The 2026 Matariki Scholarship recipients are
New Zealand Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4)
- Aaron Drummond, HEB Construction
- Alahakoon Alahakoon, Euromarque Holdings Ltd
- Alexander Farquhar, Blackwell Motors Ltd
- Alwyn Harrison, Terra Cat – Rotorua
- Amish Karan, Commercial Autos (2008) Limited
- Andre Swart, Barnett Automotive Limited
- Andrew Clark, TDX
- Ashleigh Summerfield, Overnight Service Centre Ltd
- Brenton Page, Terra Cat – Rotorua
- Caleb Crake, AP Group (Waikato) Limited
- Camden Pickles, Drummond and Etheridge Ltd
- Chloe Bracegirdle, Tasman Toyota
- Connor Shaw, Truck Tech Solutions
- Corban Painter, North Coast Limited
- Dale Cremins, Napier Collision Repair Centre Ltd
- Danielle Banks, Truck Stops
- Flynn Higgins, Tractor Repairs and Spares Ltd
- Francis Lawrence, Action Manufacturing
- Gareth Sinclair, Scania – Palmerston North
- Gavin Poot, Commercial Vehicle Centre
- Grace Vevers, W R Phillips Ltd
- Heta Kaukau, Wayne Kirk Motors – Napier
- Holly Dalzell, Central Panelbeaters Cromwell
- Jacob Davies, North Otago Motor Group Ltd
- James Hansson, Oceana Gold – Waihi Operations
- James Ryder, Utilities Infrastructure NZ
- Jamie Boyles, McCarthy Transport Ltd
- Jason Winders, AB Equipment Ltd
- Jason Wright, FTI Limited
- Jayden Walker, Pit Stop Napier
- Jeremy Richards, Ingham Taupo
- Joel French, Pirongia Action Automotive Limited
- John Nyemetz, Lyndale Motor Service
- Joshua Hicks, Truck Stops
- Kalani Sahinovic, Central Motors (1991) limited
- Krista Hine, Wayne KirkMotirs Group
- Kyle Leech, Deakin Motors Ltd
- Lewis McNight, Manukau Auto Electrical
- Libby Saville, Clark Equipment NZ Ltd
- Lily Harding, Tractor Repairs and Spares
- Logan Muller, Partmaster Tauranga
- Logan Robb, Heagney Bros Limited
- Lucas Craig, Rutherford and Bond Toyota
- Lukas Blazey, CablePrice NZ
- Lydia Morris, Central City Car Painters (2025) ltd
- Malcolm Mokalei, Continental Cars Audi
- Mason Pearce, Dunedin Truck Servicing Ltd
- Max Canuel, Onsite Auto Electrical
- Mein Millare, Transportation Auckland Corporation Limited
- Michael Welsh, Arthur Burke Limited
- Michelle Smith, Lake Side Paint and Panel Ltd
- Mitchell Hamilton, Highfield Service Station (2015) Limited
- Myles Davis, NZ Defence Force – Linton
- Myles Stock, Hirepool – Lower Hutt
- Nathan Jones, Transit Group
- Nathan Tawhai, Fullers Group
- Nathaniel Riley, Partmaster Ltd – Hastings
- Niki Lock, Stevenson and Taylor Ltd
- Puna Taruia, Broughams Buses
- Reuben Norman, Cloutman Brothers Mining and Dredging Limited
- Rhys Buckley, Bay City Mitsubishi
- Rhys Calcutt, Miles Continental Cars
- Richard Hawker, Richies Transport Rotorua
- Ricky Neame, Heavy Diesel Parts and Services Ltd
- Roxy Ewing, Harrows Collision Repairs Ltd
- Ruaan Erasmus, Ritchies Transport Holdings
- Ryan Cox, Drummond and Etheridge Ltd
- Seung Chul Yang, Southpac Trucks Limited
- Shamal Chand, Ritchies Transport Holdings
- Shawn Kruger, Southpac Trucks Limited
- Shirantha Manchanayaka Appuhamilage, Kellys Garage Ltd
- Shiu Reddy, Go Bus Transport
- Simon Rusbatch, Heavy Diesel Parts and Services Ltd
- Siyoung Shin, Midas Hornby 2014 Ltd
- Spencer Wilson, Euromarque Holdings Ltd
- Taylor Parsens, Toms Auto Services 2007 Ltd
- Taylor Reid, Dunedin Truck Servicing Ltd
- Thomas Wessels, Tracks Concrete 2002 Ltd
- Tiaan Van Emmenis, Terra Cat – New Plymouth
- Tiakiwai King, Terra Cat
- Tony Pavich, Truck Stops
- Warrick Thompson, Timaru Automotive Limited
- William Wedlake, Transport Repairs Limited
- Yousef Almesfe, Auto Diagnostics Limited
- Zuber Shaheed, Hohua Holdings Limited (Pit Stop)
New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5)
- Atif Issa, Cal Isuzu – Commercial Autos (2008)
- Avindra Singh, Ritchies Transport Holdings
- Benjamin Higgins, Hart Auto Electrical
- Blake Martin, Autohaus Auckland
- Bradley Beckman, Brandt Tractor Limited
- Bradley Jones, Professional Auto Repair Group
- Callum Bell, GT Auto Electrix Limited
- Harish Wijayasinghe, Cal Isuzu – Commercial Autos (2008)
- Jacques du Plessis, Tristram Northland (Mark Chromie Motor)
- Jade Cilliers, Ritchies Transport Holdings
- Jeremy Norman, J & S Automotive Limited
- Kirsty Pryce, Seaview Motors Waiheke
- Louis Cochran, Carpenter Auto Repair
- Siotame Latu, Wendekreisen Travel Limited
- Timothy Leatau, NZ Bus (Transportation Auckland Corp)
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