At Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake everything starts and ends with people. Our people are the reason we can do our work and make our workplace a great place to be.
Our work is driven by our aspiration - improving oranga for current and future generations. We recognise that we make our biggest contribution to oranga though the activities we support and deliver to our customers.
This year, we have continued our strong focus and commitment to responding to the needs of our diverse workforce and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We do this by providing a workplace where everyone can feel respected, valued, and supported to do their best work every day, regardless of background.
Our behaviours of whanaungatanga, manaakitanga and mahi tika which are encompassed in Te Pou o te Tangata, are also vital in creating an inclusive workplace, where diversity is valued, and we are open and accountable for what we do.
Last year when we developed our Māori Representation Roadmap, we committed to understanding the experience of Māori at Inland Revenue in terms of career development and barriers they face.
We worked in partnership with our people to establish the actions that will create a positive impact on Māori representation, reduce the pay gaps and support meaningful career outcomes.
Our 2024-25 roadmap builds on the work already underway and highlights the progress we are making towards our three Māori representation goals. These are to increase Māori joining our organisation, increase Māori in leadership roles and increase Māori representation across higher level/higher paid technical roles. We will continue to focus on four key areas that will help us meet our
Māori representation goals as follows:
- attraction and recruitment
- career and development
- leadership and the role of people leaders
- our wider working environment.
The actions outlined in this roadmap continue to support the goals in Kia Toipoto – Public Service Pay Gaps Action Plan relating to Māori representation.
While I recognise that many of the actions in this roadmap will take time, I am encouraged by the progress we are making in creating positive change and improving Māori representation across Inland Revenue Te Tari Taake.