A Northland business student who studied music and worked as a chef before deciding to do accounting has been awarded a prestigious Maori accounting scholarship.
Zoe Edmonds received the Nga Kaitatau Maori o Aotearoa Suzanne Spencer Memorial Scholarship at a hui held by the National Maori Accountants Network in Waitangi.
The scholarship, awarded by Chartered Accountants ANZ and worth $6000, is awarded to a student of Maori descent with top grades and a strong focus on the community.
"I'm still getting used to it. I wasn't expecting it, it was a pretty awesome opportunity to go to the hui," Ms Edmonds said.
Ms Edmonds lives in Kerikeri and is in her second year of studying a bachelor of applied management at NorthTec. But accounting was not always on her radar.