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 | 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 | 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 | May 28, 2025 | Scholarship partners
PUBLISHED MAY 2025 Hard work bears fruit for generations From a single man’s dedication to his Riverhead orchard, a beautiful legacy has blossomed. The Jelas Foundation, established by Steve Jelas, is showing that vision and determination can cultivate...
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...
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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…