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NGÄ ROHE
WAIKATO
TE AMORANGI NATIONAL
MÄORI ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE AWARDS
DINNER
Turangawaewae Marae and Te Whare Wänanga o Waikato hosted
the 2010 Te Amorangi National Mäori Academic Excellence Awards
Dinner in April.
The lifetime achievement award, presented by Kiingi Tuheitia, was
conferred on Te Wänanga o Aotearoa Chief Executive Bentham Ohia.
Bentham’s father the late Dr Monte Ohia, whose doctoral degree was
conferred posthumously, was also one of the acknowledged doctoral
recipients.
The Awards Dinner celebrated 50 recipients which is the largest
number of Mäori PhD graduates to date.
The Te Amorangi National Mäori Academic Excellence Awards is an
annual event that acknowledges Mäori PhD graduates across the
country. Since its inception in 2002, 239 Mäori PhD graduates have
received the award.
The vision of past Emeritus Professor Tä Tämati Reedy and the
late Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu, the ceremony acknowledges
the achievements of Mäori Doctoral graduates from throughout
Aotearoa who have achieved the pinnacle of academic success.
The concept of Te Amorangi comes from an ancient Mäori proverb
“Ko te Amorangi ki mua, ko te Häpai ö ki muri”. The name of the
award embodies the responsibilities each recipient must embrace as
an academic leader in our ever-changing world.
Te Puni Kökiri sponsored the event along with Ngä Pae o te
Märamatanga, Waikato Raupatu Lands Trust, Manu Ao Academy,
Tertiary Education Commission, and Te Whare Wänanga o
Awanuiarangi.
Kiingi Tuheitia with (left to right) Dr Marama Muru-Laning, Dr Dean Mahuta, and
Dr Tahu Kukutai at the Te Amorangi National Mäori Academic Excellence Awards,
held at Turangawaewae Marae.
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