Teenagers and students gathered at the the Hawke's Bay Today Careers Expo to weigh up their future options yesterday.
Trades, universities, tertiary institutes and the armed forces were providing information for the 20th annual event at the Pettigrew Green Arena in Taradale.
Some 60,000 people have attended the expo since its inception and more than 2000 students are expected at this year's event, which gives the region's students a chance to consider career possibilities.
Uniquely Aotearoa multi-media tutor Chris Bryant-Toi said the education provider was taking their culture into a "new wave of industry".
He said Maori students can study the traditional arts of carving and weaving while also taking practical courses in business and commerce, and other industries such as forestry.