Finalists in the Māori Language Commission’s 16th Ngā Tohu Reo Māori, the National Māori Language Awards, have been announced. Over 150 nominations were received and from this, 40 finalists were selected. The Commission will host this years awards and will be held at Cordis Auckland on 6 December. Despite Te Panekiretanga ending, the awards show that te reo is in a good place.
Iwi | Tribe
Te Rūnanga o Rangitāne o Wairau
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated
Radio Ngāti Porou
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Mātāwai
Whānau | Family
Te Tūāpapa o Te Reo | Moerewa - Smith Whānau
Te Whakawhitinga | Te Whānau Aranui
Hone Erihe | Hone Erihe
You Ripped Out My Mother Tongue | Tessa Williams
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Mātāwai
Hāpori – Māori community revitalisation initiatives
Te Reo ki Tua - Māori Language Revitalisation Symposium | Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated
Te Reo Wainene o Tua | Te Reo Wainene o Tua
Kai Kōrero | Kai Kōrero
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Mātāwai
Aotearoatanga | New Zealand Community
Mahuru Māori | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Waiata Anthems | Hinewehi Mohi
Kai Kōrero | Kai Kōrero
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Manatū Taonga | Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Rangatahi – revitalisation targeting or led by rangatahi
Ngā Motu - Mahimaina | Piki Studios
Maimoa Music | Maimoa Music
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Vodafone
Mātauranga – Kaupapa Māori | Education – Māori Medium
HīAko | CORE Education
Te Panekiretanga o te Reo | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Te Whai Hua, Kia Ora | Commission of Financial Capability and Core Education
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education
Mātauranga – Whānui | Education – Open
Ngā Motu - Mahimaina | Piki Studios
Te Wā Kia PuTa | Mihinoa Naden
Coding in te Reo Māori | Pam Fergusson Trust (OMGTech!)
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education
Our correspondent Kereama Wright reported earlier this year on the closing of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo Academy.
Kāwanatanga | Government
Moving Towards a Bilingual Future | NZQA
Erima Henare Reo Development Award | Oranga Tamariki and Ministry of Social Development
Te Papa | Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Kaitautoko | Sponsor te Puni Kōkiri
Pakihi | Business
ASB Kete Aronui App | ASB Bank Limited (Māori Financial Solutions)
Pipi Mā | Pipi Mā
Fush | Fush
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
Te Mahi Toi, Te Mahi Whakangahau | Arts and Entertainment
Ngā Motu - Mahimaina | Piki Studios
Ngā Tohu Puoro o Aotearoa | Recorded Music New Zealand
Waiata Anthems | Hinewehi Mohi
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Matatini
Hākinakina | Sports
Te Reo Yoga | Te Reo Yoga
Te Wānanga o Raukawa Central Pulse and Netball Central Zone | Te Wānanga o Raukawa Central Pulse and Netball Central Zone
Waka Reo | Ōtaki Waka Hoe Charitable Trust
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
Ngā Mahi Pāpāho | Broadcasting and Media
Living By The Stars - Matariki | Punarau Media Limited
Mahuru Māori | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Reo Time | WarnerMedia Entertainment Network
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Māngai Poho
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week
Mahuru Māori | Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Te Ara Nui | Air New Zealand
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Māori Television
Te Tohu Kōrurenga Hau - Culture Change
Fush | Fush
Moe Milne | Moe Milne
Scotty Morrison | Scotty Morrison
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Toi Aotearoa | Creative New Zealand
I tua atu, ka tukua ngā tohu mō | In addition, awards will be given for:
Te Tohu Huia i te Reo – Supreme
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Kia Kaha te Reo Māori - Te Tohu Mana Hautūtanga | Transformative Leadership Awards
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
Te Tohu Oranga Angitu – Lifetime Achievement
Kaitautoko | Sponsor Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori and Te Mātāwai