Whānau Ora Tāmaki collective, Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki, has held its inaugural Matariki Awards at Aotea Centre.
This is the first awards ceremony for the collective, highlighting the commitment of its providers who have made a significant difference in the community for the past 10 years.
COO for Whānau Ora, Awerangi Tamihere, spoke on the future of Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki and paid tribute to those who paved the way.
“We are here as a collective capacity across all our partners. Tā Pita Sharples was there before all of us, bringing together all our urban Māori partners, making sure we do not to forget our identity or who we are as iwi. That is the blueprint of Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki. The future is here tonight. The future is about a collective leadership. It is what Te Pae Herenga has been doing for the last 10 years. For Māori by Māori.”
Special awards were presented to Tā Pita Sharples who received the Rēhua Award and Whaea Livvy Marsden QSM, who was the recipient of the the Puanga Award. Both were acknowledged for their long standing advocacy and service to Education and Health.
Below is the full list of award recipients.
•Waitī Award - Education, Training & Workforce Development
Huakina Development Trust – Rosalie Ellis
•Waitā Award – Innovation, Change & Transformation
Te Whānau o Waipareira – Jole Thomsen
•Waipuna-ā-Rangi – Health & Wellbeing
Te Ha Oranga – Boyd Broughton
•Tupu-ā-Nuku- Housing, Community Development & Sustainability
Papakura Marae – Tony Kake
•Tupu-ā-Rangi – Whānau Change, Outcomes & Aspirations
Ruapotaka Marae – Trena-Marie Peleti
•Ururangi – Communications & Media
Manukau Urban Māori Authority – Te Aria Jackson and Janet Scanlana
•Pōhutukawa – Mātauranga Māori, Te Reo Māori me Tikanga Māori
Manurewa Marae – Nettie Norman, Were Maiava and Te Kou Panapa
•Hiwa-i-te-Rangi – Rangatahi Resilience, Development & Growth
Te Kaha o te Rangatahi – Te Mania Koia, Mattew Max and Chyna Searancke
