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Daniel Wallace, owner operator of Electrify NZ in Mount Maunganui, has had several roles over the years, including that of a high school teacher for 17 years across NZ, Asia…

The Global Ambassadors Project engages and empowers youth from diverse backgrounds to become local role models for diversity, cooperation, and global citizenship. The year-long pilot programme launched in October 2021,…

Tauranga-based Super Yacht Coatings has actively recruited young people for the past three years. Having developed relationships with school principals and through attending events held by Priority One, it has…

Despite level two restrictions and time restraints that we had surrounding the event, community support at Katikati’s A Higher Perspective Careers Expo was overwhelming. Hundreds attended throughout the day from all around the…

This year will mark half a decade for Priority One’s Summer Open Lab (SOL) programme. Designed to support businesses who are hosting summer students, the programme offers weekly workshops around…

We were stoked to be able to go ahead with our yia! Teacher Workshop last week, hosted again by our sponsors at the University of Waikato in Tauranga. A small…

As Farmer Autovillage takes a few moments to enjoy 30th anniversary celebrations this month, it’s also keeping a focus firmly on the future. Not only the rapidly evolving automotive industry…

Our yia! Finalists’ Workshop has provided an opportunity for our 56 student finalists to hone their skills in testing and prototyping ideas. Working together, groups had to ideate on one…

For the eleventh year in a row, the Young Innovator Awards (yia!) have provided local students from across Tauranga Moana the opportunity to develop a unique innovation to make the…

JNP Aviation Training (JNPAT) is a newly registered and one-of-a-kind tertiary training provider here in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga. In February and July 2022, students will be able to enrol in…