Developing a Māori Economy Strategy for Te Upoko o Te Ika

We need your voice.
A thriving Māori economy is one that generates higher incomes, more jobs and improves opportunity and wellbeing for iwi, hapū and whānau Māori. Greater Wellington Regional Council, in partnership with iwi and local Councils, will work with Māori communities across Te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui on a strategy for the Māori economy.
No matter where you are at in your life, or how connected you are to the Māori economy, this is your plan, your future. So come along to one of the Ruruku Hui.
If you can't make one of the hui, kei te pai! You can post your ideas on the Pou Whakaaro below.
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We need your voice.
A thriving Māori economy is one that generates higher incomes, more jobs and improves opportunity and wellbeing for iwi, hapū and whānau Māori. Greater Wellington Regional Council, in partnership with iwi and local Councils, will work with Māori communities across Te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui on a strategy for the Māori economy.
No matter where you are at in your life, or how connected you are to the Māori economy, this is your plan, your future. So come along to one of the Ruruku Hui.
If you can't make one of the hui, kei te pai! You can post your ideas on the Pou Whakaaro below.
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VUW Business School Dean's Series | Building a Māori economic development strategy for the Wellington region
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkby Charlotte, 04 Dec 2019Building a Māori economic development strategy for the Wellington region
The challenges and opportunities of developing a Māori economic development strategy for the Wellington region were explored at a special Dean’s Series talk hosted by Wellington School of Business and Government in August 2019.
One of the key priorities for the Business School is supporting Māori and Pasifika economic development. This is also an important area for the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC) who are focussed on building a Māori economic development strategy for the Wellington region.
The Dean Series talk saw invited panelists—Te Puritanga Jefferies, Senior Māori Economic Development Advisor at Greater Wellington Regional Council; Tui Te Hau, Director – Public Engagement at the National Library of New Zealand; Pera Barrett, founder of the Wellington Shoebox Christmas project; and Kara Puketapu-Dentice, trustee of Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o Te Ika and co-founder of Te Tech Tribe—reflect on this topic.
Throughout the course of the discussion several key ideas were identified as being able to support Māori economic development including broader investment approaches beyond Treaty settlements, mentorship programmes, encouraging an increased tolerance for risk and failure, encouraging investment from a wide variety of groups (not just government), supporting arts and cultural industries, removing entry barriers, and developing infrastructure, models, and conditions that work to support Māori economic development broadly.
The talk was attended by a number of influential people from the Wellington region, including Adrian Orr, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Wellington School of Business and Government Professor Ian Williamson chaired the talk and says it was a privilege to be able to host such an insightful discussion with new emerging Māori leaders from the region.
“Supporting Māori and Pasifika economic development in the Wellington region and beyond is an important area of focus for the Business School as we increase the number of Māori and Pasifika students, staff, academic research, events, and learning opportunities at the business school,” says Professor Williamson.
“I want to thank each of the panelists for their valuable insights. I’m looking forward to hosting more Dean’s Series talks like this in the near future.”
He Kiriata Poto | Video Snaphots
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Click here to play video What is the purpose of a Māori Economic Development Strategy? Rangatahi share their perspective on the purpose of a Māori Economic Development Strategy.
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Click here to play video Solving challenges Solving challenges is a key part of economic development. Rangatahi share their thoughts on the challenges ahead.
Ngā Whakaahua | Photos
Ruruku Hui | Engagement Events
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10 March 2020
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Ko Wai Mātou | Project Team
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Mai i te Timatanga | Life Cycle
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Preliminary hui
Developing a Māori Economy Strategy for Te Upoko o Te Ika has finished this stageIn early October, we ran two preliminary hui with rangatahi to test-run the structure of the huihuinga kaupapa and get some initial thinking of the kinds of responses we might get.
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Huihuinga Kaupapa - Engagement Events
Developing a Māori Economy Strategy for Te Upoko o Te Ika has finished this stageNovember 2019
The first round of huihuinga kaupapa engagement events will take place across the region. -
Review feedback and draft the strategy
Developing a Māori Economy Strategy for Te Upoko o Te Ika has finished this stageDecember 2019 - February 2020
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Community Consultation
Developing a Māori Economy Strategy for Te Upoko o Te Ika is currently at this stageMarch 2020
We will come back out to the community with the draft strategy for consultation.