Waiata Geddes, Ngāti Awa, Ngaitai ki Tōrere, Mataatua, Tainui waka, flew over from Sydney to attend her graduation in Palmerston North. She graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science after six years of full-time study.
Hamza Mustafa dreamed of becoming a vet, but was killed in the March 15 terror attack. Now a bursary has been awarded to a veterinary student in his memory.