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TOIKaumätuahonoured byTe Waka ToiWairukuruku MaereFive kaumätua’s generosity andtalent was acknowledged atthe recent Te Waka Toi awardsceremony.The 2010 Te Waka Toi awardscommemorated:• the international success ofDame Kiri Te Kanawa (NgätiManiapoto, Ngäti Porou) withTe Tohu Aroha mö Te ArikinuiDame Te Atairangikaahu;• the creative innovation ofTairoa Royal (Te Arawa, NgätiRaukawa, Kai Tahu) with TeTohu Toi Kë;• the promotion of Te Reo Mäoriby Te Onehou Phillis (NgätiAwa) with Te Tohu Aroha möNgoi Kumeroa Pewhairangi:‘Whakarongo, Titiro, Körero’;• the huge commitment offive kaumätua, who throughtheir generosity and talent,enrich the artistic traditions ofcommunities, with Ngä Tohu aTa Kingi Ihaka:• Jossie Kaa (Ruawaipu, NgätiPorou),• Kihi Ngatai (Ngäi Te Rangi,Ngäti Ranginui),• Wairukuruku Maere (NgätiNaho, Ngäti Mahuta oTainui, Waikato, NgätiPoporo, Ngäti Kahungunu),Te Waka Toi awards recipients, Front row, left to right: Vera Morgan, Wiremu Kaa, Jossie Kaa, Te Onehou Phillis, Wairukuruku Maere.Back row, left to right: Taiaroa Royal, Taryn Beri, Kihi Ngatai, Reuben Friend. (Absent: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa)• Vera Morgan (TeMähurehure),• Wiremu Kaa (Ruawaipu,Ngäti Porou).• Two emerging Mäori artistswith the award of NgäKarahipi a Te Waka Toi –scholarships to assist withfurther study:• Talented young arts curatorand visual artist ReubenFriend from Waikato,• Gifted tä moko practitionerTaryn Beri from Wellington.38TE PUNI KÖKIRI | KÖKIRI | MAHURU – WHIRINGA Ä NUKU 2010