Te Waka Toi awards

The Te Waka Toi awards are the premier awards in the field of ngā toi Māori (Māori arts). They have been awarded by Creative New Zealand and predecessors since 1986.[1] The awards recognise tohunga (skilled people), artists and community leaders across all arts forms including visual and performing arts.[2]

There are seven awards, including:[1]

  • Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu (Exemplary/Supreme Award)
  • Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Ihaka (Sir Kingi Ihaka Award), which recognises the recipient's lifetime contribution to Māori arts
  • Te Tohu Toi Kē a Te Waka Toi (Making a Difference Award)

Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu

Winners of Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, the exemplary / supreme award, are listed in the following table.

Year Awardee Affiliation
1986 Te Aue Davis Ngāti Maniapoto
1987 Irirangi Tiakiawa Te Arawa
1988 Ngapo Wehi Whakatōhea
1989 Momoe Malietoa Von Reich Samoa
1990 Selwyn Murupaenga Ngāti Kurī
1991 Hone Tuwhare Ngāpuhi
1992 Jim Moriarty Ngāti Koata
1993 Nathanial Lees Samoa
1994 Rangimarie Hetet Ngāti Maniapoto
1995 Huirangi Waikerepuru Ngāti Ruanui
1996 Hekenukumai Busby Ngāpuhi
1997 Hinemoa and Pakariki Harrison Ngāti Porou
1998 Jack Wihongi Ngāpuhi
2000 Rawinia and Tokorua Te Kani Ngāti Porou
2001 Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira Ngāti Porou
2002 Hirini Melbourne Ngāi Tūhoe
2003 Cliff Whiting Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
2004 Te Ataairangikaahu Tainui
2005 Don Selwyn Ngāti Kurī / Te Aupōuri
2006 Diggeress Te Kanawa Ngāti Maniapoto / Ngāti Kinohaku
2007 Howard Morrison Te Arawa
2008 Iritana Tawhiwhirangi Ngāti Porou
2009 Witi Ihimaera Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki Whānau a Kai
2010 Kiri Te Kanawa Ngāti Porou
2011 Sidney Moko Mead Ngāti Awa
2012 Tīmoti Kāretu Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe
2013 Darcy Nicholas Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Ruanui, Tauranga Moana
2014 Sandy Adsett Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Kahungunu
2015 Matekino Lawless Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Whawhakia
2016 Patricia Grace Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa
2017 Fred Graham Ngāti Korokī Kahukura, Tainui
2018 Marilynn Webb[3] Ngāti Kahu, Te Roroa
2019 Rex Homan Te Rarawa, Ngāti Pāoa, Te Atiawa
2020 Robyn Kahukiwa Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti

Ngā Tohu ā Tā Kingi Ihaka (Sir Kingi Ihaka Award)

The Sir Kingi Ihaka award recognises lifetime contribution to Māori arts. Laureates since 2019 are listed in the following table.

Year Awardee Affiliation
2019 John Klaricich Ngāpuhi
2019 Allen Wihongi Ngāpuhi
2019 Sonia Snowden Ngāpuhi
2019 Rim D. Paul Te Arawa
2019 Maureen Robin Lander Ngāpuhi
2020 Whatarangi Winiata Ngāti Raukawa
2020 Gabrielle Rikihana Ngāti Raukawa

References
  1. "Te Waka Toi Awards". www.creativenz.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. "Te Waka Toi". Ministry for Culture and Heritage | Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. "Te Waka Toi Awards celebrate and recognise excellence and achievement in Māori art". Creative NZ. 17 November 2018 [2018]. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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