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Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
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/