Ara engineering student takes flight (and makes it better)
Joshua Bensberg has been awarded the ‘Best Project - Mechanical Engineering’ prize and the ‘Industry Choice’ prize for his TEKMIK Coaxial Rotor Configuration project at the finale of Ara’s 2020 Engineering Showcase last week.
Wairoa student awarded $20,000 Rocket Lab Scholarship to pursue medical degree
Wairoa teenager Clive Hook-Pomare has been awarded the 2020 Rocket Lab Scholarship, created to support and encourage students from the region where Rocket Lab launches to pursue science, technology, engineering, or maths at a tertiary level.
Careerforce welcomes targeted training and apprenticeships fund
The details of a $320m Targeted Training and Apprenticeships Fund (TTAF), designed to support vocational training across high-demand industries have now been announced.
Hauora Maori Scholarship Dates 2020 Nearly Closed
The application deadline for the Ministry of Health’s Hauora Maori Scholarships has almost closed. Application will not be accepted after 5pm Friday 27 March 2020 and must be submitted online.
The Hauora Maori Scholarship programme...
High time for recognition of vocational excellence
At senior prize giving in Sacred Heart Girls’ College in New Plymouth this year, a new award was handed out, and coming as a huge surprise to the winner. Kyah Jones became the first...
CMC Markets University of Canterbury Trading Challenge showcases next generation of traders
The second annual CMC Markets’ University of Canterbury (UC) Trading Challenge has come to a close, with third-year Computer Engineering student, Harry Dobbs, taking out the top spot with a 280.81 percent return on...
Rotorua Boys’ High bags Supreme Award at PM’s Education Awards
Rotorua Boys’ High School in the Bay of Plenty region emerged as the biggest winner of the night at the Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards ceremony held in Parliament, as it took home the...
Schools making a difference encouraged to apply for grant programme
Canon Oceania is excited to announce that its 2019 Grants Program is open for submissions. Over the past 13 years, the program has supported nearly 80 schools, not-for-profits and community groups across New Zealand and...
Post-quake rebuild of school pool brings community together
The rebuild of Waiau School’s pool after it was damaged in the Kaikoura earthquake earned itself a place in the finals of the Local Government New Zealand EXCELLENCE Awards.
Scholarship supports Maori students to gain admission to top global universities
Applications are open for the Te Ara a Kupe Beaton Scholarship, which provides five students with $100K of education and mentoring support for third consecutive year.