Ten Waikato tauira (students) studying a range of academic fields have won Waikato Regional Council and Waikato-Tainui – Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Scholarships for 2023. The scholarships provide between $2300 and $4400 to support Māori students .
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McDonnell was keen on taking the roles even though it meant a lot of responsibility. “I like to consider myself an activist of some sort. I like to be a spokesperson for people,” she said. “I like to speak for marginalised groups and represent others.” Taihape Area School has children from year 1 to year 13 and McDonnell has been at the school since she was 5. Leadership was something she had always been keen on developing. “From the moment I stepped into school, I remember seeing all the head girls and leaders up on the stage and I always wanted to be like them.”