Advisor Māori

Kaupapa Kura Taiao is made up of two business units each with specialist expertise that  

work across the EPA:  

• Māori Engagement and Operations champions He Whetū Mārama and the EPA’s Mātauranga Framework and leads Māori engagement to enable effective Māori participation in the EPA's policies, processes and decisions.  

• Regulatory Systems develops and improves EPA's environmental legislation, and regulatory direction, processes, and capability.  

He Whetū Mārama is the framework that guides the EPA in the undertaking of its statutory  

and other obligations to Māori. It is based on our EPA wawata which recognises that the  

unique relationship of Māori to the environment informs EPA decision making.   

About the role | Mō te tūnga  

This is a fixed term role for 6 months. This role is based in our Wellington office. While we're happy to consider work-from-home arrangements, this role is not designed for full-time remote working.  

 
The purpose of the Advisor Māori is to support and deliver initiatives that ensure EPA Policy, process and decision-making is fully and effectively informed by Māori perspectives. The Advisor is also expected to have an understanding the EPA’s obligations to Māori under our environmental legislation, including the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf Act, Resource Management Act and in conjunction with the Emissions Trading Scheme Group the Climate Change Response Act. 

This role reports to the Kaiwhakahaere Tūhonohono Tāngata - Manager Māori Engagement.  

About you | Mōhou ake  

We are looking for someone with a range of skills and experience – if you have some or all of the below, we would love to hear from you. 

• Good understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and other Māori interests in the natural resources or regulatory sector  

• Understanding of Tikanga and Mātauranga Māori  

• Some understanding of machinery of government, systems, and tools (desirable). 

• Good analytical and writing skills 

• Good MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Outlook) applications skills 

• Beginner level fluency in te reo Māori (desirable) 

• Working knowledge of database or information management (desirable) 

• Entry level experience in a planning or policy development role preferred 

• Experience in working with Māori and/or issues of interest to Māori 

• Some experience in analytical writing and/or research  

What’s in it for you | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou 

There are extra benefits to working at the EPA: 

• flexible working culture 

• three additional paid leave days between Christmas and New Years in addition to four weeks’ annual leave 

• $200 non-taxable payment to help you set up working at home 

• an annual paid EPA Environment Day to support the community with environmental initiatives 

• in-house Māori cultural capability building programme  

• learning opportunities, including the annual EPA Symposium  

• active and lively social club, and diverse groups and support networks  

• EPA awards recognising individual and team effort 

For more information, please contact recruit@epa.govt.nz or check out the careers section of our website www.epa.govt.nz/careers. 

We are open to supporting inter agency secondments. If possible, please discuss the prospect of joining us with your current manager, before submitting your application. 

Applications close | Rā Katinga  

5pm, Friday 20 March 2026 

We will review applications as they are submitted and may begin our selection process prior to the end of the application stage.