Samantha and Ane-Grace, who are both Tongan and studying at the University of Auckland, share their experiences as MATES mentors 2022. Read more
A MATES Senior mentor of 2022, Cameron, says she wouldn’t have made the mistakes she did at school if she had a mentor to show her different paths... Read more
Congratulations to all MATES Senior Mentees 2022, and a massive thank you to the MATES Mentors, teachers and whānau. Read more
In September, Hester and Jess, two of our MATES Coordinators, joined the latest campaign of Merchant 1948 as the Deuce’s Young Hearts Project heroes. On the day, Hester and Jess had the chance to try on different Deuce shoes... Read more
Great Potentials Foundation has been working in partnership with the University of Auckland’s EDUC 200 course since 2012 on the MATES programme. This year, 33 students from the University of Auckland’s EDUC 200 paper will participate in the MATES programme as MATES Mentors... Read more
The MATES 2023 team is passionate about helping release the potential in young people. This year we will work with approximately 150 students from 11 schools across Auckland... Read more
MATES believes in the ecology of growth and positions itself in a very community-centric way. It is a familiar system that a lot of our Pasifika people have grown up with. Read more
The purpose of the event is to give our MATES Junior mentees an overview of what life is like as a university student and explore the vision they have for their future... Read more
Sixteen MATES Senior Mentees from Southern Cross Campus, Waitakere College and Auckland Girls Grammar School had a wonderful time visiting Jasmax... Read more
Recently, our two MATES coordinators attended an online workshop “Sharing the Kaupapa 3 Whai Wāhitanga: Active Youth Participation... Read more
Nearly 65 university students have started as our MATES Mentors 2022... Read more
Merchant 1948’s Young Hearts Project has been partnering with MATES Junior since it was launched in 2014. This project was established to assist young people in our community, especially those who are struggling in life. Read more