Braden Fowell just finished his third year studying Psychology and Māori at the University of Otago. He is excited for his second internship programme as it provides him with an opportunity to support the ground-breaking research Mātai is undertaking while contributing to the local community in which he was raised. He hopes to utilise the Mātai internship as a stepping stone into a lifelong career. He also sees the internship as a way to support tangata whenua through research and encourage rangatahi to pursue similar fields.