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🥝 Kaitohu Matua | Senior Advisor, Mātau ki te Ao

Te Puni Kōkiri | Wellington, New Zealand | Posted April 01, 2026

Job Description

  • If you're a policy professional looking to broaden your expertise to achieve positive outcomes for Māori, this opportunity is for you!

  • If you have machinery of government experience, strong relationship skills, great analytical capability, and a passion for kaupapa Māori, we'd love to hear from you.

  • Full time, Permanent opportunity based in Te Tari Matua/National Office in Pōneke Wellington.
  • We are looking for a Senior Policy Advisor to join the Mātau ki te ao team within the Policy puni. This role leads and contributes to complex policy kaupapa that shape the cross-government approach and wellbeing of whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori.


    Mātau ki te ao team provides system leadership and policy advice relating to the regulatory recognition and appropriate use of mātauranga Māori. This includes the development and stewardship of policy on cultural and intellectual property relating to mātauranga Māori, both domestic and internationally.


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