Winners of the essay competitions 2002



Section: Senior Māori
Topic: Heaha te tino koko o te whakataetae Ahuwhenua?

1st place: Luke Claasen

School: Te Aute College

2nd place: Memory Elia

School: Te Aute College

3rd place: James Perry

School: Te Aute College





Section: Senior English
Topic: What is the significance of the Ahuwhenua Trophy?

1st place: Ashlee Betham

School: Bishop Viard College

2nd place: Raia Donald

School: Auckland Girls Grammar

3rd place: Misty Behrens

School: South Otago High School





Section: Intermediate Māori
Topic: Heaha nga mea pai i puta mai i te Tari Māori mo to iwi?

1st place: Leanne Popata

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Aniwaniwa

2nd place: Heta Gardiner

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ruamata

3rd equal: Kaimoni Soutar

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki

3rd equal: Arapeta Whaanga

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki





Section: Intermediate English
Topic: What positive initiatives did the Department of Māori Affairs make to the development of your iwi?

1st place: Alpha Kennedy

School: Saint Patrick's College

2nd place: Eleanor Brittain

School: Napier Girls High School

3rd place: Fiona McLean

School: Gisborne Girls High School





Section: Junior Māori
Topic: Heaha nga hua o to rohe o to whanau ranei, ki te Ropu Rua-tekau-ma-rua?

1st equal: Wiremu Wharehinga

School: North Clyde School Wairoa

1st equal: Raimona Tapiata

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki

1st equal: Waimarie Halkyard

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Aniwaniwa

1st equal: Jimaine Whaanga

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki





Section: Junior English
Topic: What contribution did your rohe or hapu make to the 28th Māori Battalion?

1st equal: Luke Johnson

School: Fielding Intermediate School

1st equal: Travis Kura

School: Mohaka School

1st equal: Jeremaia Skelton-Young

School: Rangeview Intermediate School

2nd place: Mamera Baker

School: Te Kura o Hiruharama

3rd place: Keita Murray

School: Tikipunga High School



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