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Opportunity to nurture homegrown talent drives Vital investment in student education
New Zealand’s growing skills shortage and an opportunity to nurture homegrown talent are key drivers behind the decision for the NorthWest managed, Vital Healthcare Property Trust’s recent collaboration with charitable organisation Keystone Trust. Keystone Trust...
Supporting Keystone Trust, a natural fit
SWR Group is a boutique executive and specialist search firm, with a particularly strong presence in the property sector. For Tim Rosenberg, Director of SWR Group’s Auckland office, his connection and support of Keystone Trust is both personal and professional. When...
From the motorways of Auckland to flood relief and social procurement in Tairāwhiti, Keystone alumni Rick Gardner (2002) reflects on a diverse career path
When recent flooding hit the Gisborne (Tairāwhiti) and Wairoa regions, Rick Gardner and his team at Fulton Hogan were still carrying out repairs on difficult sections of road damaged in weather events two years ago.“In 20 years, I’ve been involved in a lot of these...
The rising cost of living is hitting tertiary students hard
The rising cost of living is having a significant impact on Keystone Trust students, with many having to take on more part-time work or making conscious decisions about the type of grocery staples they purchase and when to travel to their tertiary provider given the...
Inspiring Kiwi women demonstrate beating heart of International Women’s Day movement
Pictured from left to right: Simone Sharp, Eden Vaatstra and Carinnya FeaunatiRecognising the contribution of women, girls, she, they and them, advancing gender equality and striving to build a better world free from stereotypes and discrimination, this International...
Award-winning law firm offers students a hand up
Hot off its ninth consecutive win for ‘Property and Construction Specialist Law Firm of the Year’ at the New Zealand Law Awards, Auckland-based practice Thompson Blackie Biddles (TBB) has announced it is expanding its sponsorship programme. Since the firm’s inception...
New partnership aims to increase Māori and Pacific leadership in Aotearoa
A new partnership between two non-profit organisations; Keystone Trust and TupuToa is set to offer increased corporate pathways for Māori and Pacific students across Aotearoa. “Comprising roughly 27 percent of the national population, Māori and Pacific peoples hold...
Vaccination events offered more than health benefits for Keystone student John Tagi
Flash back six months, New Zealand was in the grip of its latest virus outbreak, the dangerous Delta variant has reared its unwelcome head and communities across the country were struggling with low vaccination rates. In early August 2021, only 13 percent of the...
Form Building & Developments join the Keystone Trust Sponsor Family
In attending the Keystone Trust annual rugby lunch in July 2021, Form’s senior directors Sean Garde, Phil Culbert and their colleagues were inspired by the advocacy of the Trust; an organisation holding true to its values of supporting tomorrow’s property leaders....
Welcome to our 2022 Scholarship Recipients
Covid may have shut schools and tertiary providers around the country for a second year running, however, it did not stop Keystone Trust from having another stellar year as it selected 13 Study Award students, 10 tertiary Key Partner Scholarship recipients and the...
Asha Rhodes & her property journey | Keystone Alumni
In 2013, Asha Rhodes received a Westfield Key Partner Scholarship. Recently returned from the UK, the Keystone team caught up with her. We loved hearing about her journey, so we asked her some questions to share with the Keystone whānau.. 1. Tell us a little about...
Study Award empowered Dane to follow his passion – changing the world one step at a time
From a rural background on the family farm in Ruawai, Northland, Dane Hart was a bursary recipient at Kings College, Auckland, before applying for, and receiving, a Keystone Trust Study Award in 2006. Today, Dane is living in Christchurch working as the Chief...
JLL joins the Keystone Trust Sponsor Family
It’s with great pleasure that JLL have become proud sponsors of the Keystone Trust, an organisation that shares our values. JLL New Zealand Managing Director, Todd Lauchlan, says he is looking forward to working closely with Keystone Trust and the wider sponsorship...
Haydn & Rollett joins the Keystone Trust Sponsor Family
It’s with great pleasure that Haydn & Rollett have become proud sponsors of the Keystone Trust, an organisation that shares our values. George Haydn & George Rollett started Haydn & Rollett with a handshake over 75 years ago. Yet the values haven’t...
Lane Neave joins the Keystone Trust Sponsor Family
Keystone Trust welcomes a new sponsor to its family which will see more industry engagement and opportunity for the property and law students it supports during their tertiary study. Lane Neave is delighted to have committed to sponsorship of Keystone Trust,...
