Trustee Skills Matrix

Skills data is available for 767 of 1,381 current iwi officers (56% coverage). Each officer averages 2.2 identified skill categories.

The most prevalent skills are Governance (697 officers) and Te Ao Māori (408 officers). Te Ao Māori skills are represented across 408 officers, reflecting the cultural governance foundation of iwi boards.

The most common skill gaps across iwi boards are Technology & Digital, ESG & Sustainability, International Experience. These represent categories where iwi boards may benefit from targeted recruitment or trustee development.

Trustee skills are extracted from officer biographies using AI-assisted classification (Claude Haiku). Each officer is scored across 14 skill categories — the 12 standard IoD NZ board competency domains plus two iwi-specific categories: Te Ao Māori (cultural competency, te reo, tikanga, mātauranga Māori) and Community Development (health, housing, education, whānau ora).

Skill levels range from “expert” (10+ years or professional qualification) through “experienced” (5-10 years or senior role), “developing” (some relevant experience), to “awareness” (brief mention only). Only skills with clear biographical evidence are included.

The diversity score combines category breadth (how many of the 14 categories a board covers) with depth (how many categories have 2+ officers at experienced level or above). A score of 100 indicates full coverage with adequate depth across all 14 categories.