Congratulations
Adam Keane (Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki) has completed his Certificate in Health at Otago Polytechnic in 2013. Adam, who is a descendant of William Harpur and Pakinui Titope, achieved excellent results and has been accepted into School of Nursing 2014 to complete his Bachelor of Nursing. Out of the 500 applicants only 100 were accepted.
Adam is going to be an exceptional part of the health system in Aotearoa. He has such a passion and a natural disposition for caring for others. After completing a trade in cabinet making and being a member of the volunteer fire service, Adam discovered his true passion through working with the disabled for the past three years. As a whānau we are all so proud of Adam’s achievements and his drive to follow his nursing dreams. Nā Jo Keane.
Jo Keane and her son Adam.
Adam Keane – following his nursing dreams.
Megan Studholme
Megan was just eleven and attending Waimauku School in 2012, when her teacher identified that she would benefit from some extra tuition in mathematics. Megan received tuition at school by a specialist mathematics teacher. That certainly made a difference.
Her whānau were keen to keep the momentum going and organised private after-school tuition for eitheen months. The Studholme whānau is very grateful for the generous assistance provided during that time by the Ngāi Tahu Out of School Tuition Program (OOST).
The additional tuition made a significant difference to Megan. She was recognised in her final year of study at her primary school for excellence in both reading and mathematics and she was also awarded the cup for the Most Improved Student across Years 7 and 8 for 2013. Megan was also the recipient of her class’ Citizenship Award. She starts college this year and the support from the Ngāi Tahu OOST Program has provided a solid basis for her on-going achievements.
Nā Darryl Studholme.
Megan Studholme with the Cup for the Most Improved Student.