Pouārahi Tautiaki Taonga / Māori Built Heritage Advisor

• Based in Wellington or Auckland
• Fixed term for one year
• closes 6 May 2024
• REF 243

Tairangahia a tua whakarere; tātakihia ngā reanga o āmuri ake nei

Honouring the past; inspiring the future

About us

Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is the national agency for place-based heritage in Aotearoa. We celebrate, research, care for, and assist communities to recognise and protect these places for the benefit of future generations.

For over 20 years, our Māori Built Heritage Team has been working with whānau, marae, hapū and iwi to identify, conserve and protect our taonga places. We have a fixed term vacancy that will see you providing advice on some of the most significant taonga in Aotearoa – our many marae across the country. If the conservation and restoration of our heritage marae building is the kind of work that you value, we want to hear from you.

This could be an excellent professional development opportunity for a secondment, and we can also consider part time appointments to this role for the right person/skill set.

About the role

This one-year fixed term full-time role reports to the Kaiwhakatere Tautiaki Taonga/ Manager Māori Built Heritage under the leadership of the Director Kaiwhakahaere Tautiaki Taonga me Kaupapa Māori.

Your focus will be co-ordinating the delivery of a programme that provides support to the provision of expert advice, developing wānanga and workshops especially in the context of the traditional arts of our marae, and our traditional architecture, including wharenui, pouhaki, pātaka, whare karakia and more.

Your skills and expertise could be from a hands-on taonga conservation background, the Māori built environment, Māori resource management and environmental planning, or project management with iwi, hapū and marae communities. All these specialist areas are critical to helping us achieve improved heritage outcomes for Māori and for Aotearoa New Zealand.  

About you

Your knowledge and experience that will see you succeed in this role:

• Ability to articulate a Māori world view and apply it to the work of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga 
• Your ability to advance and promote Māori values and principles in a heritage context, and heritage values in a kaupapa Māori context
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles
• Experience developing and maintaining networks, credibility, and relationships with whānau, hapū, iwi and other hāpori Māori
• Experience working with Māori communities
• Experience interacting with and providing advice to senior decision makers in written and oral form
• Knowledge and understanding of mātauranga, tikanga and Te Ao Māori, and a keen appreciation of the local circumstances
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field.

The salary range for the position is $69,886-$82,219. View the job description.

Applications close Monday 6 May at 5pm.

How to apply

Please send your CV and cover letter to recruit@heritage.org.nz.

Pouārahi Traditional Arts / Pouārahi Tautiaki Taonga    

• Based in Wellington or Auckland
• 0.6 FTE (three days per week)
• Closes 6 May 2024
• REF 244

­Tairangahia a tua whakarere; tātakihia ngā reanga o āmuri ake nei

Honouring the past; inspiring the future

About us

Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga is the national agency for place-based heritage in Aotearoa. We celebrate, research, care for, and assist communities to recognise and protect these places for the benefit of future generations.

For over 20 years, our Māori Built Heritage Team has been working with whānau, marae, hapū, and iwi to identify, conserve, and protect our taonga places. We have a fixed term vacancy that will see you providing advice on some of the most significant taonga in Aotearoa – our many marae across the country. If the conservation and restoration of our heritage marae building is the kind of work that you value, we want to hear from you.

About the role

This permanent part time role (three days per week) reports to the Kaiwhakatere Tautiaki Taonga/ Manager Māori Built Heritage under the leadership of the Director Kaiwhakahaere Tautiaki Taonga me Kaupapa Māori.

The Pouārahi Traditional Arts is responsible at a regional and national level for providing conservation and traditional arts advice and developing training programmes for iwi, hapu, and marae to support and promote the preservation of Māori built heritage.

Your skills and expertise could be from a hands-on taonga conservation background, the Māori built environment, or as an experienced toi Māori arts practitioner in one or more of the arts of the marae, such as whakairo, tukutuku, kōwhaiwhai, and raranga. All these specialist areas are critical to helping us achieve improved heritage outcomes for Māori and for Aotearoa New Zealand. 

About you

Your knowledge and experience that will see you succeed in this role:

• Ability to articulate a Māori world view and apply it to the work of Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga
• Your ability to advance and promote Māori values and principles in a heritage context, and heritage values in a kaupapa Māori context
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles
• Experience developing and maintaining networks, credibility, and relationships with whānau, hapū, iwi and other hāpori Māori
• Experience working with Māori communities
• Knowledge and understanding of mātauranga, tikanga and Te Ao Māori, and a keen appreciation of the local circumstances
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field is desirable.

The salary range for the position is $69,886-$82,219 full-time equivalent. View the job description. 

Applications close Monday 6 May at 5pm.

How to apply

Please send your CV and cover letter to recruit@heritage.org.nz.

Visitor Host

• Te Waimate Mission, Waimate North
• Fixed term, part-time until 28 October 2024
• Closes 
• REF 247

We’re looking for a Visitor Host (Fixed Term/Part-Time) to join our team, who can help us create and maintain a great visitor experience at Te Waimate Mission. The property is open to visitors Saturday to Monday during the winter season.

The ideal candidate will have excellent customer service skills and experience talking to groups, combined with a passion for history and the ability to work well in our small, friendly team. Attention to tikanga and knowledge of, or willingness to learn, basic Te Reo is important within our organisation. You will need to be confident using technology. Flexibility in your weekly schedule is a bonus, and reliable transport is needed for travel to Waimate North.

Daily tasks include (but are not limited to) opening the house to make it visitor-ready, managing the retail and entry fees via our POS system and daily financial records, a variety of admin tasks, weekly cleaning tasks, caring for the heritage collection and, most importantly, caring for our visitors and giving them an entertaining, interesting experience at Te Waimate Mission.

• From June to October (13 hrs per week).  
• Two (2) days a week between Saturday and Monday for 6.5 hours a day (the fixed-term may be extended to cover the summer season).

The job is flexible and consists of a minimum of two days per week. You’ll be required to work at least one weekend day and preferably be available to be on call for tour group bookings and events on our closed days.

Note: This role is also suitable for history or tourism students looking for weekend work relevant to their study.

The rate is $26 per hour.  Read the job description.

Applications close 5pm Wednesday 22 May 2024.

How to apply

Please use our application platform to upload your cover letter and CV.