This morning,Dame Patsy hosted the 2018 Pukaki Scholars for morning tea at Government House. Pukaki was an 18th century Maori warrior, who was a Rangatira of the Ngati Whakaue iwi of Te Arawa in the Rotorua district. An image of the famous carving of Pukaki is on the New Zealand 20 cent coin. The Pukaki Scholarships were created to recognise the links between Ngati Whakaue and the Reserve Bank and every year, Year 10 student leaders affiliated with the iwi are selected to travel to Wellington to visit the Reserve Bank and other notable Wellington institutions
