Pouarahi Kaupapa Here

3 days ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Based in Wellington_

**_Tairangahia a tua whakarere; tatakihia nga reanga o amuri ake nei _**

**_Honouring the past; inspiring the future_**

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**_About us_**
- Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is the national agency for place-based heritage in Aotearoa. We celebrate, research, care for, and assist communities to recognise and protect these places for the benefit of future generations._
- For over twenty years, our Maori Heritage Team has been working with whanau, marae, hapu, and iwi to identify, conserve, and protect our taonga places. _
- If these are kaupapa that you value, we want to hear from you._
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**_About the role_**
- We are looking _for a new team member that can provide advice and support in relation to Maori heritage policy matters, our ongoing Treaty settlement relationships with iwi, and drafting submissions to public bodies advocating for Maori heritage protection.

The role also supports the work of the Tautiaki Taonga me Kaupapa Maori directorate in the provision of advice and support to iwi and hapu in preservation and revitalisation of Maori built heritage, especially in the context of recovery and resilience in relation to extreme weather events and climate change.

Your skills and expertise could be from a Maori resource management and environmental planning background, policy work in central or local government, iwi engagement work, or Maori history. All these specialist areas are critical to helping us achieve improved heritage outcomes for Maori and for Aotearoa New Zealand more generally.

**About you**

Your knowledge and experience that will see you succeed in this role:

- Your ability to advance and promote Maori values and principles in a heritage context, and heritage values in a kaupapa Maori context.
- Excellent research and writing skills.
- Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles.
- Experience developing and maintaining networks, credibility, and relationships with whanau, hapu, iwi and other hapori Maori.
- Experience working with Maori communities.
- Experience interacting with and providing advice to senior decision makers in written and oral form.
- Knowledge and understanding of matauranga, tikanga and Te Ao Maori, and a keen appreciation of the local circumstances.
- A tertiary qualification in a relevant field.

**Applications close 5pm Friday 05 September 2025.

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