Scholarships Awarded to Local Students - Port of Tauranga Limited

The Turirangi Te Kani Memorial Scholarships, which honour one of Tauranga’s leading community figures, have been awarded annually by the Port for 23 years.
Three new students have been named as recipients of a Port of Tauranga scholarship for tertiary study (which brings the total recipients for 2013 to nine).
This year’s recipients are: Awhina Hona (aged 18), studying for a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Auckland University, Rhiannen Ranui (aged 19), studying for a Bachelor of Teaching at Waikato University and Jason Waters (aged 17), studying for a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Auckland University.
The scholarship is awarded for up to three years’ tertiary study to young people from the Tauranga Moana Trust Board area with tribal affiliation with Tauranga Iwi. It recognises not only the contribution made to the community by Turirangi Te Kani, who led the formation of the Matapihi-Ohuku Trust and served on the Tauranga-Moana Maori Trust Board, but also his services and advice to the Port of Tauranga. A veteran of the Maori Battalion, Turirangi Te Kani died in 1990.
“We take an active interest in the tertiary careers of the students we support,” said Port Chief Executive Mark Cairns. “The scholarships are awarded on a year-by-year basis and the students report back on their study progress and exam results each year.”
Of the seven recipients of the award from 2011 and 2012, six have been affirmed to receive the scholarships funds again in 2013. They are: Hikitapua Ngata, James Simonsson and Aurere Thatcher (second year students) and Te Haana Jacob, Danielle Lucas and Natasha Martin (third year students).