They were touted as some of the most talented pupils in Otago. Now they are out making names and careers for themselves.
Most of those awarded Otago Daily Times Class Act awards in 2001 have day jobs, debts and big designs on their futures.
Most are now aged in their mid-20s - the group said to be generally more ambitious, more brand-conscious and more liable to move jobs than previous generations.
They are perhaps the first generation to have so many tertiary education graduates, and to have thousands of dollars in student debt.
They are also technically savvy, their use of computers, cellphones and Facebook sites helping us contact all 58 recipients.
Eleven of those men and women are still studying, about half of them in Dunedin. Only five are married, though two more will tie the knot this weekend.
Only four reported having bought houses and, asked about their future plans, just seven mentioned having children. Sixteen are overseas and at least 20 more plan to follow in the next few years.
They include BA student Megan Chittock, who is keen to travel as soon as she graduates and "make the most of being young and able to see the world" and solicitor Peter Highton, who says that, like most New Zealanders his age, he has the "travel bug".
Generation Y is not the first to leave New Zealand but its "OE" tends to be more about earning power and work experience than the free-spirited European tours their parents enjoyed.
One example is London-based surveyor Joanna Cushen, who is earning more than twice as much as she did in Wellington. Cushen's salary when she left New Zealand was $55,000.
Five months later, she earns $NZ126,000 and by the time she starts her next contract, she expects to be on NZ$160,000. Not only that, she finds living in London more affordable than Wellington.
The increased salary will enable her to pay off her student loan, which still stands at about $40,000, and to save for a deposit on a house in New Zealand. The 25-year-old says she worked for a great firm in Wellington and will eventually return to it.
"But it's tricky to make the decision when to come home when there is no apparent financial benefit. I perceive the opportunity I have in London is the only way I can set myself up for my future. It's a sobering thought".
Emma Lord moved to South Korea with her fiance to teach English because "there's not much money in New Zealand for a couple with BA degrees".
Craig Ormandy is working towards becoming a licensed cadastral surveyor, but he also plans to be overseas within a year: "The Dubai area is really taking off at the moment and there is a lot of money to be made over there. The worldwide market is a little fickle at the moment so you have to get out there and make the most of it while you can."
But money is not the only incentive for going abroad.
Electrician Craig Anderson hopes to travel to Canada next year and start a "working OE" from there: "I want to experience as much of the world as I can and get out of my comfort zone a bit."
Says Hannah August, in London doing a master's in Shakespearean studies: "Anywhere you go, you'll bump into a New Zealander doing something interesting. We're the most itinerant population I know of."
Many, like Sara Moore, have also moved job. She worked as a teacher aide, a radio announcer and a saleswoman, thinned apples, ran a fish and chip shop and worked with children with special needs, before going to university to train as a speech therapist.
So are our former Class Act recipients doing what they imagined they would be? In some cases, yes.
Luke Hurring, who moved to Melbourne to work in IT and further his running career, says it fits well with the idea that "seventh-form Luke would have had".
But Sarah Truman did not consider becoming a teacher until her fourth year at university.
Josh Eyre planned to be an electrical engineer and ended up ministering to students.
Student Brydie Donald thought she would be finished studying by now and "seeing the world".
Others admit they still don't know where they want to be, and probably never will.
In fact, when asked what had been the biggest challenge of the past few years, some say it was deciding which career path to follow and one claims there are "too many choices".
Several say the biggest hurdle has been adapting to working life or moving away from family and friends.
For others the challenges have been more specific - coming to terms with having a mental illness, learning to live with another person in the first year of marriage, sticking at PhD studies, or in the case of Sarah Nowell, a health and wellness officer in Western Australia, walking on to a male-dominated mine site for the first time, "with the aim of getting the guys out of the bar and doing some exercise".
Tim O'Sullivan considers his biggest challenge is finding a career that will help him achieve the potential he showed when nominated for the Class Act award.
Physiotherapist Megan Foster talks of trying to maintain focus in moments when she doubts herself and proving she can achieve more than academic prizes, which mean nothing unless she follows through "in the real world".
It is a theme also touched on by Hannah August: "High school's a bubble and your achievements there won't really translate in the real world," she says.
"Where you've been handed opportunities to excel on a plate, you'll have to go out and make your own opportunities once you leave. The pay-off should be a far more honest sense of satisfaction."
When asked about highlights in the past seven years, many talk of graduating, travelling overseas, forging friendships and becoming financially independent.
For Emma Smith, a BA student who also works part-time, it is standing on her feet and "learning how the world works".
Others, like Treasury analyst Benjamin Naylor, talk fondly of their time at university in the South: "I love that Dunedin is a student city and has a great flatting scene. I don't think you'd get the same experience studying anywhere else."
After serving with the New Zealand Army in Afghanistan, Rachael Breen has realised how much we take for granted.
We also asked if they had paid off their student loans yet and Emma Lord's response was typical: "Nope. There's about $36,000 waiting for me to become rich and famous."
When it comes to passing on advice, the "class of 2001" is adamant that this year's Class Act recipients should follow their passions, not what others expect of them, what the world's current state dictates or what is seen as prestigious.
Erin Caswell notes the first step towards her gaining a scholarship to do a master of museology degree in Amsterdam was studying something she enjoyed.
"Some people questioned my decision to study history and French. But because I did study something I liked, I did well and was able to apply for scholarships and now I have the opportunity to further my education in an amazing city."
Many, like Jemma Montagu, urge school leavers to study and work on things as broadly as possible: "If you choose to go to university, take lots of different papers. I didn't do this until my final year and wish I had done it earlier.
"If you choose to work, don't discount opportunities because they aren't what you expected or hoped for. You never know where you'll find what you want to do."
Peter Highton never dreamed he would live in Auckland or work for a large law firm, but says both were the result of grabbing good opportunities when they arose: "A lot can happen in a short space of time. Don't be surprised if all your plans are thrown out the window in a minute. Make sure you're flexible enough to cope."
Others emphasise the value of having fun and not being in a hurry to peak.
Jo Henderson, like almost everyone spoken to for this story, is optimistic about the future: "Most of the important stuff is still to come."
Class Act catch-up
BAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
David Kempton (24): Is a freelance orchestral player with his own rock band.
Kempton writes music for, and performs with, Riverblind, which played in Dunedin last week and will move to Melbourne next year, as a stepping stone for the UK or the US.
At present, he lives in Wellington, where he is principal trumpet of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra and the Central band of the Royal NZ Air Force.
He has also had casual work with the Vector Wellington Orchestra and the Auckland Philharmonia.
He holds a Bachelor of Music degree, majoring in performance and composition, from Victoria University.
Emma Lord (24): Teaches English as a second language in Daegu, a city of 4 million people in South Korea.
She and her fiance teach at a private academy attended by Korean children aged 8 to 16.
Lord graduated with a BA in theatre studies, a minor in marketing management and a DipGrad in religious studies.
Her studies included a year at the University of Oulu in Finland.
BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
Alana Kane (25): Works as a public servant in Dunedin.
Kane moved to Dunedin in 2002 and gained a diploma in sporting performance. She also worked as a lifeguard at a US summer camp.
She made the 2002 New Zealand cricket development winter squad and also enjoys rugby and multisport events.
However, injury has prevented her playing sport for the past two years.
Brother Hayden and sister Megan were Class Act recipients in 2000.
Vania Lietze (25): Is on her OE, based in London, but will return to New Zealand next month.
After gaining a bachelor of occupational therapy degree from Otago Polytechnic, Lietze worked at Wairau Hospital in Blenheim, on the medical, orthopaedic and surgical wards, and at Burwood Hospital, Christchurch, on the brain injury ward.
She left New Zealand in May and spent a short time working with women, children and local churches in Albania.
CATLINS AREA SCHOOL
Philippa Eason (24): Works as a governess to three children on a 303,514ha cattle property in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Eason's job is to support the children with their daily on-air lesson conducted by telephone with the rest of their class, and to take them three times per year to activity days at Mount Isa, a 4000km round trip from the station.
She also musters on horseback and works in the yards of the station, which runs 40,000 cattle.
After completing a BEd (primary) at the Dunedin College of Education, Eason taught for three years at Cromwell Primary School.
Joshua Eyre (25): Completed a BSc in physics at Canterbury University and a three-year internship with University Impact Australia, doing ministry work among university students in Brisbane.
Next week, he will return to New Zealand permanently to take up the position of assistant pastor (student ministry) at Grace Bible Church, Dunedin.
COLUMBA COLLEGE
Ria Vandervis (24): Is living in Sydney, where she recently finished filming a television drama for the ABC.
She has also played a villainess in the American television show, Power Rangers (see separate story).
Laura Macassey (25): Lives in Auckland, where she works for Ernst and Young in transfer pricing.
She completed a LLB and BA (French major) at Otago, and spent six months on a university exchange in Lyon, France, where she also worked as an au pair.
CROMWELL COLLEGE
Lauren Christie (24): Is in Wellington, doing her PhD in behaviour change for energy-efficient housing.
She also works part-time at Housing New Zealand, teaches the violin and plays in a professional string quartet, Rosa Musica.
Before starting her PhD, she travelled around Europe for a year.
Received a top achiever doctoral scholarship from the Tertiary Education Commission and an award from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to go to the United Kingdom to be present at the New Zealand High Commission for World Environment Day.
Vivienne Buxton (25): Is a vet in Greymouth, working mostly with dairy cows.
Earlier this year, she took time off to do part of the second-year outdoor recreation course (outdoor leadership and guiding) at Tai Poutini Polytechnic in Greymouth and to work at the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre.
The West Coast environment allows her to pursue her interests in kayaking, tramping, mountaineering, rock climbing and mountain biking.
DUNSTAN HIGH SCHOOL
Benjamin Naylor (24): After five years of study in Dunedin, he is now in Wellington working as an analyst at the Treasury.
Rebecca Checketts (25): Works for Simpson Grierson, a large commercial law firm in Wellington.
Checketts was awarded several scholarships while completing a law degree with honours and a history degree at Otago.
EAST OTAGO HIGH SCHOOL
Jo Henderson (25): Lives near Palmerston North and is studying at Massey, where she has almost completed a BappSc, majoring in equine and agribusiness.
She wants to build a career around horses and to train and event her own horse.
Luke Hurring (24): Recently moved to Melbourne, where he works in an internally-focused IT and communications role, for CSL Biotherapies Asia Pacific.
The large pharamaceutical company researches and produces vaccines and anti-venins.
Since winning the Oceania title over 5000m in Townsville in late 2004, Hurring has placed second and third in the NZ 10km road champs, second in the NZ 5000m (track) and third in the NZ 10,000m (track).
This year, he was sixth in the Melbourne half marathon and second in the Christchurch half marathon in his first time at the event (in a time of 1hr 6min 31sec).
GORE HIGH SCHOOL
John Harrison (25): Is stock manager on the 2832ha Stonyhurst Station near Cheviot in North Canterbury.
After gaining a BAg degree from Lincoln, Harrison worked as a farm technician with Landcorp Farming on the West Coast, then as a fertiliser consultant in Gore.
Sarah Truman (nee Cheyne), (24): Teaches mathematics at James Hargest College, Invercargill.
She graduated from Otago with a BSc (hons) in chemistry and had two papers published in chemistry journals as a result of her honours research.
JOHN MCGLASHEN COLLEGE
Sam Caradus (25): Is head instructor at King's Swim School in Auckland.
The school is associated with a private boys' school, Kings Prep, but its 2000 swimmers are also drawn from the wider Remeura area.
Caradus, who was a junior swimming champion, hopes to pursue competitive coaching in the lead-up to the 2016 Olympics and will then reassess his plans.
He recently completed an architecture degree.
Mark Valentine (25): Works for New Zealand Foam Latex Ltd, a company which manufactures and markets natural foam latex products.
Valentine started with the Christchurch company in a graduate programme three years ago, after completing a BSc (chemistry) and a DipGrad (marketing).
His main role is to ensure a high-quality product is produced.
KAIKORAI VALLEY COLLEGE
Peter Highton (25): Lives in Auckland, where he is a staff solicitor at Chapman Tripp Sheffield Young.
Works in the firm's commercial property department, dealing with large property acquisitions, subdivisions and leasing.
Letitia McRodden (nee Bates), (24): Works at the University of Otago processing enrolments.
McRodden graduated with a BCom, majoring in international business and marketing, in August 2006 after working full-time and studying full-time for three and a-half years.
To gain a degree without taking out a student loan, she worked at Fisher and Paykel on the evening shift.
She and her partner bought a house in 2004 and married in April this year. In the future, she would like to study towards a bachelor of social and community work.
KAVANAGH COLLEGE
Andrew Boyens (25): Plays professional football in the United States.
Boyens was signed for the New York Red Bulls in the US Major League Football competition, after earlier playing for Toronto FC (see separate story).
Tim O'Sullivan (25): Recently returned to Dunedin after five months overseas and is planning his next career move while on a temporary work assignment at Fisher and Paykel.
After completing a BCom degree, majoring in economics, at the University of Otago, O'Sullivan worked as finance/administration manager at Otago Cricket and as payments officer at the Ministry of Health.
Most of his time overseas was spent in Edinburgh, where he worked for the Midlothian Council and played for the University Grange Cricket Club.
KINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Simon Kolo'ofa'i (24): Graduated with a BCom degree, majoring in marketing.
He and his wife, Abigail, are Christian workers with StudentLife, a Christian club at the University of Otago.
Paul Young (23): Completed a BSc hons 1 (physics) and recently started an MSc in physics, investigating ocean wave energy.
A saxophonist, he has started several bands with friends (see separate story).
LAWRENCE AREA SCHOOL
Megan Chittock (21): Is in Dunedin for her second year at the University of Otago, after taking last year off to work in Clyde.
Chittock is studying towards a BA in psychology, minoring in philosophy.
Evan Young (21): Moved to Dunedin to study hospitality, then worked full-time as a chef in an inner-city restaurant.
Now, two years later, he is back at the University of Otago, studying commerce. He and his girlfriend are travelling overseas for three months.
LOGAN PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Hannah August (24): Was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship to study in the UK and is in London, finishing a master's degree in Shakesperean Studies, which is co-taught by King's College London and the education department at Shakespeare's Globe.
After two months working in a Paris bookshop, she will be back in Dunedin for the summer before returning to the UK to look for a job and put together PhD applications.
Martin Newell (24): Moved to London in late May to be UK brand ambassador for 42 Below vodka.
Before that, he had lived in Shanghai for two years and launched the vodka in the China market (see separate story).
MANIOTOTO AREA SCHOOL
Brydie Donald (23): Is in her third year of a degree in physical education at the University of Otago and working part-time at Les Mills Dunedin.
Has been in the New Zealand women's curling team since 2003, competing in several countries, and was in the New Zealand women's ice hockey team until 2004, playing in the world championships in Dunedin that year.
Fiona Lindsay (24): Works as a PE, health and maths teacher at South Otago High School.
In 2006, she represented New Zealand in the world mountain-biking championships.
She has also completed many multisport events, her best result being second as an open individual in the Goldrush, a three-day event in Central Otago.
MOUNT ASPIRING COLLEGE
Madeleine Haskell (25): After gaining a bachelor of physiotherapy degree from Otago, Haskell travelled to 17 countries and spent a year in London working as a physiotherapist.
Recently, she returned to New Zealand and a physiotherapy job in Auckland.
She plans to study jazz or drama at university in Auckland.
Matt Adair (25): Has spent the past eight months working for the Swimming New South Wales development team in Sydney, a job that takes him throughout NSW and occasionally interstate.
Adair graduated from the University of Otago with a BCom, majoring in management, and has a postgraduate dipoma in sports management from the University of Canberra.
OTAGO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
Irene Ballagh (24): Is in New York on a Fulbright Scholarship and doing a PhD in neurobiology at Columbia University (see separate story).
Jemma Montagu (24): Works in Wellington for MP Simon Power and is studying extramurally towards a postgraduate diploma in communications.
She has also worked with a small professional theatre company, Centastage, for the past two years.
Montagu has a BA degree (major in linguistics, minor in German).
OTAGO BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
Michael Gray (25): Recently returned to Dunedin to take the lead role of Robin in the Really Authentic Gilbert and Sullivan Performance Trust season of the operetta Ruddygore.
Also had an internship with the NBR NZ Opera as a Dame Malvina Major-Pricewaterhouse Coopers Emerging Artist for 2007-2008, working on La Boheme and Turandot in Auckland and Wellington.
Earlier this year, he began the move from baritone up to tenor.
Gray graduated with his degrees (MusB first-class hons and BCom) late in 2007 and since returning to Dunedin, has been working as the administration manager for Les Mills.
Next year, he will move to Wellington to complete a master's degree at the NZ School of Music (under tutor Richard Greager) and to perform with the Auckland Philharmonic and Bach Musica.
Scott Tulloch (24): Has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in management and works for G. J. Gardner Homes in Dunedin.
QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL
Nedra Fu (24): Works as an adviser strategic information) for the State Services Commission in Wellington.
Fu graduated with first-class honours in philosophy, political studies and economics in 2005 and will be conferred an MA in political science next month.
Erin Caswell (24): Is in Amsterdam, after being awarded a scholarship to do a master of museology degree at the Reinwardt Academy, Amsterdam School of the Arts.
Before that, she taught English in South Korea for 18 months.
She graduated from Otago in 2006 with double first-class honours in history and French.
ROXBURGH AREA SCHOOL
Elyse Bennetts (24): Bennetts, who received Class Act awards in 2000, 2001 and 2002, later graduated with a bachelor of physical education degree, majoring in sport and leisure studies, and a BCom, majoring in management.
She spent three months travelling overseas and moved to Dunedin early this year to work for Select Recruitment and HR Ltd.
She hopes to work in sports or event management and had a taste of this when she helped with the 2006 Masters Games in Dunedin.
Rachael Breen (24): Works as an apprentice mechanic in a small garage in Rockhampton, central Queensland.
Breen previously worked as a New Zealand army driver and served six months in Afghanistan in 2004. She recently competed in her first speedway car race.
ST HILDAS COLLEGIATE
Sarah Nowell (25): Is a health and wellness officer at a mine in Western Australia, working alongside a registered nurse, a physiotherapist and a paramedic to provide a health service to the 1200 miners on site at any one time.
Nowell organises physical and social activities, does health promotion and runs the gym and pool, working eight days, then flying home to Perth for six days off.
After graduating with a bachelor of physical education degree, she initially worked as a sport and recreation officer at Massey University, Wellington.
Anna Cushen (nee O'Callaghan), (24): Works as a solicitor in Auckland.
Cushen began her BA (English major) and LLB degrees at the University of Otago but transferred to Auckland University in 2005.
She was admitted to the Bar as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court in February this year.
She has just had a short story published in Spectrum 5, a collection of short stories by Auckland University graduate writers.
ST KEVINS HIGH SCHOOL
Frances Durcan (24): Lives in Auckland, where she is marketing executive (UK and Europe) for New Zealand Winegrowers.
Durcan works closely with a small London-based team to hold events and promotions of New Zealand wine in the UK (the second-largest market for New Zealand wine) and Europe.
She is also first point of contact for New Zealand wineries wanting to export to the UK and Europe, and for agents and distributors from the UK and Europe looking for New Zealand wineries.
After gaining a scholarship to Lincoln University, she completed a bachelor of viticulture and oenology degree, then worked as a winemaking cadet and quality systems manager at Villa Maria Estate in Auckland.
She was a finalist in the Air New Zealand Young Winemaker of the Year in 2007.
Thomas Simpson (25): Lives in Wellington, where he is a freelance artist for publications and screen-based media.
This involves painting illustrations for magazines, journals and other printed material, and creating animations and background images for film and television.
Previously, he was 2D animator on the children's television show Action Central which aired on TV3 earlier this year, and 2D animator on the short film Blue Willow, which gained entry into the Wellington Film Festival in 2005 and the Berlin Film Festival in 2006.
As a student, studying for a bachelor of design at Massey, Simpson won the Bj Ball Papers competition and had his work printed in the 2006 calendar.
ST PETERS COLLEGE
Daniel Keenan (24): Is an apprentice builder in Christchurch.
Keenan gained a rugby scholarship to Lincoln University, where he completed a degree in recreation management.
He played for the Canterbury B rugby team this year.
Sara Moore (nee Boyce), (25): Recently graduated with a bachelor of speech language therapy from the University of Canterbury.
Boyce is employed as a speech language therapist at Christchurch Public Hospital, working with patients who have had strokes or brain injuries, and at the Champion Centre at Burwood Hospital, working with children with special needs.
She is also studying part-time towards her master of speech language therapy degree.
At the end of her seventh-form year, she lived in the UK for a year. She married three years ago.
SOUTH OTAGO HIGH SCHOOL
Lindsay Coll (25): Is an accounting technician and accounts clerk at Polson Higgs in Dunedin, and is working towards becoming a chartered accountant, with final exams next year.
After graduating with a BCom (accounting and finance majors, economics and management minors) and DipGrad (accountancy business law), he spent three months working in a pub in southern Ireland.
Lauren York (25): After gaining a bachelor of physiotherapy at Otago, York was a Christchurch Hospital rotational phsyiotherapist and now works in private practice in Sydney.
TAIERI COLLEGE (formerly The Taieri High School)
Jane Pridham (24): Completed a BCom (hons) at Otago and moved to Wellington soon after.
She works as human resources adviser for the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Ollie Yeoman (25): Works half-time, doing youth work in South Dunedin for the Straight Up Trust and also does casual outdoor education work, teaching rock climbing and kayaking.
Yeoman holds a BSc (geography) and a postgraduate diploma in outdoor education.
TOKOMAIRIRO HIGH SCHOOL
Emma-Mae Smith (25): Is studying at the University of Otago for a BA, majoring in anthropolgy, and works part-time at The CD & DVD Store in Dunedin.
She previously worked full-time at Comsouth Ltd, as administration, database and account manager, and in retail at Classic Clothing.
Jessica Whitworth (24): Manages the Flaming Kiwi Backpackers in Queenstown.
Prior to this, she was front office manager at the Scenic Circle A-line Hotel in Queenstown.
She also worked for eight months at British Hills, an English resort in Fukushima, Japan, where Japanese school pupils go for two to seven days at a time to learn English.
WAITAKI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
Greg Isbister (24): Moved back to Oamaru in late October to work on a dairy farm.
Isbister has just finished six years at the University of Otago, where he completed a bachelor of physical education degree, majoring in professional studies, and a BA, majoring in theatre studies and minoring in performing arts.
He previously worked as arts co-ordinator at Bayfield High School.
Craig Ormandy (25): Since graduating with a bachelor of surveying degree in 2006, Ormandy has been working in Wellington for the firm now known as Cardno TCB.
Much of this involves setting out the positions of key elements of buildings - to an accuracy of 2mm - so construction firms can then build their high-rise buildings accurately and square.
At present, he is working on The Rock, the international terminal building at the airport, which has few straight lines.
He is also working towards becoming a licensed cadastral surveyor (LCS).
WAITAKI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
Joanna Cushen (25): A surveyor, Cushen moved to London in June and is working on the extension and upgrading of the East London overground/underground line.
The project is a joint venture between two of the major construction companies in the UK, Balfour Beatty and Carillion.
Cushen is supervising and co-ordinating the site works for a new traction substation.
After gaining a bachelor of surveying degree with first-class honours from Otago, she worked as a land surveyor with Spencer Holmes Ltd, in Wellington.
Penny Walker (25): Works as a general practice solicitor at Hope and Associates Legal in Oamaru.
Walker was admitted to the Bar as a barrister and solicitor in April last year, after gaining an LLB and BA (majoring in geography) and completing her legal professionals course.
Her first job was working as a solicitor at AWS Legal in Invercargill, specialising in rural property transactions and rural client work, with a large involvement in the developing dairy industry.
WAKATIPU HIGH SCHOOL
Craig Anderson (23): Is a registered electrician with Aotea Electric in Dunedin, doing mainly commercial and light industrial jobs.
In 2007, he made the Otago B rugby team and went to Dundee, Scotland, for four months on a rugby contract with the Dundee High School Former Pupils Rugby Club, playing in the Scotland-wide division one competition..
Megan Foster (23): Works as a physiotherapist for the Alexandra Physiotherapy Centre.
In 2007, she graduated with a bachelor in physiotherapy degree, with distinction, and was top of her year at the School of Physiotherapy.
In her fourth year, her research group also won the New Zealand Society of Physiotherapy prize for its research.
Foster is assistant editor of Cumec Magazine, a kayaking magazine for New Zealand and Australia, and was the 2007 New Zealand Freestyle Kayak Series winner (women's division).
