Rest Homes and essential workers
COMMERCIAL
Marae can be models of financial Independency as opposed to the status quo of financial co-dependency. A bespoke approach of commerce, creativity, innovation and capability involving multiple partnerships with assorted public and private stakeholders.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
THE MARKETPLACE
We will provide innovative marketing for all Marae to the world.
THE PLATFORM
Book a Marae is an online marketplace for arranging or offering lodging, primarily homestays, campervan stays, authentic cultural and tourism experiences within indigenous communities.
THE BRAND
To create the 1st Indigenous accommodation Marae chain in the world.
BOOK A MARAE
Book a Marae will assist in “keeping tikanga Māori alive”, enhancing economic development and creating jobs in the urban and rural regions of New Zealand.
BUSINESS MODEL
Generate an income stream and create employment for all Marae involved.
TARGET MARKET
Domestically: Schools, school camps, sports teams, club, regional or national, local councils, government departments, non-government organisations, Not for profit and charities
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Essential Food
We have partnered with a NZ owned national distributor that has been operational for 30 years. We have purchasing power for marae, iwi and pacifika communities in excess of $300M. We can deliver customised packs anywhere in New Zealand.
Essential Hygiene
We have partnered with a NZ owned sanitation manufacturer in Auckland. We are able to provide broad spectrum, eco-friendly sanitation solutions with residential, marae and commercial applications in customised packs throughout New Zealand.
Self Contained Campervans
We have partnered with a NZ owned campervan business who have been operational for 25 years. We have 2 berth, 4 berth and 6 berth modern campervans available as immediate emergency accommodation or supplementary accommodation.
20FT Containers
We have partnered with a NZ owned shipping container broker. All containers are weather proofed and can be transported anywhere within NZ. We also have refrigerated and freezer containers that are used as well as newly built to use as distribution and storage hubs.
LETS TALK?
Frequently asked questions
Yes we currently have 16 members on our advisory board that include 9 x māori growth advisors and 7 x māori growth delegates throughout Aotearoa.
We are currently at the final stages of various funding opportunities, and once this has been secured, we will expect to launch within 6 months of those funds being received.
Just like the recession in 2008-2009, Tourism in NZ will feel the long-term effects of the Coronavirus. However domestically we can be strong, until the international market returns. We have Marae that we can market and promote domestically whilst connecting to global communities as well. In western terms, Marae has no comparison.
Yes, throughout this Covid-19 pandemic, Book a Marae has evolved and partnered up with companies like Food First and AWS Group, providing marae and iwi with $100 food packs and $60 hygiene packs. These packs will be available online to purchase within the next 7 days.
- Increased revenue
- Save time on paper style bookings
- Provide a one-stop marketing approach for Marae
- Easy to use back end system – for bookings and payment management
- Easy calendar system to block out dates needed for private use
- Increased employment opportunities
- Increased culture awareness throughout New Zealand and the world
Marae will pay NO fees or charges to setup and maintain their profile with Book a Marae.
- Setup Fees $0
- Monthly Fees $0
- Annual Fees $0
YES, Our investor/s will
- See the invisible, feel the tangible and believe in the impossible
- Understand the importance of community, culture, core values and social enterprise as these are the building blocks of Book a Marae
- Be brave, be kind and patient
Please contact Breviss on 022 606 4444 or info@bookamarae.co.nz