Kaupapa Hirahira Highlights

Māori are well represented in Aotearoa’s food and fibre workforce

The first milestone of this project has been marked by the publication a literature review.

We recently attended the Pest Management Association of NZ conference. 

Programme leading to the new Emerging Leadership in People, Food and Fibre micro-credential to be delivered for the first time.

A new report highlights the issues around retention for the industry. 

Bridging the Gap: Introducing the Arboriculture industry to our workforce development plans 

New micro-credentials and skill standards have been published by NZQA and are available for use by training providers.

Our Māori Workforce Development Plan for the food and fibre sector

Adopting agritech is estimated to increase food and fibre export earnings by $9.7 billion.  

Otago Polytechnic's sports turf management education programme provides full pathway to employment in the industry

Since April 2023, Muka Tangata has been working to review and develop qualifications, standards and micro-credentials.

A summary of each industry's moderation and quality assurance performance and activities for the past 12 months is now available.