“Te ao Maori competencies and approaches are key considerations in our recruitment practices.”
This is not a stock exchange listed or privately held company, or a small or medium sized enterprise. It is the Parliamentary Service and the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. They are the organisations which administer our Parliament to ensure its smooth operation in the interests of every citizen and resident of this nation.
Yet here, buried deep in an extraordinary document called “He Ao Takitaki: The stars that guide us” is a staff hiring policy which says that unless you have competencies in te ao Maori and an approach to life through te ao Maori you’re unlikely to get a job at Parliament.
