The Rōpū includes senior representatives from banks and the Reserve Bank. We are there as an observer and kaitiaki to the financial system. We’re proud to stand alongside leaders from the banking industry, to promote outcomes centred on Māori financial inclusion and wellbeing.
Rōpū members have highlighted three key focus areas – bolstering access to capital, improving financial literacy for Māori, and raising Māori employment in the banking sector. Along with Indigenous partners, Te Pūtea Matua partnered with other Central Banks (the Bank of Canada, Reserve Bank of Australia, and the US Federal Reserve System) to form a voluntary network.