Winners of the essay competitions 2001



Section: Senior Māori
Topic: Ka taea te tamaiti te tū ake ki runga i te marae ātea, kāore rānei?

1st place: James Teepa

School: Te Wharekura o Rūātoki, Rūātoki 

2nd place: Akuira Taite

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki, Palmerston North

3rd place: Hinehopu Mitai

School: Te Kura Kaupapa o Ruamata, Rotorua





Section: Senior English
Topic: Is it appropriate for youth to speak on the marae?

1st place: Aimee Renner

School: Westlake Girls High School, Auckland

2nd place: Hikurangi Skipper 

School: St Joseph's Māori Girls College, Napier

3rd place: Maia Williams

School: Morrinsville College, Morrinsville





Section: Intermediate Māori
Topic: Me whai wāhi tonu mo te takoha, kāore rānei?

1st place: Kaimoni Soutar

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki, Palmerston North 

2nd place: Anitewhatanga Tinsley

School: Te Kura Māori a rohe o Waiohau, Waiohau

3rd place: Reina Titoko

School: Trident High School, Whakatane





Section: Intermediate English
Topic: Is the laying down of koha still necessary today?

1st equal: Tamsen Hopkinson

School: Northcote College, Auckland

1st equal: Ashlee Beetham

School: Bishop Viard College, Porirua

2nd place: Cavell Hepia

School: Tokoroa High School, Tokoroa

3rd place: Sophie Parker

School: Gisborne Girls High School, Gisborne





Section: Junior Māori
Topic: Whāia te iti kahurangi - he aha tērā?

1st equal: Georgina Ta Moana

School: Tāwera Bilingual School, Whakatāne 

1st equal: Arapeta Whaanga

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki, Palmerston North 

2nd place: Krystal Samson

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Otepoti, Dunedin

3rd place: Turanga Nicholas

School: Te Wharekura o Rūātoki, Rūātoki 





Section: Junior English
Topic: Seek ye the highest attainment - what's that?

1st place: Te Wairua Candy

School: Kaikohe Intermediate School, Kaikohe

2nd equal: Tane Nicholas

School: Te Wharekura o Rūātoki, Rūātoki 

2nd equal: Reremoana Kelly 

School: Tawera Bilingual School, Whakatane

3rd equal: Arapeta Chase

School: Sacred Heart Girls College, New Plymouth

3rd equal: Alpha Kennedy

School: Maidstone Intermediate, Upper Hutt





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