Supplier relationships add value for students

PKW prides itself on the strong, co-operative relationships it builds with suppliers across the business, particularly when they lead to scholarship agreements that support the Incorporation’s aspiration to further collective Māori economic success. Three new scholarships have been awarded:

iStudios Multimedia - Undergraduate Scholarship worth $2,000 each year

Mark Frost Electrical - Undergraduate Scholarship worth $1500 each year

Evergreen Plumbing Group - Undergraduate Scholarship worth $1500 each year

“We welcome every new scholarship agreement as another opportunity to support our rangatahi to follow their dreams and build the knowledge and skills we have as Māori,” says Adrian Poa from the PKW Shareholder Engagment team. “The ‘value-add’ component in our procurement strategy means we can realise our incorporation’s strategic aims while ensuring its core values remain front and centre.”

Ben Annabell, director of Evergreen Plumbing Group Ltd, said “To have a partnership with PKW is both a privilege and an honour. We feel strongly connected to PKW through our aligned values and we really respect PKW for all that they do for their staff, whānau, contractors and the land.”

“We really hope that the scholarship will provide the candidate with a helping hand financially to achieve a great result from their studies. We train a lot of apprentices, and we know that any assistance while studying is a big help. We are really proud to be able to provide the funding for this scholarship,” added fellow director Chris Baylis.

Te Rangihaeata Koroheke, who is studying for a bachelor’s degree in graphic design at WINTEC, was the recipient of the PKW-iStudios Undergraduate Scholarship, and says the contribution to his fees means he is more able to afford the expensive computer design software he needs.

“I am very thankful for the support and am looking forward to the time when I can come to Taranaki and give back to my whānau and iwi,” he says. “I would love to be able to design something for PKW one day.”