Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere
Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao
- Te Kere Ngātaierua
The bird that partakes of the miro berry, the forest is theirs
The bird that partakes of knowledge, the world is their oyster
Applications for positions on our Singapore trip are open from 14 July – 28 July, 2025.
12 Year 13 students and 3 Te Urunga Pae tertiary students will be selected to travel to Singapore to explore the STEMM landscape in a global hub and immerse themselves in local culture.
“Ahakoa he iti he pounamu – although the time was short, I made a lot of memories and friendships with new people. A highlight for me was when I was the commander of our mission and got to help fly the plane, landing it safely on the runway. I enjoyed being pushed out of my comfort zone and challenged to try new things.
For anyone considering an experience like this with Pūhoro keep an open-mind and soak it all in, because there is so much you can learn,” said Anizma-Jae Titoko Isaacs.
In October 2024 Bailee Morgan (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Tainui – Auckland Girls' Grammar School – Ngā Tūmanako o Kahurangi), Bostyn Te Whaiti (Ngāti Kahungunu – Karamū High School), Anizma-Jae Titoko Isaacs (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāi Tūhoe – Hillcrest High School), Dustin Marshall (Tamahaki – Burnside High School), and Fletcher Lochhead (Ngāti Mutunga – Palmerston North Boys' High School) made up the first-ever cohort from Aotearoa to participate in the Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy.
The programme is designed to provide real-world, hands-on activities in aerospace, astronautics, engineering, computing, and other STEM disciplines while developing leadership and teamwork skills.
We endeavour to make this an annual opportunity for Pūhoro rangatahi
12 Year 13 students and 3 tertiary students were selected to travel to Silicon Valley in December of 2024.
They had the opportunity of a lifetime, immersing themselves in the STEMM industry with Google and Salesforce, exploring world-leading university Stanford, and being hosted at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as well as connecting with iwi taketake as part of the Cultural Conservancy group at Heron Shadow.