When I arrived in Dunedin for First Year Health Science in 2015, I was pretty intimidated. But the encouragement and support was coherent between WhyOra at high school and the Maori Health Workforce Development Unit (MHWDU) at Otago University. I was supplied with extra tutorials and connections, which helped me make it through to a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB). I am extremely grateful and appreciative of the opportunities that I have been given by WhyOra and the MHWDU over the past couple of years. I would definitely recommend the WhyOra programme to any Maori high school student, as it helps you to grasp what you enjoy and find out what you don’t, also the continued support is invaluable.   Bre-Anna Langton

I was a part of the WhyOra programme for about three years at high school and was told about the dental therapy cadetship through the programme,”. The cadetship is such a great opportunity and I have already gained many new skills and learnt a lot about different roles in the health sector Whina Waiariki

I’m doing a Bachelor of Science. I want to end up working in health, but I’m still figuring that out. It’s been a good opportunity to work with the Health Protection Unit.”Natasha Stanton has spent her summer break on a WhyOra Internship with the Health Protection Unit Natasha Stanton