Four Māori business students have each received a grant to support their study and accommodation costs
Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust, administered by Westpac NZ, has announced the recipients of its 2022 tertiary study scholarships, which aim to promote, develop, and provide for the education and advancement of Māori within the banking and finance industry and general business.
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The recipients were:
- Karlos Croft, who is in his second year of a double bachelor of business and communications, majoring in management and journalism at AUT
- Metiria-Hinekorangi Doyle, who is in her second year of a conjoint bachelor of law and commerce, majoring in finance and minoring in economics at Victoria University
- Manaia Lewis-Wano, who is in her second year of a bachelor of business, majoring in marketing, with a minor in Māori and indigenous studies at the University of Waikato
- Brigham Riwai-Couch, who is in his second year studying a bachelor of communications at the University of Canterbury
Karen Silk, Steve Atkinson, and Fonteyn Moses-Te Kani, trustees of Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust, said they felt privileged to award the scholarships because of the impact they can have on the students’ wellbeing.
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The trustees said they have also been impressed with the influence former scholarship recipients continued to have within their communities, Iwi, and working life.
