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CadPro sets an example

CadPro sets an example

PUBLISHED MARCH 2023 Cadpro sets an example Hans and Jen Grootegoed have grown their business, Cadpro, to become the leading supplier of professional Computer Aided Design technology. Now they’re giving others a hand up to find their own place in the industry....
2022 Scholarship Recipients

2022 Scholarship Recipients

PUBLISHED JANUARY 2023 Welcome toour Scholarship Recipients for 2022 We thought 2021 was a big year, but you’ve blown us away with your generosity in 2022. You’ve enabled another record number of scholarships to be offered to New Zealand’s talented youth, building the...
Snapshot of scholars for 2022

Snapshot of scholars for 2022

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2022 Our 2022 students in numbers This year over 160 bright and talented young people have asked for help to reach university, navigate the journey and make connections to achieve their goals. So far we have placed 70 of them. While we continue to...
A sad farewell to a good friend

A sad farewell to a good friend

PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 2022 A sad farewell to a good friend First Foundation has lost a dear friend and New Zealand one of its staunchest and most loyal supporters with the sad passing of Lee Stevens. Lee leaves his wife Penny and a legacy which will reach across...
Women leading change

Women leading change

PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2022 Women leading change First Foundation is celebrating the launch of the Gattung Foundation. The new organisation’s mission is “to lift children and people out of poverty; lift women out of situations of inequality, hardship or violence; lift...