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Jean McKenzie | Chair

 My vision is to advance mathematics education for children and young people across all of New Zealand, increasing their choices which means  creating lifelong opportunities for their futures.  Teachers are challenged daily with class sizes and curriculum pressures. Anxiety and difficulties with maths are very real for so many students which means they are directly affected on their learning journey. My dream is that we can use exciting initiatives to make a huge difference to kiw...

Proud to be winners in two categories at the Waipa Networks Business Awards

We were blown away, incredibly proud and very humbled to receive not one, but TWO awards at the Waipa Networks Business Awards. The judges comments included observations that MFAL has a clear vision with a collaborative and nurturing approach and a strong range of activities focused on looking after both internal and external customers. They also noted that MFAL demonstrates an excellent contribution to community, meeting a need. Strong in social sustainability, the Trust also acts on its enviro...

Dr Te Kata Keegan endorses Mathematics for a Lifetime

Dr Te Taka Keegan has bestowed a great honour on Mathematics for a Lifetime by officially endorsing our work. Dr Te Taka Keegan of Waikato-Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Whakaaue descent, is the recipient of the Prime Minister's Supreme Award 2017 and a Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching award - Kaupapa Māori category. A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, The University of Waikato, he has been described as a modern day tohunga (exp...