Maori Business Enterprises -- Margaret Kawharu

Margaret Kawharu NZOM pn260

"Māori enterprises ... are making their mark on the NZ economy and growing steadily year on year. 

"Ministry of Business, Enterprise and Industry (MBIE) figures in May 2018 estimate Māori enterprise is worth nearly $40 billion and growing faster than the economy as a whole. Māori employers, while flying largely under the radar, have amassed assets of $22.4 billion, according to a 2013 report by BERL.
"Māori who are self-employed have a combined asset base worth $6.6 billion, and the remaining $12.5 billion is owned by Māori trusts, incorporations, and other collectively owned enterprises, such as tribal organisations managing Treaty settlement funds.

"Māori make up 13% of the current NZ labour force, but Stats NZ estimates the Māori labour force will double to make up 1/5 of New Zealand’s working age population by 2038."

This is an extract of a longer piece by Margaret Kawharu that was not reported in the mainstream media that focuses on bad news about Maori.  Thank you, The Daily Blog, for publishing it.

 Click here to read the whole article.

Read about Margaret Kawharu NZOM.