Addressing the skills gap through diversity… 4 years later

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/ Resources and linksConnect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]