24 March 1995 Local Woman Receives Scholarship

Gisborne woman Nellie Morris is one of six people to receive an Aoraki* Maori Leader's scholarship.

Educated at Tologa Bay Area School, Ms Morris will graduate from Lincoln University in April with a Bachelor of Resource Studies with Honours and a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Science. She plans to study for a Ph.D in Resource Studies.

The Aoraki Leaders Scholarships, which recognise potential Maori leaders of the future, are administered by Lincoln University and sponsored by the Christchurch-based Aoraki Corporation.

Ms Morris, who is of Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti and Nga Puhi descent, receives a research scholarship. She hopes to become a full time researcher specialising in soil, land and ecological research.

Other scholarship winners were Wiremu Gray, Christchurch, carving scholarship; Linda Grennell, Christchurch, travel scholarship; Matiu Payne, Christchurch, study/travel scholarship; Riki Pitama, Christchurch, study scholarship; and Charlene Porima, Christchurch, study/sports scholarship.

*The use of the underlined K (k) depicts the Kai Tahu dialect which is used instead of the more common "Ng". The use of Kai Tahu dialect is a policy of the Lincoln University Centre for Maori Studies and Research.

Louise Tankersley, Associate Director, Centre for Maori Studies and Research, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.