From young automotive technicians to seasoned transport operators, MITO’s scholarship programme is funding a year’s worth of study for 57 learners in 2015.
This year’s scholarships have funded apprenticeships, business diplomas, advanced technical programmes and management courses—all to recipients within New Zealand’s automotive, transport, and logistics industries.
“Each year, MITO helps thousands of New Zealand learners gain the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in their careers, and our scholarship programme is a very important part of this,” says MITO chief executive Janet Lane.
“This year, we extended our scholarship programme to assist even more people into industry training. We received a record number of applicants, and the calibre was extremely high.”
There are five categories of scholarships for 2015.
School leavers’ scholarships:
- Neithan Webster, Avon City Ford
- Jesse Stewart, Ashburton Toyota
- Dalton Burdon, Automotive Solutions Cambridge
- Thomas Joyes, Brian Roberts 1998 Ltd
- Trent Gibbs, Car Care Centre Ltd
- Patrick Jury, Claas Harvest Centre Waikato
- Keegan Smith, Collision City Mosgiel
- Ryan Dingley-Crawford, Diesel Transport Services Ltd
- Mitchell Young, Fischer Pope Diesel Ltd
- Riley Gibbens, Fulton Hogan Ltd
- Mitchell Crawford, Hauraki Panel and Paint (Birkenhead)
- Riyaadh Ryklief, Hauraki Panel and Paint (Mt Wellington)
- Sean Crawford, Heagney Bros Ltd
- Troy Hill, Honda First (2004) Ltd
- Cameron Taylor, L&S Auto Electrical Ltd
- Ethan Fraser, Moller Johnson Ltd
- Axel Johnson, Peter Long Collision Repairs
- Terence Irving, S.J. Allen Ltd
- Daniel Bullock, The Tractor Centre Ltd
- Jordan Lincoln, Tony Fabish Panelworks Ltd
Graduate scholarships:
- Bradley Hollands, Avon City Ford
- Isaac Probert, Burnett Auto Electrical Ltd
- Kiel Keat, Nicholson Autos Limited
- Jim Hutchinson, Northland Toyota
- Ryan Lancaster, Prestige Commercial Vehicles
Business skills scholarships:
- Robert Nui Penfold, AB Equipment Ltd
- Bevan Crawford, Archibald and Shorter Roverland Ltd
- Sung Tae Hwang (Joel), Auckland Panel and Paint Group Ltd
- Merv Hudson, Bryant Tractors (1983) Ltd
- Rogan Donaldson, Cavanagh Motors Ltd
- Len Richards, CB Norwood Distributors Ltd
- Chloe Monachan, Coast Toyota
- Charles Bennett, Cummins NZ Ltd
- Daniel Whyman, Cummins NZ Ltd
- Christopher Candy, GoBus Transport Ltd
- Shane Baker, Harty Mechanical Services Ltd
- Paul Loto Leaso, Hauraki Panel and Paint
- Jordan Hensen, Keith Andrews Trucks Ltd
- Dunn Tovio Simanu, Piako Mitsubishi Rotorua
- Julius Bloem, Possum Bourne Motorsport Ltd
- Hayden Le Compte, Ruahine Motors Ltd
- Steve Tahu, Truck Stops (NZ) Ltd (Napier)
- Ritchie Tidd, Valley Road Panel and Paint 2012 Ltd
- Dale Helms, Wade Group 2011 Ltd
- Jason Tipping, Wade Group 2011 Ltd
Clyde Cunningham QSM memorial scholarships:
- Stuart McCallum, Claas Harvest Centre (Hawke’s Bay)
- Cameron Bowman, Greenmeadows Panel and Paint Ltd
Log Transport scholarships (in collaboration with the Log Transport Safety Council):
- Steven Borlase, Borlase Transport Ltd
- Guy Kamphorst, DPS Haulage Ltd
- Ben Wood, McCarthy Transport Contractors Ltd
- Gordon Karaitiana, McCarthy Transport Contractors Ltd
- Kevin Teki, McCarthy Transport Contractors Ltd
- Shane Gowan, McCarthy Transport Contractors Ltd
- Jason Tanner, Smith and Davies NZ Ltd
- Jordan van den Broek, Williams and Wilshier Ltd
- Rapata Haerewa, Williams and Wilshier Ltd
- Carl Gaskill, Williams and Wilshier Ltd
