Māori Construction Business Capability Development
Current State Analysis Report - February 2024
Māori Construction Business Capability Development
Executive summary
The purpose of this report is to provide a current state analysis of Māori businesses in the construction sector, describe their capability development needs, and provide insights that can enhance the existing services.
The construction sector plays an important role in the economy of New Zealand. In 2022, the construction sector employed over 290,000 New Zealanders and contributed to 7.1% of New Zealand’s GDP. Māori are well represented in this sector making up 16.7% of this workforce and 10.95% of business owners. The growth of the sector, its workforce, and Māori businesses within it, therefore, provide great opportunity to support wider socio-economic outcomes for Māori whānau and communities.
This report describes the current state of Māori businesses within the construction sector and identifies potential opportunities to further support business capability development. While its focus is primarily on exploring issues of Māori owned businesses (defined as those with an ownership of at least 50% of people who have whakapapa Māori), it also includes data relating to significant employers of Māori (defined as those with at least 75% of the workforce are Māori) to provide a holistic understanding of Māori business issues across the sector.