Principal Māori Cultural Advisor

Principal Māori Cultural Advisor

Mercury is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading renewable energy companies, generating electricity from 100% renewable sources and serving homes and businesses across the motu.

Our work is closely connected to the whenua and the communities where we operate. We are committed to building meaningful partnerships with iwi and Māori and strengthening cultural capability across the organisation as we grow our impact.

As Principal Māori Cultural Advisor, you will lead the development of Māori cultural capability across Mercury. You will design and deliver initiatives that strengthen understanding of te ao Māori, te reo and tikanga across the business, while supporting the Pou Tūhono-ā-Iwi to shape and implement the organisation’s Māori strategy. You will coach leaders and teams, guide engagement with iwi partners, and help embed culturally grounded practices across projects and relationships.

You will bring deep knowledge of te ao Māori and extensive experience leading cultural capability programmes within organisations. You will be a confident communicator in te reo Māori, skilled at building trusted relationships with iwi and hapū, and experienced in guiding cultural transformation and strategic engagement.

To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.

At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.  


Me tono mai inaīanei | Apply Now! Applications Close Midnight 5th April 2026
To find out more, please get in touch with Russell Spratt on 0294463770 or Orissa Plimmer on 0272851461 for a confidential kōrero.

We are the landing place where our people can come to rest upon, a safe space.

A place where excellence and culture are encouraged and ultimately recognised.

Kia tau ai te mauri tū, te mauri ora ki te katoa. Nau mai, tau mai! Vitality and well-being for all. Welcome, settle here!

Kaitohutohu Mātanga Ahurea Māori

Ko Mercury tētahi o ngā tino umanga pūngao whakamōhou o Aotearoa, e whakarato ana i te hiko mai i ngā pūkaki e 100% te whakamōhoutanga ki ngā kāinga me ngā umanga o te motu. Kei te tino whai hononga ā mātau mahi ki te whenua me ngā hapori e mahi nei mātau. Kei te manawanui mātau ki te waihanga rangapūrtanga ki ngā iwi me Ngāi Māori, ki te whakapiki hoki i ngā pūmanawa ahurea puta noa i te whakahaere i a mātau ka tipu haere.

Mōu ka noho hei Kaitohutohu Mātanga Ahurea Māori, ka ārahi koe i te whakawhanaketanga o ngā pūmanawa ahurea Māori puta noa i Mercury. Ka whakahoahoa, ka whakawhiwhi hoki koe i ngā kaupapa hei whakakaha i te mōhiotanga ki te ao Māori, te reo me ngā tikanga i te umanga, me te tautoko hoki i te Pou Tūhono-ā-Iwi ki te tārai, ki te whakatinana hoki i te rautaki Māori a te whakahaere. Ka whakangungu koe i ngā kaiārahi me ngā kapa, ka ārahi i te whai wāhitanga atu ki ngā iwi, ka āwhina hoki ki te whakapūmau i ngā tikanga ki roto i ngā kaupapa me ngā hononga.

Ka kawe mai koe i te tino mōhiotanga ki te ao Māori me te wheako nui ki te ārahi i ngā hōtaka  pūmanawa ahurea ki roto i ngā whakahaere nui. Ka mātanga koe ki te whakawhiti kōrero ki te reo Māori, ka tau ki te waihanga hononga ki ngā iwi me ngā hapū, ka whai wheako ki te ārahi whakahoutanga, hononga rautaki hoki.

Ki te tono mai ki tēnei tūranga, me NOHO koe hei kirirarau nō Aotearoa, he kainoho rānei, me whai tika mahi ki Aoteaora me te pupuri hoki i te pane uruwhenua e mana ana.

Hei te wā e rite ana, ka tono mātau i ngā kaitaunaki, tēnei ka tono kia kaua e whakaurua mai ki te Tātai Tangata ina ka tono mai. 

Ka kati tēnei pānui hei te 5 o Paengawhāwhā. Tēnei ka aki i ngā kaitono katoa e hiahia mai ana kia tuku mai i ngā tono i mua i taua rā.