Witehahunga Sasu Wihapi What did I study? Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Teaching (Kakano Rua) How long did it take? 3 years Institute of Study: University of Waikato My tertiary education experience was a journey full of highs and lows. University taught me the importance of perseverance and pushing through struggles in life and in education […]
I tānuku i ngā paretu o Otawa. Kia hora ake nei ki ngā tōpito o te ao hei tūrangawaewae mōku. Tēnā rā koutou, e te iwi o Waitaha. Kia ora whānau, my name is Kahleigh Santana Pine Ahomiro, a mokopuna of Paora Enoka and Gwendoline Ahomiro and eldest child of Tupaea and Lana Ahomiro. As […]
Tēnā rā kōutou, e te iwi o Waitaha. Ko Hinerangi Billy-Jean Whareaorere Koce tōku ingoa, ko au te mokopuna tuakana o Carol me Ted Whare, me te tamahine tuakana o Grace raua ko Jeff Koce. Kia Ora Whanau, In late 2008, my whanau and I moved to Australia to begin a new life, which found […]
Hinemarama Te Amo- Kanto will be one of 15 rangatahi travelling to Toronto Canada to participate in this years World Indigenous Youth Leadership conference. Te Puna Hauroa provides services for rangatahi and is the organising Trust responsible for this amazing opportunity for the selected youth from home here in Aotearoa. Hinemarama is a recipient of […]
The Trust celebrates and acknowledges the fantastic achievement by Liz in her contribution to Maori Business. Tau ke Liz! Liz Te Amo (Waitaha, Ngāti Moko, Tūhourangi, Tapuika) won the Dame Mira Szászy Māori Alumni Award. She has worked in the private and public sector, and is currently Te Tumu Whakarae (executive director of the Māori […]
The Grants Komiti congratulates the recipients of the Hakaraia Education Endowment for the second round of funding this year. We know there are many out there studying and also who graduated this year. We hope to bring news of them to you as well. Education is and has been instilled into us all that it is […]
HAKARAIA EDUCATION ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Due to surplus funding from the Trust’s first allocation, the Board is pleased to announce that a second round of Scholarship funding is now open for applications from registered beneficiaries undertaking first year tertiary study: Applications open Tuesday 18th April 2017 and close Tuesday 16th May 2017 at 4pm Applications […]
The Waitaha Charitable Trust Distribution committee is pleased to announce the following recipients for the Hakaraia Tertiary Education Scholarship Awards 2017. Aaliyah Thocolich Otago University Bachelor of Physical Education Ashley Wharekawa Te Toi Ohomai Bachelor of Nursing Nathan Grant Otago University Bachelor Health science Owen Rayner Massey University Bachelor Arts – Defence studies […]
The office will be closed to public Friday 16th December 2016 and will re-open to Public 16th January 2017 We will remain contactable during this period Via Live Chat on the website www.waitaha-iwi.org.nz Or email info@waitaha-iwi.org.nz
It has always been the Trusts aim to reduce paper and increase technology platforms enabling accessibility to panui and other information. The Trust database indicates that we must move forward in this direction given preferences by the majority. In addition the hui-a-iwi is held at the marae bi-monthly therefore updated information is provided at […]
A reminder that the Hakaraia Endowment Scholarships close 31 January 2017 To apply go to the Putea Mataruanaga TAB on the Home Page of this website
We have recently created a Trust beneficiary closed Group Te Kapu O Waitaha Beneficiary FaceBook page . This will help us to ensure Trust information is getting to the right people, and that beneficiaries have a more focused forum in which they can also share. The Taiohi facebook page is a public domain, […]
