Addressing the skills gap through diversity… 4 years later Stirring The Pot

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Byron Konia.Byron is a Senior Mechanical Engineer and Māori Advisor at Stantec in Wellington.  We last spoke to him back in 2019 when he was just starting off his career as a young Graduate Hydraulic Engineer. Join us as we reconnect and find out what he has been up to and how he thinks the engineering environment has changed to better attract and retain a diverse workforce.
 
Connect with Byron Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/byronkonia/ 
 
You may also want to check out his kemu (game) he developed in his own journey to improve his reo Māori! Website: https://kupurorirori.co.nz/pages/maua-korero-our-story 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kupurorirori 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kupu.rorirori 
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kupurorirori 
 
Connect with Stantec Website: https://www.stantec.com/en/offices/new-zealand-locations-hub 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stantec/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StantecInc 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Stantec 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stantec/ 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StantecInc 
 
Find out more about HERA’s mātauranga Māori mahi:Website: https://www.hera.org.nz/matauranga-maori/ 
Research on the intersection between mātauranga Māori and Construction 4.0: https://www.hera.org.nz/construction40-matauranga-maori/ 
Whanake Scholarship: https://www.hera.org.nz/hera-whanake-scholarship/