by Tarin Persson | Oct 21, 2025 | Case studies, Mentoring, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2025 Scholarship helps July find solid ground in engineering For one First Foundation scholar, the Christchurch earthquakes of 2011 not only devastated the city, they tore apart the life he knew, setting him on a path filled with upheaval and...
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 | Aug 25, 2025 | Case studies, News, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED AUGUST 2025 Investing in rural youth Jazmine Murray’s journey is a powerful example of how investing in rural youth creates lasting impact. With support from Pāmu Farms and First Foundation, she shows how targeted investment in young talent is helping to...
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 | Nov 29, 2024 | Case studies, Mentoring
PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2024 Petra’s dream drives her to dentistry Petra grew up working in the bakery her parents ran near Auckland Hospital. They immigrated from Cambodia and raised her to work hard and make the most of the opportunity to have an education. Inspired by...
by Tarin Persson | Sep 11, 2024 | Alumni, Case studies
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2024 The power of a path to success Julie Vidal is a lawyer who works as a Kaitohutohu – Rights and Advocacy Advisor at Mana Mokopuna | Children and Young People’s Commission. She is focused on seeing young people’s rights recognised and...
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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…