Winners of the essay competitions 2003



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

1st place: Toni Pirini

School: Hato Petera College

2nd equal: Rangi Anderson

School: Te Kura o Te Koutu

2nd equal: Casey-Lee Ariana Bell

School: Fairfield College

2nd equal: Matiu Chrisnall

School: Te Kura o Te Koutu





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

1st place: Dayna Roa

School: Gisborne Girls High School

2nd place: Eva Ridell

School: Gisborne Girls High School

3rd place: Sarah Kennerley

School: Samuel Marsden Collegiate School





Section: Intermediate Māori
Topic: He aha nga mea pai i puta mai i te Tari Māori mo to Iwi?

1st place: Matariki Takao

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki

2nd equal: Amokura Tapiata

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki

2nd equal: Roimata Papuni-Iles

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou





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

1st place: James Haerewa

School: Wanganui High School

2nd equal: Roimata Papuni-Iles

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou

2nd equal: Te Rina Whaanga

School: Gisborne Girls High School





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

1st place: Apirana Pewhairangi

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki

2nd place: Raimona Tapiata

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki

3rd equal: Te Hemara Rauhihi

School: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mana Tamariki

3rd equal: Kararaina Teira

School: Poroutawhao School





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

1st equal: Eden Hamlin

School: Whakamaru School

1st equal: Kieran Te Kurapa

School: Galatea School

2nd place: Erin Carr

School: Whakatane Intermediate





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