Māori enterprise outperforming NZ Inc: report

Māori enterprise outperforming NZ Inc: report
Paul McBeth
Māori are over-represented in just about every social ill the government measures. However, things are changing.So much so, in fact, that the Māori economy may be just the kind of new engine of growth New Zealand needs.Late last month, the Reserve Bank hosted a conference for the release of Te Ōhanga Māori report, a report by economic consultancy BERL that paints a remarkably strong picture of the Māori economy between 2013 and 2018.That was a period of growth across the entire country, but Māori business outperformed.Sure, Statistics NZ’...

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