October 24, 2018
Rangatahi proud of success
A Māori youth achievement award has become a sought after tohu for rangatahi in the south.
The 18th Mana Pounamu Young Achievers' Awards will be handed out tomorrow this week in Dunedin.
Some of the 41 awards come with fully paid scholarships to Otago Polytechnic and Otago University.
Janine Kapa, the polytech's Māori development head, says it has grown from year to year.
"I see young rangatahi coming through applying for different things at Otago Polytechnic or Otago University and they put this on their cv's very proudly being a Mana Pounamu recipient," she says.
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