The Māori Sports Awards were established in 1991 by the Late Albie Pryor of Ngāti Awa to promote and encourage Māori in the pursuit of sporting excellence.
Recipients and finalists are in contention for the supreme award in honour of Pryor - Māori Sportsperson of the Year.
This year's recipients and finalists are:
TE WHARE MĀTĀPUNA O TE AO MĀORI – Māori Sports Hall of Fame:
Stacey William Jones ONZM (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi) of Auckland – rugby league
Philip Mikaera Tataurangi (Ngāti Kahungunu) of Auckland – golf
INDIVIDUAL MĀORI WORLD CHAMPIONS:
Adam Tuwhitu Lowe (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi) of Invercargill – wood chopping, power sawing
Alannah Rihari (Ngāpuhi) of Kerikeri – crossfit
Jason Wynyard (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi, Tainui) of Waitākere, Auckland – wood chopping, power sawing
Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Porou) of Ōhope, Bay of Plenty – canoeing
Sonia Manaena (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu) of Invercargill – powerlifting
Teneka Hyndman (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) – pro figure
MĀORI IN WORLD CHAMPION TEAMS:
NZ Rowing: Caleb Shepherd (Ngāti Porou); Fiona Bourke (Ngāti Kahungunu); Fin Howard (Ngāi Tai)
NZ Under-23 Rafting: Dale Thomas (Te Arawa, Ngāti Pikiao); Taylor Taute-Hohepa (Te Arawa); Toni White-Waerea (Te Arawa, Ngāti Pikiao); Kayla Pene (Te Arawa, Ngāti Rangiwewehi)
NZ Para-Cycling: Emma Foy (Ngāpuhi)
NZ Women's Sevens: Gayle Broughton (Ngāti Ruahine, Ngāti Ruanui); Sarah Goss (Ngāti Kahungunu); Carla Hohepa (Tainui, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa); Huriana Manuel (Ngāpuhi); Kayla McAlister (Te Āti Awa); Tyla Nathan-Wong (Ngāpuhi); Alexis Tapsell (Ngāti Pikiao); Portia Woodman (Ngāpuhi); Katrina Whata-Simpkins (Te Arawa); Alley Chelsea (Ngāti Maru); Jordan Webber (Ngāti Ranginu); Shiray Tane (Ngāti Maniapoto)
NZ Power Sawing: Jason Wynyard (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi, Tainui); Adam Tuwhitu Lowe (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi)
NGĀ KAIWHIWHI MŌ NGĀ KARAHIPI – Māori Sports Awards Scholarships:
Manukau Institute of Technology: Clayton Strickland (Ngāi Tai, Whakatōhea) of Māngere College; Maihi Barbarich (Ngāpuhi) of Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
Skills Active Aotearoa: Koroheke Moana-Taniwha (Waikato) – waka ama, ki-o-rahi, rugby league
MĀUI TIKITIKI-Ā-TARANGA – Māori Sports Administrator of the Year:
Trina Tamati (Ngāti Kahungunu) of Auckland – rugby league nines
Heather Skipworth QSM (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu) of Napier – Iron Māori
Willie Taurima (Ngāti Kahungunu) of Wellington – basketball
TE TOIHUAREWA – Disabled Māori Sports Person of the Year:
Cameron Leslie (Ngāpuhi) of Whangārei – wheelchair rugby
Holly Robinson (Ngāi Tahu) of Dunedin – shotput and javelin
Emma Foy (Ngāpuhi) of Cambridge, Waikato – para-cycling
TE ARATIATIA – Māori Sports Umpire/Referee of the Year:
Glen Warrick Jackson (Ngāi Tahu) of Tauranga – rugby
Amber Church (Te Aitanga-ā-Māhaki) of Gisborne – hockey
Henry Perenara (Ngāti Rangitihi) of Cronulla, Sydney – rugby league
NGĀ IKA Ā WHIRO – Māori Sports Team of the Year:
Māori All Blacks
NZ Māori Women's Kabaddi Team
NZ Māori Women's Hockey Team
TE MARU Ō TŪMATAUENGA – Māori Sports Coach of the Year:
Stacey William Jones ONZM (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi) of Auckland – rugby league
Colin Cooper (Ngāti Pūkenga) – rugby
David Kosoof (Ngāti Porou) of Red Beach, Auckland – hockey
TE TAMAHINE-Ā-PAPATŪĀNUKU – Junior Māori Sportswoman of the Year:
Maia Wilson (Te Wai-o-Hua, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi) of Blockhouse Bay, Auckland – basketball, netball, field athletics
Martine Puketapu (Ngāti Porou) of Auckland – football
Tyla Nathan-Wong (Ngāpuhi) of Auckland – rugby sevens
TE TAMA-Ā-RANGINUI – Junior Māori Sportsman of the Year:
Tai Hikuroa Wynyard (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi, Tainui) of Waitākere, Auckland – basketball
Connah Pamatatau (Ngāti Paoa) of Wellington – touch
Damian McKenzie (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) of Invercargill – rugby
HINEAHUONE – Senior Māori Sportswoman of the Year:
Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Porou) of Ōhope, Bay of Plenty – canoeing
Fiona Bourke (Ngāti Kahungunu) of Cambridge – rowing
Krystal Forgesson (Ngāi Tahu) of Auckland – hockey
TE TAMA-Ā-TANENUIĀRANGI – Senior Māori Sportsman of the Year:
Jason Wynyard (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi, Tainui) of Waitākere, Auckland – wood chopping, power sawing
Winston Reid (Tainui, Te Rarawa) of West Ham, England – football
Aaron Smith (Ngāti Kahungunu) of Manawatū – rugby
The awards ceremony will take place this Saturday November 29 at the Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau.
For more information about the Māori Sports Awards, go to their website: www.maorisportsawards.co.nz