Kua whakaingoatia a Shay Wright, e rua tekau mā ono tau te pakeke, ki tētahi o ngā rārangi toa o Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List. He whakamihi i ngā kaiarahi rangatahi o te ao i roto i ngā wāhanga pakihi tekau te whai. Hei tā te Kaiwhakau o Te Whare Hukahuka, nā tona tupuranga mai ki Kaitaia, kua whai hua ana mahi i tēnei.
Kua whai tūranga a Shay Wright ki Te Rarangi Toa 'Social Entrepreneurs' i tētahi o ngā rauemi whai mana i te ao pakihi.
Hei tā Shay Wright nō Te Rarawa, Ngaruahine, Ngāti Ruanui hoki, he Kaiwhakakitenga o Te Whare Hukahuka, "Well it's an exciting opportunity for us because it puts Māori on the map globally."
E whakamana ana te wāhanga Social Entrepreneur o Forbes, i ngā pūkenga pakihi e kaupare ana i ngā porarutanga o te ao. E kawe ana te kamupene nā Wright rāua ko Travis O'Keefe i hanga, ko Te Whare Hukahuka te ingoa, ngā mahi atawhai i ngā iwi kainga, kia puta mai ai he hua.
“I think if we can really show that Māori have success stories, and be part of a movement that have indigenous communities have a new way of doing things, a way that can be beneficial for the rest of the world, then I am all for championing that kaupapa.” Hei tā Shay Wright.
Ko Wright te Kaiarahi o te Wāhanga Māori o Ice House, ā, ko te whakapakari i ngā Kaitiaki Māori tētahi o ana mahi. Ahakoa i puta moata mai te Kahurangi o mua o Te Kāreti o Kaitaia i te Kura Ture, kīhai tana ara whai i te iti kahurangi, i tītaha te haere.
Hei tā Shay Wright “I think coming from a small community like Kaitaia means that we think differently, we think more creatively, and I think we are more grass roots and what that means is that I've got my feet firmly on the ground but because I've been to University I think I'm quite exposed to a whole lot of opportunities.”
Ka tae atu a Wright ki te huinga Forbes Under 30 Asia List i Hingapo a te Haratua. A kua whakaingoa te kaitakaro whutupaoro o Ngati Porou a Nehe Milner-Skudder ki te rarangi Hakinakina, Whakaata hoki.
