A Whangarei market which gave Maori businesses the chance to showcase their products was a "great success", organisers say.
The InnoNative Market, an event designed to celebrate Maori in business, was held for the first time on Saturday drawing about 800 punters to Rayburn House Lane.
Auriole Ruka, general manager of Maori business transformation for He Puna Marama Trust - who organised the event, said it was a "great success".
"We had Maori business that were able to showcase their artwork, their jewellery, their fashion design and labels. We had entrepreneurs like ta moko artists and mirimiri (massage). We had local musicians, some of them had never performed on a live stage before. The place was packed and our community came in droves," she said.
Ms Ruka said there were about 85 stalls at the event and about 36 of them were new businesses - some of which had never showcased their products at an event before.