CURRENT NOMINATIONS FOR 2019 AOTEAROA MAORI SPORTS AWARDS

NOMINATIONS CLOSE 31 OCTOBER

UMPIRE/REFEREE

  • Paki PARKINSON (Waikato, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāi Tūhoe) RUGBY LEAGUE
  • Wirihana WILSON (Waikato) NETBALL
  • Ben O’KEEFE (Ngāpuhi) RUGBY

ADMINISTRATOR

  • Raelene CASTLE (Ngāpuhi) RUGBY
  • Tiki EDWARDS (Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) MAORI RUGBY
  • Hone FOWLER (Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi) FOOTBALL
  • Lawna KANI (Tainui) FOOTBALL

DISABLED

  • Emma FOY (Ngāpuhi) PARA CYCLING
  • Cameron LESLIE (Ngāpuhi) PARA SWIMMING, WHEELBLACKS

SPORTS TEAM

  • WOOLHANDLING – Sheree ALABASTER (Ngāpuhi) & Pagan KARAURIA (Ngāti Kahungunu)
  • WAKA AMA – J19 Aotearoa women’s team – WORLD CHAMPIONS
  • Aotearoa Māori Secondary Schools Netball Team
  • NZ Māori Netball Team
  • NZ Māori All Blacks
  • NZ Māori U20 Team

COACH

  • Noeline TAURUA (Ngāpuhi) NETBALL
  • Jamie JOSEPH (Rangtāne o Wairau, Ngāti Rāurua, Ngāti Maniapoto) RUGBY
  • Clayton McMILLIAN (Ngāi Te Rangi) MAORI RUGBY
  • Michael MAYNE (Ngāti Awa) FOOTBALL
  • Tarena RANUI (Waikato, Tainui) FOOTBALL
  • Rusty MATUA (Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) RUGBY LEAGUE

INDIVIDUAL MĀORI WORLD CHAMPIONS

  • Janae WHAKARAU (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Raukawa) TAEKWON DO
  • Jessie SMITH (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri) BMX
  • Darren HEREWINI (Ngāti Porou) DARTS
  • Lisa CARRINGTON (Te Aitanga ā Māhaki, Ngāti Porou) CANOE RACING
  • Shannon McILRORY (Ngāti Porou) Lawn Bowls

JUNIOR SPORTSWOMEN

  • Ella SOPER (Ngāi Tahu) KARATE
  • Erica FAIRWEATHER (Ngāi Tahu) SWIMMING
  • Janae WHAKARAU (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Raukawa) TAEKWON DO
  • Jessie SMITH (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri) BMX
  • Nina HOETA (Te Atiawa) ARCHERY
  • Isla NORMAN-BELL (Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngati Awa) TOUCH, RUGBY 7’s, RUGBY
  • Parris MASON (Ngāti Kahungunu) NETBALL
  • Montessa TAIRAKENA (TAINUI) RUGBY
  • Alya KOOPU (Te Whānau a Apanui) FOOTBALL
  • Paris LOKOTUI (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi) BASKETBALL, NETBALL. RUGBY 7’s

JUNIOR SPORTSMAN

  • Tuhoto-Ariki PENE (Te Arawa) MOUNTAIN BIKING
  • Dallas TEEPA (Ngāi Tūhoe) TOUCH
  • Max MATA (Ngāpuhi, Tainui) FOOTBALL
  • Charles SPRAGG (Ngāpuhi) FOOTBALL
  • Billy PROCTOR (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāpuhi) RUGBY

SENIOR SPORTSWOMEN

  • Lisa CARRINGTON (Te Aitanga ā Māhaki, Ngāti Porou) CANOE RACING
  • Kayla EMIRE (Te Whakatōhea) CANOE RACING
  • Joelle KING (Ngāti Porou) SQUASH
  • Sarah HIRINI (Ngāti Kahungunu) SEVENS RUGBY
  • Honey HIREME (Ngāti Raukawa) RUGBY LEAGUE/RUGBY SEVENS
  • Tyler NATHAN-WONG (Ngāpuhi) RUGBY SEVENS
  • Hannah GREEN (tbc) GOLF
  • Ameliaranne EKENASIO (Ngāpuhi) NETBALL
  • Rangi RAPANA (Ngāti Awa, Te Whakatōhea, Tainui) WHITEWATER RAFTING, TOUCH, WAKA AMA
  • Abby ERCEG (Ngāpuhi) FOOTBALL
  • Paige SATCHELL (Ngāpuhi) Football

SENIOR SPORTSMAN

  • Trent BOULT (Te Arawa, Ngāi Te Rangi) CRICKET
  • Lewis CLAREBURT (Waikato, Tainui) SWIMMING
  • Mitch EVANS (Ngāpuhi) MOTO RACING
  • Kaiwhare KARA-FRANCE (Waikato, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Te Atiawa) MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
  • Aaron KURU (Ngāti Kahungunu) HORSE RACING
  • Daniel HOOKER (Ngāti Maniapoto) MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
  • Dustin MARTIN (Ngāpuhi) AUSTRALIAN RULES
  • Caleb SHEPHERD (Ngāti Porou) COXSWAIN
  • Hakaraia WILSON (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngai Tūhoe) BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU
  • Shannon McILRORY (Ngāti Porou) LAWN BOWLS
  • Faine KAHIA (Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Waikato) MOTOR RACING
  • Benji MARSHALL (Ngāi Tūhoe) RUGBY LEAGUE
  • Aaron SMITH (Ngāti Kahungunu) RUGBY
  • Logan ROGERSON (Tainui) FOOTBALL