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Gender Composition Analysis

Gender diversity across iwi governance boards

Female Representation

86.7%

of known gender

Female Trustees

13

current officers

Male Trustees

2

current officers

Gender Unknown

1,140

98.7% of total

Gender by Iwi

Iwi with 3 or more current officers, sorted by female representation. Female % is calculated from officers with known gender only.

Gender by Role

Gender distribution across normalized governance roles. Female % is of officers with known gender in each role.

RoleTotalFemaleMaleFemale %
Trustee49860100%
Representative1576186%
Chair155000%
Deputy Chair78000%
Director63000%
Member59000%
Other59000%
Committee Member32000%
Alternate221150%
Kaumātua14000%
CEO10000%
Executive4000%
Secretary2000%
Treasurer1000%
Adviser1000%

Gender Parity Leaders

Top 10 iwi closest to 50/50 gender balance (minimum 3 officers, 2 with known gender). Ranked by absolute distance from 50%.

1.Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu13F / 2M87% female36.7pp from parity

Female Chairs

Iwi where the current chair is female — a key leadership diversity indicator.

No female chairs identified in current data.

Data Coverage

1.3%

Officers with gender data

15 / 1155

100.0%

Linked to shared.people

1155 / 1155

41

Iwi with 3+ officers

Gender data is derived from shared.people records linked to iwi officers. Gender is inferred from names and biographical information, not self-reported. Officers without a linked shared.people record or without gender data are shown as ‘Unknown’. Analysis includes current officers only.

Data sourced from Iwi governance and financial records. Our datasets may not be complete. Automated analysis can produce errors. If you believe any data on this page is incorrect, please contact us at hello@nzxplorer.co.nz.

For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.