18 2. Engaging with data In addition to getting out to meet and talk with Māori businesses, we are also putting greater effort into analysing disaggregated economic data to build our understanding of the Māori economy. One striking statistic is the demographics of the Māori population (Figure 7).
It highlights that Māori are likely to make up a growing proportion of our future population and labour force, and continuing influence on our culture. 15 Particularly fishing, forestry, and farming. 16 For example, the Poutama Trust, Te Puni Kokiri, and other regional Māori business networks. 17 Iwi Chairs Forum  18 See, for example, Pou Taiao Regional Engagement Hui 2018.