Natural Resources committee  Could I build on that point, David?

Natural Resources committee  From a New Zealand perspective, growing our youth has been, in my view, a cornerstone of the kind of economic growth we've seen achieved in New Zealand. What I mean by that is that a lot of our Maori companies and businesses across all of the different sectors offer scholarships

Natural Resources committee  Yes, Jamie, I'll answer that on two levels. Firstly, in New Zealand, the Maori community has become highly active politically. For example, of our 122 members of parliament in New Zealand, we have 18 Maori members from across the political spectrum. In my view, we've been very s

Natural Resources committee  Okay, thank you. I will go on from those best practice points to one other point that I think is really important and that we've certainly come to appreciate. It's a point that has been echoed around the world. That is not only to take a long-term view—and when I say “long-term”,

Natural Resources committee  Thank you, Raylene. Good afternoon, Madam Chair, and thank you for the opportunity to speak and share some of the experiences from us, as Maori people down in New Zealand. My background is that I similarly trained in finance and economics in New Zealand, and also in the U.S. My