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Tainui Group Holdings
Annual Report
2012
Graduate Programme
The graduate recruitment programme is designed to give two university graduates ofWaikato-Tainui descent the
opportunity to develop their education, knowledge, skills and work experience by working at TGH for a period of
two years.The programme includes secondment to one of TGH’s key partners or advisors.With the programme
now in its fourth rotation, it continues to be an attractive placement opportunity forWaikato-Tainui graduates.
Marie Hurinui
(Waikato-
Tainui and Ngaati Tuwharetoa)
is the fourth Accounting
and Finance Graduate
and commenced at TGH
in 2011. Marie recently
completed a Bachelor of
Management Studies degree
at the University of Waikato
with a major in accounting.
Marie is currently working
towards becoming a qualifed
Chartered Accountant.
Tawa Campbell-Seymour
(Whakatohea, Ngaai Tai
and Te Aitanga-a-Maahaki)
was appointed the Property
Graduate in 2011 as the
fourth graduate in-take to
the Property team. Tawa
completed a Bachelor of
Management Studies (Hons.)
majoring in Economics and
Finance, in conjunction with a
Graduate Diploma in Te Reo
Maaori at The University of
Waikato. Whilst studying, he
took up a role as a Maaori
mentor providing academic
and pastoral support to frst
and second year Maaori
Management students. He
also tutored a frst year
microeconomics paper.
AmyWharakura
(Waikato-
Tainui) started at TGH as
the Accounting and Finance
Graduate, having completed
a Bachelor of Management
Studies degree at the
University of Waikato majoring
in accounting. During the
reporting period, Amy
successfully completed New
Zealand Institute of Chartered
Accountants Foundations
Programme which is the frst
of two requirements necessary
to become a Chartered
Accountant.
Whetu Taukam
o
(Ngaati
Ruanui, Ngaati Porou, Ngaati
Tu- hoe) joined TGH in 2010 as
the Property and Corporate
Services Graduate. With
Whetu working across both
property and corporate
services functions, the ‘hybrid’
graduate role was tailored to
suit his law and management
background. Graduating with a
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor
of Management Studies with
a major in economics in 2010
Whetu also received a Master
of Laws (First Class Hons.) in
2011. In May 2012, Whetu was
appointed Junior Property
Manager with one of TGH’s
key partners, Greenstone
Group.