80% of interns become 100% new Miles Construction team members!
If you’re seeking a recipe for success, you need look no further than what works at Miles Construction. The company has recently marked 8 years as a Keystone Key Scholarship partner. It also boasts a 90 per cent retention rate of alumni who have started as interns and gone on to fulltime employment.
JLL Try for Charity – what a start to the year!
It was a beautiful day and fabulous way to kick off the Keystone 2026 year. Auckland’s Victoria Park was the ideal venue for a sporting event that brought out the best in students and sponsors alike. That’s where the JLL ‘Try for Charity’ - a touch rugby contest...
Keystone Graduate statistics – the numbers stack up!
The numbers certainly stack up favourably when you take a look at Keystone’s latest graduate statistics. Of last year’s 23 graduating students, 17 have gone into full time employment. That’s a 74 per cent strike rate. “A terrific result,” says Keystone general manager...
Meet our newest sponsor – Southbase Construction!
Keystone has recently welcomed a new sponsorship partner - but they are no strangers to the trust, in more than one sense. Southbase joins a stellar list of Key Scholarship partners. Among them is Built, who Southbase has a joint working venture relationship with. And...
Barnes Beagley Doherr – a strong Keystone connection!
Right from its beginnings, quantity surveying company Barnes Beagley Doherr (BBD) has had a strong Keystone connection. But its decade-long sponsorship ties go way back before that, says BBD founding director David Doherr. In one name or another: “We’ve been behind...
From the catwalk to Architecture!
One minute she was putting the final touches to her MA.Arch (prof) thesis documents; the next she was sashaying down the catwalk, enjoying top model status on a star-studded fundraiser evening. This is all in a day’s work for Christelle Ibambasi who graduates next...
Celebrating 20 years of sponsorship with Holmes!
When times get tough, some tough financial decisions have to be made, with discretionary costs and contributions often pared back. But, says Chris Mackenzie, that’s when sponsorship becomes even more important - as he illustrates. “During the Global Financial Crisis,...
Keystone trio – Master of Architecture students
A mightily talented trio at the University of Auckland are not only pursuing their scholastic passion, they’ve also discovered a link that further strengthens their commitment and creativity. Eden Vaatstra, Isla Turner and Maya Haydock are first year Master of...
AECOM – 25 years of sponsorship!
What is it that makes a relationship with Keystone so enduring? One compelling story is illustrated by AECOM, which has been by the trust’s side for 25 years. Its intergenerational association was marked at this year's awards evening, when the global infrastructure...
From Blenheim to Papua New Guinea – Making a Global Impact
Shane Phillips, a standout Keystone scholar of 2008, is mining his life experiences to deliver new hope to one of the world’s most deprived areas. Shane is general manager, projects, for TSA Riley New Zealand. It’s here, at their high-rise office in downtown Auckland,...
The Keystone story – in every sense!
Lloyd Budd lives the Keystone story - in every sense. Be it trust, business, or family matters, he’s had a hand in it. And now Lloyd has added another string to his bow: he’s joining the Keystone Trust board following the retirement of long-term trustee Mike Bayley....
Keystone Trusts newest sponsor – Long Burroughs
A close and harmonious relationship between insurance brokers Long Burroughs and the construction industry has now broadened, with the Keystone Trust being a significant beneficiary. The niche Parnell brokerage has become a new Keystone sponsor for 2025 - furthering...
Our first father/daughter scholarship recipients!
Normally, it’s proud parents standing tall with their successful young adults at the annual Keystone Study Awards evening. This year, however, two particular recipients brought a new take to that scenario, with a dad and his daughter each receiving a scholarship. Pius...
Ministry of Architecture + Interiors – New Keystone Trust sponsor
If ever there were a place for linking the past with the present, it sits on the walls at Ministry of Architecture + Interiors. Framed on one wall in their Colab space are some of the original designs for the Auckland Railway Station - the original one. That’s going...
Tompkins Wake sponsorship – Making the industry stronger
The way Tom Price sees it, if you’re working in the property industry in New Zealand, you need to give back. That’s why, as law firm Tompkins Wake’s newest Auckland-based partner in the commercial property team, he had little hesitation in advocating for the firm’s...
