by Tarin Persson | Oct 21, 2025 | Article, News
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2025 Wasted potential is driving New Zealand’s productivity problem New Zealand’s productivity has lagged behind our peers for decades. Despite long working hours, our labour productivity gap has widened to around 40 per cent, compared to the top...
by Tarin Persson | Sep 17, 2025 | Article, Case studies, Events, News
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2025 Empowering tomorrow’s leaders Every First Foundation scholar is inherently a leader – they are often the first in their family to attend university, the first among their peers to step into corporate environments, and frequently the...
by Tarin Persson | Jul 23, 2025 | Article
PUBLISHED JULY 2025 It’s vital our young people inherit a planet where they can thrive First Foundation’s work naturally aligns with the intent of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 17 interconnected global objectives designed to create a better world by...
by Tarin Persson | May 29, 2025 | Article, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED MAY 2025 INFINZ collaborates to enrich the finance industry Jim McElwain, executive director of INFINZ, says, “In terms of collaboration, we seek to amplify the good work being done by other groups. One of these difference-makers is the First Foundation.”...
by Tarin Persson | Apr 14, 2025 | Alumni, Article, Case studies, Events, Mentoring, News, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED APRIL 2025 A 2024 snapshot and our vision for the future We’re proud to share ‘Accelerating Impact,’ a report that incorporates our 2024 annual review and also offers much more. It shares a 5-year roadmap to accelerate our mahi and deepen...
by Tarin Persson | Mar 28, 2025 | Article, Mentoring
PUBLISHED MARCH 2025 From scholar to mentor – a virtuous cycle Maria Mahoni is one of 54 First Foundation alums who have chosen to return as a mentor. Having valued the programme immensely, these graduates offer vital guidance as we scale impact to reach more talented...
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[…] Intern, scholar Richard Tong said, “It definitely does provide that insight into how it is in the real world…
[…] on sustainability to their workplaces. Jessica Vandermeer, 2019 Spark New Zealand scholar and Loshaunce Leaso, 2021 Mike Ross scholar show…
[…] cycle of intergenerational poverty. Individual partners also further their impact. For example, the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Foundation partners…
[…] between their communities, universities and other areas of society. The success of scholars like Mahdi, who supports his refugee…