| 1983 |
Martin Simeon |
Aranui High School, Christchurch |
| 1984 |
Wayne Wills |
Lytton High School, Gisborne |
| 1985 |
Kupe Kaka |
Bay of Islands College,
Kawakawa |
| 1986 |
Lisa Lumsden |
Bay of Islands College,
Kawakawa |
| 1987 |
Tamehana Ngaropo |
Hato Petera College, Auckland |
| 1988 |
Te Aroha Paenga |
Te Waha o Rerekohu Area School,
Te Araroa |
| 1989 |
Ian Nepia |
Ngata Memorial College, Ruatoria |
| 1990 |
Len Iopata |
Trident High School, Whakatane |
| 1991 |
Ngatapa Black |
Queen Victoria College, Auckland |
| 1992 |
Desmond Tawhi |
Rūātoki Area School, Rūātoki |
| 1993 |
Tamati Waaka |
Trident High School, Whakatane |
| 1994 |
Paraone Gloyne |
Rotorua Lakes High School, Rotorua |
| 1995 |
Marseilles Cooper |
Te Waha o Rerekohu Area School,
Te Araroa |
| 1996 |
Pumi Tumai |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Rakaumanga,
Huntly |
| 1997 |
Tāwhirimatea Williams |
Mt. Albert Grammar, Auckland |
| 1998 |
Tawhirimatea Williams |
Mt. Albert Grammar, Auckland |
| 1999 |
James Teepa |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori-ā-Rohe o Rūātoki Rūātoki |
| 2000 |
Te Ingo Ngaia |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Rakaumanga, Huntly |
| 2001 |
Ropiha Anderson |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori-ā-Rohe o Rūātoki Rūātoki |
| 2002 |
Richard Hōhua |
Te Wharekura o Rūātoki, Rūātoki |
| 2003 |
Nāwaia Watene |
Te Wharekura o Ngā Mokopuna, Wellington |
| 2004 |
Rapaera Tāwhai |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti Porou, Ruatoria |
| 2005 |
Kāwiti Waetford |
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Rāwhitiroa, Whāngārei |
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In 1983, senior pupils of St Stephen's School, led by their Headmaster, the late Scottie McPherson, presented the Rāwhiti Īhaka Trophy as a tribute to a beloved teacher and mentor. It commemorates the life of the late Rāwhiti Īhaka and the reputation he earned for his skills in oratory, both in Māori and English. It also acknowledges his skills in teaching mathematics and science. It is awarded to the student who gains the highest marks in the Junior Māori section of the competition. It is open to Māori secondary school students in Forms 3 and 4.