Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga hosted a two-day symposium in November on optimising Māori economic development. The symposium provided an essential national platform for researchers, communities and policy makers to examine critical success factors for Māori economic development, including aspirations, capacity and capability, collaboration, and local solutions and  opportunities. The programme is listed below, with links to available videos.

DAY ONE – Monday November 14th
•    Sir Tīpene O’Regan gave the opening address.
•    Professor Graham Smith spoke about Aspirations – Where do we want to be?
•    Followed by a panel discussion on this theme featuring Mark Solomon, Leonie Simpson, George Riley.
•    Whaimutu Dewes spoke on Capacity and Capability – What do we need to get there?
•    The panel of Karleen Everitt, Ella Henry and Miki Roderick discussed this theme
•    June McCabe and Adrian Orr summarised the day.
•    Lisa Tamati spoke at the symposium dinner.

DAY TWO – Tuesday November 15th
•    International keynote Professor Stephen Cornell spoke on Collaboration – What value can collaboration add?
•    Professor Lyn Carter, Richard Jefferies and Ingrid Collins discussed this theme
•    Traci Haupapa spoke about Local Solutions, Local Opportunities – How are we going to get there?
•    This was followed by a panel discussion on the topic featuring Tina Wehipeihana-Wilson, Materoa Dodd and Richard Orzecki.
•    Richard Jefferies spoke about the Te Pae Tawhiti: Māori Economic Development research initiative
•    Dr Daniel Hikuroa summarised and Sir Tīpene O’Regan closed the symposium.

To download an electronic copy of 2011 Te Pae Tawhiti Māori Economic Development Research Programme Report and Literature Review click here.