Tyson Grootjans

Pou Ārahi - Te Ao Māori Lead

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

About

I envisage sustainable Maori economies that are centred in our tikanga and values. This area provides direction to my professional and academic undertakings. I give unwaivering effort to all my pursuits to help bring change for Māori and New Zealand society. The skills I have developed and am still in the process of developing will aid me to reach these goals.

Experience

  • Pou Ārahi - Te Ao Māori Lead at BRANZ
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Hybrid)
    • Senior Advisor Strategic Initiatives - Te Ao Māori
      Feb 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Manager Strategic Initiatives – Te Ao Māori
      Feb 2023 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Senior Policy Advisor at Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
    Mar 2019 - Feb 2023 · 4 yrs

  • Regional Business Analyst at Te Puni Kōkiri
    Mar 2018 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Bank of New Zealand (Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand)
    • Senior Associate - Commercial
      Mar 2015 - Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      I was responsible for ensuring my clients received a superior banking experience. My role involved regularly meetings with clients in person and on the phone in order to develop an understanding of their banking requirements. Once I understood what the client required I would then liaise with colleagues internally in the bank to implement solutions. The tasks that I was responsible for were: - Analysing and inputting financial data into our systems and developing financial models in excel. - Credit writing for working capital solutions, business acquisition, commercial and residential property purchases, trade finance and equipment finance that effectively communicated key credit risks and supporting mitigants. - Present and discuss credit recommendations with credit managers for complex transactions. - Monitoring credit excesses and notifying our credit department when any excesses exceeded limits. - Set in place appropriate covenants for our clients and testing existing covenants. - Developed effective business-to-business communication skills. - Established networks both internally and in-market.

    • Senior Associate - Business
      Feb 2014 - Mar 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos