By Ian Harvey (Harv)
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25 Aug, 2022
All the good folks of Ngā Manu Titi Rere Ao, of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship. Image courtesy of Peanut Productions Photography The Edmund Hillary Fellowship launched in January 2017 and opened applications for global entrepreneurs and investors as well as Kiwis to join two cohorts a year. The intention is to incubate impactful solutions to problems of significance to humanity and the environment from Aotearoa New Zealand. Once accepted into EHF, International Fellows could apply for the Global Impact Visa, to live and work in New Zealand long-term. It’s an excellent model to attract experienced talent to Aotearoa NZ. The first few years the cohorts were kept small, while the leadership team of the Fellowship got settled in, then just as they started to expand, Covid-19 turned up. That wasn’t ideal.