2023 MĀORI SPORTS AWARDS
25th November 2023
Mercury Baypark Arena, Mt Maunganui
Presenter: Tūmamao Harawira, Erena Mikaere
Entertainment: Maisey Rika, Adam & Rakaia Whauwhau, Edward Te Moana & Te Whānau o Te Maru, 2 Mile Bay Band
Albie Pryor Memorial Māori Sportsperson of the Year
Erika Fairweather (Ngāi Tahu)
Māori Sports Administrator
Titia Graham (Ngāi Tūhoe)
rugby league
Māori Para-Athlete
Cameron Leslie (Ngāpuhi)
para-swimming
Māori Umpire / Referee
Ben O’Keeffe (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua)
rugby
Māori Sports Team
Aotearoa Māori Women’s Fours team
lawn bowls
Māori Sports Coach
Clayton McMillan (Ngāti Rangi)
rugby
Junior Māori Sportswoman
Erika Fairweather (Ngāi Tahu)
swimming
Junior Māori Sportsman
David (Davey) Motu (Te Rarawa)
lawn bowls
Senior Māori Sportswoman
Dame Lisa Carrington DNZM (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Porou)
canoe racing
Senior Māori Sportsman
James Fisher-Harris (James Fisher-Harris)
James Fisher-Harris
Individual Māori World Champions
Marea Mea Motu (Te Rarawa) – boxing
Te Arani Moana (Lani) Daniels (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) – boxing
Sam Gaze (Te Atiawa) – mountain bike cross country
Laquiesha Clifford (Ngāpuhi) – 8 ball pool
Tuhoto Ariki Pene (Te Arawa) – mountain biking
Hinekahukura Brooking (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) – waka ama
Māori in World Champions Teams
Aotearoa Wāhine Junior 16 team (V6)
waka ama
Scholarships
Māori Education Trust
Jayda Maniapoto (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Maniapoto)
rugby, rugby sevens, rugby league, touch
Skills Active
Reece Cobb (Waikato, Tainui)
gymnastics
Herewini Whanau Hockey Scholarship
Brodie Cochrane (Ngāti Kuri)
James (Hemi) Hickson (Ngāti Raukawa ki te tonga)
RWC Rugby Bowls Scholarship
Te Hamahana Te Aute (Ngāi Te Rangi)