Madaleine Mansfield at the Moeraki Tavern where she has been working over the summer holidays before her placement next month at Sky TV. PHOTO: JULES CHINOamaru woman and budding journalist Madaleine Mansfield has received an Australasian Rotary scholarship and the Ross Stevens Scholarship from TVNZ. The Rotary Down Under Journalism Scholarship, a $10,000 prize awarded to one New Zealand journalism student each year, was founded by the late Paul Enhancing, and his successor Bob Aitken, to support the next generation of journalists. Miss Mansfield discovered she had received the scholarship while working on a second-year New Zealand Broadcasting School (NZBS) media project. The high achiever, who worked 30 hours a week while studying, had also begun a burgeoning jewellery business, and dreamt of working for Sky TV.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 07, 2026 15:53 UTC