2017 Māori and Pasifika Awards Evening
On Thursday 26 October, HBHS celebrated all of the wonderful achievements of our Māori and Pasifika students in 2017. If ever there is an evening where the audience is treated to displays of passion, pride and talent honed by hundreds of hours of work and practice it is this one. The audience was greeted in stunning style with a combined performance by our HBHS and HGHS Kapa Haka group Te Maurea Whiritoi and our Pasifika Performance Group and later in the evening, Kees Anderson and Reid Bensemen combined their considerable musical talents in a very special performance. We celebrated all that our Māori and Pasifika students had achieved in their academic, cultural, service and sporting endeavours in 2017, and present the award winners with pride. Kia Kaha to you all.
Academic Awards Junior Winner: Trent Campbell (Year 10) Cook Island Māori
Academic Awards Senior Winner: Kelvin Oosten (Year 13) Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Kahungunu
Service Awards Junior Winner: Jone Curulala (Year 10) Fiji
Service Awards Senior Winner: Atawhai Cowley (Year 13) Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Samoa
Cultural Awards Junior Winner: Dylan Heta (Year 10) Ngāti Maniapoto me Ngāti Raukawa
Cultural Awards Senior Winner: Kees Anderson (Year 13) Ngāpuhi
Kapa Haka Awards:
Tama Kaha Certificate for greatest improvement to Manaia Ngataki-Matthews Waikato
Tama Manaaki Certificate for most supportive to Lance Taitoko Ngāti Maniapoto
Whatukura Mareikura Trophy for leadership and skill to Te Matakana Dunn Tainui
Tama Toa Trophy for service to Tamihana Te Aho Ngāti Pahauwera
Leadership Awards Junior Winner: Livi Hirawani (Year 10) Tainui, Samoa
Leadership Awards Senior Winner: Caleb Muntz (Year 13) Waikato, Fiji
Sporting Awards Junior Winner: Noah Hotham (Year 10) Samoa
Sporting Awards Senior Winners: Quinn Tupaea (Year 13) Tainui and Raiki Willison (Year 13) Tainui
Special Awards:
He Tohu Manaaki to Tamihana Te Aho (Year 13) Ngāti Pahauwera
The Good Samaritan Award to Atawhai Cowley (Year 13) Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Samoa
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