Whakapiki Ake

Whakapiki Ake is a Māori recruitment programme that works within a kaupapa Māori framework to support rangatahi Māori enrolled in secondary schools and kura. Whakapiki Ake promotes health as a career and entry into the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences health professional programmes. Whakapiki Ake supports the academic, cultural and social journey of students from Year 9 to graduation, encouraging whānau to participate.

They are part of Vision 20:20, the University of Auckland’s Māori and Pacific health workforce development initiative.

It was awesome to see our ākonga getting involved with the first recruitment session of this year.