My Voice - May 2022

MAY 2022

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Voices of Hope

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Get with the Programme

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Think twice, save a mate

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ZM welcomes...

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Bernina Northland Fashion Awards

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Go down the nautical line

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Kia puāwai, me puāwai

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Do you want to support your community?

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My Voice: Alyssa Paki

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My Voice: Jack Barton-Smith

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ZM giveaways

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VOICES OF HOPE

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oices of Hope, founded by Jazz Thornton and Genevieve Mora aims to create and implement change for mental health, whilst providing hope

through the voices of those with lived experience. Through advocacy, campaigning and storytelling, Voices of Hope produces strategy and content with the intent to influence

global, communal and individual change.

JAZZ THORNTON Having overcome childhood abuse and multiple suicide attempts, Jazz has now dedicated her life to speaking hope and

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Jazz co-founded Voices of Hope and her unique experience and practical message has gained worldwide recognition, being shared through media, international speaking engagements and in her upcoming feature film, The Girl on the Bridge. Jazz is also the award-winning director of Jessica’s Tree and her book, named in the Whitcoulls Top 100, Stop Surviving Start Fighting is out now.

GENEVIEVE MORA Genevieve Mora, 26, spent most of her teenage years battling mental illness. She is now a proud survivor and has made it her mission to offer hope to those fighting mental illness.

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through this uses her lived experience to show people that recovery is possible and that there is no shame in having a mental illness. She has created a YouTube channel to connect and speak about her journey further and has co-founded an upcoming global eating disorder app resource, Love your Kite.

My Journey Starts Here is a guided journal filled with the tools Voices of Hope co-founders and mental illness survivors Jazz and Gen used in their recovery. It is filled with activities that aim to improve your mental well-being and this physical resource can be used by different people in all walks of life facing a variety of challenges. Just remember it’s okay to ask for help, it’s okay to start again, it’s okay to say no, it’s okay to rest, it’s okay to let go and it’s okay to not be okay.

What advice would you give to

Does mental health illnesses have any

someone who wants to have open conversations about mental health?

signs? What are some ways to deal / combat this?

Mental health advice/tips to assist with people struggling

Jazz: There is so much fear around

Jazz: It’s really hard as everyone is so

it - fear of saying the wrong thing

different, there are some key warning

• We believe getting professional help is very important

but the most important thing to

signs like starting to isolate or disassociate,

remember is that if you ask someone if they are struggling, that does not

enjoying things less or starting to turn up late as disorganisation is a big one but

• Remind yourself of what you are fighting for • Have a list of people in your phone that you can contact immediately

make them struggle. You are simply

also you don’t want to take every signal to

opening the door for them to be able

be like ‘oh my gosh this person is suicidal’

to have the conversation and that’s

but I honestly think the biggest thing

all people who are struggling want they want to be able to feel like they

we can do is to make sure we’re having those conversations with our friends so if

• Go outside and get some fresh air.

can reach out but often it is up to

someone is starting to feel that way, they

other people around them to be like

feel like they can have that conversation

‘hey are you ok’ without the fear of

without feeling like they have to wait until

• Plant your feet on the ground and imagine that roots are holding you down. Focus on that feeling.

planting an idea in their head.

Gen: For me I felt a lot of shame for

they’re in crisis. There are signs and it’s so different for everyone, people often say ‘we

fighting mental illness as there is

never knew, they were the happiest person’

• Stress ball or fidget spinner (something to keep yourself busy)

• Write a letter to your future FREE self • Have a list of distractions. Use this list when things get too much.

• BREATHE!

• Cold flannel (facecloth) on your forehead.

such a stigma around it and what we

but I do wonder if we were having the

• Exercise

do at Voices of Hope is storytell and

conversations of ‘how are you really’....

share people’s lived experiences and by doing that allows others to feel

Gen: We’re all guilty of ‘how are you? Good?

Ok sweet bye’ but actually taking a moment

• Imagine you’re on the beach or in a peaceful place. Talk yourself through that scenario.

safe to do the same so it’s a really

to listen and dig a bit deeper - really how

powerful tool. People won’t feel alone

are you? It’s simple conversations like that,

as they would fighting by themselves.

that can open amazing things.

• Remind yourself that anxiety passes.

Sitting with it and not giving in to the anxiety will mean you start to take control.

• Five things activity… say out loud 5 things you see, hear, and feel.

Where to get help: • LIFELINE: 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP) (24/7) • YOUTHLINE: 0800 376 633 • NEED TO TALK? Free call or text 1737 (24/7) • KIDSLINE: 0800 543 754 (available 24/7)

• WHATSUP: 0800 942 8787 (1pm to 11pm) • DEPRESSION HELPLINE: 0800 111 757 or TEXT 4202 • NATIONAL ANXIETY 24 HR HELPLINE: 0800 269 4389 if it is an emergency and you feel like you or someone else is at risk, call 111.

• Have a shower or bath.

• Something positive to focus on - a vision board, scrapbooking etc.

• Routine gives security.

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Get with the Programme Abbey Cameron, Senior Communications Advisor - Northland DHB

After two long years, our borders are finally open, and we can all start to reconnect with the world.

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s exciting as this is, we also open ourselves up to bugs, viruses, and illnesses that our

immune systems haven’t dealt with during the COVID-19 pandemic. One simple thing we can all do is update our vaccinations and ensure we are all protected as much as possible.

The MMR vaccination is an essential vaccination that many 15 to 30-yearolds may not be fully up to date with. The MMR vaccination protects you against three viral infections - measles, mumps and rubella.

Unfortunately, there are no single vaccines available for these infections.

Measles is one of the most highly contagious – vaccine preventable

practice (GP), a vaccinating pharmacy

diseases. Complications are common,

or Māori Health Provider:

The Flu vaccine can be given simultaneously or immediately before

and include ear infections, pneumonia,

• People aged 65 or over

or after the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

croup and diarrhoea. Encephalitis

• Māori and Pacific people aged 55

and the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

(Inflammation of the brain), permanent

years and over

neurological damage and of these 15

• Pregnant women

percent may die. The Measles infection

• Anyone with a health condition

causes acute immune suppression.

This loss in immunity means that the

such as diabetes or heart disease • Children aged four years or under

- there is no gap needed between the two different vaccinations.

It is also vital to ensure you have both COVID-19 vaccinations and your Booster, as COVID-19 is still in our

person is at long term risk of further

who have been hospitalised

community. Vaccination clinics are

infections requiring medical treatment.

for respiratory illness, measles

available throughout the region.

Northland DHB encourages anyone

or have a history of significant

in this age group to head along to get

respiratory illness.

Northland DHB also offers a free, confidential, non-judgemental health nursing service in all high schools and

their GP, Hauora Clinic, participating Influenza (or the Flu) symptoms

four community clinics. The nurses can

immunisation clinics and get their FREE

can include fever, chills, aches, runny

even see you over the school holidays

MMR immunisation.

nose, a cough and stomach upset and

and exam breaks by arrangement.

pharmacy or one of the DHB

With winter on our doorstep, Northland DHB encourages everyone to

spreads quickly from person to person.

The strains of the virus that cause the

To get in touch with them, visit the Northland Youth Health Service

flu constantly change, so having had

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the virus before does not stop you from

facebook.com/northlandyhs, where

any of the following categories, you

getting it again. Each year, the vaccine

you can also ask questions via private

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formulation is reviewed and updated

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clinic information and health advice.

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and I’ve started buying calves. I’ve bought 10 so far. I’m going to grow them to heifers and then they’ll have their calves and I’ll buy 10 of them. I’m starting early as I hope to have my own herd by 20 years old. That’s 5 years away, so I should have 100 cows by

MY VOICE:

then give or take. And if I don’t own my own farm in the future, I can always sell

Jack Barton-Smith

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the girls and use the profit to purchase some land. I’m just trying to give myself options.

Would you recommend the Farm Intern Programme to others? I definitely would 100% recommend the programme! It’s given me the option to

farm is the long-term dream.

n Jack’s first year of Whangarei A&P Society’s

And I’d rather learn on farm than go away to university,

Farm Intern Programme,

I learn a lot better like that.

he is enjoying learning

What is your favourite

on the job, being

do what I really wanted to do for a long time, and I’ve got out of school which was a waste of time for me. Getting paid while I learn and learning on the job is always good.

And finally, tell us about your

outdoors and he hopes

thing about living and

to purchase his own farm

working on farm? I’m

favourite animal? My favourite animal

actually living down the

is without a doubt ear tag number 247.

one day. Jack says the most important thing he’s learnt so far working on farm in

road and biking to work every day! It’s about 15-20km to

She’s always the last cow in the yard, and so tame, she’d probably let me

Northland while completing his Level

work, but it only takes about 20 mins…I

ride her! She loves a scratch behind

3 NZ Certificate in Agriculture is work

spent my first pay on a mountain bike!

the ear - definitely my favourite!

ethic. Afterall, he tells us, the cows can’t

I could live on farm if I wanted to, but

milk themselves!

I’m staying home for now. This is easier

Did you grow up on a farm? No, and I had no farming experience before

for me at the moment while saving.

this. I did a couple of work placements

Whangarei A&P Society Farm Intern

I’m only 15, so a bit shy to move out of

through school, but only for 3 days. I

Programme? I found out about the

home just yet!

How did you find out about the

programme at a career’s road show at

I really enjoy being hands on, there’s

school. I’ve always been interested in

always something different each day.

farming so the fact I could leave school

And I really love working outside.

and go and do what I was interested in really appealed.

Why did you want to get your Level

What is the most important thing

don’t think it’s needed for the course though. Just good work ethic and a desire to learn.

How have you found your work placement? My boss is absolutely

you have learnt so far this year? Work

hilarious. Funniest guy I’ve ever met! He

ethic. In farming you have to give 110%,

looks after me so well, and is teaching

3 in Ag? Mostly because then I can

you’re either all in or all out. The cows

me really well. I learn something new

get the Level 4 which is focused on

can’t milk themselves - you can’t say

every day. And Steve, Whangarei A&P

the management side of farming,

you’ll be there at 4.00a.m. and not

Society’s Farm Intern Coordinator has

and that’s what I’m really interested in.

turn up and let everyone down. On

been very supportive of what I’m doing.

Managing a farm or owning my own

farm I’ve also learnt so much already

He’s always checking in on me!

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Think twice, save a mate Everyone thinks they’re a good driver, but are you really?

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oung people die every year in

car crashes and more are hurt – sometimes with life-long injuries.

None of these excuses are good

enough, and here’s why: • “I was only a few kilometres over the

• “It was just a quick phone call.” That

speed limit.” A few kilometres can

means your focus was off the road.

make the difference between injury, serious injury, and death.

• “It was only a couple of drinks.”

Alcohol impairs your cognitive ability, and if you’re under 20, it’s illegal.

• “I didn’t put on a seatbelt we were just going down the road.” A lot of crashes happen close to home,

Don’t speed - if something goes wrong your speed determines whether you walk away or are carried away.

• “I know this road really well.” You

Don’t drink and drive, and don’t take

don’t know the other people driving on the road, or what they’ll do.

drugs and drive. Crash at your mate’s

So keep yourselves safe, every time

place or get a ride.

Always wear your seat belt. In a crash,

driving.

it may save your life. Don’t talk, or text on

Losing a mate is permanent – there

your cell phone, or do anything else that

is no coming back from that.

could distract you from your driving.

What excuse would be good enough

where home is makes no difference

to give to the family of your mate at

to the outcome of a crash.

their funeral?

You have a choice, drive safely. Think twice. Save a mate.

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“I decided to do the painting course because my two brothers are on the same course. They recommended it to me, and I came here and started.

The reason I stayed on for the following year is because I found I really like painting. So I have a great passion for painting now” “I love it because I also learned a lot that I didn’t know before. Like with houses, I thought that the paint was just for decoration and then I found out that it actually can prevent fungus and other things on houses. And with a bathroom you need a high gloss paint.”

“One of the main challenges is that I’m home schooled. So, I’ve been doing my schoolwork around this course. It can be a little stressful having to go to course and then go back home to do schoolwork after. But it’s been easy to work around.”

“The course has really helped me a lot because I get to talk to a multitude of people. I was very shy at the start but its helped me build my confidence and I wouldn’t say that I’m shy any more.”

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2022 Bernina Northland Fashion Awards Showcasing creative designer talent of all ages, stages and abilities.

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Entries close Friday 22nd July. To enter, visit: northlandfashionawards.org.nz.

Tickets for both shows will be on sale from 1st June via EventFinder and the Awards website.

by Sarah Marshall Photography. Each category has cash prizes provided by sponsors of the event.

Supporting the Tai Tokerau Artisan Fashion Trust to run the event in 2022 is Dan Black, a well known Whangārei local and an award winning hair dresser, who joins the team as inagural Creative Director and show judges Dame Denise L’Estrange-Corbet – New Zealand fashion designer and founder of WORLD, Hinurewa te Hau – General Manager of Creative Northland, and Leanne Kemp – local artist and wearable art fashion designer.

“The Trust is excited to bring a fresh

he Bernina Northland Fashion

focus to introducing Northland youth

Awards are returning in August.

and adults to fashion and wearable art

This year the prestigious Awards

design, and garment creation, believing

will have nine categories; Sewing:

that future careers can be launched,

Pasifika Fashion, Student Formal

and a vibrant artist community can be

Fashion, Open Formal Fashion, Student

supported in the region.“

Casual Fashion, Open Casual Fashion and Wearable Art: Student Wearable

The show will be held on Saturday 20th August at Forum North in

Art, Open Wearable Art, Cosplay and

Whangārei, with a matinee at 2pm

Masquerade (up to Year 8 only).

serving as a dress rehearsal, before the

The Overall Designer of the Year will

main show begins at 7pm. There will

win a Bernette b64 Air Thread Overlocker

be a mix of general admission and VIP

retailing at $1999 sponsored by Bernina

seating for the audience to enjoy the

Northland, while the Top Model will win

2.5-hour show from, with a capacity of

a photography package sponsored

450 people on the night.

Go down the nautical line Joan Livingstone, Commodore Whangarei Cruising Club

A

boats that people may use, and there

Zealand.(paid positions) This can lead

programmes taught over the summer

are opportunities for people to crew

on to working on other commercial

months, by qualified coaches. These

aboard trailer yachts and keelers,

vessels and the chance to study for

are all voluntary, and we hope that the

especially over the winter months,

marine qualifications.

t Whangarei Cruising Club, we have Learn to Sail, Sail Faster, and Learn to Race

participants will join the Club.

Sail Northland Charitable Trust teach

entities work together on programmes.

Both organisations have a variety of

and the Winter and Spring series for

on sail training vessels, such as the R.R. Tucker Thompson and the Spirit of New

Or they can branch out and work on

both divisions.

superyachts overseas, as one of our

various schools, groups and adults at a cost, and they have a variety of

There are plenty of career opportunities available for young

female Club members is presently doing.

With a love of sailing and the water,

programmes. They also are based

people keen on sailing and the water

the mechanics of it can lead to jobs

at Parua Bay, and generally the two

– for example, crewing and working

or apprenticeships in sailmaking and

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Youth Connect – Parafed Northland Inclusive Sports Pop Up Date: Saturday 14th May, 10am – 1pm Location: Northland College Gym, 62 Mangakahia Road, Kaikohe Event summary: Come along to have boatbuilding, or boat design. There are courses available, and businesses that will be willing to take an interest in the

fun and try different adaptive sports such as Boccia, Wheelchair Turbo

keen young learners.

Coaching is another direction that people can take –

Touch, Basketball, Badminton, Archery and more! Whānau of all abilities

starting by volunteering at Learn to Sail programmes and moving up to assistant coach and coaching positions. These

welcome. Spot Prizes and Kai will be available throughout the day.

can lead to other positions on vessels further from home.

So – if you want to go down the nautical line – join a yacht

Contact: Jaden Kauwhata Email: admin@parafednorthland.co.nz

club, become involved and the world can be your oyster.

Whangarei Cruising Club 212 Riverside Drive, Whangarei wccinc@xtra.co.nz (09) 438 9043 www.wcc.net.nz

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Kia puāwai, me puāwai

e are a national initiative that works to improve

related to rainbow identities.

Rainbow young people need to

For our rainbow young people to thrive, we must grow. We must do the work.

In bringing rainbow capacity into the youth sector, we will also increase

the environments around

be able to access services that can

resourcing and capacity of rainbow

rainbow young people to make sure

understand and support them, and

organisations and groups through

they are affirming, welcoming and

where they can be sure they won’t be

engaging their expertise and working in

non-discriminatory.

judged or discriminated against.

collaboration with them.

We work with professionals, organisations and wider systems that

We work with the youth sector to grow organisations’ and professionals’

provide health, social and education

competence and capacity to support

support to young people in Aotearoa.

rainbow young people.

Whether you are a lone rainbow

VISION

champion, front-line worker, CEO, or

Our vision is of an Aotearoa where

a team of people working together

rainbow young people are safe, valued

to improve organisational rainbow

and feel like they belong in the places

competence, we want to provide you

where they live, learn, and access

with the tools you need to do this work.

We’re working towards seeing: • stronger consideration of rainbow issues in youth policies and strategies • services and professionals having improved capacity and confidence to work effectively with rainbow young people • rainbow young people receive more effective services from health, social and education providers • improved health and social

healthcare and social support.

GOALS

outcomes for rainbow young people

with their peers, rainbow young people

We are aiming for systems change,

(including lower rates of mental

in New Zealand are significantly

working with key leverage points

distress, suicidality, addiction and

more likely to experience mental

including funders, political decision

distress, homelessness, addiction

makers, researchers, training providers,

and suicidality. This is caused by

sector bodies and large agencies

greater sustainability across the

discrimination, stigma, and exclusion

supporting young people.

rainbow support sector

Research shows that compared

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homelessness) • stronger working relationships and

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Do you want to support your community?

By Verena Pschorn

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oung volunteers are the

you to grow your skills, and of course

leaders of tomorrow and the

have fun! Plus, it will look great on

changemakers of today. Your

your CV and could even contribute to

opinions and input can help your community adapt to change and be

your study.

If you want to volunteer, but you don’t

prepared to meet future needs. We

know where to start, get in touch with

at Volunteering Northland want to

us at Volunteering Northland. We can

celebrate all young volunteers in our

connect you with organisations in your

communities here in Te Tai Tokerau

area that are looking for volunteers.

and acknowledge the huge difference

There are many roles that can work

you make.

around your work and study schedule,

Volunteering gives you the opportunity to work through real

and many organisations all over Te Tai Tokerau welcome young volunteers.

challenges and make meaningful

Together, we will make sure to find

change. It provides you with great

something that is right for you and that

enriching experiences that can help

you are passionate about.

Get in touch with Verena: info@volunteeringnorthland.nz or on 09 945 4984.

C CELEBRATING YOUNG VOLUNTEERS IN TE TAI TO OKERAU A BIG THANK YOU :) Tamzin Bamber

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Alex Powell

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Nyree Pol

Jessie Canty

Alice Aastroem

Max Costello

Kate Easterbrook

Elsa Buckley

Mariam Chaudhry

Theo Hirst

Georjah Ross

Khushi Chand

Rosemary Hoey

Jonah Lee Shortland

Kailani Williams

Stacey Chambers

Bowya Mathivanan

Te Wairere Tepania

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MY VOICE:

“It’s been a real highlight working with the engineers and I can definitely see this as my future career.”

Alyssa Paki hangārei-based Alyssa Paki

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future of our industry, and we are big

was looking to do “something

supporters of assisting them with a

a bit different” after five years

career in energy. We have a number

of working in retail with limited future

of trainees, graduates and cadets who

prospects. She was a recipient of an

work alongside our teams, gaining

electrical training cadetship with our

invaluable on-the-job experience that

partners People Potential and simply

helps sets them up with great prospects

excelled during the course.

for their future.

In 2022 we’ll be offering an amazing

Part of the cadetship included six weeks of in-house training working

cadetship opportunity through MIT

alongside people in our network team

to a select number of students who have successfully completed the first

in Whangāaei. Alyssa’s potential shone through, and encouraged, she

to help out with projects, work

year of their NZ Diploma in Electrical

applied for a Northpower engineering

alongside the engineers and go on

Engineering (Level 6) course. If you’re

scholarship and was one of fourteen

site visits to see what they do on a

successful, you’ll be employed on a

recipients from over 100 applicants

daily basis”, says Alyssa.

fixed term agreement as an Engineering

across the North Island.

The three-year scholarships offered

Alyssa’s achievements are a fantastic example of what can happen

Cadet, based at one of our depots throughout the North Island. You’ll be

a fully paid NZ Diploma in Engineering

when opportunities are provided to

paid while you complete on the job

in partnership with Manukau Institute

underutilised talent, giving pathways to

learning while undertaking residential

of Technology (MIT), and provides paid

a bright future in the electricity supply

study. We’ll also pay your course fees for

on-the-job experience with us during

industry. “It’s been a real highlight

the remainder of your studies.

the duration of their studies.

working with the engineers and I can

Alyssa is relishing the opportunity to work alongside our team. “I get

definitely see this as my future career.”

Talented young people are the

You can find out more about the opportunities on offer and how to apply on our website.

Go to our website to find out more and register for opportunities in our cadet programmes: https://northpower.com/company/careers/trainees-cadets-and-graduates)

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WELCOME TO TE PŪKENGA NAU MAI, HAERE MAI KI TE PŪKENGA

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Vocational education is designed to support you, combining learning with on-the-job experience – whether that’s previous experience or part of your journey with us.

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