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Opportunities - jobs, training, scholarships, representation

Find new mahi and whanake opportunities - jobs, training and other development pathways for your career.

Michelle Lavender

21 Aug 2025 — 3 min read

This page was last updated on Monday 6 October.

Mahi hou | Representation roles | Scholarships | Other opportunities

Kia tu katoa rā, te Mauri Ora, me te Ohaoha, me te Hononga, me te Taiao o Ngāti Rārua, a te tau 2040.

By 2040, a viable Ngāti Rārua culture, economy, society and environment.

Mahi Hou

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Representation roles

Hauora Matua ki Te Tai Aorere Board Member
(Māori Representative)

A vacancy exists for a Māori Representative to be a Trustee on the Board of Hauora Matua ki Te Tai Aorere, Nelson Bays Primary Health (NBPH). The Board is the governing body of NBPH, as we aim to better primary health for all in Nelson Bays.

The person we are looking for will reflect the diversity and perspectives (both urban and rural) of the various Iwi, consumers, community health providers, with a particular focus on whānau groups.

Our Vision is:
Healthy Community (Hapori Ora), Healthy People (Tāngata Ora) and Healthy Workforce (Kaimahi Ora)

For further information contact:
Emily-Rose Richards, Board Secretary
admin.exec@nbph.org.nz

Scholarships

The Wai Māori Scholarship

The Wai Māori scholarship aims to strengthen the presence of Māori experts in the freshwater and freshwater fisheries sectors.

Tiaki Wai Fund

The Tiaki Wai Fund is like the teina to our Wai Ora Fund. Its purpose is to promote and advance Māori interests in freshwater fisheries.

Projects can be awarded up to $7,500 with applications open all year until the fund is fully allocated.

Learn more about the Tiaki Fund on their website

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Te Pitau Whakarei Karahipi

Cawthron Institute are offering a 10-week paid placement ($7,500 scholarship) over the 2025–26 summer period to help create an AI Environmental Avatar.

Tech scholarships available

Scholarships are available for rangatahi studying, training or working in the digital space.

Sir Henare Ngata Scholarship for Māori accounting students

Applications are now open for the BDO Sir Henare Ngata Scholarship for Māori accounting students heading into their final or penultimate year of study.

The goal is to equip recipients with the knowledge, professional network and guidance to succeed and thrive in their careers, to become trusted advisers of the future.

Three national scholarships are offered, consisting of:

Financial assistance for study-related costs $7,500
Internship at one of our BDO New Zealand member firms
Registration for the annual Ngā Kaitatau Māori o Aotearoa hui and related costs up to $1,500
Mentorship with BDO for the final year of study (March to November)

Learn more and apply online

Marlborough Lines Tertiary Scholarship for Māori

Nau mai, e te whānau! Tonoa mai tēnei karahipi mā te Māori!

Open to all mana whenua, including Ngāi Tahu, both school leavers and adult learners can apply.

From 2024, the scholarship will be administered by Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau.

Te Rau Puawai

Te Rau Puawai aims to increase professionalism in the Māori mental health workforce. It supports Massey University students who are studying towards a qualification in this field.

Key facts

Value: Contribution to fees and travel plus learning support
Type of study: Full-time, Part-time, Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Masters
Of note: Academic mentorship.

Ko tā Te Rau Puawai he whakawhanake i te hunga e mahi ana i te rāngai hauora hinengaro Māori. Ka tautokohia ngā tauira e whai ana i ngā tohu e hāngai ana ki te hauora hinengaro Māori.

Te Rau Puawai is one of the most successful academic support programmes in the country. Over the last 20 years it has helped more than 400 health workers into the Māori mental health workforce.

The programme is a partnership between Health Workforce NZ and Massey University. It gives bursaries and learning support to students who want to begin or complete a Massey University qualification in the areas of:

psychology
nursing
rehabilitation
social work
social policy
Māori health
Māori studies
health science.

This scholarship is open year-round and you are welcome to apply any time. Your application will be considered in the next available intake.