Māori Business Stats: March 2024 Quarter

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Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: March 2024 quarter presents information on one subset of Māori businesses that contribute to our country's economy. This release includes data on Māori authorities and related businesses. It does not cover all Māori businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Māori authorities are defined as businesses that receive, manage, and/or administer assets held in common ownership by iwi and Māori. Māori authorities are largely identified through their tax codes as registered with Inland Revenue. Any business within a Māori authority ownership group is also included for the purposes of Tatauranga umanga Māori. 

Key facts 

In the March 2024 quarter, around 1,350 Māori authorities and related businesses were in the Tatauranga umanga Māori population. 

All figures are actual values and are not adjusted for seasonal effects. 

In the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter: 

• the total value of sales by Māori authorities was $1,077 million, up $131 million (14 percent)
• the total value of purchases by Māori authorities was $762 million, up $48 million (6.7 percent)
• the total number of filled jobs for Māori authorities was 12,030, up 350 jobs (3.0 percent)
• the total value of earnings by employees of Māori authorities was $221 million, up $21 million (10 percent)
• Māori authorities exported $186 million worth of goods, up $5.4 million (3.0 percent).

Business financial data 

Industry sales and purchases for Māori authorities and related businesses in the March 2024 quarter were: 

• primary industries ‒ $369 million in sales, $272 million in purchases
• goods-producing industries ‒ $195 million in sales, $157 million in purchases
• services industries ‒ $512 million in sales, $333 million in purchases.

From the December 2023 quarter to the March 2024 quarter, sales by Māori authorities in services industries fell by 17 percent. This fall followed a high in the December quarter and was largely caused by businesses in the health care, management, and administration services industries. Government grants to businesses in the management and administration services industries tend to follow a seasonal pattern.

Due to the small number of Māori authorities in the Tatauranga umanga Māori population, some industries have been grouped together to protect confidentiality of businesses:

• Primary industries include businesses involved in farming, forestry, fishing, and mining. 
• Goods-producing industries include businesses involved in manufacturing; utilities such as electricity, gas, water, and waste services; and construction. 
• Services industries include businesses involved in health care and social assistance, real estate, travel agencies, and management services ‒ for example, head offices. 

Broad industry groups - ANZSIC06 on Datainfo+ has more information on how the industries are grouped. 

For the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter, the total value of sales by Māori authorities and related businesses rose $131 million. 

By industry, the largest movements were: 

• primary industries, up $49 million (15 percent)
• health care and social assistance, up $42 million (36 percent)
• other services industries, up $23 million (47 percent).

Note that sales reported here may include donations and government funding. These funding sources are more prevalent in services industries. 

Business financial data: March 2024 quarter has information on sales and purchases for most market industries in New Zealand. 

Business employment data 

For Māori authorities and related businesses in the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter: 

• the number of filled jobs for women was 6,660, up 160 jobs (2.5 percent)
• the number of filled jobs for men was 5,370, up 190 jobs (3.7 percent)
• the value of total earnings for women was $112 million, up $13 million (14 percent)
• the value of total earnings for men was $109 million, up $7.2 million (7.1 percent).

The total number of filled jobs for Māori authorities and related businesses rose by 350 jobs in the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter. The movements by industry group were: 

• primary industries, up 90 jobs (3.2 percent)
• goods producing industries, down 330 jobs (26 percent)
• services industries, up 590 jobs (7.8 percent).

Total earnings for employees of Māori authorities and related businesses rose $21 million to $221 million in the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter. The movements in earnings by industry group were:

• primary industries, up $4.3 million (8.5 percent)
• goods producing industries, down $5.2 million (22 percent)
• services industries, up $22 million (17 percent).

Business employment data: March 2024 quarter has more information on filled jobs and gross earnings for all New Zealand businesses. 

Goods exports 

In the March 2024 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter, the value of: 

• total goods exports by Māori authorities was $186 million, up $5.4 million (3.0 percent)
• exports of milk powder, butter, and cheese was $40 million, down $8.7 million (18 percent)
• exports of all other goods was $146 million, up $14 million (11 percent); other goods exported by Māori authorities include kaimoana (seafood), meat, machinery, and wine.

Note that goods may be exported by businesses in both the primary industries (for example, livestock or unprocessed seafood), and the goods-producing industries (for example, meat, dairy products, and wine). 

Overseas merchandise trade: March 2024 has more information on imports and exports of merchandise goods for all New Zealand businesses. 

Data updates to Tatauranga umanga Māori 

We have updated data for this release, and therefore some data will differ from that presented in previous releases. Results can also be impacted by changes in ownership, the life cycle, or kind of activity a business undertakes. This quarter's results, particularly in the services industries, were impacted by changes in ownership of some businesses. 

Population for Tatauranga umanga Māori 

The population of Māori authorities is updated every year for the annual Tatauranga umanga Māori release, and for the subsequent June quarter release. The next update to the quarterly population will be implemented in Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: June 2024 quarter.  

Definitions and metadata 

Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: quarterly - DataInfo+ provides general methodology and definitions relevant for Māori business statistics. 

Tatauranga umanga Māori: 2021 pūrongo matatini - Statistics on Māori businesses: 2021 technical report provides contextual and technical information about Stats NZ's publication of Tatauranga umanga Māori (TUM) - Statistics on Māori businesses. 

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Next releases 

Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: 2023 will be released on 29 August 2024. 

Tatauranga umanga Māori - Statistics on Māori businesses: June 2024 quarter will be released on 8 October 2024.