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 | Apr 3, 2025 | Alumni, Events, News, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED APRIL 2025 Celebrating the tranformative power of education Our 2025 First Foundation Awards Evening was a special celebration dedicated to Unlocking Opportunity. This event highlighted the transformative power education has in shaping lives, providing...
by Tarin Persson | Aug 14, 2024 | Article, News, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED AUGUST 2024 Signing new commitment will empower underserved students in STEM First Foundation is pleased to welcome Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Foundation as a new Principal Partner. FollowFollowFollowFollow From left: Amanda Gilchrist, Neerali Parbhu,...
by Tarin Persson | Jul 15, 2024 | Case studies, News, Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED JULY 2024 Scholar Kyarne is ready to rock the big city Spotswood College prefect Kyarne Broughton-Pratt is showing that coming from a tight-knit community is no barrier to realising big-city dreams. The talented student says his First Foundation scholarship...
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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…