ANZ, NZ’s largest bank, has built tikanga Māori into its strategy to 2040 through Tākiri Ā Rangi, aiming to grow Māori business and cultural capability across the bank.
What’s at stake? Māori businesses and iwi need access to capital and banking that reflects tikanga; ANZ risks losing relevance if it does not act.
Background: Tākiri Ā Rangi launched in 2022 with a work plan through to 2040, the bicentenary of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the bank’s own 200th year.
Main players: ANZ, its Māori staff and leaders, including David Harrison, who heads iwi and Māori business banking; iwi partners; Māori SMEs such as Taniwha Oysters.
ANZ bank’s current Te Ao Māori strategy, Tākiri Ā Rangi, still has another 15 years to run. Its head of iwi and Māori business banking, David Harrison, says the length of the programme is evidence of the bank’s commitment to the process. “We started in 2022 and we’re pretty happy with
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Key points
What’s at stake? Māori businesses and iwi need access to capital and banking that reflects tikanga; ANZ risks losing relevance if it does not act.
Background: Tākiri Ā Rangi launched in 2022 with a work plan through to 2040, the bicentenary of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the bank’s own 200th year.
Main players: ANZ, its Māori staff and leaders, including David Harrison, who heads iwi and Māori business banking; iwi partners; Māori SMEs such as Taniwha Oysters.
