A game changer

Whatuwhiwhi man Ezekiel Raui, founder of TuKotahi (Stand as One), a programme designed to address youth suicide and mental health issues through workshops and peer counselling services, is one of six New Zealanders named in the Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list of “game-changing” entrepreneurs.

Last year Mr Raui, the National Youth Ambassador and youth development director for the Key to Life Charitable Trust, received a Queen’s Young Leader’s Award, presented by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.