Hiwinui Heke Māori Pharmacy Student Scholarship 2010
Applications for The Hiwinui Heke Māori Pharmacy Student Scholarship 2010 must be received no later than 5 pm on Friday 30 July 2010. Late applications will not be accepted.
The Scholarships are jointly sponsored by PHARMAC and the Māori Pharmacists Association (MPA), and the awards are the first scholarships ever available to Māori Pharmacy Students.
The scholarships are named after our kaumatua Hiwinui Heke (Te Arawa), (in photo right) who is deemed to be the first Māori Pharmacist - graduating in 1955 and continuing to work in a Rotorua pharmacy part-time!
Application packs are now available at the School of Pharmacy Otago University and the School of Pharmacy Auckland University.
or email: admin@mpa.maori.nz
The applicant must be:
- of New Zealand Māori descent
- enrolled and studying full-time for the full year at the Otago School of Pharmacy or the Auckland School of Pharmacy;
- studying toward the undergraduate degree of the Bachelor of Pharmacy;
- able to demonstrate a commitment to and/or competence in Maori Health and well-being studies;
- a member of Ngā Kaitiaki o te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa - The Maori Pharmacists' Association Inc. and must attend the annual Hui-a-Tau.
The recipients of this Prestigous Scholarship in 2009 were:
- Sasha Dobie: in her 4th year at Otago University School of Pharmacy is from Opotiki and receives a Scholarship of $5000.
- Daniel Harris: in his 4th year at Auckland University School of Pharmacy is from Gisborne and receives a Scholarship of $2500.
- Cassie Walker: in her 2nd year at Otago University School of Pharmacy is from Rotorua and receives a Scholarship of $2500.
Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa - The Māori Pharmacists' Association Inc.
The Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday 7 November, 2009 at Hamilton.
To view the Co-President's Report please click on the following link:
To view The Strategic Plan of MPA please click on the following link:
Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa - The Māori Pharmacists' Association Inc.
The Annual Hui-a-tau for Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa was held on the weekend of 13/14 March 2010 at Apumoana Marae, in Rotorua. The Minutes of the Meeting are available on the "Members only" log-in on the Membership page.
Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa
The Māori Pharmacists’ Association Inc.
- is very pleased to announce that after negotiation with the University of Otago we have been offered TWO (2) Scholarships per year for MPA Members to undertake a PGcertPharm endorsed in Medicines Management.
The Scholarships will cover tuition fees only.
It is our hope that MPA Members will take up this generous offer
For details please click on the following links:
MPA Scholarship Application Form
or contact us via admin@mpa.maori.nz
A call for applications will be made in November for the following year and again in May for the second semester.
The recipients of the Scholarship for the 2010 year are: Lisa Kremer and Nora-Jayne Parore.
Become a member
If you would like to be a member, please click here for information.
Register with us
We are inviting all those pharmacists, pharmacy pre-registrants and pharmacy students who identify themselves as Maori to register with "Nga Kaitiaki O Te Puna Rongoa O Aotearoa - The Maori Pharmacists’ Association." click here to download a questionnaire.
