About this episode
The episode features interviews with Piki Jakeman and Riki Minhinnick discussing their collaboration with New Zealand Steel on Māori culture and community sustainability.
We're pleased to feature one-on-one interviews with two key stakeholders who have long collaborated with and provided expert guidance to New Zealand Steel on Māori culture, history, local community and sustainability. They are Piki Jakeman (Cultural Adviser to New Zealand Steel) and Riki Minhinnick (Chief of Ngāti Te Ata), and both generously share their personal stories and explain how they've worked with the company to encourage employment opportunities, enhance intercultural understanding ...
People in this episode
Guests: Piki Jakeman, Riki Minhinnick
Topics covered
- Māori culture
- sustainability
- employment opportunities
- intercultural understanding
- community engagement
Keywords
- Māori
- New Zealand Steel
- sustainability
- employment
- cultural adviser
- community
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New Zealand Steel
Places: New Zealand, Ngāti Te Ata
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