Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
PUBLICITY RELEASE
9.00 PM SATURDAY DECEMBER 3 2011
PIRI WEEPU SCORES SUPREME AT 2011 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Another champion All Black has scored the supreme Alby Pryor award for top Maori sportsperson for the second year in a row.
Rugby World Cup victor Piri Weepu took out the Senior Maori Sportsman title before being named Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year at an Auckland black-tie ceremony tonight (December 3 2011).
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa is hosting the 21st National Maori Sports Awards at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau.
In an article in UK newspaper The Telegraph on the eve of the Rugby World Cup final – ‘Rugby World Cup 2011: Haka leader Piri Weepu becomes the focus of attention in New Zealand's battle’ – rugby writer Brendan Gallagher wrote:
“He not only represents the New Zealand; he is the Maori heart and soul of an All Blacks team, an individual who brings great pride in the considerable Maori hinterland of New Zealand rugby.
“The way he steadied the New Zealand ship has seen him morph into a superman figure in the adoring local press and poignancy was added to the Weepu story when he walked off the pitch after kicking seven penalties to defeat the Pumas only to be told that his much loved grandfather, Billy, had just died.
“He jetted down to Wellington and on to his home village of Wainuiomata to help organise the funeral but returned in time for the semi-final against Australia. This man is everywhere.”
All Black Hosea Gear took out the supreme prize in 2010.
The annual event – established by the late Albie Pryor – fosters, promotes and encourages Maori sportspeople in the pursuit of excellence.
The 2011 award recipients are:
ALBIE PRYOR MAORI SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR – Rongomaraeroa: Piri Weepu (Te Whakatohea, Ngai Tahu) – rugby
SENIOR MAORI SPORTSMAN – Te Tama-a-Tanenuiarangi: Piri Weepu (Te Whakatohea, Ngai Tahu) – rugby
SENIOR MAORI SPORTSWOMAN – Hineahuone: Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) – canoeing
JUNIOR MAORI SPORTSMAN – Te Tama-a-Ranginui: Trent Woodcock-Takurua (Ngapuhi) – BMX
JUNIOR MAORI SPORTSWOMAN – Te Tamahine-a-Papatuanuku: Thea Awhitu (Taranaki Tuturu) – boxing
MAORI WORLD CHAMPIONS IN TEAMS AWARDS – All Blacks, Rugby World Cup: Piri Weepu (Te Whakatohea; Ngai Tahu); Israel Dagg (Ngati Kahungunu); Richard Kahui (Ngati Maniapoto); Zac Guildford (Ngati Kahungunu); Aaron Cruden (Ngati Raukawa); Corey Jane (Ngati Kahungunu; Te Atiawa); Corey Flynn (Ngai Tahu); Hosea Gear (Ngati Porou)
MAORI WORLD CHAMPION AWARDS: Jason Wynyard (Ngati Maniapoto; Ngapuhi) – woodchopping; Luke Thompson (Ngapuhi) – tae kwon do karate; Sam Sutton (Te Arawa; Ngati Tuwharetoa) – extreme white water kayaking; Chelsea Marriner (Ngati Ruanui) – dog agility; Jayne Parsons (Taranaki) – tandam cycling; Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) – canoeing; Jan Khan (Ngati Rangitihi) – lawn bowls
MAORI WORLD CHAMPIONS IN TEAMS AWARDS: Reuben Te Rangi (Ngapuhi) – 3 x 3 basketball
MAORI SPORTS MEDIA AWARD – Whakapaaoho Reo o Hinepukohurangi: Maori Television/Te Reo – 2011 Rugby World Cup Final
MAORI SPORTS COACH – Te Maru o Tumatauenga: John Love (Te Atiawa) – softball
MAORI SPORTS TEAM – Nga Ika a Whiro: Jason and Karmyn Wynyard (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngapuhi) – Jack 'n' Jill Saw
MAORI UMPIRE/REFEREE – Te Aratiatia: Miah Williams (Ngati Tamatera; Ngati Hako) – touch
DISABLED MAORI SPORTSPERSON – Te Toihuarewa: Jayne Parsons (Taranaki) – tandem cycling
MAORI SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR – Maui Tikitiki-a-Taranga: Tony Kemp (Te Atiawa) – rugby league
Maori Television will screen a delayed broadcast on Saturday December 10 from 8.30 PM.
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For more information; contact Dick Garratt; Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust; phone +64 9 278 6591; fax +64 9 278 6582; mobile +64 274 901 237; email info@maorisportsawards.co.nz; or go to www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
PUBLICITY RELEASE
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9 2011
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2011 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Rugby World Cup sensation Piri Weepu is among the 16 world champions who will lead a world-class field of finalists and recipients at the 21st national Maori Sports Awards next month (December).
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust will host up to 1000 guests at the prestigious black tie ceremony at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau on Saturday December 3.
The annual event – established by the late Albie Pryor – fosters, promotes and encourages Maori sportspeople in the pursuit of excellence.
Executive director Dick Garratt says world, international, national and regional champions are among the finalists who will represent 20 sports and 24 iwi (tribes). The outstanding calibre of nominations means four instead of three finalists have been selected in the junior categories for the first time.
Radio Waatea will broadcast live from the awards on Saturday December 3 from 5.00 PM while Maori Television will screen a delayed broadcast on Saturday December 10 from 8.30 PM.
The 2011 Maori Sports Awards finalists are:
MAORI SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR – Maui Tikitiki-a-Taranga: Tony Kemp (Te Atiawa) – rugby league; Donna Tamaariki and Moana Tamaariki-Pohe (Ngati Whatua) – waka ama
DISABLED MAORI SPORTSPERSON – Te Toihuarewa: Jayne Parsons (Taranaki) – tandem cycling
MAORI UMPIRE/REFEREE – Te Aratiatia: Glen Jackson (Ngai Tahu) – rugby; Miah Williams (Ngati Tamatera, Ngati Hako) – touch
MAORI SPORTS TEAM – Nga Ika a Whiro: Jason and Karmyn Wynyard (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngapuhi) – Jack 'n' Jill Saw; Tu Toa – tennis and netball academy; Aotearoa Maori Netball Team
MAORI SPORTS COACH – Te Maru o Tumatauenga: Waimarama Taumaunu (Ngati Porou) – netball; John Love (Te Atiawa) – softball; Colin Cooper (Te Atiawa) – rugby
MAORI SPORTS MEDIA AWARD – Whakapaaoho Reo o Hinepukohurangi: Ken Eruera (Ngati Porou) – ‘Game On’, Radio Ngati Porou; Harko Brown (Raukawa, Ngati Whatua) – ‘The Queen of the Ball’, Australasian Parks and Leisure magazine; Maori Television/Te Reo – 2011 Rugby World Cup Final
INDIVIDUAL MAORI WORLD CHAMPIONS AWARDS: Jason Wynyard (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngapuhi) – woodchopping; Luke Thompson (Ngapuhi) – tae kwon do karate; Sam Sutton (Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – extreme white water kayaking; Chelsea Marriner (Ngati Ruanui) – dog agility; Jayne Parsons (Taranaki) – tandam cycling; Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) – canoeing; Jan Khan (Ngati Rangitihi) – lawn bowls
MAORI WORLD CHAMPIONS IN TEAMS AWARDS: Reuben Te Rangi (Ngapuhi) – 3 x 3 basketball
MAORI WORLD CHAMPIONS IN TEAMS AWARDS – RUGBY WORLD CUP ALL BLACKS: Piri Weepu (Te Whakatohea, Ngai Tahu), Israel Dagg (Ngati Kahungunu), Richard Kahui (Ngati Maniapoto), Zac Guildford (Ngati Kahungunu), Aaron Cruden (Ngati Raukawa), Corey Jane (Ngati Kahungunu, Te Atiawa), Corey Flynn (Ngai Tahu), Hosea Gear (Ngati Porou)
JUNIOR MAORI SPORTSWOMAN – Te Tamahine-a-Papatuanuku: Thea Awhitu (Taranaki Tuturu) – boxing; Merewarihi Vaka (Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Tonga) – athletics; Chantelle Cassidy (Ngati Whatua) – golf; Sheridan Te Aorere Bignall (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Porou) – netball
JUNIOR MAORI SPORTSMAN – Te Tama-a-Ranginui: Kyle Butters (Te Arawa, Uenuku, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – tennis; Trent Woodcock-Takurua (Ngapuhi) – BMX; Codie Taylor (Ngati Raukawa, Muaupoko) – rugby; Tamatererewa Koopu (Te Whanau-a-Apanui) – rugby league
SENIOR MAORI SPORTSWOMAN – Hineahuone: Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) – canoeing; Lisa Tamati (Te Atiawa) – ultra distance running; Jan Khan (Ngati Rangitihi) – lawn bowls
SENIOR MAORI SPORTSMAN – Te Tama-a-Tanenuiarangi: Piri Weepu (Te Whakatohea, Ngai Tahu) – rugby; Sam Sutton (Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – extreme white water kayaking; Kevin Locke (Ngapuhi) – rugby league
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For more information including interviews contact Dick Garratt, Executive Director, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust, phone +64 9 278 6591, fax +64 9 278 6582, mobile +64 274 901 237, email info@maorisportsawards.co.nz or go to the website, www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
TUESDAY OCTOBER 18 2011
CALL FOR MAORI SPORTS MEDIA AWARD NOMINATIONS
A media award aimed at encouraging more positive and expert reporting on Maori sports has opened for nominations.
The Maori Sports Media Award of the Year – Whakapaaoho Reo o Hinepukohurangi – will be presented at the 2011 National Maori Sports Awards to be held at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre in south Auckland on Saturday December 3 2011.
The award is a commitment by event organisers Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa to work constructively with the media to encourage more positive reporting on Maori sports and to improve the depth and quality of Maori sports reporting.
Previous winners include Black Inc Media for the Maori rugby television documentary series, Beneath the Maori Moon (2010); Maori Television current affairs programme, Native Affairs, for a special Maori rugby episode (2009); and two-time winner Toa TV for the sports entertainment show, Hyundai CODE (2008), and a documentary on Maori surf star Airini Mason (2007).
Te Tohu Taakaro executive director Dick Garratt says any person or group may enter their own or another person's work. Nominations will be recognised from November 1 2010 to October 31 2011 – or later depending on national and international events – and three finalists are selected, one each from television, radio and print media.
“The winning entry will have demonstrated a skilful use of the medium, in Maori or English, and a broad range of material will be considered eligible including television programmes, feature or short films, radio shows, print media articles and public relations activities.
“The judges will be looking for work which has advanced understanding of Maori sporting pride and problems, gone beyond the sensational or trivial treatment of the issues, examined issues in a broader context, encouraged moves for positive change or recognised positive work in communities.”
A nomination form for the Maori Sports Media Award can be downloaded from the website, www.maorisportsward.co.nz, and must be received by the trust by October 31 2011.
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For more information, contact Dick Garratt, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust, phone +64 9 278 6591; fax +64 9 278 6582; mobile +64 274 901 237; email info@maorisportsawards.co.nz; or go to www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
PUBLICITY RELEASE
SATURDAY DECEMBER 4 2010
HOSEA GEAR WINS SUPREME MAORI SPORTS PERSON AWARD
All Black Hosea Gear – now the country’s top wing – capped off a remarkable year to take out the supreme prize at the 2010 National Maori Sports Awards in Auckland tonight (Saturday December 4).
Gear beat a world-class field of finalists to win both Senior Maori Sportsman and the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
Strong seasons for the Hurricanes and Lions culminated with a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in Delhi for the 1.88m, 100kg powerhouse wing. All Blacks selection resulted in Gear scoring five tries in four tests during the team’s Backing Black tour.
Champion Maori athletes from the past two decades were honoured at the 20th National Maori Sports Awards hosted by Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa at TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau.
The 2010 award recipients are:
THE ALBIE PRYOR MAORI SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD – RONGOMARAEROA: Hosea Gear (Ngati Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) – rugby
SENIOR MAORI SPORTSMAN – TE TAMA-A-TANENUIARANGI: Hosea Gear (Ngati Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) – rugby
SENIOR MAORI SPORTSWOMAN – HINEAHUONE: Joelle King (Ngati Porou) – squash
JUNIOR MAORI SPORTSMAN – TE TAMA-A-RANGINUI: Reuben Te Rangi (Ngapuhi) – basketball
JUNIOR MAORI SPORTSWOMAN – TE TAMAHINE-A-PAPATUANUKU: Dayna Maree Turnbull (Ngai Tahu) – basketball, touch
DISABLED MAORI SPORTS PERSON – TE TOIHUAREWA: Cameron Leslie (Ngapuhi) – swimming
MAORI SPORTS COACH – TE MARU O TUMATAUENGA: Stephen Kearney (Te Atiawa) – rugby league
MAORI SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR – MAUI TIKITIKI-A-TARANGA: Patricia Rangi (Te Atiawa) – hockey
MAORI UMPIRE/REFEREE – TE ARATIATIA: Henry Perenara (Ngati Rangitihi) – rugby league
MAORI SPORTS TEAM – NGA IKA A WHIRO: Maori All Blacks – rugby
MAORI SPORTS MEDIA AWARD – TE REO O TE PARA WHAKAWAI: Television: Beneath the Maori Moon – Bailey Mackey (Ngati Porou, Ngai Tuhoe), Black Inc Media
Maori Television will screen a two-hour broadcast on Saturday December 11 at 9.30pm.
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For more information, contact Dick Garratt, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust, phone +64 9 278 6591; fax +64 9 278 6582; mobile +64 274 901 237; email info@maorisportsawards.co.nz; or go to www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
PANUI PAPAHO / PUBLICITY RELEASE
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25 2010
WAATEA 603 AM BROADCASTS 2010 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
The country’s leading Maori radio programme producer – Waatea 603 AM – will devote five hours of live-to-air coverage to the prestigious national Maori Sports Awards on Saturday December 4.
The bilingual broadcast will be fronted by Maori sports commentator Dale Husband and television journalist Rewa Harriman (nee Hudson), a former tennis star who won the title of Junior Maori Sports Woman in 1997 and 1998. Te Kauhoe Wano and Julian Wilcox will provide interviews and commentary as roving reporters during the ceremony.
Part of UMA Broadcasting, Waatea 603 AM is Auckland's only Maori radio station, providing an extensive bilingual schedule to its listeners including talkback, news, current affairs and music.
Waatea 603 AM general manager Bernie O’Donnell says the special sports broadcast from the official ceremony will include on-stage presentations and entertainment, interviews with leading Maori personalities, and profiles of the awards, finalists and scholarship recipients.
Live coverage will begin at 5pm on the station’s Auckland frequency, streamed live on the website, www.waatea603am.co.nz, and will be available to the national iwi radio network.
The organisation will also provide coverage of the awards in its Maori and English language news bulletins which are broadcast on the 603 AM frequency and in National Radio’s Morning Report.
“Waatea is proud to have been the official radio broadcaster of the national Maori Sports Awards since 2004 and we look forward to our ongoing partnership to celebrate and promote Maori achievement in sport.”
Waatea 603 AM presents the 2010 National Maori Sports Awards – supported by Te Mangai Paho – on Saturday December 4 from 5pm.
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For more information including English and Maori language interviews, contact publicist Vanessa Bidois on mobile +64 21 928 007 or email vanessa.bidois@gmail.com.
PUBLICITY RELEASE
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13 2010
MĀORI SPORTS AWARDS CELEBRATES 20 YEARS
Champion Māori athletes from the past two decades will be honoured at the 20th National Māori Sports Awards – Te Huritau Rua Tekau mo Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa.
Sports stars Winston Reid, Hosea Gear and Joelle King are among a world-class field of finalists nominated for awards at the black-tie ceremony to be held at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau on Saturday December 4.
Radio Waatea will broadcast live from the event from 5pm to 10pm on Saturday December 4 while Māori Television will screen a two-hour broadcast on Saturday December 11 from 9.30pm.
Set up to foster, promote and encourage Māori sports people in the pursuit of excellence, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa was founded by the late Albie Pryor with Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu as Patron and Sir John Turei as Kaumātua.
Executive director Dick Garratt says the prestigious event recognises world, national and regional Māori achievement and this year’s nominations have once again been of an outstanding calibre.
Māori Sports Awards scholarships will be presented to up-and-coming athletes and a top-class line-up of Māori entertainment will perform for up to 1,000 guests. Another annual fixture is the Tamariki Sports and Cultural Day which will return to Te Kura Kaupapa a Rohe o Mangere in South Auckland on Friday November 26.
“This special milestone event will be a fitting tribute to our founding leaders as well as the individual winners of the supreme Albie Pryor Memorial Māori Sportsperson of the Year Award over the past 20 years.”
The 2010 finalists are:
THE ALBIE PRYOR MĀORI SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD – RONGOMARAEROA
All award recipients and World Champions are in contention for this award
MĀORI WORLD CHAMPIONS AWARDS
George Thomas (Te Arawa) – waka ama
Dave Mohi, (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa) – BMX
Cameron Leslie (Ngāpuhi) – swimming
Grant Barriball (Te Atiawa) – waka ama
Aotearoa Maranga Mai – waka ama
Luke Thompson (Ngāpuhi) – tae kwon do
Jason Wynyard (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi) – woodchopping
Cam Ferguson (Ngāti Kahungunu) – shearing
Sheree Alabaster (Ngāpuhi) – woolhandling
Keryn Herbert (Ngāti Maniapoto) – woolhandling
Atawhai Edwards (Ngāti Hikairo) – karate
Sam Sutton (Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) – extreme white water kayaking
Daniella Smith (Ngāpuhi) – boxing
SENIOR MĀORI SPORTSMAN – TE TAMA-Ā-TĀNENUIĀRANGI
Winston Wiremu Reid (Tainui, Ngāpuhi) – football
Brent Newdick (Tainui) – athletics
Hosea Gear (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-ā-Māhaki) – rugby
SENIOR MĀORI SPORTSWOMAN – HINEAHUONE
Carla Hohepa (Tainui) – rugby
Joelle King (Ngāti Porou) – squash
Lisa Carrington (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-ā-Māhaki) – kayaking, surf life saving
JUNIOR MĀORI SPORTSMAN – TE TAMA-Ā-RANGINUI
Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Tainui) – rugby
Ben Henry (Ngāti Kuri) – rugby league
Reuben Te Rangi (Ngāpuhi) – basketball
JUNIOR MĀORI SPORTSWOMAN – TE TAMAHINE-Ā-PAPATŪĀNUKU
Paige Hourigan (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) – tennis
Dayna Maree Turnbull (Ngāi Tahu) – basketball, touch
Tainui Geneva Webber (Ngāti Toa, Ngāpuhi) – sumo wrestling
DISABLED MĀORI SPORTS PERSON – TE TOIHUAREWA
Cameron Leslie (Ngāpuhi) – swimming
Jayne Parsons (Taranaki) – tandem cycling
George Thomas (Te Arawa) – waka ama
MĀORI SPORTS COACH – TE MARU Ō TŪMATAUENGA
Jamie Joseph (Ngāti Maniapoto, Rangitāne) – rugby
Adrienne Morrin (Ngāti Ruanui) – netball
Stephen Kearney (Te Atiawa) – rugby league
MĀORI SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR – MĀUI TIKITIKI-Ā-TARANGA
Harko Brown (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāi Te Rangi) – ki o rahi (Māori ball game)
Sharron Te Paa (Ngāpuhi) – netball
Patricia Rangi (Te Atiawa) – hockey
MĀORI UMPIRE/REFEREE – TE ARATIATIA
Glen Jackson (Ngāi Tahu) – rugby
Henry Perenara (Ngāti Rangitihi) – rugby league
MĀORI SPORTS TEAM – NGĀ IKA Ā WHIRO
Māori All Blacks – rugby
Aotearoa Maranga Mai – waka ama
Aotearoa Māori Womens Sevens – sevens rugby
MĀORI SPORTS MEDIA AWARD – TE REO Ō TE PARA WHAKAWAI
Television: Beneath the Māori Moon – Bailey Mackey (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe), Black Inc Media
Print: Winston Reid and Māori Football – Derek Fox (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu), Derek Royal (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Paoa), Mana Magazine
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For more information, contact Dick Garratt, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust, phone +64 9 278 6591; fax +64 9 278 6582; mobile +64 274 901 237; email info@maorisportsawards.co.nz; or go to www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
PUBLICITY RELEASE
SUNDAY DECEMBER 6 2009
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Rugby league star Benji Marshall (Ngai Tuhoe) is the supreme winner of the 2009 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television tonight – Sunday December 6 at 9.00 PM. Marshall beat a world-class field of finalists to take the top prize – the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust hosted the prestigious black tie ceremony at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau last night (Saturday December 5). As well as Australian Idol winner Stan Walker, the entertainment line-up included singer-songwriter Maisey Rika; Jo Hopkins aka ‘Chickey’ from the Patea Maori Club; 2009 Homai Te Pakipaki winner Roland Williams; world champion hip hop dance crew ReQuest; and reggae band Box Juice.
The award recipients for 2009 are:
Maori Sports Hall of Fame Inductee: Margaret Te Kahurangi (Meg) Matangi MBE (Te Atiawa, Taranaki, Ngati Mutunga) – basketball (now known as netball)
Maori World Champions Awards: Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi, Ngati Maniapoto) – wood chopping and mixed saw; Karmyn Wynyard (Tainui) – single and mixed saw; Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu) – rowing; Jade Uru (Ngai Tahu) – rowing; Shayne Taupo (Tainui, Ngapuhi, Ngati Whatua, Ngati Ruanui) – karate; James Te Huna (Ngati Tuwharetoa) – cage fighting; Tohora Harawira (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; Tiffany Piper (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – action pistol shooting; and Matthew Lack (Whakatohea) – wheelchair racing
Skills Active Maori Sports Scholarship:
Samantha Harrison (Ngapuhi) – hockey
SPARC Best Community Initiative Award:
Oranga Pai Programme – Huakina Trust
Maori Sports Administrator of the Year:
Philip Parker (Ngati Manawa) – soccer
Maori Sports Umpire/Referee of the Year:
Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri (Ngati Kahungunu) – rugby
Disabled Maori Sports Person of the Year:
Matthew Lack (Whakatohea) – wheelchair racing
Maori Sports Coach of the Year:
Stephen Kearney (Te Atiawa) – rugby league
Maori Sports Team of the Year:
Tu Toa Girls Netball Team – Palmerston North
Maori Sports Media Award of the Year:
Television – Maori Rugby Special, Native Affairs, Maori Television
Junior Maori Sportswomen of the Year:
Tiffany Piper (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – pistol shooting, fencing, modern penthalon
Junior Maori Sportsman of the Year:
Zac Guildford (Ngati Kahungunu) – rugby
Senior Maori Sportswomen of the Year:
Renee Wickliffe (Hauraki) – rugby, touch, sevens
Senior Maori Sportsman of the Year:
Benji Marshall (Ngai Tuhoe) – rugby league
Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sports Person of the Year – Rongomaraeroa:
Benji Marshall (Ngai Tuhoe) – rugby league
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television will screen a two-hour special, 2009 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS, tonight – Sunday December 6 at 9.00 PM.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2009 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Year 2009
Censor Not rated
Duration 120-minute special broadcast
Language Maori and English languages
For images and media information, register with the Maori Television media centre at http://media.maoritelevision.com or for interviews, review tapes or further information, contact:
Vanessa Horan
Communications Manager
Māori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
EML: info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
PUBLICITY RELEASE
MONDAY NOVEMBER 27 2009
AUSTRALIAN IDOL WINNER HEADLINES MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Australian Idol winner Stan Walker will return to New Zealand for the first time since his success to perform at the prestigious 2009 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television on Sunday December 6 at 9.00 PM.
The 19-year-old soulful Maori singer – born in Melbourne, raised in New Zealand and living in Queensland – will perform at the black-tie ceremony at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau on Saturday December 5.
As well as this year’s Australian Idol, the entertainment line-up will include Whakatane singer-songwriter Maisey Rika; Jo Hopkins aka ‘Chickey’ from the Patea Maori Club; Roland Williams who is the 2009 winner of Maori Television’s karaoke competition, Homai Te Pakipaki; world champion hip hop dance crew ReQuest; and reggae band Box Juice.
Walker, who won a Sony recording contract, AUS $200,000 artist development fund and a car, will be accompanied on the trip with his mother, April, and his brother, Michael Anderson, who will back him up on guitar.
Dick Garratt, the executive director of Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust which hosts the annual awards ceremony, says the world-class entertainment complements the world-class field of finalists which includes sports stars such as Benji Marshall and Temepara George.
The supreme winners of the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year for the past two years – axeman Jason Wynyard and rower Storm Uru – head up another impressive list of nine Maori World Champion awardees for 2009.
The ceremony will also honour the late Margaret Te Kahurangi (Meg) Matangi MBE with a posthumous induction to the Maori Sports Hall of Fame. Matangi was captain of the first ever New Zealand women's basketball team (now known as netball) in 1938.
“Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa was founded by the late Albie Pryor who had a vision of promoting and encouraging Maori athletes in the pursuit of excellence in their chosen sports,” Dick Garratt says.
“Stan Walker’s amazing success in Australia is an inspiration to all New Zealanders and I am sure Albie would be proud to see this calibre of entertainment take to the stage at this year’s event.”
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television will screen a two-hour special, 2009 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS, on Sunday December 6 at 9.00 PM.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2009 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Year 2009
Censor Not rated
Duration 120-minute special broadcast
Language Maori and English languages
For images and media information, register with the Maori Television media centre at http://media.maoritelevision.com or for interviews, review tapes or further information, contact:
Vanessa Horan
Communications Manager
Māori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
EML: info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
PUBLICITY RELEASE
MONDAY NOVEMBER 16 2009
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Rugby league and netball stars Benji Marshall and Temepara George lead a world-class field of finalists at the 2009 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television on Sunday December 6 at 9.00 PM.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust – which will host the prestigious black tie ceremony at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau – will also honour the late Margaret Te Kahurangi (Meg) Matangi MBE with a posthumous induction to the Maori Sports Hall of Fame. Matangi (Te Ati Awa, Taranaki, Ngati Mutunga) was captain of the first ever New Zealand women's basketball team (now known as netball) in 1938.
The supreme winners of the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year for the past two years – axeman Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi, Ngati Maniapoto) and rower Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu) – head up another impressive list of nine Maori World Champion awardees for 2009. The other recipients will include: Karmyn Wynyard (Tainui) – single and mixed saw; Shayne Taupo (Tainui, Ngapuhi, Ngati Whatua, Ngati Ruanui) – karate; James Te Huna (Ngati Tuwharetoa) – cage fighting; Tohora Harawira (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; Tiffany Piper (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – action pistol shooting; and Matthew Lack (Whakatohea) – wheelchair racing.
The 2009 finalists are:
Maori Sports Administrator of the Year: Michael Parker (Ngati Manawa) – football; Briar Martindale (Te Atiawa) – netball
Maori Sports Umpire/Referee of the Year: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri (Ngati Kahungunu) – rugby; Tony Barnes (Ngati Ranginui) – football
Disabled Maori Sports Person of the Year: Matthew Lack (Te Whakatohea) – wheelchair racing; Tara-Lynn Smith (Ngati Porou, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – judo
Maori Sports Coach of the Year: Stephen Kearney (Te Ati Awa) – rugby league; Yvette McCausland-Durie (Ngati Awa) – netball
Maori Sports Team of the Year: Tu Toa Girls Netball Team; Maureen O'Connell and Johnson Reihana (Ngapuhi) – body building
Maori Sports Media Award of the Year: Print – ‘Beneath the Maori Moon’, Malcolm Mulholland; Television – Maori Rugby Special, Native Affairs Maori Television
Junior Maori Sportswomen of the Year: Tiffany Piper (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – pistol shooting, fencing, modern penthalon; Samantha Harrison (Ngapuhi) – hockey; Abbey Erceg (Ngapuhi) – soccer
Junior Maori Sportsman of the Year: Zac Guildford (Ngati Kahungunu) – rugby; Kane Radford (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Te Whanau-a-Apanui) – open water swimming; Thomas Spragg (Ngapuhi) – soccer
Senior Maori Sportswomen of the Year: Renee Wickliffe (Hauraki) – rugby, touch, sevens; Joelle King (Ngati Porou) – squash; Temepara George (Ngapuhi) – netball
Senior Maori Sportsman of the Year: Benji Marshall (Ngai Tuhoe) – rugby league; Issac Ross (Ngai Tuhoe) – rugby; Shannon McIlroy (Ngati Porou) – lawn bowls
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television will screen a two-hour special, 2009 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS, on Sunday December 6 at 9.00 PM.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2009 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Year 2009
Censor Not rated
Duration 120-minute special broadcast
Language Maori and English languages
For images and media information, register with the Maori Television media centre at http://media.maoritelevision.com or for interviews, review tapes or further information, contact:
Vanessa Horan
Communications Manager
Māori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
EML: info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
PUBLICITY RELEASE
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13 2008
CHAMPION WOODCHOPPER WINS AT 2008 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
New Zealand’s world champion axeman Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi, Ngati Maniapoto) is the supreme winner of the 2008 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television on Sunday December 14 at 9.00 PM (repeats Saturday December 20 at 9.00 PM).
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust is hosting the prestigious black tie ceremony at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua tonight (Saturday December 13).
Wynyard beat a world-class field of finalists to take the top prize – the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year. At 1.95m tall and weighing 130kg, he is one of the most powerful and prolific woodchoppers and cutters in the world and has won eight world titles in the past year – taking his overall tally to more than 110 world titles.
The award recipients for 2008 are:
Maori Sports Hall of Fame Inductee: John Hoani MacDonald (Rangitane) – rowing, rugby, rugby league
Maori World Champions Awards: Leanne Haronga (Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Ngati Pukeko) – individual waka ama; Te Whaeoranga Smallman (Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – individual waka ama; George Thomas (Te Arawa) – individual waka ama; Aotearoa TPOTI Tahi – waka ama team; Aotearoa Rakeiao – waka ama team; Joanne Kumeora (Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi) – team wool handler; Sheree Alabaster (Ngapuhi) – individual and team wool handler; Mose Harvey (Ngati Porou) – tennis; Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi, Ngati Maniapoto) – wood chopping, single and double saw; Karmyn Wynyard (Tainui) – single saw; Dion Lane (Ngapuhi) – double saw; Rauaroha Heta (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; Aroha Heta (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; Tohora Harawira (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; John Kirkpatrick (Ngati Porou, Ngati Kahungunu) – world machine shearing team champion; Mihi Wells (Ngapuhi) – world body board champion
Skills Active Scholarship: Kane Radford (Ngati Tuwharetoa) – swimming
Community Initiative: Ki-o-Rahi Akotanga Iho, Kerikeri High School
Maori Sports Administrator of the Year: Paul Te Punga (Te Atiawa) – motorsport
Maori Sports Umpire/Referee of the Year: Wiremu Tamaki (Ngati Raukawa) – softball
Disabled Maori Sports Person of the Year: Cameron Leslie (Ngapuhi) – swimming
Maori Sports Coach of the Year: Noeline Taurua-Barnett (Ngapuhi) – netball
Maori Sports Team of the Year: NZ Maori rugby team – winners of the Pacific Cup rugby tournament
Maori Sports Media Award of the Year: Te Kauhoe Wano, Toa TV (Te Atiawa, Ngati Awa) – ‘Hyundai CODE’ for Maori Television
Junior Maori Sportswoman of the Year: Paparangi Hipango (Whanganui, Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi) – rowing
Junior Maori Sportsman of the Year: Kevin Locke (Tainui) – rugby league
Senior Maori Sportswoman of the Year: Lisa Tamati (Te Atiawa) – ultra-marathon
Senior Maori Sportsman of the Year: Ruben Wiki (Ngapuhi) – rugby league
Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sports Person of the Year – Rongomaraeroa: Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi, Ngati Maniapoto) – wood chopping, single and double saw
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television will screen a two-hour special, 2008 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS, on Sunday December 14 at 9.00 PM (repeats Saturday December 20 at 9.00 PM).
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For images and media information, register with the Maori Television media centre at http://media.maoritelevision.com or for interviews, review tapes or further information, contact:
Vanessa Horan
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Māori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
PUBLICITY RELEASE
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13 2008
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Rugby league legend Ruben Wiki and ultra-marathon runner Lisa Tamati head a world-class field of finalists at the 2008 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television on Sunday December 14 at 9.00 PM (repeats Saturday December 20 at 9.00 PM).
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust – which will host the prestigious black tie ceremony at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua – will also honour the late John Hoani MacDonald with a posthumous induction to the Maori Sports Hall of Fame for his outstanding sporting achievements in the 1930s and 1940s.
Last year, world champion rower Storm Uru won the title of senior Maori sportsman for the second year in a row before accepting the supreme award – the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
The special award recipients and finalists for 2008 are:
Maori Sports Hall of Fame Inductee: John Hoani MacDonald (Rangitane ki Wairau) – rowing, rugby, rugby league
Maori World Champions Awards: Leanne Haronga (Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Ngati Pukeko) – individual waka ama; Te Whaeoranga Smallman (Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – individual waka ama; George Thomas (Te Arawa) – individual waka ama; Aotearoa TPOTI Tahi – waka ama team; Aotearoa Rakeiao – waka ama team; Joanne Kumeora (Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi) – team wool handler; Sheree Alabaster (Ngapuhi) – individual and team wool handler; Mose Harvey (Ngati Porou) – tennis; Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi, Ngati Maniapoto) – wood chopping, single and double saw; Karmyn Wynyard (Tainui) – single saw; Dion Lane (Ngapuhi) – double saw; Rauaroha Heta (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; Aroha Heta (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; Tohora Harawira (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; John Kirkpatrick (Ngati Porou, Ngati Kahungunu) – world machine shearing team champion; Mihi Wells (Ngapuhi) – world body board champion
Skills Active Scholarship: Kane Radford (Ngati Tuwharetoa) – swimming
Community Initiative: Ki-o-Rahi Akotanga Iho, Kerikeri High School
Maori Sports Administrator of the Year: Paul Te Punga (Te Atiawa) – motorsport; Monty Luke Wawatai (Ngati Porou) – rowing; Dardi (Doi) Ormond (Rongomaiwahine) – golf
Maori Sports Umpire/Referee of the Year: Wiremu Tamaki (Ngati Raukawa) – softball; Sheldon Whaitiri (Ngati Kahungunu) – rugby; Desrae Garratt (Ngai Te Rangi) – tennis
Disabled Maori Sports Person of the Year: Cameron Leslie (Ngapuhi) – swimming
Maori Sports Coach of the Year: Noeline Taurua-Barnett (Ngapuhi) – netball; Jamie Joseph (Ngati Maniapoto) – rugby; George Thomas (Te Arawa) – waka ama
Maori Sports Team of the Year: NZ Maori rugby team; Aotearoa TPOTI Tahi – waka ama team; Aotearoa Rakeiao – waka ama team
Maori Sports Media Award of the Year: Print – Harko Brown (Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Whatua) – ‘Nga Taonga Takaro’; Television – Te Arahi Maipi (Ngati Mahuta) – 'Boil Up'; Television – Te Kauhoe Wano, Toa TV (Te Atiawa, Ngati Awa) – ‘Hyundai CODE’
Junior Maori Sportswomen of the Year: Paparangi Hipango (Whanganui, Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi) – rowing; Elias Shadrock (Ngati Porou, Te Arawa) – netball; Te Whaeoranga Smallman (Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – waka ama
Junior Maori Sportsman of the Year: Kevin Locke (Tainui) – rugby league; Tamati Clarke (Ngapuhi) – cricket; Zac Guildford (Ngati Kahungunu) – rugby
Senior Maori Sportswomen of the Year: Lisa Tamati (Te Atiawa) – ultra-marathon; Marina Khan (Te Arawa) – lawn bowls; Joline Henry (Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi, Ngapuhi) – netball
Senior Maori Sportsman of the Year: Ruben Wiki (Ngapuhi) – rugby league; Hikawera Elliott (Ngati Kahungunu) – rugby/karate; Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu) – rowing
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television will screen a two-hour special, 2008 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS, on Sunday December 14 at 9.00 PM (repeats Saturday December 20 at 9.00 PM).
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2008 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Year 2008
Censor Not rated
Duration 120-minute special broadcast
Language Maori and English languages
For images and media information, register with the Maori Television media centre at http://media.maoritelevision.com or for interviews, review tapes or further information, contact:
Vanessa Horan
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Māori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
PUBLICITY RELEASE
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12 2008
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2008 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Rugby league legend Ruben Wiki and ultra-marathon runner Lisa Tamati head a world-class field of finalists at the 2008 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television on Sunday December 14 at 9.00 PM (repeats Saturday December 20 at 9.00 PM).
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust – which will host the prestigious black tie ceremony at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua – will also honour the late John Hoani MacDonald with a posthumous induction to the Maori Sports Hall of Fame for his outstanding sporting achievements in the 1930s and 1940s.
Last year, world champion rower Storm Uru won the title of senior Maori sportsman for the second year in a row before accepting the supreme award – the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
The special award recipients and finalists for 2008 are:
Maori Sports Hall of Fame Inductee: John Hoani MacDonald (Rangitane ki Wairau) – rowing, rugby, rugby league
Maori World Champions Awards: Leanne Haronga (Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Ngati Pukeko) – individual waka ama; Te Whaeoranga Smallman (Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – individual waka ama; George Thomas (Te Arawa) – individual waka ama; Aotearoa TPOTI Tahi – waka ama team; Aotearoa Rakeiao – waka ama team; Joanne Kumeora (Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi) – team wool handler; Sheree Alabaster (Ngapuhi) – individual and team wool handler; Mose Harvey (Ngati Porou) – tennis; Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi, Ngati Maniapoto) – wood chopping, single and double saw; Karmyn Wynyard (Tainui) – single saw; Dion Lane (Ngapuhi) – double saw; Rauaroha Heta (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; Aroha Heta (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; Tohora Harawira (Ngapuhi) – powerlifting; John Kirkpatrick, Ngati Porou, Ngati Kahungunu – machine shearing team champion; Mihi Wells, Ngapuhi – bodyboarding
Maori Sports Administrator of the Year: Paul Te Punga (Te Atiawa) – motorsport; Monty Luke Wawatai (Ngati Porou) – rowing; Dardi (Doi) Ormond (Rongomaiwahine) – golf
Maori Sports Umpire/Referee of the Year: Wiremu Tamaki (Ngati Raukawa) – softball; Sheldon Whaitiri (Ngati Kahungunu) – rugby; Desrae Garratt (Ngai Te Rangi) – tennis
Disabled Maori Sports Person of the Year: Cameron Leslie (Ngapuhi) – swimming
Maori Sports Coach of the Year: Noeline Taurua-Barnett (Ngapuhi) – netball; Jamie Joseph (Ngati Maniapoto) – rugby; George Thomas (Te Arawa) – waka ama
Maori Sports Team of the Year: NZ Maori rugby team; Aotearoa TPOTI Tahi – waka ama team; Aotearoa Rakeiao – waka ama team
Junior Maori Sportswomen of the Year: Paparangi Hipango (Whanganui, Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi) – rowing; Elias Shadrock (Ngati Porou, Te Arawa) – netball; Te Whaeoranga Smallman (Te Arawa, Ngati Tuwharetoa) – waka ama
Junior Maori Sportsman of the Year: Kevin Locke (Tainui) – rugby league; Tamati Clarke (Ngapuhi) – cricket; Zac Guildford (Ngati Kahungunu) – rugby
Senior Maori Sportswomen of the Year: Lisa Tamati (Te Atiawa) – ultra-marathon; Marina Khan (Te Arawa) – lawn bowls; Joline Henry (Te Ati Haunui-a-Paparangi, Ngapuhi) – netball
Senior Maori Sportsman of the Year: Ruben Wiki (Ngapuhi) – rugby league; Hikawera Elliott (Ngati Kahungunu) – rugby/karate; Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu) – rowing
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television will screen a two-hour special, 2008 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS, on Sunday December 14 at 9.00 PM (repeats Saturday December 20 at 9.00 PM).
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2008 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Year 2008
Censor Not rated
Duration 120-minute special broadcast
Language Maori and English languages
For images and media information, register with the Maori Television media centre at http://media.maoritelevision.com or for interviews, review tapes or further information, contact:
Vanessa Horan
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Māori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24 2007
WORLD CHAMPION ROWER WINS TOP MAORI SPORTS AWARD
World champion rower Storm Uru is the supreme winner of the 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television tonight (Saturday November 24 at 9.30 PM).
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust hosted the prestigious black tie ceremony at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua. Uru beat a world-class field of finalists to take the title of senior Maori sportsman for the second year in a row before accepting the supreme award – the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
Uru is currently one of the sport's top lightweight scullers. He took a bronze medal in the under-23 world championships in 2005, following this up with the gold medal in 2006 – a feat he repeated in Strathclyde in 2007. Originally from Invercargill, the Ngai Tahu athlete trains at Lake Karapiro and will attempt to qualify in the lightweight double scull for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
The 2007 winners and special award recipients are:
Maori Sports Hall of Fame Inductees – Te Whare Matapuna o te Ao Maori: Wayne (Buck) Shelford (Ngapuhi), Rugby; Waimarama Taumaunu (Ngati Porou), Netball; Wynton Rufer (Ngati Porou), Soccer
Special Award – Tohu Motuhake: Stacey Jones (Ngapuhi), Rugby League
Maori World Champions Awards: Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi, Ngati Maniapoto), Woodchopping; Karmyn Wynyard (Tainui), Wood Sawing; Dion Lane (Tainui), Woodchopping; Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu), Rowing; Ramona Belmont (Ngati Kahungunu), Cue Ball; Luke Thompson (Ngapuhi), Tae Kwon Do; Mihi Wells (Ngapuhi), Body Boarding
Maori Sports Administrator of the Year – Maui Tikitiki-a-Taranga: Ani Haua (Nga Ruahine, Ngati Rauru, Maniapoto), Maori Rugby
Disabled Maori Sports Person of the Year – Te Toihuarewa: Matthew Lack (Whakatohea), Wheelchair Racing
Maori Sports Coach of the Year – Te Maru o Tumatauenga: Yvette McCausland–Durie (Ngati Awa), Netball
Best Community Initiative Award – He Oranga Poutama: Tu Toa Charitable Trust – Massey University/Correspondence School
Maori Sports Media Award of the Year – Te Reo o te Para Whakawai: Te Kauhoe Wano (Te Ati Awa, Ngati Awa), Toa TV – Airini Mason documentary for Maori Television
Junior Maori Sportswomen of the Year – Te Tamahine-a-Papatuanuku: Susie Bates (Ngai Tahu), Cricket/Basketball
Junior Maori Sportsman of the Year – Te Tama-a-Ranginui: Zac Guildford (Ngati Kahungunu), Rugby
Senior Maori Sportswomen of the Year – Hineahuone: Ramona Belmont (Ngati Kahungunu), Cue Sports
Senior Maori Sportsman of the Year – Te Tama-a-Tanenuiarangi: Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu), Rowing
Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sports Person of the Year – Rongomaraeroa: Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu), Rowing
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For images and media information, register with the Maori Television media centre at http://media.maoritelevision.com or for interviews, review tapes or further information, contact:
Vanessa Horan
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Māori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
MONDAY NOVEMBER 12 2007
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR MAORI SPORTS MEDIA AWARD
A Maori youth magazine and a documentary about a Kiwi surfing star are the media finalists in the 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television on Saturday November 24 from 9.30 PM to 11.30 PM.
The national awards organiser – Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust – will host the prestigious black-tie awards ceremony at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua for the first time in its 17-year history. A range of awards will be presented including administrator, coach, umpire/referee, team, disabled sportsperson, and junior and senior sportsman and sportswoman as well as several world champions.
The Maori Sports Media Award of the Year, Whakapaaoho Reo o Hinepukohurangi, is aimed at encouraging more positive and expert reporting on Maori sports and improving the depth and quality of Maori sports reporting. The finalists are:
TAIOHI: ISSUE 25 (TAMATI ELLISON) – a magazine for youth published by Te Mana, a programme run by the Ministry of Education to help rangatahi get the most out of school. The free magazine was relaunched in a new format in March this year and its profiles of Maori sporting achievers – such as professional rugby player Tamati Ellison – provide encouragement, motivation and inspiration. The editor is Sandi Hinerangi Barr (Ngai Tahu, Ngati Porou).
AIRINI MASON – an hour-long documentary produced by Te Kauhoe Wano (Ngati Awa) from Toa TV, based in Piha near Auckland, for Maori Television. The film focuses on Kiwi surf star Mason (Ngati Awa, Rongomaiwahine) and the influence whanau has had on her international success. The documentary will re-screen on Maori Television on Wednesday November 14 at 8.30 PM.
Find out who will win the major awards when the 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screens on Maori Television on Saturday November 24 from 9.30 PM to 11.30 PM.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Year 2007
Censor Not rated
Duration 120-minute special broadcast
Language Maori and English languages
For images and further information, contact:
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
Vanessa Horan
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Māori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17 2007
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Maori sporting legends Buck Shelford, Waimarama Taumaunu, Wynton Rufer and Stacey Jones will receive special awards at the 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television on Saturday November 24 from 9.30 PM to 11.30 PM.
Shelford, Taumaunu and Rufer will be inducted into the Maori Sports Hall of Fame while Jones will be presented with a Trustees Award by Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust which is hosting the prestigious black tie ceremony at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua. Sports scholarships from AUT, SFRITO, Manukau MIT and Waiariki Institute will also be presented on the night as well as the SPARC Community Initiative Award.
Last year, three-time World Cup winning captain of the New Zealand women’s rugby team, Farah Palmer, beat a world-class field of finalists to take the top prize. Palmer took out the title of senior Maori sportswoman before accepting the supreme award – the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
The finalists and special award recipients are:
Maori Sports Administrator:
Joy Ripia (Ngati Tamanuhiri), Hamilton – Maori Hockey
Ani Haua (Nga Ruahine, Ngati Rauru, Maniapoto), Te Waipounamu – Maori Rugby
Martin Te Moni (Te Arawa, Kahungunu, Ngai Tuhoe), Hamilton – Maori Golf
Maori Sports Coach:
Peter Joseph (Te Arawa), Rotorua – Sevens Rugby
Donny Stevenson (Ngati Awa), Whangarei – Maori Rugby
Yvette McCausland– Durie (Ngati Awa), Fielding – Netball
Disabled Maori Sportsperson:
Matthew Lack (Whakatohea), Opotiki – Wheelchair Racing
Junior Maori Sportswoman:
Larissa Eruera (Ngapuhi), Auckland – Golf
Te Rina Keenan (Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou), Auckland – Athletics
Susie Bates (Ngai Tahu), Dunedin – Cricket / Basketball
Paparangi Hipango (Whanganui), Wanganui – Rowing / Netball
Junior Maori Sportsman:
Jade Uru (Ngai Tahu), Invercargill – Rowing
Zac Guildford (Ngati Kahungunu), Napier – Rugby
Shannon Mcllroy (Ngati Porou), Gisborne – Lawn Bowls
Kane Radford (Ngati Tuwharetoa), Rotorua – Swimming
Senior Maori Sportsman:
Luke Thompson (Ngapuhi), Manukau City – Tae Kwon Do
Carl Hayman (Ngati Tuwharetoa), Dunedin – Rugby
Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu), Cambridge – Rowing
Senior Maori Sportswoman:
Ramona Belmont (Ngati Kahungunu), Auckland – Cue Sports
Jodi Te Huna (Ngati Rauru), Auckland – Netball
Lizzy Igason (Ngapuhi), North Harbour – Hockey
Te Whare Matapuna o Te Ao Maori – Maori Sports Hall of Fame:
Wayne (Buck) Shelford (Ngapuhi), North Harbour
Waimarama Taumaunu (Ngati Porou), Wellington
Wynton Rufer (Ngati Porou), Auckland
Maori World Champions:
Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi), Waitakere – Woodchopping
Karmyn Wynyard (Tainui), Waitakere – Jack & Jill Saw
Dion Lane (Tainui), Waitakere – Woodchopping
Ramona Belmont (Ngati Kahungunu), Auckland – Cue Sports
Luke Thompson (Ngapuhi), Manukau City – Tae Kwon Do
Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu), Cambridge – Rowing
Trustees Award:
Stacey Jones (Ngapuhi), Auckland – Rugby League
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television will screen a two-hour special, 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS, on Saturday November 24 from 9.30 PM to 11.30 PM.
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For images and media information, register with the Maori Television media centre at http://media.maoritelevision.com or for interviews, review tapes or further information, contact:
Vanessa Horan
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Maori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
TUESDAY OCTOBER 16 2007
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Maori sporting legends Buck Shelford, Waimarama Taumaunu, Wynton Rufer and Stacey Jones will receive specials awards at the 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television on Saturday November 24 at 9.30 PM.
Shelford, Taumaunu and Rufer will be inducted into the Maori Sports Hall of Fame while Jones will be presented with a Trustees Award by Te Tohu Takaaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust which is hosting the prestigious black tie ceremony at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua. Sports scholarships from AUT, SFRITO, Manukau MIT and Waiariki Institute will also be presented on the night.
Last year, three-time World Cup winning captain of the New Zealand women’s rugby team, Farah Palmer, beat a world-class field of finalists to take the top prize. Palmer took out the title of senior Maori sportswoman before accepting the supreme award – the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
The finalists and special award recipients are:
Maori Sports Administrator:
Joy Ripia (Ngati Tamanuhiri), Hamilton – Maori Hockey
Ani Haua (Nga Ruahine, Ngati Rauru, Maniapoto), Te Waipounamu – Maori Rugby
Martin Te Moni (Te Arawa, Kahungunu, Ngai Tuhoe), Hamilton
Maori Sports Coach:
Peter Joseph (Te Arawa), Rotorua – Sevens Rugby
Donny Stevenson (Ngati Awa) – Maori Rugby
Yvette McCausland– Durie (Ngati Awa) – Netball
Disabled Maori Sportsperson:
Matthew Lack (Whakatohea) – Wheelchair Racing
Junior Maori Sportswoman:
Larissa Eruera (Ngapuhi), Auckland – Golf
Te Rina Keenan (Ngapuhi, Ngati Porou), Auckland – Athletics
Susie Bates (Ngai Tahu), Dunedin – Cricket / Basketball
Paparangi Hipango (Whanganui), Wanganui – Rowing / Netball
Junior Maori Sportsman:
Jade Uru (Ngai Tahu), Invercargill – Rowing
Zac Guildford (Ngati Kahungunu), Napier – Rugby
Shannon Mcllroy (Ngati Porou), Gisborne – Lawn Bowls
Kane Radford (Ngati Tuwharetoa), Rotorua – Swimming
Senior Maori Sportsman:
Luke Thompson (Ngapuhi), Manukau City – Tae Kwon Do
Carl Hayman (Ngati Tuwharetoa), Dunedin – Rugby
Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu), Cambridge – Rowing
Senior Maori Sportswoman:
Ramona Belmont (Ngati Kahungunu), Auckland – Cue Sports
Jodi Te Huna (Ngati Rauru), Auckland – Netball
Lizzy Igason (Ngapuhi), North Harbour – Hockey
Te Whare Matapuna o Te Ao Maori – Maori Sports Hall of Fame:
Wayne (Buck) Shelford (Ngapuhi), North Harbour
Waimarama Taumaunu (Ngati Porou), Wellington
Wynton Rufer (Ngati Porou), Auckland
Maori World Champions:
Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi), Waitakere – Woodchopping
Karmyn Wynyard (Tainui), Waitakere – Jack & Jill Saw
Dion Lane (Tainui), Waitakere – Woodchopping
Ramona Belmont (Ngati Kahungunu), Auckland – Cue Sports
Luke Thompson (Ngapuhi), Manukau City – Tae Kwon Do
Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu), Cambridge – Rowing
Trustees Award:
Stacey Jones (Ngapuhi), Auckland – Rugby League
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television will screen a two-hour special, 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS, on Saturday November 24 from 9.30 PM to 11.00 PM.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2007 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Year 2007
Censor Not rated
Duration 120-minute special broadcast
Language Maori and English languages
For images and media information, register with the Maori Television media centre at http://media.maoritelevision.com or for interviews, review tapes or further information, contact:
Vanessa Horan
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Maori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
FRIDAY OCTOBER 5 2007
MAORI TELEVISION BROADCASTS MAORI SPORTS AWARDS 2007
The home of Maori sport is the official broadcaster of this year’s REGIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS as well as the NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS.
Maori Television will screen five iwi sports awards: Taranaki (Friday October 26 at 8.00 PM); Te Arawa (Friday November 2 at 8.00 PM); Turanganui-a-Kiwa (Friday November 9 at 8.00 PM); Te Tai Tokerau (Friday November 16 at 8.00 PM); and Mataatua (Friday November 23 at 8.00 PM). The regional events are held by iwi groups throughout the country to foster, promote and encourage Maori sportspeople at a grassroots level in the pursuit of excellence in their chosen fields and to honour the outstanding sporting achievements attained by Maori.
For the fourth year in a row, Maori Television is also broadcasting the NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS which will screen on Saturday November 24 at 9.00 PM. The national awards organiser – Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust – will host the prestigious black-tie ceremony at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua for the first time in its 17-year history.
The trust will present a range of awards including administrator, coach, umpire/referee, team, disabled sportsperson, and junior and senior sportsman and sportswoman as well as several world champions. An inaugural Maori Sports Awards was held at Turangawaewae Marae in 1991 by the late Albie Pryor who had a vision to promote and encourage Maori athletes in the pursuit of excellence in their chosen sports.
Last year, three-time World Cup winning captain of the New Zealand women’s rugby team, Farah Palmer, beat a world-class field of finalists to take the top prize. Palmer took out the title of senior Maori sportswoman before accepting the supreme award – the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
Maori Television presents the REGIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS every Friday at 8.00 PM from October 26 and the NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS on Saturday November 24 at 9.30 PM.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR MAORI SPORTS AWARDS 2007
Year 2007
Censor General Exhibition (G)
Duration 5 x 30-minute programmes and 1 x 120-minute sports special
Language Maori and English languages
For images and media information, register with the Maori Television media centre at http://media.maoritelevision.com or for interviews, review tapes or further information, contact:
Vanessa Horan
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Maori Television
DDI: +64 9 539 7159
MOB: +64 21 928 007
EML: vanessa.horan@maoritelevision.com
PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
9.00 PM SATURDAY NOVEMBER 18 2006
WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2006 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Three-time World Cup winning captain of the New Zealand women’s rugby team, Farah Palmer, is the supreme winner of the 2006 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS screening on Maori Television (Saturday November 18 at 9.00 PM and repeated Sunday November 19 at 2.00 PM).
CODE host Jenny-May Coffin and Julian Wilcox from TE KAEA presented the prestigious ceremony which was hosted by awards organiser, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust, at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre in south Auckland.
Palmer (Ngati Mahuta) from Palmerston North stepped down from international rugby after leading the Black Ferns to an unprecedented third win at the World Cup in Canada in September.
The 2006 winners are:
Maori Sports Umpire/Referee: Carl Cowley (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Apakura), Whakatane – Kickboxing, Boxing, Martial Arts
Maori Sports Administrator: Maggie Greening (Ngati Porou), Wellington – Waka Ama
Disabled Maori Sportsperson: Peter Martin (Te Arawa), Hamilton – Wheelchair Athletics
Maori Sports Coach: James Kupa (Ngati Kahungunu), Auckland – Golf
Maori Sports Team: Manawaru, Gisborne – Waka Ama
Maori Sports Media Award: Tawharau Media Productions, Auckland – ‘Toa Anga Whati Maori’
Community Initiative: Ngati Porou Inter-Marae Sports – Sports and Cultural
Junior Maori Sportsman: Jordan Vandermade (Ngai Tuhoe), Auckland – Athletics
Junior Maori Sportswoman: Larissa Eruera (Ngapuhi), Auckland – Golf
Senior Maori Sportsman: Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu), Cambridge – Rowing
Senior Maori Sportswoman: Farah Palmer (Ngati Mahuta), Palmerston North – Rugby
Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year: Farah Palmer (Ngati Mahuta), Palmerston North – Rugby
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television is screening a two-hour special, 2006 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS, on Saturday November 18 from 9.00 PM to 11.00 PM and replayed on Sunday November 19 from 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM.
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For more information contact:
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
Vanessa Horan
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Māori Television
PO Box 113 017
9-15 Davis Crescent
Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand
Ph +64 9 539 7000
DDI +64 9 539 7159
Fax +64 9 539 7199
Mob +64 21 928 007
www.maoritelevision.com
PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
MONDAY OCTOBER 30 2006
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2006 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
League captain Ruben Wiki and women’s rugby champion Farah Palmer lead a top-class field of finalists for the 2006 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS.
The prestigious awards ceremony will be televised on the same night for the first time in its history – thanks to the home of Maori sport, Maori Television – on Saturday November 18 from 9.00 PM to 11.00 PM and replayed on Sunday November 19 from 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM.
The national awards organiser, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust, is hosting the 2006 event at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre in south Auckland on Saturday November 18.
The trust will present a range of awards including administrator, coach, umpire/referee, team, disabled sportsperson, and junior and senior sportsman and sportswoman as well as 13 world champions.
Last year, golfer Michael Campbell took out the title of senior Maori sportsman before receiving a World Champion Award and then the supreme award – the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
The 2006 finalists are:
Maori Sports Umpire/Referee:
Carl Cowley (Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Apakura), Whakatane – Kickboxing, Boxing, Martial Arts
Maori Sports Administrator:
Donna Tamaariki (Ngati Whatua, Tainui), Onehunga, Auckland – Waka Ama
Alma Andrews (Waikato), Wellington – Rugby
Maggie Greening (Ngati Porou), Wellington – Waka Ama
Disabled Maori Sportsperson:
Peter Martin (Te Arawa), Hamilton – Wheelchair Athletics
Maori Sports Coach:
Dale Atkins (Ngai Tahu), New Plymouth – Rugby
James Kupa (Ngati Kahungunu), Auckland – Golf
Kiwi Takao (Ngai Tuhoe), Gisborne – Waka Ama
Maori Sports Team:
Manawaru, Gisborne – Waka Ama
NZ Maori All Black Rugby Team
Woolley Kumaras – Waka Ama
Community Initiative:
Ngati Porou Inter-Marae Sports – Sports and Cultural
Junior Maori Sportsman:
Sam Rapira (Tainui), Hamilton – Rugby League
Shannon Mcllroy (Ngati Porou), Gisborne – Lawn Bowls
Jordan Vandermade (Ngai Tuhoe), Auckland – Athletics
Junior Maori Sportswoman:
Larissa Eruera (Ngapuhi), Auckland – Golf
Nicky Lee Crawford (Ngati Ruanui, Ngati Apa), Cambridge – Rowing
Airini Mason (Ngati Awa), Queensland, Australia – Board Surfing
Senior Maori Sportsman:
Ruben Wiki (Ngapuhi), Auckland – Rugby League
Carl Hayman (Ngati Tuwharetoa), Dunedin – Rugby
Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu), Cambridge – Rowing
Senior Maori Sportswoman:
Temepara George (Ngapuhi), Manukau City – Netball
Leanne Baker (Tainui), Te Awamutu – Tennis
Farah Palmer (Ngati Mahuta), Palmerston North – Rugby
Maori World Champions:
Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi), Waitakere – Woodchopping
Mihi Wells (Ngapuhi), Manukau City – Body Surfing
Shelley Kitchen (Ngapuhi), Northland – Squash
Tamsyn Leevey (Ngati Tuwharetoa), Wellington – Squash
Manawaru Kahurangi, Gisborne – Waka Ama
Manawaru, Gisborne – Waka Ama
Wooley Kumaras, Gisborne – Waka Ama
Hinerupe, Gisborne – Waka Ama
Rangimaria Brightwater-Wharf (Ngati Kahungunu), Wellington – Powerlifting
Storm Uru (Ngai Tahu), Cambridge – Rowing
Nyree King (Ngapuhi), Northland – Waka Ama
Rose King (Ngapuhi), Northland – Waka Ama
Peter Martin (Te Arawa), Hamilton – Paralympic Field Athletics
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television will screen a two-hour special, 2006 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS, on Saturday November 18 from 9.00 PM to 11.00 PM and replayed on Sunday November 19 from 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR 2006 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Year 2006
Censor Not rated
Duration 120-minute special broadcast
Language Maori and English language
For more information contact:
Dick Garratt
Executive Director
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
Ph +64 9 278 6591
Fax +64 9 278 6582
Mob +64 274 901 237
info@maorisportsawards.co.nz
www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
Vanessa Horan
Kaiwhakaputa (Publicist)
Māori Television
PO Box 113 017
9-15 Davis Crescent
Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand
Ph +64 9 539 7000
DDI +64 9 539 7159
Fax +64 9 539 7199
Mob +64 21 928 007
www.maoritelevision.com
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CAMPBELL WINS TOP MAORI SPORTS AWARD
Champion golfer Michael Campbell beat a world-class field of finalists to take the top prize at the Maori Sports Awards ceremony in Auckland tonight (Saturday December 17).
Campbell took out the title of senior Maori sportsman at the black-tie event hosted by Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust before receiving a World Champion Award and then the supreme award – the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year. Winner of the 2005 USA Open and the World Match Play Championship in England, Campbell won Maori Sports Personality of the Year in 1995 and 2000, and was also named Athlete of the Decade by the Maori Sports Awards five years ago.
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television is the official broadcaster of the 2005 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS tomorrow, Sunday December 18 from 5.30 PM to 7.30 PM. The two-hour special will be presented by former Silver Fern Jenny-May Coffin and New Zealand Warriors’ Wairangi Koopu from sports show Code while actor Temuera Morrison and media personality Stacey Daniels will host the awards ceremony at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust executive director Richard (Dick) Garratt says the annual event was run later than usual in the year so Campbell could be present. “Michael has been a past recipient of the sportsman award and the overall award, and he has set a standard that we want all Maori athletes to aspire to,” Garratt says. “The fact that Michael is at the top of his chosen field at an international level means he is a fantastic role model for all sportspeople as well as Maoridom overall.”
A highlight on the Maori sporting calendar, catch the 2005 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS on Maori Television on Sunday December 18 from 5.30 PM to 7.30 PM.
2005 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS – Winners
Maori Sports Team: NZ Maori Rugby Team
Maori Sports Umpire/Referee: John Kendall (Te Arawa) – rugby
Maori Sports Administrator: Mavis Mullins (Rangitane ki Tamaki-nui-a-Rua, Te Atihaunui-a-Paparangi) – shearing and woolhandling
Disabled Maori Sportsperson: Cameron Leslie (Ngapuhi) – swimming
Maori Sports Coach: Matt Te Pou (Ngai Tuhoe) – rugby
Maori Sports Media Award: Television: Potaka Maipi, Marae (TV One), ‘Benji Marshall’
SPARC Community Initiative Award: Te Hui Ahurei a Tuhoe
Junior Maori Sportsman: Tanerau Latimer (Te Arawa) – rugby and rugby sevens
Junior Maori Sportswoman: Nadine Stone (Te Arawa, Ngati Awa) – touch rugby and basketball
Senior Maori Sportsman: Michael Campbell (Ngati Ruanui) – golf
Senior Maori Sportswoman: Shelley Kitchen (Ngapuhi) – squash
Maori World Champions: Jason Wynyard (Ngapuhi) – wood-chopping; Michael Campbell (Ngati Ruanui) – golf; Joanne Kumeroa (Te Atihaunui-a-Paparangi) – wool-handling; Christina Rimene (Ngati Kahungunu) – wool-handling; Rangimaria Brightwater-Wharf (Ngati Kahungunu) – powerlifting; Trent Woodcock (Te Arawa, Ngapuhi) – BMX racing
Maori Sports Hall of Fame: Eric Ropiha (ONZM) – equestrian; Mervyn Church (ONZM) – rodeo
The Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year: Michael Campbell (Ngati Ruanui) – golf
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MAORI SPORTS AWARDS HONOURS EQUINE CHAMPIONS
A legendary rodeo champion and a top racehorse trainer will be inducted into the Maori Sports Hall of Fame at the 2005 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS ceremony in Auckland later this month (Saturday December 17).
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television is the official broadcaster of the prestigious black-tie event on Sunday December 18 from 5.30 PM to 7.00 PM.
Rodeo veteran Mervyn Church from Rotorua and horseman Eric Ropiha of Woodville will join an illustrious list of Maori athletes and administrators who have been inducted into the Maori Sports Hall of Fame. They include Joseph Warbrick, Ruia Morrison-Davy, Opai Asher, Millie Khan, George Nepia, Tori Reid, Albie Pryor and Margaret Hiha.
Awarded an ONZM for services to rodeo, Mervyn Church is the head of a renowned family that has dominated the sport for more than a decade. Prominent horse trainer Eric Ropiha, who is also the recipient of an ONZM, has produced a host of top-class gallopers over more than three decades as well as excelling in the sport of equestrian.
Former Silver Fern Jenny-May Coffin and New Zealand Warriors' Wairangi Koopu from sports show CODE will front Maori Television's broadcast while movie star Temuera Morrison and media personality Stacey Daniels will host the ceremony at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Trust will present a range of awards including administrator, coach, umpire/referee, team, disabled sportsperson, sports media, junior and senior sportsman and sportswoman and world champions as well as thousands of dollars worth of sports scholarships.
Champion golfer Michael Campbell, All Black Piri Weepu and rugby league sensation Benji Marshall are finalists for senior Maori sportsman of the year while the senior female finalists include squash player Shelley Kitchen, surfer Lisa Hurunui and tennis player Leanne Baker.
Campbell will also receive a Maori World Champion award on the night along with wood-chopper Jason Wynyard, wool-handlers Joanne Kumeroa and Christina Rimene, powerlifter Rangimaria Brightwater-Wharf and 12-year-old world BMX champion Trent Woodcock.
A highlight on the Maori sporting calendar, catch the 2005 NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS on Maori Television on Sunday December 18 from 5.30 PM to 7.00 PM.
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URBAN MAORI RADIO BROADCASTS SPORTS AWARDS
Urban Maori Radio Waatea603am will broadcast live to the iwi radio network from the 2005 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards on Saturday, December 17.
Some 1200 guests from all spectrums of Maori society will attend the annual black-tie ceremony at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau, south Auckland.
Waatea603am producer Bernie O’Donnell says the five-hour bilingual broadcast will be available to the national network of iwi radio stations as well as to listeners of the Auckland based station, both on their 603am frequency and streamed live from the website at www.waatea603am.co.nz.
Well-known Maori sports presenters Dale Husband and Rewa Hudson will anchor the show which will begin at 5pm with the official powhiri (welcome) and conclude at 10pm. Te Kauhoe Wano and Julian Wilcox will provide interviews and commentary as roving reporters during the ceremony.
This year’s 100 per cent Auahi Kore/Smokefree broadcast is proudly sponsored by The Health Sponsorship Council, Counties Manukau District Health Board and Te Mangai Paho.
Winner of the 2005 USA Open and the World Match Play Championship in England , Michael Campbell joins All Black Piri Weepu and league star Benji Marshall as finalists for the title of Senior Maori Sportsman of the Year.
Campbell will also receive a Maori World Champion award on the night along with wood-chopper Jason Wynyard, wool-handlers Joanne Kumeroa and Christina Rimene, powerlifter Rangimaria Brightwater-Wharf, and 12-year-old world BMX champion Trent Woodcock.
Finalists for Senior Maori Sportswoman of the Year are squash player Shelley Kitchen, surfer Lisa Hurunui and tennis player Leanne Baker.
More information about the Maori Sports Awards is on the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz .
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For more information contact, Toi Iti, Waatea603AM, on 09 275 9070 or 027 255 007
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FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR MAORI SPORTS MEDIA AWARD
A magazine article on the triumphant NZ Maori rugby team, an iwi radio sports show and a profile on Australian rugby league star Benji Marshall for TV One’s Marae programme are the finalists in this year’s Maori Sports Media Award of the Year.
Sponsored by Front of the Box Productions, the annual award – Whakapaaoho Reo o Hinepukohurangi – is a commitment by the organisers of the annual event to work constructively with the media to encourage more positive and expert reporting on Maori sports and to improve the depth and quality of Maori sports reporting.
A finalist is chosen in three categories (print, radio and television) and the overall winner will receive a specially commissioned trophy at the prestigious ceremony to be held at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre in south Auckland on Saturday December 17.
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television is the host broadcast of the national Maori Sports Awards 2005 on Sunday December 18 from 6.00 PM to 8.00 PM.
The finalists are:
- Print: Tu Mai Magazine, ‘The Natives are Restless’
- Radio: Waatea 603AM, ‘Taki Taakaro: All Blacks v British and
Irish Lions – 2nd Test’
- Television: Marae (TV One), ‘Episode 35 – Benji Marshall’
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Champion golfer Michael Campbell, All Black Piri Weepu and rugby league's Benji Marshall will lead a top-class field of finalists at this year's MAORI SPORTS AWARDS 2005 on Maori Television (Sunday December 18 from 5.30 PM to 7.30 PM).
The home of Maori sport, Maori Television is the official broadcaster of the national ceremony as well as five regional Maori sports awards – Te Arawa, Te Tai Tokerau, Turanganui-a-Kiwa, Mataatua and and Kahungunu.
The national awards organiser, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust, is hosting the prestigious event at the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre in south Auckland on Saturday December 17.
Former Silver Fern Jenny-May Coffin and New Zealand Warriors' Wairangi Koopu from sports show CODE will front Maori Television's broadcast while movie star Temuera Morrison and media personality Stacey Daniels will host the awards ceremony.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust executive director Richard (Dick) Garratt says the remarkable achievements of athletes such as Campbell and the Maori rugby team against the British Lions as well as numerous other individuals at home and abroad means this year's judging panel has one of its most difficult jobs yet.
“It's been 15 years since the inaugural Maori Sports Awards was held at Turangawaewae Marae in 1991 by the late Albie Pryor who had a vision to promote and encourage Maori athletes in the pursuit of excellence in their chosen sports,” Garratt says.
“There is no doubt that our founder and mentor would be extremely proud of the quality of this year's contestants.”
Winner of the 2005 USA Open and the World Match Play Championship in England, Campbell joins Weepu and Marshall as finalists for the title of Senior Maori Sportsman of the Year.
He will also receive a Maori World Champion award on the night along with wood-chopper Jason Wynyard, wool-handlers Joanne Kumeroa and Christina Rimene, and powerlifter Rangimaria Brightwater-Wharf.
Finalists for Senior Maori Sportswoman of the Year are squash player Shelley Kitchen, surfer Lisa Hurunui and tennis player Leanne Baker.
A highlight on the Maori sporting calendar, catch the MAORI SPORTS AWARDS 2005 on Maori Television on Sunday December 18 from 5.30 PM to 7.30 PM.
2005 FINALISTS:
Maori Sports Team: Aotearoa Maori Women's Sevens Team; NZ Maori Rugby Team
Maori Sports Umpire/Referee: Raymond Cairns ( Ngai Tuhoe, Te Atiawa) – touch rugby; John Kendall ( Te Arawa) – rugby
Maori Sports Administrator: Mavis Mullins ( Rangitane ki Tamaki-nui-a-Rua, Te Atihaunui-a-Paparangi) – shearing and woolhandling; Christine Woods ( Te Arawa) – rugby league
Disabled Maori Sportsperson: Maioro Barton ( Ngati Wai, Ngati Porou) – wheelchair basketball and disabled athletics; Cameron Leslie ( Ngapuhi) – swimming; Matthew John Lack ( Te Whakatohea ) – wheelchair racing
Maori Sports Coach: Matt Te Pou ( Ngai Tuhoe) – rugby; Te Aroha Keenan ( Ngapuhi) – netball
Junior Maori Sportsman: Tanerau Latimer ( Te Arawa) – rugby and rugby sevens; Morehu Roberts ( Rongowhakaata) – surfing; Shannon McIIroy (Rongowhakaata, Ngati Porou, Tainui) – lawn bowls
Junior Maori Sportswoman: Larissa Eruera ( Ngapuhi) – golf; Nadine Stone ( Te Arawa, Ngati Awa ) – touch rugby, basketball; Kayla Sharland ( Rangitane) – hockey
Senior Maori Sportsman: Michael Campbell ( Ngati Ruanui) – golf; Piri Weepu (Te Whakatohea, Ngai Tahu) – rugby; Benji Marshall ( Ngai Tuhoe) – rugby league
Senior Maori Sportswoman: S helley Kitchen ( Ngapuhi) – squash; Lisa Hurunui ( Ngati Raukawa) – surfing; Leanne Baker ( Tainui) – tennis
Maori World Champions: Jason Wynyard ( Ngapuhi) – wood-chopping; Michael Campbell ( Ngati Ruanui) – golf; Joanne Kumeroa ( Te Atihaunui-a-Paparangi) – wool-handling; Christina Rimene ( Ngati Kahungunu) – wool-handling; Rangimaria Brightwater-Wharf ( Ngati Kahungunu) – powerlifting
For more information, go to www.maoritelevision.com or www.maorisportsawards.co.nz .
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MAORI TELEVISION BROADCASTS MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
The home of Maori sport is the official broadcaster of this year's REGIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS as well as the NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS ceremony.
Maori Television will screen five regional awards events: Te Arawa (Saturday October 29 at 8.00 PM); Te Tai Tokerau (Saturday November 5 at 8.00 PM); Turanganui-a-Kiwa (Saturday November 12 at 8.00 PM); Mataatua (Saturday November 19 at 8.00 PM); and Kahungunu (Saturday November 26, at 8.00 PM).
The regional awards are held by iwi groups throughout the country to foster, promote and encourage Maori sportspeople at a grassroots level in the pursuit of excellence in their chosen fields and to honour the outstanding sporting achievements attained by Maori.
Maori Television is also the host broadcaster of the NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS which will screen on Sunday December 18 at 6.00 PM.
The national awards organiser – Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust – has changed the date for the annual ceremony to Saturday December 17 at the request of USA Open champion Michael Campbell (Ngati Ruanui).
Maori Television executive producer of sport Bailey Mackey says the channel is proud to be the official broadcaster of both the regional and national awards' ceremonies which demonstrates its commitment to grass-roots Maori sports events.
“At the beginning of the year, our mission was to make Maori Television the home of Maori sport,” Bailey Mackey says.
“Now, with our weekly sports show CODE, live broadcasts of international sporting fixtures such as Maori rugby and rugby league, the work of the sports team on the news programme, Te Kaea, not to mention the many sports shows we commission, more Maori sport is being delivered into the homes of New Zealanders than ever before – that's extremely positive for Maori Television and for Maori.
”We are pleased to support Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa and look forward to our ongoing partnership to recognise and promote national achievement in Maori sport.”
For more information, go to www.maoritelevision.com or www.maorisportsawards.co.nz .
| Awards | Area | Broadcast Date |
| Te Arawa | Rotorua | Saturday Oct 29 at 8.00 PM |
| Te Tai Tokerau | Whangarei | Saturday Nov 5 at 8.00 PM |
| Turanganui-a-Kiwa | Gisborne | Saturday Nov 12 at 8.00 PM |
| Mataatua | Whakatane | Saturday Nov 19 at 8.00 PM |
| Kahungunu | Napier | Saturday Nov 26 at 8.00 PM |
| National Maori Sports Awards | Auckland | Sunday Dec 18 at 6.00 PM |
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Maori Television
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MOB: 021 928 007
EML: vanessa.bidois@maoritelevision.com
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Te 5 o nga ra o Mahuru 2005
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NEW DATE FOR 2005 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa today (5/9) announced a new date - Saturday, December 17 - for the 2005 Maori Sports Awards at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau City.
The date has been changed at the request of Kiwi golfing hero Michael Campbell to ensure his attendance at the prestigious Maori sporting event.
Executive director Richard (Dick) Garratt says the opportunity to acknowledge the achievements of the USA Open champion of Ngati Ruanui descent is a "huge opportunity" for Maori.
Nomination forms can be downloaded from the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz while table and ticket sales are available from the awards office on 09 278 6591.
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For more information, contact Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa secretary Ruihi Te Moana on 09 278 6591 or info@maorisportsawards.co.nz; or Steve Pihema at Mai Media Limited on 09 9777 838 or maorisportsawards@maimedia.co.nz; or visit the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
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Te 1 o nga ra o Mahuru 2005
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NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2005 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
A momentous year for Maori athletes including Kiwi golfing hero Michael Campbell and the victorious New Zealand Maori rugby squad is expected to dominate this year's Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards in November.
Nominations close on October 1 for administrator, coach, umpire/referee, disabled sportsperson, team, junior sportsman and sportswoman, senior sportsman and sportswoman, world champions and sports media as well as a community initiative award and a variety of educational scholarships.
The annual Tamariki Sports and Cultural Day will again be hosted by Te Kura Kaupapa Maori a Rohe o Mangere at House Park Reserve in Mangere Central, Auckland, on Thursday, November 24, before the black-tie awards ceremony at a new venue - the Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre in Manukau - on Saturday, November 26.
An inaugural Maori Sports Awards was held at Turangawaewae Marae in 1991 by the late Albie Pryor who had a vision to promote and encourage Maori athletes in the pursuit of excellence in their chosen sports.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa executive director Richard (Dick) Garratt says the remarkable achievements of USA Open champion Michael Campbell and the Maori rugby team against the British Lions as well as numerous other individuals at home and abroad means this year's judging panel will have one of the most difficult jobs yet.
Waikato world record holder Peter Martin was the first disabled athlete to win the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sports Personality of the Year at the 2004 event while Black Sox captain Jarrad Martin and New Zealand Olympic basketball team captain Leanne Walker won senior sportsman and sportswoman respectively.
Nomination forms can be downloaded from the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz while table and ticket sales are available from the awards office on 09 278 6591.
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For more information, contact Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa executive director Dick Garratt on 09 278 6591 or info@maorisportsawards.co.nz; Mai Communications on 09 9777 838 or maorisportsawards@maimedia.co.nz; or visit the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
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Te 5 o nga ra o Hakihea 2004 / 5 December 2004
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PARALYMPIC WORLD CHAMPION WINS SUPREME MAORI AWARD
Waikato world record holder Peter Martin finally scored the supreme award at the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards in Auckland last night (Dec 4) – the first disabled athlete to win the title of Albie Pryor Memorial Sports Person of the Year.
The New Zealand team captain and flag bearer at this year’s Paralympic Games won gold in the shotput and javelin (setting new world records in both) and currently holds three world records. Peter Martin (Ngati Whaoa), who was paralysed in a farm accident in 1989, also won Disabled Maori Sportsman of the Year for the fourth time at the black-tie ceremony. The winner of the supreme award is selected from the winners of 10 categories: administrator, umpire/referee, disabled, coach, team, junior and senior sportsman and woman, and world champions.
Black Sox captain Jarrad Martin (Ngati Mutunga), was named as Senior Maori Sportsman of the Year while the captain of the New Zealand Olympic basketball team, Leanne Walker (Te Whanau-a-Apanui) took the title of Senior Maori Sportswoman. This year’s ceremony paid tribute to great Maori sportsmen of the past such as Joseph Warbrick, Opai Asher, George Nepia, Tori Reid and Pryor who were officially inducted into the Maori Sports Hall of Fame. The awards will screen today (5/12) on TV One from 1.30pm to 3pm and on Maori Television at 6pm while the live iwi radio broadcast was produced by urban Maori radio Waatea 603AM.
Last night’s winners were:
Maori Sports Administrator – Maui Tikitiki-a-Taranga: Robin Manihera, Auckland (Ngati Hine, Ngati Porou) – netball
Maori Sports Umpire - Te Aratiatia: Lyn Farrell, North Shore/Auckland (Ngati Maniapoto) – hockey
Disabled Maori Sportsperson – Te Toihuarewa: Peter Martin, Cambridge (Te Arawa) – field athletics
Maori Sports Coach - Te Maru o Tumatauenga: Chubb Tangaroa, Havelock North (Ngati Kahungunu) – softball
Sports Team - Nga Ika a Whiro: NZ Maori All Blacks
Junior Maori Sportswoman - Te Tamahine-a-Papatuanuku: Airini Mason, Whakatane (Ngati Awa) – surfing
Junior Maori Sportsman - Te Tama-a-Ranginui: Tanerau Latimer, Te Puke (Tuhourangi) – rugby sevens/rugby
Senior Maori Sportswoman – Hinehuone: Leanne Walker, Hamilton (Te Whanau-a-Apanui) – basketball
Senior Maori Sportsman - Te Tame-a-Tanenuiarangi: Jarrad Martin, Waitara (Ngati Mutunga) – softball
World Champion Awards: Jason Wynyard, Henderson/West Auckland (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngapuhi) – wood-chopping; and Hinerupe Maidens U-16 Junior Girl’s Waka Ama, Gisborne
Maori Sports Media Award: Nga Hau Tipua made for Maori Television by Sky TV
Community Initiative Award: Te Kawau Maro o Maniapoto Trust
Albie Pryor Memorial Sports Person of the year: Peter Martin, Cambridge (Te Arawa) – field athletics
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Te 30 o nga ra o Whiringa-a-rangi 2004 / 30 November 2004
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TVNZ BROADCASTS MAORI SPORTS SPECIALS
Unsung Maori sports heroes will be celebrated in an hour-long special on TV One’s Marae programme this Sunday (Dec 5) in the build-up to TVNZ’s coverage of the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards.
The annual ceremony – at the Auckland Showgrounds on Saturday (Dec 4) – attracts more than 1200 dignitaries, celebrities and sportspeople who gather to honour the achievements of top Maori athletes, administrators and coaches.
TVNZ’s Maori programmes department is producing a one-and-a-half hour awards show which screens from 1.30pm to 3pm on Sunday.
Producer/director Derek Wooster – who has covered the event for TVNZ since the inaugural ceremony in 1991 – says a special edition of Marae from 11am to 12 noon earlier that day will focus on Maori sports supporters.
They include Bay of Plenty touch rugby coach, Darkie Reedy (Ngati Porou); Te Puke tae kwon do coach Paraone Wirihana (Waikato); Whakatane sports administrator Noel Horlock from He Oranga Poutama and the Mataatua Sports Trust; Ngawhakawairangi Hohepa, a staunch supporter of the Rotoiti Rugby Club; Kawerau squash coach Hemi Hope; and softball coach Sam Clarke from Whakatane.
The Marae show will also feature highlights from the Mataatua Sports Awards held in Whakatane in November.
“As we celebrate the efforts of athletes on the field, it is also an opportunity to acknowledge the unsung heroes of Maori sport such as coaches and administrators and their work off the field,” Mr Wooster says.
“This programme is dedicated to those people – the makers of champions, the backbone of Maori sports at grass-roots level.”
‘Te Rongo-Tu-Taua a Maui’ – honouring male Maori champions from the past – is the theme of this year’s ceremony with great Maori sportsmen of the past officially inducted into the Maori Sports Hall of Fame.
Awards in 10 categories are up for grabs including Maori sports administrator of the year; umpire/referee; sportsperson with a disability; coach; junior sportsman and woman; senior sportsman and woman; sports team; and world champions.
Scholarships worth more than $20,000 will also be presented on the night as well as a special Maori Olympian prize, the Maori Sports Media Award of the Year and SPARC’s Best Community Initiative Award.
The entertainment line-up includes Sir Howard Morrison, Auckland cultural group Te Tira Hou, Whakatane High School’s Super 12 kapa haka troop and Rotorua classical singer Timua Brennan.
The finalists are:
Te Whanau
o Waipareira Trust Maori Sports Administrator – Maui Tikitiki-a-Taranga:
Robin
Manihera, Auckland (Ngati Hine, Ngati Porou) – netball
Gail McLauchlan,
Christchurch (Ngati Raukawa, Ngai Te Rangi, Ngati Awa) – netball
Wiremu Neho,
Whangarei (Ngapui) – golf
ACC Maori
Sports Umpire - Te Aratiatia:
Lyn
Farrell, North Shore/Auckland (Ngati Maniapoto) – hockey
Wiremu Tamaki,
Hamilton (Waikato, Raukawa) – softball
Josef Brown,
Papakura/South Auckland (Ngati Porou) – netball
Human Rights
Commission/Health and Disability Commissioner Disabled Maori Sportsperson
– Te Toihuarewa:
Peter
Martin, Cambridge (Te Arawa) – field athletics
Sholto Taylor,
Napier (Ngati Kahungunu) – wheelchair rugby
Maioro Barton,
Hamilton (Ngati Wai, Ngati Porou) – wheelchair basketball/athletics
UNITEC Maori
Sports Coach - Te Maru o Tumatauenga:
Chubb
Tangaroa, Havelock North (Ngati Kahungunu) – softball
Dr Simeon Cairns,
Auckland (Ngati Whakaaue) – table tennis
Kiwi Takao,
Gisborne (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Porou) – waka ama
ACC Sports
Team - Nga Ika a Whiro:
Aotearoa
Maori Women’s Sevens Rugby
NZ Maori All
Blacks
Hinerupe Maidens
U-16 Junior Girl’s Waka Ama (Gisborne)
Te Puni Kokiri
Junior Maori Sportswoman - Te Tamahine-a-Papatuanuku:
Sarah
Jarvis, Hamilton (Tainui) – alpine ski racing
Airini Mason,
Whakatane (Ngati Awa) – surfing
Rona Peters,
Auckland (Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa) – rugby league/touch
Mighty River
Power Junior Sportsman - Te Tama-a-Ranginui:
Tanerau
Latimer, Te Puke (Tuhourangi) – rugby sevens/rugby
Jordan Vandermade,
Auckland (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Te Rangi) – athletics Hikawera
Elliott, Hastings (Ngati Awa) – rugby
Fletcher Construction
Senior Maori Sportswoman – Hinehuone:
Marnie
Grant, Rotorua (Te Arawa) – indoor/beach volleyball
Leanne Walker,
Hamilton (Te Whanau-a-Apanui) – basketball
Shelly Stephens,
North Shore, Auckland (Ngapuhi) – tennis
Trillian Trust
Senior Maori Sportsman - Te Tame-a-Tanenuiarangi:
Jarrad
Martin, Waitara (Ngati Mutunga) – softball
Wayne Ormand,
Mt Maunganui (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngai Tuhoe) – rugby
Kees Meeuws,
France (Ngati Maru, Ngati Whare, Hauraki) – rugby
The Wanderers
Club World Champion Awards:
Jason
Wynyard, Henderson/West Auckland (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngapuhi) – wood-chopping
Hinerupe Maidens
U-16 Junior Girl’s Waka Ama, Gisborne
More information about the Maori Sports Awards is on the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
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Te 25 o nga ra o Whiringa-a-rangi 2004 / 25 November 2004
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URBAN MAORI RADIO BROADCASTS SPORTS AWARDS
Urban Maori radio Waatea 603AM will broadcast live to the iwi radio network from both the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards and the Tamariki Sports and Cultural Day in Auckland early next month (Dec).
Some 1200 guests from all spectrums of Maori society will attend the annual black-tie ceremony at the Auckland Showgrounds on Saturday, December 4, while more than 1200 youngsters from kura kaupapa Maori in Auckland will celebrate the event two days earlier on Thursday, December 2.
Waatea 603AM manager Bernie O’Donnell says both broadcasts will be bilingual and available to the iwi radio network as well as listeners of the South Auckland-based station.
Waatea radio personalities, musician Ruia Aperahama and journalist Dale Husband, will host the tamariki day broadcast from 9am to 3pm from House Park Reserve in Mangere – where the Auckland Blues are scheduled to train – while Dale joins co-presenter Kingi Ihaka at the awards live from 5.45pm to 9pm on Saturday night.
Mr O’Donnell says a key theme of the two programmes will be Auahi Kore or Smokefree. The broadcast from the official ceremony will include on-stage presentations and entertainment, interviews with leading Maori personalities, and profiles of the awards, finalists and scholarship recipients.
Winners in 10 categories will be announced on the night including Maori sports administrator of the year; umpire/referee; sportsperson with a disability; coach; junior sportsman and woman; senior sportsman and woman; sports team; and world champions. Other presentations include a special Maori Olympian prize, the Maori Sports Media Award of the Year and SPARC’s Best Community Initiative Award.
More information about the Maori Sports Awards is on the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
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Te 24 o nga ra o Whiringa-a-rangi 2004 / 24 November 2004
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BLUES TRAIN AT ANNUAL TAMARIKI SPORTS DAY
Members of the Auckland Blues rugby side will train alongside more than 1200 youngsters at the Tamariki Sports and Cultural Day – Nga Tamariki o Te Ra – next week (2/12).
The event is staged by the organisers of the annual Maori Sports Awards for children aged eight to 12 years from kura kaupapa Maori or Maori language immersion schools from throughout Auckland. South Auckland's Te Kura Kaupapa Maori a Rohe o Mangere will again host the tamariki day at House Park Reserve in central Mangere from 9.45am to 2pm on Thursday, December 2.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa executive director Richard (Dick) Garratt says a major highlight will be an appearance by the NPC team as well as the opportunity for youngsters to mix with elite Maori athletes and role models. The tamariki day promotes healthy lifestyles through traditional sporting activities, the revival of traditional Maori games and the demonstration of Maori weaponry, says Mr Garratt.
Some 23 kura kaupapa have been invited with children provided with bus transport, t-shirts, bandanas, food, refreshments and many other giveaways.
"The vision of our founder, the late Albie Pryor is growing in strength every year as we cater for the revival and participation of hakinakina Maori - or Maori sports - for our young people. It will also create opportunities for kura kaupapa Maori to host this event in the future."
The Land Transport Safety Authority (LTSA) is a major sponsor of this year's Maori Sports Awards and Tamariki Sports and Cultural Day along with the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Alcohol Liquor Advisory Council (ALAC), Auahi Kore (Smokefree), Ministry of Education, Sky City Community Trust and the Mad Butcher.
The official awards ceremony is being held at the Auckland Showgrounds on Saturday, December 4.
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Te 19 o nga ra o Whiringa-a-rangi 2004 / 19 November 2004
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FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR MAORI SPORTS MEDIA AWARD
An iwi radio rugby commentator, a Maori language article on waka ama in a youth magazine and a weekly Maori sports show on Maori Television are the finalists for the 3rd Maori Sports Media Award of the Year – Whakapaaho Reo o Hinepukohurangi.
The award is a commitment by the organisers of the annual Maori Sports Awards – Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa – to work constructively with the media to encourage more positive and expert reporting on Maori sports, and to improve the depth and quality of Maori sports reporting.
A finalist is chosen in three categories (radio, print and television) and the overall winner will be presented with a specially commissioned trophy at the 2004 ceremony to be held at the Auckland Showgrounds on Saturday, December 4.
The finalists are:
- TELEVISION: Nga Hau Tipua for Maori Television, a weekly one-hour Maori language sports show produced by Sky Television and presented by Julian Wilcox and Te Whetu McCorkindale;
- RADIO: Arapeta (Albie) Gibson for rugby commentary and interviews for Radio Ngati Porou (Ruatoria) and Turanga FM (Gisborne);
- PRINT: Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr – based in the Waikato – for a Maori language article on the state of waka ama in New Zealand published in Toi Te Kupu by Learning Media for the Ministry of Education.
‘Te Rongo-Tu-Taua a Maui’ – honouring male Maori champions – is the theme of this year’s ceremony which will be hosted by media personalities Ngarimu Daniels and Scotty Morrison.
Other awards include Maori sports administrator of the year; umpire/referee; sportsperson with a disability; coach; junior sportsman and woman; senior sportsman and woman; sports team; and world champions while scholarships worth more than $20,000 will be presented on the night as well as a special Maori Olympian prize and SPARC’s Best Community Initiative Award.
The event will be broadcast live to the iwi radio network by Auckland-based Radio Waatea and televised the following day (5/12) on TV One between 1.30pm and 3pm and on Maori Television from 6pm.
A full list of the finalists is available on the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
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For more information, contact Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa executive director Dick Garratt on 09 278 6591; Mai Media communications manager Vanessa Bidois on 09 9777 838 or 0275 777 838; or visit the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
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Te 16 o nga ra o Whiringa-a-rangi 2004 / 16 November 2004
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FINALISTS NAMED FOR MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
All Black and Auckland Blues star Kees Meeuws joins New Zealand’s top women’s tennis player, Shelley Stephens, as finalists in next month’s Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards.
Meeuws – who is affiliated to Ngati Maru, Ngati Whare and Hauraki – has been nominated for Senior Maori Sportsman of the Year along with Black Sox captain Jarrad Martin (Ngati Mutunga) and Bay of Plenty Steamers captain Wayne Ormand (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngai Tuhoe). Stephens, of Ngapuhi descent, is a finalist for Senior Maori Sportswoman of the Year along with the captain of New Zealand’s Olympic basketball team, Leanne Walker (Te Whanau-a-Apanui), and indoor and beach volleyball player Marnie Grant (Te Arawa).
More than 1200 people will attend the black-tie ceremony at the Auckland Showgrounds on Saturday, December 4, while a similar number of youngsters from kura kaupapa Maori (Maori language immersion schools) will meet their sporting heroes – including the Auckland Blues - at a Tamariki Sports and Cultural Day in South Auckland on Thursday, December 2.
‘Te Rongo-Tu-Taua a Maui’ – honouring male Maori champions – is the theme of this year’s awards which will be presented by Ngarimu Daniels and Scotty Morrison. Past sportsmen such as Joseph Warbrick, Opai Asher, George Nepia, Tori Reid and Albie Pryor will be officially inducted into the Maori Sports Hall of Fame while a special table has been set aside for living legends Pat Walsh, Sid Going, Waka Nathan, Manga Emery, Mackie Herewini, Bill Kini and Phillip Orchard.
One of Maoridom’s leading entertainers, Sir Howard Morrison, will pay tribute to the champions of yesteryear as part of the entertainment line-up. Auckland cultural group Te Tira Hou, Whakatane High School’s Super 12 kapa haka troop and NZ Idol finalist Luke Whaanga will also perform at the event which will be broadcast live to the iwi radio network by Radio Waatea. The ceremony will be televised the following day (5/12) on TV One between 1.30pm and 3pm and on Maori Television from 6pm.
Awards in 10 categories are up for grabs including Maori sports administrator of the year; umpire/referee; sportsperson with a disability; coach; junior sportsman and woman; senior sportsman and woman; sports team; and world champions. Scholarships worth more than $20,000 will be presented on the night as well as a special Maori Olympian prize, the Maori Sports Media Award of the Year and SPARC’s Best Community Initiative Award.
The annual awards event recognises sporting achievements from October 1, 2003, to October 1, 2004, with judges selecting three finalists in each category. All finalists are in contention for the supreme award – the 2004 Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sportsperson of the Year.
The finalists are:
Te Whanau
o Waipareira Trust Maori Sports Administrator – Maui Tikitiki-a-Taranga:
Robin
Manihera, Auckland (Ngati Hine, Ngati Porou) – netball
Gail McLauchlan,
Christchurch (Ngati Raukawa, Ngai Te Rangi, Ngati Awa) – netball
Wiremu Neho,
Whangarei (Ngapui) – golf
ACC Maori
Sports Umpire - Te Aratiatia:
Lyn
Farrell, North Shore/Auckland (Ngati Maniapoto) – hockey
Wiremu Tamaki,
Hamilton (Waikato, Raukawa) – softball
Josef Brown,
Papakura/South Auckland (Ngati Porou) – netball
Human Rights
Commission/Health and Disability Commissioner Disabled Maori Sportsperson
– Te Toihuarewa:
Peter
Martin, Cambridge (Te Arawa) – field athletics
Sholto Taylor,
Napier (Ngati Kahungunu) – wheelchair rugby
Maioro Barton,
Hamilton (Ngati Wai, Ngati Porou) – wheelchair basketball/athletics
UNITEC Maori
Sports Coach - Te Maru o Tumatauenga:
Chubb
Tangaroa, Havelock North (Ngati Kahungunu) – softball
Dr Simeon Cairns,
Auckland (Ngati Whakaaue) – table tennis
Kiwi Takao,
Gisborne (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Porou) – waka ama
ACC Sports
Team - Nga Ika a Whiro:
Aotearoa
Maori Women’s Sevens Rugby
NZ Maori All
Blacks
Hinerupe Maidens
U-16 Junior Girl’s Waka Ama (Gisborne)
Te Puni Kokiri
Junior Maori Sportswoman - Te Tamahine-a-Papatuanuku:
Sarah
Jarvis, Hamilton (Tainui) – alpine ski racing
Airini Mason,
Whakatane (Ngati Awa) – surfing
Rona Peters,
Auckland (Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa) – rugby league/touch
Mighty River
Power Junior Sportsman - Te Tama-a-Ranginui:
Tanerau
Latimer, Te Puke (Tuhourangi) – rugby sevens/rugby
Jordan Vandermade,
Auckland (Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Te Rangi) – athletics
Hikawera Elliott,
Hastings (Ngati Awa) – rugby
Fletcher Construction
Senior Maori Sportswoman – Hinehuone:
Marnie
Grant, Rotorua (Te Arawa) – indoor/beach volleyball
Leanne Walker,
Hamilton (Te Whanau-a-Apanui) – basketball
Shelly Stephens,
North Shore, Auckland (Ngapuhi) – tennis
Trillian Trust
Senior Maori Sportsman - Te Tame-a-Tanenuiarangi:
Jarrad
Martin, Waitara (Ngati Mutunga) – softball
Wayne Ormand,
Mt Maunganui (Ngati Tuwharetoa, Ngai Tuhoe) – rugby
Kees Meeuws,
France (Ngati Maru, Ngati Whare, Hauraki) – rugby
The Wanderers
Club World Champion Awards:
Jason
Wynyard, Henderson/West Auckland (Ngati Maniapoto, Ngapuhi) – wood-chopping
Hinerupe Maidens
U-16 Junior Girl’s Waka Ama, Gisborne
More information about the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards is on the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
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For more information, contact Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa executive director Dick Garratt on 09 278 6591; Mai Media communications manager Vanessa Bidois on 09 9777 838 or 0275 777 838; or visit the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz.
29 November
2004
MAORI TELEVISION TO BROADCAST NATIONAL MAORI SPORTS AWARDS
After showing commitment to Maori sporting greats through broadcasting the recent Maori Regional Sports Awards, Maori Television is stepping up to the plate and broadcasting the national Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards this Sunday December 5 at the prime time of 6.00 PM.
The awards are held both to foster, promote and encourage Maori sports people in the pursuit of excellence in their chosen fields and to honour the sporting achievements of outstanding Maori sporting talent.
Nominations have been received for the following categories – Maori Sports Administrator, Maori Umpire / Referee, Disabled Maori Sports Person, Maori Sports Coach, Junior Maori Sportswoman, Junior Maori Sportsman, Maori Sports Team, Maori World Champions, Senior Maori Sportswoman, Senior Maori Sportsman, Maori Sports Media Award and a Community Initiative Award.
Furthermore, the awards organiser – Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust – will be presenting scholarships to Maori who are actively participating in sport, sport coaching, umpiring, refereeing and sport administration. Full or part-time students or athletes seeking tertiary education to enhance their sports career will be presented with one of four scholarships being offered in association with Sfrito (Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation), the Auckland Institute of Technology, the Auckland Institute of Technology and the Manukau Institute of Technology.
This 2004 Maori Sports
Awards are being held at the Auckland Showgrounds on December 4 and the
ceremony will be hosted by Ngarimu Daniels and Scott Morrison.
This year, the theme is to honour past Taane (Men) Maori Champions –
“Te Rongo-Tu-Taua a Maui”. Aligning the theme with the iconic
Maori ancestor Maui is a deliberate push to strive for self-confidence,
to be influential when confronted by barriers and to take up challenges.
As a result, the awards will see the first male inductees into the trust’s Maori Sports Hall of Fame – both living and past. Those past on whose great sporting memories will be revered include Joseph (Joe) Warbrick, Arapeta (Opai) Asher, George Nepia, Tori Reid and Albie Pryor. Meanwhile, living legends Patrick (Pat) Walsh, Manga Emery, Sid Going, Waka Nathan, Mackie Herewini, Bill Kini and Phillip Orchard will also be honoured during the evening.
Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust chairman Dick Garratt says the awards are one of few opportunities Maori have to acknowledge sporting achievements amongst Maori. “These awards are taonga for our professional Maori sporting community and they also provide strong benchmarks for our upcoming rangatahi sportspeople to aspire to. We are delighted that Maori Television is broadcasting coverage of the Maori Sports Awards,” he says.
Tune into Maori Television to view some past and present Maori sporting greats with coverage of the Maori Sports Awards on Sunday December 5 at 6.00 PM.
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For more information contact:
Erena Hodgkinson
Communications Executive
Maori Television
DDI: (09) 539 7009
MOB: 021 325 826
EML: erena.hodgkinson@maoritelevision.com
5 November
2004
MAORI
TELEVISION HOSTS MAORI REGIONAL SPORTS AWARDS
Maori Television is standing alongside the longstanding sporting tradition of Maori by committing to broadcast the upcoming Maori Regional Sports Awards.
The awards are being held by iwi groups throughout the country to foster, promote and encourage Maori sports people in the pursuit of excellence in their chosen fields and to honour the outstanding sporting achievements attained by Maori.
In all, six award ceremonies are scheduled to be screened on Maori Television, covering the Maori Regional Sports Awards for Te Arawa (Rotorua), Tainui (Ngaruawahia), Mataatua (Whakatane), Kahungunu (Napier), Turanganui-a-kiwa (Gisborne) and Waitaha (Christchurch).
Te Papa Taakaro o Te Arawa (Maori Regional Sports Awards - Rotorua) are scheduled for broadcast Saturday November 6 at 8.00 PM. This ceremony will include a tribute to former Wimbledon tennis ace Ruia Morrison-Davy.
Tainui Waka Sports Awards (Maori Regional Sports Awards – Ngaruawahia) are scheduled for broadcast Saturday November 13 at 8.00 PM. This ceremony will include a tribute to Rugby League personality Tawera Nikau.
Mataatua Sports Awards (Maori Regional Sports Awards – Whakatane) are scheduled for broadcast Saturday November 20 at 8.00 PM. This ceremony will include a tribute to legendary former Maori All Black Albie Pryor.
Kahungunu Maori Sports Awards (Maori Regional Sports Awards – Napier) are scheduled for broadcast Saturday November 27 at 8.00 PM. This ceremony will include a tribute to acclaimed Rugby Union and Rugby League player George Nepia.
Turanganui-a-kiwa Maori Sports Awards (Maori Regional Sports Awards – Gisborne) are scheduled for broadcast Thursday December 2 at 8.00 PM. This ceremony will include a tribute to renowned netballer Waimarama Taumaunu.
And finally, the Waitaha Maori Sports Awards (Maori Regional Sports Awards – Christchurch) are scheduled for broadcast Saturday December 4 at 8.00 PM. This ceremony will include a tribute to former Black Fern Melodie Robinson.
Awards Area Broadcast
Date
Te Papa Taakaro o Te Arawa Rotorua Saturday Nov 6 8.00 PM
Tainui Waka Sports Awards Ngaruawahia Saturday Nov 13 8.00 PM
Mataatua Sports Awards Whakatane Saturday Nov 20 at 8.00 PM
Kahungunu Maori Sports Awards Napier Saturday Nov 27 8.00 PM
Turanganui-a-kiwa Maori Sports Awards Gisborne Thursday Dec 2 at 8.00
PM
Waitaha Maori Sports Awards Christchurch Saturday Dec 4 at 8.00 PM
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For more information contact:
Erena Hodgkinson
Communications Executive
Maori Television
DDI: (09) 539 7009
MOB: 021 325 826
EML: erena.hodgkinson@maoritelevision.com
PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
Te 31 o nga ra o Whiringa-a-nuku 2004 / 31 October 2004
KI A:
MAORI SPORTS AWARDS SUPPORT YOUTH ATHLETES
More than $20,000
in scholarships will be presented at this year’s Trillian Trust
Maori Sports Awards in a bid to motivate promising young athletes to excel
in their chosen sport and educational endeavours.
Some 1200 guests
from the Maori community, sporting codes, political arena and corporate
sector will attend the black-tie ceremony at the Auckland Showgrounds
on Saturday, December 4, which will be broadcast on both national television,
Maori television and the Maori radio network.
Since 1994, more than 230 sport and tertiary education scholarships have been awarded to young Maori sportspeople by Moana Pacific Fisheries Ltd, Community Employment Group, Alcohol Liquor Advisory Council, KPMG Management, Vodafone Management, sfrito, Accident Compensation Corporation and Auckland University of Technology.
A total of five scholarships will be sponsored this year by sfrito, MIT, AUT and AIS St Helens.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Trust executive director Richard (Dick) Garratt says the scholarship programme was originally set up by awards founder, the late Albie Pryor, to help increase Maori representation at the highest sporting level including Olympic, Commonwealth and international events.
A variety of scholarships are available to Maori who are active participants in sport, coaching, umpiring, refereeing and sport administration. Applicants can be full or part-time students or athletes who are seeking certification, diploma, degree or tertiary education to assist their career and education.
Past recipients now performing at the highest level in their sport include Shelly Kitchen (squash); Shelley Stephens (tennis); Luke McAlister and Amiria Marsh (rugby); Wairangi Koopu (rugby league); Verina Wihongi (taewkondo); Nathan Nukunuku and Marcus Perenara (softball); Jodi Te Huna and Daneka Wipiiti (netball); Tyron Edwards (karate); Paul Henare (basketball); Michael Walker (horseracing); Bradley Isles (golf); Ivor Thomas (woodchopping); and Daniella Smith (boxing).
“The trust was
formed to administer the Maori Sports Awards and other ventures aimed
at promoting positive Maori role models and offering opportunities for
the development of sports education among Maori people,” Dick Garratt
says.
“The scholarships
motivate young people to reach the top in their chosen sport, becoming
role models for other young Maori and ambassadors for their sport, iwi
and country.”
The 2004 scholarships
are:
- SFRITO MAORI
SPORTS AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP (Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training
Organisation) – to the value of $4,500 for one academic year to
a candidate of Maori descent who is actively involved in sport either
as an athlete or in an administration or coaching role;
- MIT MAORI
SPORTS AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP (Manukau Institute of Technology) – to
the value of $4,500 for one academic year to a candidate of Maori descent
who is actively involved in sports either as an athlete or in an administration
or coaching role;
- AUT MAORI SPORTS
AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP (Auckland University of Technology) – to study
at AUT for up to three years for one male and one female who are active
in their chosen sport as a competitor or in a coaching role at least at
a regional level;
- AIS ST HELENS
MAORI SPORTS AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP (Auckland Institute of Studies) –
for long-term study to a candidate of Maori descent who is an active member
either in a sport administration or coaching role.
‘Te Rongo-Tu-Taua
a Maui’ – honouring male Maori champions from the past –
is the theme of this year’s ceremony with great Maori sportsmen
of the past officially inducted into the Maori Sports Hall of Fame.
Awards in 10 categories
will be presented on the night including Maori sports administrator of
the year; umpire/referee; sportsperson with a disability; coach; junior
sportsman and woman; senior sportsman and woman; sports team; and world
champions.
Other presentations
include a special Maori Olympian prize, the Maori Sports Media Award of
the Year and SPARC’s Best Community Initiative Award.
The annual Tamariki Sports and Cultural Day will be hosted by Te Kura Kaupapa Maori a Rohe o Mangere at House Park Reserve in Mangere on Thursday, December 2.
More information about
the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards including table and ticket
sales is on the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz or by
e-mailing info@maorisportsawards.co.nz.
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PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
Te 6 o nga ra o Whiringa-a-nuku 2004 / 6 October 2004
KI A:
FIRST MALE INDUCTEES FOR MAORI SPORTS HALL OF FAME
Great Maori sportsmen
of the past such as Joseph Warbrick, Opai Asher, George Nepia, Tori Reid
and Albie Pryor will be officially inducted into the Maori Sports Hall
of Fame in December.
‘Te Rongo-Tu-Taua
a Maui’ – honouring male Maori champions from the past
– is the theme of the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards to
be held at the Auckland Showgrounds on Saturday, December 4.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa executive director Richard (Dick) Garratt says a special table will be set aside at the black-tie awards ceremony for living legends Pat Walsh, Sid Going, Waka Nathan, Manga Emery, Mackie Herewini, Bill Kini and Phillip Orchard.
One of Maoridom’s leading entertainers – Sir Howard Morrison – will pay tribute to the champions of yesteryear as part of the entertainment line-up. Auckland cultural group Te Tira Hou, Whakatane High School’s Super 12 kapa haka troop and NZ Idol finalist Luke Whaanga will also perform at the event.
Awards in 10 categories are up for grabs including Maori sports administrator of the year; umpire/referee; sportsperson with a disability; coach; junior sportsman and woman; senior sportsman and woman; sports team; and world champions.
Scholarships worth more than $20,000 will be presented on the night as well as a special Maori Olympian prize, the Maori Sports Media Award of the Year and SPARC’s Best Community Initiative Award.
The annual awards event recognises sporting achievements from October 1, 2003, to October 1, 2004, with judges selecting three finalists in each category.
New Zealand netball’s golden girl, Temepara Clark, won senior Maori sportswoman at last year’s event before picking up the supreme award, the 2004 Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sports Person of the Year.
More information about the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards is on the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz including table and ticket sales.
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PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
Te 28 o nga ra o Mahuru 2004 / 28 September 2004
KI A:
FINAL
CALL TO NOMINATE MAORI SPORTS ACHIEVERS
Nominations
for the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards close this Friday (01/10/04).
‘Te Rongo-Tu-Taua
a Maui’ – honouring male Maori champions from the past –
is the theme of this year’s black-tie awards ceremony which is being
held at the Auckland Showgrounds on Saturday, December 4. An annual Tamariki
Sports and Cultural Day will again be hosted by Te Kura Kaupapa Maori
a Rohe o Mangere at House Park Reserve in Mangere Central on Thursday,
December 2.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa executive director Richard (Dick) Garratt says nomination forms can be downloaded from the new-look website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz for 10 categories: sports administrator of the year; umpire/referee; sportsperson with a disability; coach; junior sportsman and woman; senior sportsman and woman; sports team; and Maori world champion awards.
A nomination form for SPARC’s Best Community Initiative Award can also be downloaded from the website but must be received by Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa by this Friday as well, Mr Garratt says. However, nominations for the Maori Sports Media Award do not close until October 31.
The annual awards event recognises sporting achievements from October 1, 2003, to October 1, 2004, with judges selecting three finalists in each category. New Zealand netball’s golden girl, Temepara Clark, won senior Maori sportswoman at last year’s event before picking up the supreme award, the 2004 Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sports Person of the Year.
“A special feature of this year’s ceremony will be a tribute to those Maori athletes who reached the pinnacle of sporting achievement by representing Aotearoa at the Athens Olympics,” Mr Garratt says.
“The quality of athletes, coaches and administrators who are nominated every year continues to go from strength to strength and we are in no doubt that the standard of entries for the 2004 ceremony will surpass previous years.”
The Trillian Trust is the naming rights sponsor again this year with support from LTSA, ALAC, ACC, Te Puni Kokiri, TVNZ, MTS, SPARC, Manukau City Council, Fletcher Construction, Mighty River Power, Te Whanau o Waipareira, UNITEC, AUT, Human Rights Commission, Lion Breweries, Auahi Kore, Wanderers Club, Ministry of Education, Active Foundation, Sky City Community Trust and the Lion Foundation.
More information about the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards is on www.maorisportsawards.co.nz including table and ticket sales.
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PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
Te 21 o nga ra o Mahuru 2004 / 21 September 2004
KI A:
MAORI SPORTS AWARDS UNVEILS NEW-LOOK WEBSITE
A one-stop website for news and information about the Maori Sports Awards – www.maorisportsawards.co.nz – has been unveiled by the trust set up to run the annual event.
The executive director of Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa, Richard (Dick) Garratt, says the new-look website includes nomination forms for the 10 categories as well as sports and educational scholarships, updates on regional-based Iwi Sports Awards from around the country, a list of past winners and a photo gallery.
The first inductees into the Maori Sports Hall of Fame – Te Whare Matapuna o Te Ao Maori – are also featured on the website and users can download a form to nominate athletes and administrators that have achieved sporting success at a national and international level in the past.
‘Te Rongo-Tu-Taua a Maui’ – honouring male Maori champions from the past – is the theme of this year’s black-tie awards ceremony which is being held at the Auckland Showgrounds on Saturday, December 4. An annual Tamariki Sports and Cultural Day will again be hosted by Te Kura Kaupapa Maori a Rohe o Mangere at House Park Reserve in Mangere Central on Thursday, December 2.
“Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa was founded by Albie Pryor – one of New Zealand’s most powerful men, both on and off the field, who had the guts, vision and passion to create this magnificent treasure,” Dick Garratt says. “Albie would be proud that the window of opportunity he created for Maori youth, athletes and organisations is in the state it is in today.”
More information about the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards is on www.maorisportsawards.co.nz including table and ticket sales.
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PANUI PAPAHO / MEDIA STATEMENT
Te 9 o nga ra o Here-turi-koka 2004
2004 MAORI SPORTS AWARDS HONOURS MALE CHAMPIONS OF YESTERYEAR
Male champions of the past along with this year’s Maori Olympians will be honoured at the 2004 Trillian Trust Maori Sports Awards.
Nominations have opened for 10 categories including administrator, coach, umpire/referee, disabled sportsperson, sports team, junior sportsman and sportswoman, senior sportsman and sportswoman, and the Maori world champion awards, as well as a Maori sports media award.
An annual Tamariki Sports and Cultural Day will again be hosted by Te Kura Kaupapa Maori a Rohe o Mangere at House Park Reserve in Mangere Central on Thursday, December 2, before the black-tie awards ceremony at the Auckland Showgrounds on Saturday, December 4.
Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa executive director Richard (Dick) Garratt says the theme of this year’s event is ‘‘Te Rongo-Tu-Taua a Maui’ – honouring male Maori champions from the past.
Last year’s ceremony paid tribute to Maori women sporting heroes. New Zealand netball’s Temepara Clark winning Senior Maori Sportswoman before picking up the supreme award, the Albie Pryor Memorial Maori Sports Personality of the Year.
Nomination forms are available on the website – www.maorisportsawards.co.nz – while table and ticket sales are available from the awards office on 09 278 6591.
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For
more information, contact Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa executive director
Dick Garratt on 09 278 6591; Mai Media communications manager Vanessa
Bidois on 09 9777 838 or 0275 777 838; or visit the website www.maorisportsawards.co.nz
