The team at Hanga-Aro-Rau are proud to share our Mahere Whakahaere Nekehanga | Amended Operational Plan covering July-December 2025. As we enter our final phase as a Workforce Development Council, our focus remains delivering on industry expectations:

• Strengthening the economy (including the Māori economy)
• Strengthening industry voice through building a sustainable and diverse workforce pipeline
• Focusing on regional workforce development needs while ensuring national consistency
• And delivering value for money.

The plan also outlines six industry-prioritised initiatives that our stakeholders identified as essential, not only for addressing their needs now, but ensuring critical continuity and priority as the new industry-led vocational education and training system becomes operational.

Our objective as we lead to our disestablishment in December 2025, and the standup of Industry Skills Boards in January 2026, remains ensuring we have a resilient vocational education system that meets the evolving needs of industry. This plan underscores our commitment to strengthening industry connections and driving productivity gains. By making changes and improvements now, we create enduring and skilled workforces for the future.

Explore the full details of our Operational Plan.