2020 MĀORI SPORTS AWARDS
The Aotearoa Māori Sports Awards Charitable Trust in celebrating its 30 years of existence is hosting an innovative awards event this year due to Covid and international restrictions with a 3 episode television series entitled ’30 in 30’ where a panel will debate the selection of the 30 most influential Māori Sportspeople of the past 30 years.
The 30th Māori Sports Awards ‘30in30’ 3 episodes were screened live on
Tuesday 9 February, Wednesday 10 February, Thursday 11 February 2021.
Māori Television from 7.30pm each episode
Sky TV from 8.00pm each episode
1: LISA CARRINGTON – TE AITANGA-A-MĀHAKI/NGĀTI POROU (CANOEING)
2: MICHAEL CAMPBELL – NGĀTI RUANUI/NGĀI RAURU (GOLF)
3: WYNTON RUFER – NGĀTI POROU (FOOTBALL)
4: JASON WYNYARD – NGĀTI MANIAPOTO/NGĀPUHI – (WOOD CHOPPING)
5: PERO CAMERON – NGĀPUHI (BASKETBALL)
6: ZINZAN BROOKE – NGĀPUHI (RUGBY)
7: STACEY JONES – NGĀTI MANIAPOTO/NGĀPUHI (RUGBY LEAGUE)
8: FARAH PALMER – TAINUI/NGĀTI MANIAPOTO (RUGBY)
9: BENJI MARSHALL – NGĀI TUHOE (RUGBY LEAGUE)
10: DAME NOELINE TAURUA – NGĀPUHI (NETBALL)
11: AARON SMITH – NGĀTI KAHUNGUNU (RUGBY)
12: PORTIA WOODMAN – NGĀPUHI (RUGBY)
13: RUBEN WIKI – NGĀPUHI (RUGBY LEAGUE)
14: TRENT BOULT – NGĀI TAHU/NGĀTI POROU/NGĀI TE RANGI (CRICKET)
15: ERIC RUSH – NGĀPUHI (RUGBY)
16: WINSTON REID – TAINUI/TE ARAWA (FOOTBALL)
17: PETER MARTIN – TE ARAWA (PARALYMPICS ATHLETICS)
18: LEILANI RORANI (JOYCE) – NGĀTI HINE/NGĀI TE RANGI/TAINUI (SQUASH)
19: SUZIE BATES – NGĀI TAHU (BASKETBALL/CRICKET)
20: HONEY HIREME-SMILER – NGĀTI RAUKAWA/NGĀTI HAUA/WAIKATO-TAINUI (RUGBY LEAGUE, RUGBY UNION)
21: NATHAN NUKUNUKU – NGĀTI POROU (SOFTBALL)
22: TEMEPARA BAILEY – NGĀPUHI (NETBALL)
23: SHANE BOND – NGĀI TAHU (CRICKET)
24: SARAH HIRINI – NGĀTI KAHUNGUNU (RUGBY)
25: JOELLE KING – NGĀTI POROU (SQUASH)
26: RAELENE CASTLE – NGĀPUHI (SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR)
27: KAYLA WHITELOCK – RANGITĀNE (HOCKEY)
28: CATHY MILLEN – NGĀI TUHOE (POWERLIFTING)
29: CAMERON LESLIE – NGĀPUHI (PARALYMPICS SWIMMING, WHEELCHAIR RUGBY)
30: SHANNON MCILROY – NGĀTI POROU (BOWLS)