Te Haumako
Te Haumako brings together work from across Muka Tangata which has been informed by gathering information, ideas and stories from iwi and hapū Māori, ahu whenua trusts, industry leaders, employers, and kaimahi and ākonga. It includes actions that are already underway as part of the 14 industry workforce development plans released by Muka Tangata in 2023: mukatangata.workforceskills.nz. We’ve also drawn on existing research and have partnered in new research with other organisations such as the Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence.
We have a partnership with the Federation of Māori Authorities (FOMA) and have benefited from growing our understanding of their members’ challenges and opportunities. We have trolled through existing strategies and plans produced by others from Māori organisations, food and fibre industry organisations and across government agencies to examine what they contain that Muka Tangata can support. This is an export-led sector, with high productivity, and Māori are big players in it as both owners and kaimahi. We have a $23 billion asset base (and growing) in the sector and in some industries, more than 20% of the workforce1.