An IT specialist says it's a tragedy that Māori and Pacific people only make up two percent of the technology sector in New Zealand.
Dan Walker says the percentage is low considering that Māori and Pasifika form 25 percent of the country's population.
Mr Walker says there are several barriers as to why the number is low including poverty.
Sela Jane Hopgood has more.
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Dan Walker will be mentoring Dylan in the Cloud Solutions team at Microsoft NZ. Photo: Supplied