Senior Advisor Puna Korero Matua | Wellington Region

Job Description

Puna Kōrero Matua | Wellington City

Application Close Date: 10-May-2026

Te āhuatunga a Te Kooti Whenua Māori/About the Māori Land Court

“Kia tū hei Kooti Whenua Māori e tāwharau nei i te pae tangata, i te pae whenua, I te whare kōrero.”

“To be a Māori Court that provides shelter for the people, their land and their kōrero.”

We are a Court of record. Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (our Act) recognises the significance of Māori land as taonga tuku iho of special significance to Māori. Our role is to provide a Court service for owners of whenua Māori, their whānau and their hapū.

We are striving to be a tikanga based workplace and we look to live our tikanga values every day:

For more information on what we do go to  https://maorilandcourt.govt.nz

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

This is a senior role in the Te Tiratū team, working across the breadth of the team's responsibilities including:

• supporting court operations,
• business reporting,
• machinery of government,
• workplan initiatives,
• supporting the court's digital solution Pātaka Whenua.

The Puna Kōrero Matua sits within the Te Tiratū team who work collaboratively within Operations and Service Delivery (OSD) to provide specialist advice by applying proven methodology and implementing business improvements that enhance efficient and effective customer-centric services across the Māori Land Court.

You will quickly design and deliver robust analysis and advice. As a confident communicator you will work with senior leaders of the Māori Land Court.

The Puna Kōrero Matua supports a culture that focuses on court users, continuous improvement and standardisation, accountability and employee engagement. A key focus of the role is to lead the implementation of small and quick fix business and service improvement initiatives, including knowledge base updates, and establishing and maintaining appropriate and effective internal and external relationships.

Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience

The role of the Māori Land Court as a people's court is unique and if you believe you can bring value to the work of the court, we will support you to succeed.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Great organisational skills and a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Experience working in a high-paced environment where you are required to respond to changing needs and priorities to manage large workloads.
• Experience working with other business units, service providers and key stakeholders.
• A good general knowledge of, and respect for, tikanga Māori and competence in, or a willingness to become competent in, Te Reo Māori.
• Deep commitment to and evidence of putting the Treaty of Waitangi at the centre of decision-making and knowledge of Crown-Māori relationships.
• Ability to see and convey the big picture while knowing how to achieve long term change.
• Experience providing intellectual and functional leadership across and within organisations, including experience mentoring and developing junior staff and peers.
• Attributes of being flexible, calm and resilient.

Utu ā-tau/Salary

The salary band for this role is $99,208 to $135,539 and appointing salary will be based on skills and experience.

In addition, a Te Reo Māori allowance (from $1,000 to $3,200) is available dependent on completion of an approved assessment or external verification.

Tono mai/Apply

To apply, click the Apply button below to be directed to our Careers Website. You can view a detailed position description here, as well as complete an online application form by attaching your CV and cover letter.

Applications close on Sunday 10 May 2026, however we will be reviewing CV's as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.

If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@justice.govt.nz