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The Government is committed to raising incomes and quality of life for all and is emphasising economic transformation as one of its three priority areas for the next decade. It has identified the need for more innovators, risk takers, and entrepreneurs. New Zealand is a nation of inventors and adaptors. There is a strong culture of pragmatic problem solving. We are a closely networked community and ideas travel well. All of that contributes to a highly innovative climate. Economic transformation seeks to build on this history of innovation and is about creating a knowledge-led, innovative economy driven by creative business, underpinned by a world-class infrastructure, and conducted in an environmentally sustainable way.
Through economic growth, society collectively generates the output needed to improve services and raise living standards. The most significant contribution to Māori economic transformation through this priority area will come from Māori having the capacity to lead, influence and make positive decisions for themselves on their participation in the economy through:
The role of Te Puni Kōkiri will be to create an enabling environment for Māori to ensure economic transformation will lead to higher incomes and greater participation in the knowledge-based economy through innovation and creativity. The challenge is to build a sustainable economy based on innovation and quality. A commitment to greater sustainability in our resource use and way of life will ensure our environment is protected and our economy insulated from significant risk. Investment in skills, learning, research, science and technology will increase the skills and knowledge of New Zealanders, which will ultimately raise living standards for all.
In understanding the role of Māori in economic transformation, Te Puni Kōkiri will focus on building a strong evidence base and policy capabilities to support:
The Māori commercial asset base is substantial – conservatively estimated at around $9 billion in 2001. Māori have collective ownership interests in significant assets, including land, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry. Te Puni Kōkiri is therefore focused on creating an enabling environment to ensure Māori maximise the return on all of these assets.
Māori economic development is inextricably linked to our nation’s economic growth. Our challenge is therefore to unlock the potential that exists in the growing Māori asset base and growing Māori population. A key outcome for Te Puni Kōkiri is seeing an increased return to owners from Māori land.
To do this, Te Puni Kōkiri will continue to work in association with the Ministry of Justice, Land Information New Zealand, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry for the Environment, Ministry of Education, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, and the Foundation of Research Science and Technology.
Te Puni Kōkiri contributes by providing policy advice and policy frameworks for Māori land. Te Puni Kōkiri monitors and liaises with sector agencies about their contribution to this work. We also provide funding for innovative interventions; and broker relationships for success within the sector.
Over the next two years, Te Puni Kōkiri expects to continue monitoring the progress of the Māori Freehold Land Registration Project – using milestones and timelines outlined in the Māori Land Development Action Plan as a measure of success.
In the medium term, Te Puni Kōkiri is interested in seeing all Māori land appropriately registered and information about land status and use made readily available. Te Puni Kōkiri wants to ensure there is a range of governance structures in place that provide for Māori aspirations in relation to their land, and training is available for administrators of this land. Ensuring that there is co-ordinated Government support for Māori land development by the owners is a priority for Te Puni Kōkiri.
At the local level, we will continue to work with whānau to develop innovative options for using their land to generate returns, and to provide information to iwi and Māori asset-holders about national and international business and environmental trends and issues that affect them. We will liaise with other government agencies to ensure that Māori can access information to support their decision-making about the management of their assets.
Te Puni Kōkiri recognises that the most significant contribution to Māori economic development over the next 20 years is likely to come from improving the education and skills of Māori people. This is because the ability to maximise the return on collectively owned assets is inextricably linked to having a highly skilled and innovative Māori workforce. Māori participation and achievement in education and meaningful employment opportunities will play a vital role that begins with early childhood education.
Working in association with the Department of Labour, Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education Commission, Te Kohanga Reo National Trust, Te Runanganui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori and other related agencies and organisations Te Puni Kōkiri provides advice and support to enhance Māori education, employment and enterprise outcomes.
Key outcomes for Te Puni Kōkiri are seeing Māori learners achieve the shared competencies and knowledge needed by everyone. Also, seeing Māori learners have the knowledge and competencies to participate in te Ao Māori as they choose. These outcomes are consistent with Ka Hikitia, a 2006 engagement document prepared by the Ministry of Education for setting priorities in Māori Education. They also reflect the focus of the Māori Potential Approach on Mātauranga, in particular having the relevant life and technical skills and the confidence to use them to achieve their aspirations and quality of life.
A key outcome for Te Puni Kōkiri related to employment is to see Māori achieving their employment potential through sustainable employment, increased participation, improved skills and qualifications and increased entrepreneurship. These outcomes are consistent with the Government’s policy framework for sustainable employment for Māori. It also reflects the focus of the Māori Potential Approach on Rawa, in particular, the focus on Māori enjoying an optimal level of wealth and contributing to national prosperity.
Te Puni Kōkiri contributes by providing policy advice about the policy frameworks for Māori education and Māori employment, and specific issues within these frameworks. Te Puni Kōkiri monitors and liaises with sector agencies about their contribution to this work. we also provide funding for innovative interventions; and broker relationships for success within the sector.
Over the short term, Te Puni Kōkiri expects to provide policy advice about the implementation of the Māori Education Strategy and the policy framework for sustainable employment outcomes for Māori. It will also develop a quantitative and qualitative research database in these sectors, as well as contributing to policy work around Māori Teacher Supply. At the local level, we will work with whānau and iwi to support greater Māori engagement with education and the achievement of qualifications that create pathways into strategic and emerging sectors of the innovation economy. We will also facilitate relationships and opportunities for young Māori to enter into knowledge-based industries, and to develop the necessary skill base to build their own businesses.
In the medium term, Te Puni Kōkiri is seeking to ensure that there are clear, coherent and up-to-date policy frameworks that address Māori education and Māori employment across the whole-of-government. Te Puni Kōkiri will be helping to address specific issues as they arise, and contributing to regular monitoring and reporting.
Important indicators of the success of Te Puni Kōkiri work will be an increasing number of Māori learners leaving secondary school with formal qualifications; and the number of Māori in the workforce, at increasing levels of income. Te Puni Kōkiri will monitor this information through its regional offices trend and activity reports, achievement data collected by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and the Ministry of Education, and the quarterly Household Labour Force Survey.
Māori are active participants in this process of economic transformation. The identification, development and commercialisation of new products and approaches is the innovation challenge for all enterprises. Te Puni Kōkiri is interested in ensuring that Māori can leverage off the opportunities available to them through New Zealand’s growing, globalised, and knowledge-based economy. It should be acknowledged that Māori values, activities and protocols may in fact be providing Māori with natural competitive advantages that they can exploit.
Working in association with the Ministry of Economic Development, Statistics New Zealand, and other organisations and agencies focused on economic transformation, Te Puni Kōkiri is seeking to ensure growth and diversification of the collective asset base leading to an increasing Māori share of the economy. Additionally, another key outcome is a broadening of Māori economic activities through innovation.
Te Puni Kōkiri contributes by providing policy advice about the policy frameworks for Māori innovation. Te Puni Kōkiri monitors and liaises with sector agencies about their contribution to this work. We also provide funding for innovative interventions; and broker relationships for success within the sector.
in the medium term Te Puni Kōkiri will be developing an evidence base for measuring Māori participation in the economic system. It will also be developing a forecasting tool for measuring the impact of Māori participation on specific sectors of the economy. It will also be seeking to enhance the evidence base for measuring Māori participation in the different regional economies.
In the medium term, Te Puni Kōkiri will be seeking to ensure that there is a strong evidence base of Māori participation in the economic system. This economic evidence base of Māori participation will ensure that Te Puni Kōkiri can lead and provide informed advice on specific areas of growth and innovation.
Measures of success will include the share held by Māori of the economic system and the share held by Māori of the export market. This information will be collected through updating the Social Accounting Matrix, as well as forecasting models, information from Statistics New Zealand and noting iwi specific initiatives.
