From the TupuToa Team, Board and whanau – we wish you a most joyous Christmas and a prosperous New Year. 

As the Holiday Season approaches, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and on those who have helped to shape our business in a most significant way.

We value our relationship with you. 2018 has been a period of significant milestones and exponential growth; thank you for journeying with us.

We look forward to working with you in the year to come. Meri Kirihimete! Me ngā mihi...

In the office we refer to our partner kaupapa as a moving feast. It is dynamic, ever increasing, exponential. In our first year of operations 29 interns received a placement across 20 partners. Year 2 saw 74 interns placed amongst 29 partners. This year, 150+ students will intern at one of 60+ partners across our 3 regions.
 
An additional development in our partner network is our global alliances with brother organisations including : CareerTrackers - Australia, INROADs – America, Canada and Me...

We are in the final stages of matching the 2018/2019 cohort of interns. A mammoth undertaking by our team of TupuToa Navigator’s. Our objective over the last months has been to engage and onboard talent across Aotearoa; visiting with and presenting at various tertiaries and study institutions. We have endeavoured to leave no stone unturned to ensure that our rangatahi utilise this opportunity.

The same approach is adopted by our management team whose focus has been our partnerships. The...

The official welcome ceremony and new premise karakia. Kau matua lead a procession through the new office with TupuToa Team, Board, and Yellow staff in tow. We want to thank our new whanau and champions of our cause, Yellow.

Darren Linton, Yellow CEO, shared the following Maori proverb with us: ‘Tuhia ki te rangi, tuhia ki te whenua, tuhia ki te ngākau o te tangata, ko te mea nui ko te aroha.’ Write it in the sky, write it in the land, write it in the heart of all people, the greatest thing is lo...

The annual TupuToa Noho Marae is an opportunity for interns and TupuToa team to collaborate and connect in a culturally and Mana enhancing environment; an overnight stay at a Marae. Integrating cultural practices across our programme increases intern’ cultural capital and provides a familiar framework to facilitate wider learning. This is our point of difference and where we can deliver the most value for our interns.
 
TupuToa interns participate in development workshops facilitated by exp...