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