Māori Pacific Student Success Stories
Get a load of these amazing success stories! They worked with our Māori and Pacific Career Development team and have now landed their dream roles.
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Politics student Ella Morgan tells us about her journey towards securing a graduate role.
Luisa Samisoni is studying Employment Relations and Sociology and shares how her experience with CDES has helped her land a summer internship with a construction company.
Scott Sause (Bachelor of Commerce) talks about how CDES helped support him find an exciting internship in Vietnam and a graduate role at ANZ.
Sarah Tauri studied degrees in Business and Māori Studies. She shares her experience of landing an internship and then a graduate role at Fonterra.
Law and Arts student Aria Toilolo-Ite tells us about how she gained two summer clerkship offers and what advice she would give to fellow Pacific students.
Law and Global Studies student Paris Seu talks about her Tupu Tai internship and goals for the future.
Ilaisaane Vaine Soakai's dream was to be a Tax Consultant with one of the Big 4. Read her story to find out how she made it happen.
LLB graduate Tom Lima talks about the Pacific student experience at the University, and the setbacks and successes he experienced on the way to finding a career he enjoys.
Bachelor of Commerce (Major: Information Systems) and Bachelor of Law student David Tupou talks about how he landed an internship in his preferred organisation.
Despite several setbacks, Arts and Law graduate and Tupu Tai alumnus Andrew Ma’u is thriving in the public sector whilst completing his Professional Legal Studies Course. Read more about his story.