The Bay of Plenty has the third largest Māori population in Aotearoa/ New Zealand. We have a unique Māori profile that shows we have a young and growing population with over 35 Iwi, more than 230 hapū and over 163 marae and one third of the entire Māori economy sits within our region. Despite these macro drivers, Māori are still over--represented in all the negative social and economic indicators across the board.

Toi Kai Rawa’s strategic focus is to strengthen high value pathways for Māori in this region across education, training and employment.

Our Focus:

• Deploy the Māori STEAM Strategy Action Plan
• Deploy the Digital Innovation Hubs in communities which seeks to increase digital fluency and ability for young Māori
• Regional Māori workforce development