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Wanaka teenager a forestry scholar 6 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read Maude Rogers is one of eight recipients to be awarded a 2021 Nga Karahipi Uru Rakau forestry scholarship. Photo / Maude Rogers Otago Daily Times Last year Maude Rogers decided that she wanted a career in forestry science. The Wanaka teenager could see it taking her all over the world or working as a sector researcher for the Ministry for Primary Industries. She was delighted when she was named as one of eight recipients to be awarded a 2021 Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau forestry scholarship . The scholarship provided $8000 a year for four years, and was designed to encourage more women and Māori to enter New Zealand s forestry and wood processing sectors. ....
Watch: The Hawke s Bay teenager trying to break down white privilege 29 Dec, 2020 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read By: Louise Gould WillowMoone23122020.JPG Napier Girls High School graduate Willow Noome won a week with the Ministry of Justice after submitting a video on the issues of white privilege. Photo / Paul Taylor An award-winning Napier Girls High School graduate was invited to spend a week with the Ministry of Justice after a passionate speech on the topic of white privilege. Willow Noome was flown down to Wellington on December 8, spending time picking the brains of New Zealand s top solicitors, lawyers and policy managers. ....