PŪHORO STEMM

A big congratulations to the first cohort of Te Urunga Pae tauira, recipients of the 2024 Toitū Te Whenua Scholarship.

Pūhoro has officially welcomed, inspirational leader in sport and education, Dame Farah Palmer (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Waiora, Ngāti Mahuta ki te Hauāuru), to the Pūhoro board as a trustee.

As part of our ongoing partnership with global industrial technology company, Trimble, we are excited the launch the inaugural He Pūmanawa, He Pitomata Scholarship.

Pūhoro is seeking an experienced Pou Whakahaere – Chief Operations Officer to oversee the day-to-day operations of our organisation and provide strategic leadership to a diverse team.

Pūhoro has extended its collaboration with LearnCoach to provide all students in partner schools (including those not registered with us) with unlimited study sessions during school hours (Mon-Fri, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm) plus an extra 20-minutes daily outside of school times, including 20-minutes on weekends.

Pūhoro has partnered with global industrial technology company Trimble through the Trimble Foundation in a relationship that will see more rangatahi Māori gain access to opportunities in STEM, including learning and development experiences, networking, and career opportunities.

Last week Pūhoro Manahautū Kemp Reweti and Pou Mātauranga Ani Ruwhiu participated in a two-day International Education Conference with the theme, “Rethinking Solomon Islands Education for a Sustainable Future,” at the Solomon Islands National University

A new partnership with Ngā Tāngata Tiaki o Whanganui has enabled Pūhoro to expand its Te Urunga Tū (high school phase) kaupapa into the new region of Whanganui.

After a five-year hiatus Pūhoro is excited to be launching Nōku Te Ao, an overseas experiential learning opportunity where rangatahi Māori can explore global STEM opportunities and connect with indigenous communities.

Pūhoro has partnered with He Oranga Hauora - Healthier Lives on a new scholarship targeted at tauira Māori studying data and related fields.

Pūhoro and New Zealand Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC) have partnered on a new scholarship to support three tauira who are passionate about te taiao and are studying in environmental, climate change or mātauranga Māori related fields.

Last week 10 tertiary and high school tauira from across Aotearoa came together for The Institute of Environmental Science and Research’s (ESR) first ever genomics bootcamp.

Pūhoro is a successful recipient of the newly established He Aka Ka Toro research fund. The fund, managed by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, supports iwi, hapū and hapori to develop their own internal capacity to engage with Māori knowledge in the rohe where it is practiced, and where experts and practitioners are based. 

Together, Fonterra and Pūhoro are committed to building a brighter future in STEM for rangatahi Māori.

Pūhoro and AgResearch are proud to announce the inaugural Toitū Te Whenua scholarships are now open for applications.

Pūhoro STEMM Academy is fostering an environment where ākonga develop a passion for science and pride in their Māoritanga. Described as a kaupapa that supports ākonga, cheers for them, and provides them with a range of opportunities, the mahi is having a significant impact.

Sixty five students from nine high schools near Genesis’ generation sites are starting the year well-equipped after receiving scholarship packs of laptops, technology vouchers and tools.

“We got settled into our internship really well because we were able to be a part of the cultural collaboration course. It also gave us an opportunity to meet people in other teams that we probably wouldn’t have connected with outside of the course."

Born out of a desire to increase Māori representation in the STEM space, Pūhoro STEMM Academy supports ākonga to maintain a science pathway throughout school and embrace their Māoritanga. The organisation continues to support rangatahi who transition from secondary school into tertiary and employment.

We caught up with Sophie and Zinzan to hear about their experience interning in the Health & Wellbeing team at Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway, Waka Kotahi’s multi-million dollar roading project reconnecting Manawatū to Tararua.

Each Summer Pūhoro runs a STEM internship programme with ākonga Māori from across Aotearoa. This summer we welcomed 54 interns and 28 industry partners into our whānau.

Reinforcing their commitment to digital equity, Spark Foundation has recently expanded its partnership with Pūhoro STEMM Academy to support nationwide delivery across Aotearoa.

As part of our graduation events for our year 13 cohort, each year we present the Aupiki Ake award to a very special recipient from each region.

Rangatahi Māori experiencing first-hand a future career in science, thanks to Te Rūngana o Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa, Crown Research Institute AgResearch and Pūhoro STEMM Academy.

Te Aka Whai Ora is investing $1.7 million in the Pūhoro STEMM Academy to develop a bespoke Health Career Pathway that supports hundreds of rangatahi Māori into STEMM careers.

Substantial support for Māori Education has continued in Budget 2023, including a boost for the Pūhoro STEM Academy.

Meschka Seifritz is the official recipient of the 2023 Our Land and Water & Pūhoro STEMM Academy scholarship, to support the completion of her Master’s degree.

Pūhoro has been recognised on an international scale winning the international Engineering and Technology Award for the Most Forward-Thinking Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Programme in Engineering and Tech.

In front of a packed whare at Ngāraratunua Marae, Pūhoro officially announced it’s launch into Te Tai Tokerau.

College students performing total hip replacements might sound a little scary but it turned out to be a fun and engaging way to open the eyes of Māori teens to new career options.

Six years on from its formation Pūhoro is now beginning to see the full circle effects of our kaupapa. In 2022 we welcomed back two of our founding Pūhoro students as full time kaimahi, Annaleise Faint and Mosiah Igatia. We caught up with them to hear about their time with Pūhoro so far.

It was a taste of University life for 76 Māori high school students from around the Waikato, who attended a one-day Pūhoro STEMM Academy regional wānanga yesterday at the University of Waikato, hosted by the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences.

Diversity Works, New Zealand’s national body for workplace diversity and inclusion has recognised Pūhoro STEMM Academy as supreme award winner at the annual diversity awards held last weekend.

Pūhoro is pleased to release its most recent cost-benefit analysis (CBA) by Matatihi through support from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research - ESR in August 2021.

Pūhoro and Genesis Energy have joined forces to help make trustworthy information on the Covid-19 vaccine more accessible to whānau and rangatahi Māori.