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Bruce Plested officially opened InZone’s redeveloped headquarters and kāinga at 99 Owens Road on Sunday 31 July 2022, almost three years to the day since mana whenua Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei blessed the site and we broke ground.
This multi million dollar project included demolishing an outdated building and replacing it with a purpose-built 38-bed hostel incorporating a new commercial kitchen to service both our girls’ and boys’ kāinga, dining and lounge facilities as well as refurbishing other......Continue Reading
It's partnerships like InZone has with UBS that add great value to our kaupapa for our rangatahi. Not only have UBS supported InZone financially but InZone senior rangatahi were recently treated to a corporate experience at UBS' waterfront offices in the CBD on the 27th floor. UBS consulted with InZone’s team to put together an event that would best benefit our senior rangatahi. The event was a huge success and everyone left buzzing with our rangatahi giving it the ultimate approval, suggesting we make it an annual event.
Chris Simcock, Country Head, UBS......
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Me rangatira te tū!
Whakamihi ki a Legacy Rawiri who will serve as Kotahitanga Deputy Leader for 2022 at Epsom Girls Grammar School! Ka rawe!
The Kotahitanga group is for rangatahi who are interested in Māori culture. Legacy will play a key role in organising events around Matariki, te Wiki o te reo Māori and other significant dates.
Koia kei a koe!...
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Me rangatira te tū!
Once again InZone is proud to celebrate the announcement of InZone rangatahi to top leadership positions at partner school Auckland Grammar School. Congratulations to Te Awa Neumann and Torah Apineru on being named Prefects for 2022!
Te Awa has been a roopu leader at the kāinga as well as participating in AGS' Basketball Under 17B, Kapa Haka Group, Tuakana-Teina Mentoring Programme.
Torah is an asset at the kāinga assisting with tutoring as well as an AGS' Cross Country Senior, Volleyball Senior Blue and in Interact.
InZone alumni Taimarino Cleave and Maika Rhind......
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We are honoured to acknowledge one of our founders, a former Chair and long-time trustee of InZone, Deborah George.
Board Chair Jim Mather says ‘Deborah’s appointment as an Officer of New Zealand Merit reflects her commitment and passion for the kaupapa of InZone alongside several other community-based charitable and philanthropic undertakings.
Jim says ‘E te Māreikura Deborah, ka nui tā mātou whakaiti e pā ana ki tō taonga tohu apiha (ONZM). He mihi aroha tēnei ki a koe nā te whānau whānui o InZone’.
Deborah received a Service to InZone award in 2020 in recognition......
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Two InZone rangatahi are the recipients of First Foundation Scholarships. Bella-Lucia Griffin has been awarded the 2021 Simplicity Charitable Trust Tertiary Scholarship Scholar. Torah Apineru has been awarded the 2021 Gray Family Trust Scholar.
We congratulate these two on a wonderful achievement as they will receive 4 years of mentoring, $12,000 towards education and a miniumum of four weeks paid work experience each year in the four-year programme.
This is the second year InZone rangatahi have received these prestigious scholarships after Angelique Apineru became a First Foundation Scholar in 2020....
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Year 11 kōhine Miriama Soutar has been selected as Louisa Wall's Youth MP in partnership with Te Ropu Wahine Maori I Te Ora (Māori Women's Welfare League) to participate in Youth Parliament 2022. Miriama will be the first MWWL Youth MP.
Miriama is particularly looking forward to continuing her efforts in activism and advocating for her community.
Youth Parliament is a unique opportunity for young New Zealanders to learn first-hand about our democracy, influence government decision-making, and have their voices heard....
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Whakamihi ki a Maika Rhind!
InZone's 7th Former, Maika, is the recipient of the Tū Kahika Scholarship, a pathway programme for Māori Medical Students at Otago University where he is headed next year! A fantastic end to Maika's 5 year journey with InZone and Auckland Boys Grammar where he served as a Prefect this year.
This is a two-semester Health Sciences programme that prepares Māori students academically for their first year of tertiary study and a future career in Māori Health.
Tū Kahika students received guaranteed accommodation in a Residential College and financial assistance towards......
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