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2017 MSA Programme Book Hosted at Vodafone Events Centre Manukau Saturday 2 December 2017 The front cover reflects the many taonga & trophies that our Māori athletes have triumphed in world tournaments across the globe. 1 HM Kiingi Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII Patron, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust Tuia te rangi! Tuia te papa! Tuituia te heke! Tuituia te kaaho tuu! He ariki tauira kua piki ki runga rawa e! Our people have been active in sports since the dawn of time. Traditionally our ancestors had their sports and physical activities that they used to keep a fit and healthy lifestyle, to hone their warrior skills, to engender competition and to create an atmosphere of kotahitanga (togetherness). Together we celebrate the wonderful achievements of our people in almost every sport. We commend their sharpness of body and mind. Their dedication and committment to their sport. We support their role as ambassadors, a role model; another pae on the whata poutama of success. Every sports woman and man that has been nominated deserves an accolade. Behind every nominee is a team of coaches, of whaanau, of trainers, of team mates. Our old people say in whakataukii: ‘Ka kautuu, ka kauhoro te pakari o ngaa heke o Te Aitanga a Tiki e’ ‘Strength and speed will ultimately strenghten the descendants of Tiki the original human being’ Ngaa mihi me ngaa manaakitanga ki a koutou katoa. Paimaarire. 2 Rt Hon Winston Peters Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kia ora, On behalf of the government I extend my best wishes to the organisers of the Māori Sports Awards. This event is an important night for the recognition of your achievements, and for the showcasing of Māori sporting talent. New Zealand is a great sporting nation and Māori sporting talent is a big part of that history. Our athletes are examples of talent, dedication, and passion. They are also positive role models for our communities. I also wish to acknowledge the late, great Māori sportsman and personality, Alby Pryor, who 27 years ago started these awards. And, just in case you’ve all forgotten, I was the new Minister of Maori Affairs in 1991 who helped support the first event. So I welcome the continuation of this event. I also extend my congratulations to all the finalists in tonight’s awards, and thank you for your hard work in your chosen sport. I also pay tribute to all the administrators, coaches, managers, and supporting whanau for the role you have played in creating Māori sporting excellence. Nga mihi, 3 Sir Tamati Muturangi Reedy KNZM Kaumatua, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust E Nga Mana Tiketike! Nau mai ra tatou ki te whakanui i Nga Toa o Te Ao Hakinakina o Aotearoa, 2017. Ko ratou tenei e hiki nei i te mana, te ihi, te wehi o te Ao Maori ki te Ao Whanui. Ka puta te Tihei Mauriora ki te Ao Marama! Ta Tamati Reedy Greetings to this esteemed assembly! Welcome to the celebration of the Maori sports champions of Aotearoa, 2017. They uphold the prestige, the power and mana of Māori here in New Zealand and the World. We breathe the gift of life into this World of Light! 4 Hon Nanaia Mahuta Minister for Māori Development Kia whai kororia ki te Atua i ōna manaakitanga ki te mata o te whenua, he whakaaro pai ki ngā tangata katoa. E poroporoaki ana i te hunga kua ngaro nei i te pō, e ngā ruruhi mā, ngā koroheke mā kua tiraha ki ngā marae maha o te motu, hāere okioki atu. E ngā manu taki, ngā manu taiko o te motu, koutou katoa i whaiti mai ki te kaupapa nei, tēna koutou, Pai Mārire. Tonight we gather to honour the achievements of our finest sportspeople, and those who contribute to the sporting domain which we can all say builds our National pride as a country. Each year at these annual sports awards we are continually reminded of the talent emerging and distinguishing itself across a range of codes. Sport offers opportunity, comradeship, the chance to excel, but importantly it offers those who aspire to be the very best in their code a standard of excellence that inspires generations of rangatahi who look up to their heroes. Tonight each nominee represents hard work, commitment, leadership, discipline and sacrifice. We salute you all. That is why after 26 years we continue to celebrate sporting success as you too join the founders of this event to create legacy for those who follow. But to be clear the legacy starts at grass roots the committed people who inspire your ‘love of the game’, encourage you to go a little further, seed the idea that with a bit more effort you can go all the way, believe in you when your belief is still out on the court. Administrators, managers, coaches, whanau and then you - our Sportspeople! As the Minister of Maori Development, it gives me great pleasure to join your whānau, hapū, iwi, friends and communities to celebrate your journey and achievements tonight. I’m a child of the 80s and the man Ali himself said: “The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights”. Tonight is your time to shine, kua tere te karohirohi i tēnei pō. Mauri Ora! 5 Pine Harrison Chair, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust Piki mai, kake mai, homai te waiora ki a ahau. E tutehu ana koa taku moe i te po. Ka po, ka ao, ka awatea. Tihei mauri ora! On behalf of the Trust I welcome you all here tonight to the 27th annual national Māori Sports Awards. I acknowledge and thank all of our sponsors for their loyalty and commitment to making this event possible, my fellow Trustees, and our CEO Dick Garratt and his team for their on-going efforts in making the Māori Sports Awards one of Aotearoa’s premier events. Kati ka nui taku hari me te koa ki te kaupapa o te po. Tena ra koutou katoa. 6 Trustees Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust PATRON HM Kiingi Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII KAUMATUA Ta Tamati Reedy KNZM Mrs Margaret Hiha KZOM Mr Waka Nathan Ngāti Porou Ngāti Rangitihi Ngāpuhi TRUSTEES Mr Pine Harrison (Chair) Mr Kevin Pryor Mr Rangi Whakaruru Ngāti Porou Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa Waikato Tainui Mr Hone Hauraki Mrs Hineamaru Ropati Ngāpuhi, Ngāti porou Te Rawawa OPERATIONS Mr Dick Garratt Mrs Desrae Garratt Mrs Michelle McGrath CEO P/T Administration P/T Projects Ngāi Tuhoe Ngai Te Rangi, Te Atiawa Ngāti Whātua 7 Tonights Entertainment Dr Ash Puriri: Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Porou, Ngati, Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tūhoe Known for his International Barry White concerts all around the world, Ash has performed with George Benson, the Stylistics, The Platters, Al Jarreau, Chubby Checker and New Zealand favourites; Prince Tui Teka, John Rowles, Ricky May and Bunny Walters, to name but a few. His rendition of Pavarotti’s ‘Nessun Dorma’ has often been a highlight of the Maori Sports Awards supreme winner award. Maisey Rika: Ngāti Awa, Tuhoe, Te Arawa, Te Whanau-a-Apanui Maisey Rika is a multi-award winning artist who hails from the serene shores of New Zealand. Maisey’s music has elegance which resonates such beauty bringing a musical palette of Te Reo, folk, acoustic, soul and easy listening with elements of deep culture that has traversed many seas bringing her International stardom but, yet she remains grounded. Seth Haapu: Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Porou,Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi Seth Haapu is a new kind of singer songwriter. A velvet voice, calm and collected with a soul for inventive melodies, provocative storytelling and arrangements that don’t quite go where you expect. Fresh material such as his recent E.P release Vol II that features ‘Taste’, ‘B.R.L’ (Blue Ribbon Lady) and his undercover viral hit ’10 years’ is out in full swing. Vol III is set to release in 2018 and will feature some of our māori artists we all know and love. Adam Whauwhau: Ngāti Hāua, Ngāti Koroki Adam Paaka Whauwhau is of Ngati Haua descent from within Waikato. He is fluent in Te Reo Māori, and an accomplished composer, guitar player and singer. He is also able to play a number of other instruments including piano and drums. He Hua o Roto, his debut album, was a finalist in the 2003 NZ Music Awards Best Māori Language Album. He has also released a second album called Tukuna Mai. Maimoa Music Maimoa Music is a collective of 12 young emerging Māori artists. We are the people behind the 100% Te Reo Māori hit Maimoatia, and more recently of our new song ‘Wairua’. Maimoa Music is all about changing the negative perceptions of Māori and giving the world a positive view into Māori communities. Te Arahi Maipi Rahia Timutimu PRESENTER CO-PRESENTER Ma¯ori Sports Awards Rātapu 7.00pm Ma¯ori Television will screen an hour and a half highlights of the Ma¯ori Sports Awards 7:00pm to 8:30pm Sunday 3 December. We are also livestreaming on maoritelevision.com Tamati Tiananga BACKSTAGE & FLOOR INTERVIEWS Broadcast live on Waatea 603AM and streamed online on waateanews.com. With the Waatea Team live from the venue, on air online and on location. Dale Husband, Eruera Morgan, Tumamao Harawira and Miriama Wilson. he mea tautoko na te mangai paho The Four Winds Foundation supports a cross section of non profit community groups, charities, welfare agencies, educational organisations and amateur sporting organisations.
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