RNZ reports the initiative, led by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE), is supported by six government agencies including the Ministry for the Environment and the State Services Commission.
Pacific graduates are provided summer internships where they receive exposure to public sector work, policy writing and networking opportunities.
MBIE's Chief Advisor Pasifika Matalena Leaupepe said the initiative was part of a move to get more Pasifika working in the public sector.
