This February 2018 report presents employment forecasts for 2017 to 2020 (March years).

Our kaimahi, employers, whānau, and mokopuna are worth investing in. Creating better skills and training opportunities, and employment outcomes for our people will take a collective effort. In some cases, it would be helped by resourcing from different parts of government.

This exploratory report uses the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) to investigate the make-up and size of the low pay sector in New Zealand between 2006 and 2015.

As the Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Skills Leadership Group we are driven to create prosperous outcomes for our people through identifying and supporting better ways of meeting future regional skills and workforce needs.

Māori thrive in workplaces with good conditions and are free from discrimination.

The members of the Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Skills Leadership Group.

Mōkai Pātea Services provide their community with holistic support in areas such as mental health, budgeting, and child protection.

Vision: Māori exercise rangatiratanga to create intergenerational wellbeing through work.

With 11.6% of the Manawatū-Whanganui workforce being employed in Health Care and Social Assistance, this sector holds the largest segment of our kaimahi compared to any other.

A welcome from Oriana Paewai and Katarina Hina, co-chairs of the Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Workforce Plan.