2018 MĀORI SPORTS AWARDS
24th November 2018
Vodafone Events Centre, Manuaku
Presenter: Te Arahi Maipi & Rahia Timutimu
Entertainment: The Toi Boys
Albie Pryor Memorial Māori Sportspersons of the Year
Lisa Carrington MNZM (Te Aitanga ā Māhaki, Ngāti Porou)
Māori Sports Administrator
John DEVONSHIRE (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa) RUGBY LEAGUE
Doreen JENSEN (Tainui, Maniapoto) AOTEAROA BOWLS
Disabled Māori Sports Person
Marcus THOMPSON (Ngāi Tahu)
WAKA AMA
Māori Umpire / Referee
Glen JACKSON (Ngāi Tahu)
RUGBY
Māori Sports Team
Joelle KING (Ngāti Porou) & Amanda Landers-Murphy (Taranaki, Te Atiawa)
Māori Sports Coach
Kiwi CAMPBELL (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau a Apanui)
WAKA AMA
Junior Māori Sportswoman
Gaibreill WAINOHU (Te Aitanga ā Māhaki, Ngāti Kahungunu)
WAKA AMA
Junior Māori Sportsman
Lewis CLAREBURT (Waikato, Tainui)
SWIMMING
Senior Māori Sportswoman
Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga ā Māhaki, Ngāti Porou)
CANOE RACING
Senior Māori Sportsman
Sam GAZE (Te Atiawa)
MOUNTAIN BIKE
Individual Māori World Champions
Lisa CARRINGTON MNZM (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-ā-Māhaki) CANOE RACING
Shannon McILROY (Ngāti Porou) LAWN BOWLS
Teneka HYNDMAN (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) NATURAL BODYBUILDING
Marama Te Manewa ELKINGTON (Ngāti Toa Rangatira) WAKA AMA
Gaibriell WAINOHU (Te Aitanga ā Māhaki, Ngāti Kahungunu) WAKA AMA
Marcus THOMPSON (Ngāi Tahu) WAKA AMA
Jo PIKIA (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) WAKA AMA
Rota Elliott (Ngāti Awa, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) NATURAL BODYBUILDING
Māori in World Champions Teams
(Girls Rugby Sevens – NZ Youth Summer Olympics Champions)
Risaleaana POURI-LANE (Ngāti Kuia, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kōata, Ngāti Hamoa)
Montessa TAIRAKENA (Tainui)
Arorangi Totorewa TAURANGA (Tainui, Ngati Maniapoto, Taranaki, Ngati Awa)
Azalleyah MAAKA (Ngāti Porou)
Iritana HOHAIA (Taranaki, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou)
Hinemoa WATENE (Ngāpuhi)
Kalyn TAKITIMU-COOK (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Hauti ,Te Whānau a Apanui)
Tynealle FITZGERALD (Whakatōhea)
Mahina PAUL (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)
Kiana TAHERE (Ngāpuhi)
Tangi WAIKARI (Ngāti Porou) Manager
Michael Jacobs (Ngāti Raukawa) Strength Coach
(NZ Netball Fast5 World series Champions)
Aliyah DUNN (Ngāti Porou, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Te Whānau a Apanui)
Ameliaranne EKENASIO (Ngāti Kahu, Ngāpuhi)
Monica FALKNER (Ngāi Tuhoe, Whakatōhea)
Kimiora POI (Ngāti Porou)
Holly FOWLER (Ngāpuhi)
(Black Ferns Sevens – 2018 Sevens Rugby World Cup, San Francisco)
Ruby TUI (Ngāi Tahu)
Stacey WAAKA (Ngāi Tūhoe)
Sarah GOSS (Ngāti Kahungunu)
Tyla NATHAN-WONG (Ngāpuhi)
Gayle BROUGHTON (Ngāuahine, Ngāti Ruanui)
Portia WOODMAN (Ngāpuhi)
Tenika WILLISON (Tainui)
(Waka Ama – 2018 IVF Va’a World Sprint Champions, Tahiti)
Gaibriell WAINOHU (Te Aitanga ā Māhaki, Ngāti Kahungunu)
Makayla TIMOTI (Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaue)
Keri NGATORO (Tainui, Ngāti Porou)
Kyra MITA (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Tahu/ Ngāti Whaoa)
Tia AKURANGI (Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Te Aitanga ā Māhaki)
George THOMAS (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue)
Scholarships
Manukau Institute of Technology
Pashyn-Shaye KAHUI (Ngati Awa/Ngati Porou)
Patience ATITOA (Ngapuhi)
Skills Active
Raiha ENSOR (Te Whanau a Apanui, Tainui)
SURFING
Herewini Whanau Hockey Scholarship
Kiriana WAIRAU-HUNTER (Ngati Kahungunu, Te Atiawa)
Te Hiraka CHASE (Ngati Rangitihi)
Pat Walsh Memorial Scholarships
TBC
IRONMAORI Scholarships
TBC
RWC Rugby Bowls Scholarship
TBC
Kirikiti Aotearoa Karahipi o Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa
TBC