Five years ago Rotorua schools were competing for students. Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru, a backbone educational initiative NEXT invested in since 2015 has changed that. 

It introduced collaborative, digital and future focused learning into primary and secondary schools which has transformed Rotorua into ‘a great place to learn’.

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What does the wrybill - an endangered NZ bird with a wonky bill - have to do with saving NZ’s biodiversity? Former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright explains why - and talks about her new conservation challenge in this edition of NEXT Outlook. 

Dr Wright’ has a new role chairing Te Manahuna Aoraki, a project restoring the biodiversity in the Upper Mackenzie Basin /Aoraki Mount Cook National Park that is a collaboration between DOC, iwi, private landowners and philanthropists - including NEXT.

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Business success is a relative term. It may mean you’ve built a business, helped build a business, or done very well in the business you work in – to the point where personal comfort and security are no longer an issue. What else, you might wonder.

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