October 05, 2022
Trade heads look at Taranaki Māori prospects
The board of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise was at Urenui Marae in Taranaki today as part of its programme to hear first-hand the concerns of Māori.
Maori partnerships director Dale Stephens says half the board members are Maori, and NZTE also has a large team working with Maori businesses.
“There’s a general concern in this particular area that there are some great opportunities for Maori round cultural tourism. The rakau hasn’t been picked up, so keen to see what we can do. We’ve got the personhood for the maunga – there are opportunities to create really interesting cultural tours and activities around that,” he says.