Download the PDF (6.0MB) - Te Puni Kokiri

Nora Moore-Kelly
PAKIHI
FINE DINING IN ÖPOTIKI
More than 18 months ago Nora Moore-Kelly (Te Whänau-ä-Apanui,
Te Whakatöhea) decided to open her own fi ne dining café in Öpotiki.
Nora’s café, Rostcards 1914,
is named after the nearly
100-year-old building in which
it is located. The café is on the
second fl oor overlooking Öpotiki.
“Initially I sat down with the
kids and asked them what sort
of business shall we get into
as a whänau and my nine year
old said not farming mum it’s
too much hard work so we
eventually decided to open a
café,” she laughs.
After spending an initial three
months renovating the café and
updating the interior, it was time
for Nora to turn her attention to
building a fantastic tasting menu.
“There are things that I would
have done better, like do more
research if I had a chance to
start again, but it’s all been a
good learning curve and now my
business is doing really well,”
says Nora.
“I consider my business to be a
whänau Mäori business with all
staff being Mäori and having some
level of te reo Mäori fl uency.”
“I consider my business to be a
whänau Mäori business with all
staff being Mäori and having
some level of te reo Mäori
fl uency,” says Nora.
In September 2008 Nora decided
it was time to seek help with
her café business. She jumped
online and did a Google search
and found Te Puni Kökiri and the
Poutama Trust.
“It was really cool. I needed help
and Te Puni Kökiri was fantastic
– I realised that I have to do
different things to really drive
my business and they helped
with a mentor and with their
vast networks,” says Nora.
Te Puni Kökiri’s Business
Facilitation Service Account
Manager Deanna Harrison says
Nora “is a fantastic example of
the modern-day business woman
who provides for her whänau in
her home town by getting stuck
in and giving it a go despite
having no experience in the
hospitality industry”.
“Nora is quite the entrepreneur.
Not only does she have the café
business but she also runs a small
gym with a private client base
and does governance work with
Mäori organisations,” she says.
For more information
or to contact Nora,
phone 07 315 5914 or email
rostcards1914@xtra.co.nz
TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | PIPIRI – HÖNGONGOI 2009
33