Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi partners with the Māori Education Trust and builds on a Tripartite partnership to support its students

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Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated (NKII) acknowledges that education is the key to personal, whānau, hapū and iwi development. This year NKII partnered with the Māori Education Trust and with some Tertiary Institutions to be able to offer more financial assistance to its members.

 

Each year since 2002 NKII has been able to offer financial assistance to its tertiary level students’ helping with educational costs.  Funding for these kind of benefits to its members usually comes from the annual  dividend received from its business arm, the Kahungunu Asset Holding Company (KAHC) of which NKII is the 100% shareholder. Due to financial difficulties, in 2022 NKII was unable to offer benefits to its members. Through very careful planning by the NKII’s Chief Executive - Chrissie Hape, NKII has been able to secure other funds to be able to offer benefits to its members.

 

Earlier this month, NKII paid 58 students the General Scholarship worth $500 each and 4 students received the Research Scholarship worth $5,000 each. 

 

Through our Tripartite partnership with the Māori Education Trust and Tertiary Institutions, we have been able to offer $22,000 more to supporting these students. This is a great opportunity for NKII to support it’s members.

 

Over half of the applicants come from Wairoa and Heretaunga which have the highest number of registered members on the NKII database. The majority of students are studying in the area of Health followed by Te Reo Māori, then Environmental studies.

 

Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated (NKII) acknowledges that education is the key to personal, whānau, hapū and iwi development. The NKII mission is to enhance the mana and wellbeing of Ngāti Kahungunu. NKII commends all students striving to obtain a higher level of learning to improve their wellbeing.