Expressions of interest open for external Māori Advisory Rōpū

Rōpū = Group, party of people, association, committee

Following our commitment to working with Māori as tangata(external link) whenua(external link) in 2018 and the establishment of the Kaupapa Māori and Cultural Communities branch in 2022, we have a responsibility to ensure the voice of Māori are captured across a range of kaupapa (initiatives) for Fire and Emergency New Zealand. 

To achieve this our organisation's Executive Leadership Team will appoint an external Māori Advisory Rōpū with members across the motu (country).

The purpose of the Māori Advisory Rōpū is to provide advice and guidance to Fire and Emergency’s Executive Leadership Team on national kaupapa related to:  

• Giving effect to our commitment to working with Māori as tangata whenua  
• How to strengthen engagement and then partnerships between Māori and Fire and Emergency   
• Our work that has mutual interest to improve fire related outcomes for Māori communities 
• Creating safer and more resilient Māori communities from fire related incidents. 

You can find out more about the role via the FireJobs website(external link) and this dedicated Portal page.

If you have any questions regarding the Māori Advisory Rōpū, please reach out via: maoriadvisoryropu@fireandemergency.nz