Increasing gender and ethnic representation

We have developed a plan which shows the steps we will take to increase ethnic and gender representation in our workforce. This will help our organisation to be a better reflection of the communities that we serve.

The Kia Toipoto Action Plan - Increasing Our Gender and Ethnic Representation shows:

  • the current state of diversity in our workforce by ethnicity and gender
  • what actions we will take to increase our Māori and Pasifika representation
  • what actions we will take to increase our representation of women in STEM roles (science, technology, engineering and maths).

You can see a high level view of the steps we will take for Māori and Pasifika representation and representation of women in STEM roles in our visual action plan.

The Kia Toipoto Action Plan - Increasing Our Gender and Ethnic Representation is part of our Pay Gaps Action Plan and will contribute to achieving the Kia Toipoto goal, that the public service workforce will overall be substantially more representative of society by the end of 2027. It will also support our wider diversity, equity and inclusion goals.