Find out more about the recipients of the Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships since 2020. These scholarships are awarded annually to exceptional Māori students who demonstrate characteristics that align with the values of the 28th (Māori) Battalion.
Ngarimu Scholarship Recipients
Temaea Teaeki
Iwi: Ngaiterangi, Kiribati
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2026 / E 3 tau
He toroa whakakopa au nō runga i Karewa, he pōtiki manawa ū nā Ngāiterangi. He huānga tēnei nō te moutere o Matakana, anō hoki, he mangainga tēnei nō te moutere o Kiribati. He manu pīrere tēnei nō Te Kōhanga Reo ki Rotokawa. He purapura tuawhiti tēnei nō Te Kura o Te Koutu. Ko Temaea Teaeki tōku ingoa.
E whai ana a Temaea i tana Tohu Paetahi Pakihi i te Pūtea Kaute Ngaio ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, ā, he ākonga o mua nō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Koutu i Rotorua.
E ai ki a Temaea, he hōnore nui nōna ki te whiwhi i tēnei karahipi paetahi, ā, mā tēnei e whakangāwari ngā taumahatanga pūtea, e āhei ai ia ki te aro pū ki tana tau ako tuarua.
“He tino hōnore nōku ki te whiwhi i te karahipi a Ngarimu,” tāna i kī ai.
“Ka nui taku mihi me te ngākau whakamiha, ki ngā uri o Matua Tonga me te rōpū rangatira i whakatō mai i ngā uara i puāwai ai au. Nā tā rātou arataki i tārai te ara e hikoi nei au i tēnei rā, ā, i te korenga o rātou, kua rerekē rawa taku haerenga.”
“Kia noho tēnei whakatutukitanga hei whakamaharatanga ki ngā raupanga a te hunga i hāpai, i whawhai hoki mō tātou i te Ope Taua 28 (Māori).”
Iwi: Ngaiterangi, Kiribati
Undergraduate Scholarship
2026 / 3 years
He toroa whakakopa au nō runga i Karewa, he pōtiki manawa ū nā Ngaiterangi. He huānga tēnei nō te moutere o Matakana, anō hoki, he mangainga tēnei nō te moutere o Kiribati. He manu pīrere tēnei nō Te Kōhanga Reo ki Rotokawa. He purapura tuawhiti tēnei nō Te Kura o Te Koutu. Ko Temaea Teaeki tōku ingoa.
Temaea is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Business in Professional Accounting at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato and is a former student of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Koutu in Rotorua.
Temaea says she is honoured to receive this undergraduate scholarship which will ease financial pressures and allow her to dedicate herself fully to her second year of study.
“I am truly honoured to receive the Ngarimu scholarship,” she says.
“I acknowledge with deep gratitude the descendants of Matua Tonga and the collective of leaders who instilled in me the values that have enabled me to flourish. Their guidance carved the path I walk today and without them, my journey would not be the same.”
“May this achievement serve as a reminder of the sacrifices made by those who served and fought for us in the 28th (Māori) Battalion.”
Isla Mariana Fellows
Iwi: Ngāti Mutunga ki Taranaki, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2026 / E 3 tau
Kei te whai a Isla i tana Tohu Paetahi Whaihanga ki te Whare Wānanga o Te Herenga Waka ki Te Whanganui a Tara, ā, ko ia te Kōhine Mātārae o mua ki te Kāreti o Paraparaumu ki Kapiti.
He herenga pūmau tō Isla ki te Ope Taua 28 (Māori), ki te whānau hoki e hāpai tonu ana i tō rātou whakareretanga iho. E ai ki a ia he whakaiti mārire nōna ki te whiwhi i te karahipi o Ngarimu.
“Ki a au nei, he hōnore nui tonu, he haepapa nui tonu hoki tēnei karahipi, e wero ana i a au ki te kawe i ō rātou mātāpono ki tōku anō ao, otirā ki te ārahi i ngā kaupapa ka whakahōnore i tō rātou whakareretanga iho. He tohu whakamaharatanga hoki tēnei ki ngā huarahi o ēnei rā e whai pakiaka ana ki tō rātou manawaroa, ki tō rātou manawa tītī hoki.”
E mea ana a Isla, mā tēnei karahipi e wātea ai ia ki te aro atu ki āna mahi ako, ki te tūhura huarahi auaha e whakauruuru ana i te mātauranga Māori me ngā mātāpono hoahoanga ki te whaihangatanga, i a ia e kōkiri ana kia whānui ake ngā māngai ki ngā whenua tāone, taiwhenua rānei ki Aotearoa.
“I a au e pakeke ana, ka whakarongo ki ngā wheako o tōku pāpā ki Wharekauri, ka mārama ahau ki te nui o tā te taiao whakaaweawe i te ahurea, i te tuakiri hoki. Ka whakamīharo au ki aua kōrero, me te aha ka whai au kia uru mai te wairua o te hononga, te manawaroa, te mana ahurea hoki ki ngā wāhi ka hangaia e au.”
E manako ana a Isla ka haere tonu āna mahi ako, ā, ka whakatairanga hoki ia i te whaihanga Māori mā te hoahoa i ētahi wāhi ka whakauruuru i te mātauranga Māori, ka whakahōnore i te whakapapa, ka whakakaha hoki i te hononga ki te whenua, ki te hapori.
Iwi: Ngāti Mutunga ki Taranaki, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri
Undergraduate Scholarship
2026 / 3 years
Isla is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Architectural Studies at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington and is the former Head Girl of Paraparaumu College on the Kāpiti Coast.
Isla feels a strong connection to the 28th (Māori) Battalion and the whānau who continue to uphold their legacy. She says she is deeply humbled to be a recipient of the Ngarimu scholarship.
“To me this scholarship is both a privilege and a responsibility, it challenges me to carry their values into my own life and to lead in ways that honour their enduring legacy. It is also a reminder that the opportunities I have today are rooted in their resilience and determination.”
With the support of the scholarship, Isla says she is able to focus on her studies and explore innovative ways of incorporating mātauranga Māori and design principles into architecture while advocating for greater representation across urban and rural landscapes in Aotearoa.
“Growing up listening to my dad’s experiences on the Chatham Islands, I learned how deeply the environment shapes culture and identity. Those stories inspire me so that the spaces I create carry that same sense of belonging, resilience, and cultural pride.”
Isla hopes to continue her studies and champion Māori architecture by designing spaces that integrate mātauranga Māori, honour whakapapa and strengthen connection to whenua and community.
Hinerangi Nicholas
Iwi: Tūhoe, Ngaiterangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Kuki Airani
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2026 / E 3 tau
Kei te whai a Hinerangi i te Tohu Paetahi Ture (LLB) Māori me ngā iwi Taketake hoki ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, ā, he ākonga o mua hoki nō Te Wharekura o Ruatoki.
Ka whakamārama ia i te mana nui o tāna whakawhiwhinga ki tēnei karahipi, ko te au nui tōna rite e kawe ana i a ia ki tua o Ruatoki, e whakawhenua tonu ana i a ia ki ngā maunga katoa ka kakea e ia.
Ahakoa tana tawhiti i te kāinga, ka mau tonu i a Hinerangi ki te whakataukī: ‘Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro nōna te ngahere. Koirā te ao e noho nei ahau. Tōku ao Tūhoe. Tōku ao Māori. Taku pātaka kai, taku pātaka kōrero, taku ūkaipō. Engari, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōna te ao.’
“Nā tēnei whakataukī i maumahara ai ahau ko ngā mātauranga o ōku tūpuna tōku tino whakawhenuatanga. I whakatenatena hoki i a au ki te kimi mātauranga nō te ao whānui, i te mōhio ka kaha ake ahau nā ngā ao e rua.”
Mā te karahipi, e wātea nei a Hinerangi ki te aro ki āna mahi ako, ki te hanga hoki i ngā taputapu māna ki te hāpai, ki te whakahaumaru hoki i te mana, i te rangatiratanga o te Māori.
“Ko taku ara ture ko tētahi ara ki te kōtui i te mātauranga o ōku tūpuna ki ngā pūkenga ture o ēnei rā, kia hāpai au i tōku whānau, i tōku hapū, i tōku iwi hoki ā tōna wā.”
Iwi: Tūhoe, Ngaiterangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Kuki Airani
Undergraduate Scholarship
2026 / 3 years
Hinerangi is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Māori and Indigenous Studies at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato and is a former student of Te Wharekura o Ruatoki in Ruatoki.
She describes receiving this scholarship as a profound privilege, like a strong current carrying her beyond the valley of Ruatoki while still continuing to ground her on every maunga she climbs.
Although she is far from home, Hinerangi holds fast to the whakataukī: ‘Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro nōna te ngahere. Koirā te ao e noho nei ahau. Tōku ao Tūhoe. Tōku ao Māori. Taku pātaka kai, taku pātaka kōrero, taku ūkaipō. Engari, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōna te ao.’
“This whakataukī reminds me that my strongest grounding comes from the mātauranga of my tūpuna. It also encourages me to seek knowledge from the wider world, knowing that both strengthen who I am.”
With the support of the scholarship, Hinerangi is able to focus on her studies and build the tools she needs to uplift and protect the mana and rangatiratanga of Māori.
“I see my path in law as a way of weaving together the knowledge of my tūpuna with the legal skills of today, so that one day I can serve my whānau, my hapū, and my iwi.”
Tiffany Radich
Iwi: Ngāti Awa
Te Karahipi Rangahau Tohu Paerua Mātauranga
2026 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Tiffany i te Tohu Paerua Mahi Ako ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, ā, he ākonga o mua nō Te Kāreti o Spotswood ki Ngāmotu.
Nā tēnei tukanga karahipi i whai whakaaro a Tiffany ki ngā tini wero kua tutuki i a ia, me te āhua o aua wheako ki te whakawhanake i a ia ki tēnei rā.
“Ka whai whakaaro atu ana ki a Moana-nui-a-kiwa Ngarimu, ki tōku koroua, ki a Maihi Ngaheu, otirā ki ētahi atu hōia o te Ope Taua 28 (Māori) i whakaara i ngā pūkenga tuku iho, i te mātauranga Māori hoki ki te pakanga mō te mana motuhake, mea rawa ake ka hoki ki te kāinga, kāore i āhei ki te whakanui, ki te whakapuaki hoki i tō rātou tuakiri Māori ki Aotearoa, ki roto tonu i te ao mātauranga.”
E ai ki ēnei whakaaroaro o Tiffany kua kaha ake tōna aronga me te haepapa e kawea ana e ia ki āna mahi kaiako, he mea waihanga e ōna ake wheako me te whakareretanga iho a rātou mā i mua i a ia.
Ka whakapuaki a Tiffany i ōna whakamānawa ki te poari o Ngarimu i tō rātou ū ki tēnei kaupapa, ā, e ai ki a ia he hōnore ki te whiwhi atu i te karahipi.
“Mā tēnei karahipi e ngāwari ake ai ngā taumahatanga pūtea o ngā mahi ako, e tautoko ai hoki aku tūmanako kia tū hei kaiako e whakaaweawe ana i ngā whakatipuranga rangatahi e whai ake ki te tūhura i ō rātou ake tuakiri, i ā rātou tūranga i tēnei ao hurihuri.”
Iwi: Ngāti Awa
Master of Education Research Scholarship
2026 / 1 year
Tiffany is currently pursuing a Master of Teaching and Learning at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato and is a former student of Spotswood College in Ngāmotu | New Plymouth.
Through the process of applying for this scholarship, Tiffany was encouraged to reflect on the many challenges she has overcome and how those experiences have shaped her into the person she is today.
“Reflecting on Moana-nui-a-kiwa Ngarimu, my koroua, Maihi Ngaheu and other 28th (Māori) battalion soldiers who drew on intergenerational skills and mātauranga Māori to fight for freedom, only to return home unable to celebrate and express their identity as Māori in Aotearoa particularly in education.”
Tiffany says these reflections have strengthened her sense of purpose and the responsibility she carries into her teaching journey, shaped by both her own experiences and the legacy of those who came before her.
Tiffany expresses gratitude to the Ngarimu Board for their commitment to this kaupapa and says it is a privilege to receive the scholarship.
“This scholarship will help reduce the financial pressures of study and support my aspirations to become a teacher who inspires the next generation of rangatahi to discover their own identity and place in this changing world.”
Xavia Tuera Connolly
Iwi: Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, Ngāruahine, Mōkai Pātea, Ngāti Whakaue, Whakatōhea, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Whātua
Te Karahipi Tohu Paerua
2026 / E 2 tau
Kei te whai a Xavia i tētahi Tohu Paerua Pūtaiao (Rangahau) Mātai Hinengaro ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, ā, he ākonga o mua nō te Kāreti o Ngākau Tapu ki Kirikiriroa.
Ka tūhura tana tuhingaroa i ngā whakahaere tikanga matarua o te kaimātai hinengaro i ngā whakahaerenga rata.
“Mā tēnei mahi e manako ana ahau ki te whakaara i te matatautanga ā-ahurea o ngā kaimātai hinengaro me te hiranga o ngā mahi whakangungu ahurea, kia whakawhāiti i te puare o te mana taurite me te whakapiki i ngā hua hauora Māori.”
E ai ki a Xavia, he hōnore te whakawhiwhia ōna ki te karahipi o Ngarimu i te tau 2026, ā, ka wātea ia ki te aro ki āna mahi rangahau, ki te noho hoki ki tōna whānau taitamariki.
“Ko te koha nui o tēnei karahipi ko te whakahōnore i te whakareretanga iho o ōku koroua, o Wiremu Rakeipoho Bennett rātou ko George Ranginohoora Bennett, ko Charles Moihi Te Arawaka Bennett, ko Frederick Te Tiwha Bennett, ko Albert Te Auheke Bennett, ko Manuhuia Augustus Bennett hoki.”
“He ātaahua te whakamiha, te whakamānawa i ngā mātāpono i whakatinana ki ā rātou mahi, ki tō rātou oranga hoki.”
Mā tēnei tautoko e manako nui ana a Xavia ki te uru ki te hōtaka mātai hinengaro haumanu ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato kia whai tūranga hei kaimātai hinengaro kaupapa Māori mō ngā tamariki, mō ngā rangatahi hoki.
Iwi: Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngaa Rauru Kiitahi, Ngāruahine, Mōkai Pātea, Ngāti Whakaue, Whakatōhea, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Wairiki Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Whātua
Master's Scholarship
2026 / 2 years
Xavia is currently pursuing a Master of Science (Research) in Psychology at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato and is a former student of Sacred Heart Girls’ College in Kirikiriroa | Hamilton.
Her thesis explores how psychologists operationalise bicultural theory in clinical practice.
“Through this mahi, I hope to shed light on the cultural proficiency of mental health practitioners and the importance of culturally informed training, ultimately helping to close the equity gap and improving health outcomes for Māori.”
Xavia says it is an honour to be a 2026 Ngarimu scholarship recipient and that it will allow her to focus on her research and spending more time with her young whānau.
“The greatest gift of this scholarship is being able to honour the legacy of my koroua, Wiremu Rakeipoho Bennett, George Ranginohoora Bennett, Charles Moihi Te Arawaka Bennett, Frederick Te Tiwha Bennett, Albert Te Auheke Bennett and Manuhuia Augustus Bennett.”
“It has been beautiful to recognise and celebrate the values embodied during their service and throughout their lives.”
With this support, Xavia aspires to take part in the clinical psychology programme at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato and work as a child and adolescent kaupapa Māori psychologist.
Arna Whaanga
Iwi: Ngāti Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa
Te Karahipi Tohu Kairangi
2026 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Arna i tētahi Tohu Kairangi ki te kura Māori ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa, ā, he ākonga o mua nō te Kāreti o Wairoa.
Ka tūhura tana tuhingaroa a ‘Ngā Tohu Mākorakora: Te Whānau Mārama as Living Seasonal Intelligence’ i tā te huarahi mātauranga Māori, arā, ko ngā whetū, ko te taiao, me ngā hononga whakapapa o Te Whānau Mārama, hei kaupapa pūtaiao e whakawhenuatia ana e te ahurea mā ngā tamariki noho taiwhenua e 10 ki te 12 te pakeke i Māhia me Nūhaka.
E ai ki a Arna he nui te hirahira o te whiwhi mai i te karahipi o Ngarimu e ākina nuitia ana e tētahi wheako nōna i te kura o Nūhaka.
“I ahau e 12 ana te pakeke, he ākonga Māori i te tau 1988, i tono taku kaiako i aku mahi tuhituhi ki tētahi whakataetae a Ngarimu VC, ā, i tuatoru ahau i te motu. I whakaū taua wheako i tōku pitomata i āu e tamariki ana, ā, kia whakaingoatia hei kaiwhiwhi i te tau 2026 anō nei kua hoki porohita atu.”
E ai ki a ia, ka tau tōna hinengaro i te karahipi, e wātea ai ia ki te arotahi ki ngā taumahatanga o te ako tohu kairangi, kāore ōna here pūtea.
Iwi: Ngāti Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa
Doctoral Scholarship
2026 / 1 year
Arna is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Māori Studies at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University and is a former student of Wairoa College in Wairoa.
Her thesis ‘Ngā Tohu Mākorakora: Te Whānau Mārama as Living Seasonal Intelligence’ explores how mātauranga Māori particularly celestial, environmental, and relational knowledge within Te Whānau Mārama, can shape a culturally grounded pūtaiao learning approach for rural tamariki aged 10 to 12 in Māhia and Nūhaka.
Arna says receiving the Ngarimu scholarship carries deep personal significance, shaped in part by an early experience at Nuhaka School.
“As a 12-year-old Māori student in 1998, my teacher entered my writing into a Ngarimu VC competition, where I placed third nationally. That experience affirmed my potential at a formative age and being named a 2026 recipient feels like a meaningful, full-circle moment.
She says the scholarship gives her peace of mind, allowing her to focus fully on the demands of doctoral study without the added burden of financial pressures.
Uenukuterangihoka Tairua Jefferies
Iwi: Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Maniapoto
Te Karahipi Tohu Kairangi
2026 / 1 tau
Ka tūhura āna rangahau a “He tamaiti nā Tangaroa, he ahuahu o Mataora: Documenting Puhoro”, i te huarahi ka whai pea tētahi Kaihanga Kiriata Māori ki te whakaatu i te puhoro me ōna horopaki ahurea, ka whakamahi i te mātauranga me ngā tikanga i whakarite i te wā i whakarauora ai i ngā mahi ōkawa i mua i te taenga o te Pākehā.
E ai ki a ia he hōnore nui kia whakawhiwhia e ia ki te karahipi o Ngarimu.
“E whakaatu ana i te hōhonutanga o te whanaungatanga, ka tohu i te mana nui me ngā raupanga o te hunga nō mua i a au inarā, o taku koroua o Papa Koro (ko James Hirini Richardson), i noho hei haihana ki te Kamupene C o te Ope Taua 28 (Māori).”
Ka hoki ōna mahara ki ngā wā i hikoi ai rāua ko tōna koroua ki Ōpōtiki whai muri i te kōhanga reo, e āta kata ana ki te hunga e ngana ana ki te kōrero Pākehā ki tētahi mokopuna kōrero Māori anake.
“I taua wā, kāore au i mārama ki tōna whakahī, engari kua mōhio ahau ināianei ki te māia o Papa Koro ki te whāngai i tōna reo ki ngā wāhi tūmatanui, tētahi āhuatanga uaua mō tōna reanga.”
“Ka āta pupuri au i taua maharatanga, inā kē ngā hua o te karahipi o Ngarimu i te tautoko ā-pūtea. He tino mihi ki te manawaroa o ngā reanga tuku iho, o te whakarauora i te reo, o te ārahi hoki i te whānau, i te hapū, i te iwi.”
Iwi: Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Maniapoto
Doctoral Scholarship
2026 / 1 year
Uenukuterangihoka is undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland University of Technology in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland.
His research “He tamaiti nā Tangaroa, he ahuahu o Mataora: Documenting Puhoro”, explores how a Māori filmmaker might approach the representation of puhoro and its wider cultural contexts, drawing on mātauranga and tikanga developed alongside the reclamation of pre-colonial ceremonial practices.
He says receiving the Ngarimu scholarship is deeply personal and profoundly meaningful.
“It reflects whanaungatanga in its deepest form, recognising the sacrifices, mana and legacy of those who came before me, especially my koroua, Papa Koro (James Hirini Richardson), who served as a sergeant in C Company of the 28th Māori Battalion.”
He recalls his koroua walking him through Ōpōtiki after kōhanga reo, laughing gently when people attempted to speak English to a mokopuna who knew only te reo Māori.
“At the time, I didn’t understand his pride but now I see that those moments gave my Papa Koro the confidence to share his reo publicly, something that had not been easy for his generation.”
“Holding that memory close, I see the Ngarimu scholarship as more than financial support. It is a recognition of intergenerational resilience, language reclamation and service to whānau, hapū, and iwi.”
Tūī Mārama Keenan
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2026 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Tui i te Tohu Pōkairua Te Taketake, ki te Kuratini o Ōtākou, ā, he ākonga o mua nō te Kura Tuarua o Aranui ki Ōtautahi.
Kei ngā tūranga kaupapa Māori, ā-hapori hoki ia e mahi ana ki te tautoko i te oranga o te whānau, e hāngai atu ana ki te whakaora, ki te whakahono, ki te whakaū hoki.
He hōnore tino nui kia whakawhiwhia ki tēnei karahipi marutuna, te kī a Tui.
“Mōku ake, ka whakamana tēnei karahipi i te pūmautanga ki te mahi, ki te whakaū hoki, ā, ka tautoko i taku koha ki tōku hapori ki te whakahōnore i te raupanga a ngā hōia o te Ope Taua 28 (Māori).”
Hei tāna, he taumahatanga nui te utu o te haere i tawhiti kia tae iho ki ngā wānanga. Mā tēnei tautoko e wātea ai ia ki te ruku ki āna mahi ako, ki te whakatutuki hoki i ōna haepapa ki te kāinga, ki tōna hapori hoki.
Ka whakakaha āna mahi ako i tōna ū ki te tautoko i ngā whānau ki te ruku i ngā ara kaupapa Māori hei oranga mō rātou i te waranga, i ngā taumahatanga hoki o te oranga hinengaro.
“Pērā i tā te Ope Taua 28 (Māori) wero i ngā tikanga ki te māia, ki te kotahitanga hoki, ka ngana au ki te whakawhānui i ngā paenga, ā, ki te hanga i ētahi huarahi hou ki te oranga o te whānau.”
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2026 / 1 year
Tui is undertaking Te Taketake Diploma in Applied Addictions Counselling at Otago Polytechnic and is a former student of Aranui High School in Ōtautahi | Christchurch.
She works in kaupapa Māori and community-based roles supporting whānau wellbeing with a focus on healing, reconnection and resilience.
Tui says receiving this prestigious scholarship is a significant honour.
“To me, this scholarship recognises a commitment to service and resilience and supports my ongoing contribution to my community in honour of the sacrifices made by the soldiers of the 28th (Māori) Battalion.”
She notes that the costs of travelling long distances to attend wānanga have been a burden. With this support, she will be able to participate fully in her studies while continuing to meet her responsibilities at home and in her community.
Her studies reinforce her commitment to supporting whānau navigating addiction and mental health challenges through kaupapa Māori approaches to wellbeing.
“Like the 28th (Māori) Battalion who challenged conventions with courage and unity, I seek to push boundaries and create new pathways for whānau wellbeing.”
Tiffany Daphne Shirtliff
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2026 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Tiffany i tētahi Tohu Pōkairua Te Reo Māori ki Te Wānanga o Takiura, ā, inā tata nei riro ai ki a ia tana tohu Paerunga Pūtaiao Hauora (Waranga) ki Waipapa Taumata Rau.
“Ka hāngai tonu te Tohu Pōkairua Te Reo Māori ki te anga huatau kua tūtohutia mō taku tuhingaroa tohu paerua, mā konei e kotahi ai te mātāpono kaupapa Māori, te reo Māori me te mātauranga Māori ki te rāngai waranga me te rangahau rāngai ture.”
Hei mātua mātāmua ki āna tamariki tokotoru pīwari, e kī ana a Tiffany ko ngā pēhitanga pūtea e aukati ana i te whai wāhitanga ki te ako.
“Mā tēnei karahipi e hiki ai te taumahatanga nui, arā, te utu i ngā nama ako, me te whakangāwari i ngā uauatanga o ngā utu ako, te manaaki tamariki, me ngā haepapa o ia rā.”
Hei kōrero anō, ka pai ake tana tūranga ki Sentence Equality, te wāhi e mahi ana ia hei kaituhi ripoata mō ngā kōti, hei kaiarotake waranga hoki e whakarite ana i ngā aromātai waipiro, taru hoki i roto i te rāngai ture.
Mō Tiffany, he nui ake ngā hua o te karahipi i te tautoko ā-pūtea noa. He haumitanga tēnei ki tōna whai wāhitanga ki te tautoko i ngā hua matatika hauora, ture hoki mō ngā whānau o Aotearoa.
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2026 / 1 year
Tiffany is pursuing a Diploma in Te Reo Māori with Te Wānanga o Tākiura and has recently completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science (Addiction) at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland.
“The Diploma in Te Reo Māori will directly inform the conceptual framework of my proposed Master’s thesis, enabling the integration of kaupapa Māori principles, te reo Māori and mātauranga Māori into addiction and justice sector research.”
As the primary caregiver of her three beautiful tamariki, Tiffany says financial pressure have often created barriers to fully engaging in study.
“This scholarship lifts a huge weight, supporting tuition fees and easing the strain of study costs, childcare and everyday responsibilities.”
She adds that the support will improve her role at Sentence Equality, where she works as a court report writer and addictions assessor providing alcohol and other drug assessments within the criminal justice sector.”
For Tiffany, the scholarship represents more than financial relief. It is an investment in her capacity to contribute to equitable health and justice outcomes for whānau across Aotearoa.
Janine Aroha Tito
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Manu, Ngāti Mahuta
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2026 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Janine i tētahi Tohu Pōkairua Te Reo Māori - Rumaki Reo ki Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa, ki te whakawhānui i tōna reo mō āna mahi, mō tōna whānau, mō tōna hapū hoki.
E manawareka ana a Janine i te whakawhiwhinga ōna ki te Karahipi o Ngarimu mō te Mātauranga Ahumahi me te Whakangungu.
“Nā tēnei karahipi i tūhura ki ahau ōku tātai whakapapa ki ōku pāpā o te Ope Taua 28 (Māori), e titia nei ēnei kupu ki tōku ngākau - kei wareware i a tātou.” Nā tō rātou toa, ā rātou mahi, tā rātou i raupanga ai, i whakaihiihi au ki te māia, ki taku pūtake.
Ka mahi a Janine hei kaiwhakangungu mātanga Toi Māori i te mātauranga ki te kura tuarua, ā, e tautoko ana i ngā ākonga mā te mahi auaha kua whakawhenuatia ki te ao Māori.
Mā te Toi Māori e whakamahi au ngā ritenga auaha ki te tūhono i te taiohi ki te ao Māori, e whakatō ana i ngā kākano o marutuna, o whakamīharo hoki o ngā pūmanawa ō o tātou tūpuna kua whakarere iho ki a tātou. Ki te koke tōku reo, ka pai ake ēnei wāhi mahi me ngā tūhononga tāngata.
Mā te whakakaha i tōna reo, e whakakaha hoki tana koha ki ōna hapū me ngā tūmanako o kui mā, o koro mā mō ngā uri whakaheke.
E ai ki a ia mā te karahipi nei e ngāwari ai ngā pēhitanga pūtea o te ako tūmau ki tua o te kāinga kia pai tonu tana tautoko i tōna koroua whare, i Awatirohanga, ki Tangiteroria.
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Manu, Ngāti Mahuta
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2026 / 1 year
Janine is pursuing a Diploma in Te Reo Māori – Oral fluency at Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa, deepening her reo for her mahi, whānau and hapū.
Janine is grateful to receive the Ngarimu Vocational Education and Training Scholarship.
“This scholarship journey led me to uncover whakapapa connections to great uncles who served in the 28th Māori Battalion, giving lest we forget a deeply personal meaning. Their bravery service and sacrifice inspire me to step forward with courage and purpose.
Janine works as a specialist Toi Māori educator in secondary education, supporting ākonga through creative practice grounded in te ao Māori.
“Through Toi Māori, I use creative practice to connect taiohi with te ao Māori, planting seeds of awe and wonder about the talents of our tūpuna and the legacy they have left for us. Developing my reo will further enrich these spaces and relationships.”
Strengthening her reo also strengthens her contributions within her hapu and the aspirations of kaumātua and kuia are carried forward for future generations.
She says the scholarship will ease the financial pressures of full time study away from home while allowing her to continue supporting her whānau homestead, Awatirohanga, in Tangiteroria.
Hine Te Ariki Parata-Walker
Iwi: Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2025 / E 3 tau
Kei te whai a Hine Te Ariki i te Tohu Paetahi Rongoā me te Tohu Paetahi Hāpara Tinana ki Waipapa Taumata Rau. Kei te mahi hoki ia hei Tauira Rongoā i te Hōhipera o Middlemore, i Tāmaki Makaurau.
He tauira o mua ia o Tolaga Bay Area School me Kahukuranui, otirā he hōnore nui tēnei mō Hine Te Ariki, hei āwhina i a ia i āna whakangungu haumanu ki tāwāhi.
Ki ōna whakaaro, he hononga whaitake tō tēnei karahipi ki te rongotoa tuku iho o te Ope 28, he tohu whakanui hoki i te māia o ngā wāhine me ngā tamariki ki te kawe i taua rongotoa rā ki tēnei rā, he wā anō i noho puku, i pā hoki te mamae.
“Ka noho tēnei karahipi hei whakamaharatanga i a tātou ki ngā painga e whiwhi nei tātou i tēnei rā, nā runga i tō rātou manawanui me te whakahere nui. Ka pīkau ahau i tēnei haepapa i runga i te whakaute whakawhetai nui.”
“Ko te whakareretanga o te Ope 28 (Māori) ka toro ki tua o ngā pae pakanga, otirā ka whakaatatia i roto i ngā tautika-kore ā-pūnahanaha kei mua i a tātou i tēnei rā, inakoa rā te tohe mauroa mō te tautika ā-hauora.”
Nā tana whakatipuranga mai i Ūawa, he hapori tuatai, i kite ā-kanohi a Hine Te Ariki i ngā tauārai ki te hauora, i noho hauora kore ai te tokomaha o ngā whānau. Nā te matea whitawhita mō ngā tākuta tuawhenua, ina koa rā i te wā o te KŌWHEORI-19, i hihiri i a ia ki te whai i te ara o te GP tuawhenua.
“He huarahi tauroa, he huarahi uaua engari he huarahi momoho te rongoā.” Ko taku āinga, ko te wawata kia whai āheinga ngā hapori tuawhenua Māori ki te hauora ikeike o te ao, ā, kia ora rawa te Māori hei mātanga hauora ā-ao.”
Iwi: Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti
Undergraduate Scholarship
2025 / 3 years
Hine Te Ariki is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery at Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland. She is also working as a Medical Student at Middlemore Hospital in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
A former student of Tolaga Bay Area School & Kahukuranui, Hine Te Ariki considers receiving a Ngarimu scholarship a great honour which will help support her overseas clinical placements and training.
She views this scholarship as a meaningful connection to the profound legacy of the 28th (Māori) Battalion and a tribute to the resilience of the women and children who carried that legacy forward, often in silence and pain.
“The legacy of the 28th (Māori) Battalion extends beyond battlefields and is reflected in the systemic inequities we face today, particularly in the ongoing struggle for health equity.”
“This scholarship serves as a reminder that the privileges we enjoy today were earned through their courage and sacrifice. I carry this responsibility with deep respect and gratitude.”
Growing up in Ūawa Tolaga Bay, a rural coastal community, Hine Te Ariki witnessed firsthand the barriers to healthcare that left many whānau without adequate care. The urgent need for rural doctors, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, inspired her to pursue a career as a rural GP.
“Medicine is a lifelong, challenging yet fulfilling journey. I am driven by a vision for rural Māori communities to have access to world-class healthcare and for Māori to thrive as world-class healthcare professionals.”
Jacqueline Te Kani Nankivell
Iwi: Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2025 / E 3 tau
Kei te whai a Jacqueline i ana Tohu Paetahi i te Ture me ngā Toi, he aronga nui ki ngā Akoranga Taketake, ā, he aronga iti ki te Whakapono i Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou i Ōtepoti. He tauira o mua ia o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whatatutu, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Uri-a-Māui me Te Kāreti o Campion i Tūranganui-a-Kiwa.
Hei tā Jacqueline, nā tōna kōkā ia i akiaki ki te tono i te karahipi, me te hiahia ki te whakanui i ōna tīpuna i uru ki ngā pakanga maha, tae atu ki tōna ake tipuna a Barney Te Kani, i whakawhiti i te ao ki te pakanga mō tōna iwi.
Ka hoki a Jacqueline ki ngā kupu akiaki a tōna kōkā, nāna ia i whakahihiri ki te whakanui i te hunga nō mua i a ia, ā, me te whai i ō rātou tapuwae mā te hāpai i ō rātou uara o te toa, o te pakari me te manawa ū, i te ao Māori me te ao Pākehā. Hei tāna, mā te karahipi nei e whakamāmā i ngā taumahatanga o te pūtea, te whakaiti i te kohuki, e āhei ai rātou ko tana whānau ki te aro ki tō rātou ake oranga.
“He hōnore nui, he momoho mōku, otirā e noho whakaiti ana ahau ki te whiwhi i tēnei karahipi whakahī, mō taku whānau me taku hapori o Te Tairāwhiti.”
“Mōku ake, he tohu tēnei karahipi i te manawa ū ki te mahi, me te manawaroa, i te wā e tautoko ana au i taku hapori ki te whakanui i ngā mahi a te hunga i pakanga mō tātou te painga, i roto i te Ope Taua 28 (Māori).”
Iwi: Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi
Undergraduate Scholarship
2025 / 3 years
Jacqueline is currently studying towards a Bachelor of Laws and Arts, majoring in Indigenous Studies and minoring in Theology at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago in Ōtepoti | Dunedin. She is a former student of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whatatutu, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Uri-a-Māui and Campion College in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa | Gisborne.
Jacqueline shares that it was her mother who encouraged her to apply for this scholarship, with the desire to honour her tīpuna who fought in various wars, including her own tipuna Barney Te Kani, who travelled across the world to fight for their people.
Jacqueline credits her mother’s words of encouragement for inspiring her to honour and celebrate those who came before her, and to follow in their footsteps by upholding their values of bravery, strength and remaining steadfast in both te ao Māori and te ao Pākehā. She says that this scholarship will ease the financial burden of her studies, reducing stress and allowing her and her whānau to focus on their wellbeing.
“I am extremely honoured, privileged and humbled to receive this prestigious scholarship on behalf of my whānau and community in Te Tairāwhiti.”
“To me, this scholarship represents a commitment to service and resilience while supporting my community in recognition of the sacrifices made by those who served and fought for us in the 28th (Māori) Battalion.”
Elite Reti
Iwi: Muriwhenua, Ngāti Wai, Ngāpuhi
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2025 / E 3 tau
Kei te whai a Elite i te Tohu Ture ki Waipapa Taumata Rau, otirā he tauira o mua o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa i Kaitāia.
Ka nui te mihi a Elite ki te tautoko kiriūka a tōna whānau me ōna kaiako i roto i ngā tau, me tana kī, ki te kore te aroha i whakaaturia e te hunga rā, kua kore ia e eke ki te tangata e tū nei ia i tēnei rā. He nui tana whakawhetai ki a rātou mō te ārahi haere i a ia i tana huarahi mātauranga.
Hei tā Elite, ka whakamāmā te karahipi i ngā pēhanga moni o te ako, te āwhina me ngā utu wāhi noho me ngā utu ki te ako.
“He mea nui te whiwhi i tēnei karahipi, hei whakamahara ki ō tātou tīpuna i whawhai, i mate hoki, kia whai huarahi whakamua ahau, otirā te huarahi i matapaetia e rātou mō ā rātou mokopuna.”
Iwi: Muriwhenua, Ngāti Wai, Ngāpuhi
Undergraduate Scholarship
2025 / 3 years
Elite is currently studying towards a Bachelor of Law at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland and is a former student of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rangi Āniwaniwa in Kaitaia.
Elite expresses deep gratitude for the unwavering support from his whānau and kaiako over the years, acknowledging that without their aroha he would not have become the person he is today. He is extremely thankful for their constant guidance throughout his educational journey.
“It is a privilege to receive a scholarship in memory of our tūpuna who fought and made the ultimate sacrifice so that I could have the future they envisioned for their mokopuna.”
Rawiri Coleman
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Te Karahipi Rangahau Tohu Paerua Mātauranga
2025 / 1 tau
I tēnei wā kei te whai a Rāwiri i Te Tohu Paerua Mātarauranga Reo Rumaki ki Te Whare Wānanga Raukawa, ā, he tauira o mua Tolaga Bay Area School me Kahukuranui i Ūawa.
Hei tā Rāwiri, he hōnore tēnei kia noho hei kaiwhiwhi o te tohu whakahī o Ngārimu, me te tōai anō i te hirahira o te whakanui i te takenga mai o tēnei karahipi me te iwi nā rātou i whakarite.
“Ka tika kia maumaharatia a Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu me te Ope 28 (Māori), ā rātou raupanga me ō rātou uara. Pēnā i a rātou, me ū tonu tātou, me whakapātaritari i ngā wero e pēhi tonu nei i te iwi Māori.”
“Mā Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu me te Ope 28 (Māori) tātou e whakahihiri kia eke ki ngā taumata teitei, hei painga mō te iwi Māori.”
Hei tā Rāwiri, ko tana hihiritanga ki te tono karahipi, ko tana matenui ki te tautoko i tana whānau, te hapū me te iwi.
“Mā tēnei karahipi e āwhina ki te whakaiti i ngā pēhanga ā-pūtea o te ako, ā, ka āwhina i ahau kia eke ai ōku wawata reo Māori, kia whai pūkenga ahau hei āwhina i taku hapori.”
Hei tā Rāwiri, ko tōna moemoeā, he hoki ki te kāinga ki te whakaako ki tētahi kura reo Māori, me te whakawhanake tonu i ōna pūkenga reo, hei painga mō tōna iwi.
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Master of Education Research Scholarship
2025 / 1 year
Rawiri is currently studying towards a Master of Education in Māori medium at Te Whare Wānanga o Raukawa and is a former student of Tolaga Bay Area School & Kahukuranui in Ūawa | Tolaga Bay.
Rawiri expresses that it is an honour to be a recipient of the prestigious Ngarimu award and emphasises the importance of acknowledging the origins of this scholarship and the people that made it possible.
“It is only right that we remember Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu and the 28th (Māori) Battalion, the sacrifices they made and the values they represent. Like them, we must remain steadfast and confront the ongoing challenges that continue to marginalise te iwi Māori.”
Rawiri shares that his motivation for applying for the scholarship was driven by his desire to support his whānau, hapū and iwi.
“This scholarship will help reduce the financial pressures of studying and will help me achieve my reo Māori aspirations, so I am better equipped to serve my community.”
Rawiri expresses that it is his dream to return home to teach at a reo Māori kura and to further develop his language skills in service to his people.
Mereana Dakin
Iwi: Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Ngāti Porou
Te Karahipi Rangahau Tohu Paerua Mātauranga
2025 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Mereana i tana Tohu Paerua Whakaako Mātanga - Te Korowai Mokopuna, ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa. He tauira o mua ia o te Kura Kōhine o Hato Hōhepa i Ahuriri, ā, kei te mahi ia ki tētahi Kōhanga reo i tēnei wā.
Hei tā Mereana, mā tēnei karahipi ia e whiwhi arawātea hou, kia āhei hoki ia ki te tuitui i ētahi hononga whaitake ki ētahi atu.
“Mā tēnei karahipi hoki e āhei ai au ki te aro ki ētahi atu āhuatanga i tua atu o te whakaako, me te tiri i aku wheako ki taku whānau me te hapori. Mā te pēnei, ka whai hua tātou katoa, ka ako, ā, ka tipu ngātahi.”
Hei tāna, e noho whakaiti ana ia ki te whiwhi i te karahipi o Ngarimu, otirā e whakawhetai ana ki te āhei ki te whai tonu i te ara mātauranga, e arahina ana e ngā uara tino hirahira ki a ia me tōna whānau.
“I whakaaturia e Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa me ngā hōia o te 28 (Māori) tō rātou toa, manawanui me te pūkeke. Nā tō rātou whakareretanga ahau i whakahihiri kia puta i taku āhurutanga, me te tono i tēnei karahipi.”
Ko te manako o Mereana ko te whakatō i ngā āhuatanga maha i whakatinanahia e Te Moana-nui-a- Kiwa me te Ope 28 (Māori) ki roto i ngā mokopuna ka whakaakona e ia, te whakamana i a rātou kia tū pakari i tēnei ao hurihuri.
“Ko ngā mokopuna te take, mō ngā mokopuna te take.”
Iwi: Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Ngāti Porou
Master of Education Research Scholarship
2025 / 1 year
Mereana is currently studying towards a Masters of Specialist Teaching – Te Korowai Mokopuna at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University. She is a former student of St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College in Ahuriri | Napier and is currently working at a Kōhanga reo.
Mereana shares that this scholarship will provide her with new opportunities and enable her to build meaningful connections with others.
“This scholarship will also allow me to focus more on my learning and share my experiences with my whānau and community. In doing so, we all benefit, learn and grow together.”
She expresses being truly humbled to receive the Ngarimu scholarship and is grateful for the opportunity to continue her educational journey, guided by the values that are deeply important to her and her whānau.
“Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa and the soldiers of the 28th (Māori) Battalion showed bravery, courage and determination. Their legacy has inspired me to step out of my comfort zone and apply for this award.”
Mereana hopes to instil many of the qualities embodied by Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa and the 28th (Māori) Battalion in the tamariki mokopuna she teaches, empowering them to stand strong in this changing world.
Nina Noble
Iwi: Ngāi Tahu
Te Karahipi Tohu Paerua
2025 / E 2 tau
I tēnei wā e whai ana a Nina i tana Tohu Paerua Whakaari ki te Royal College of Music i Rānana, otirā he tauira o mua o te Kura Tuarua o Cashmere i Ōtautahi.
Hei tā Nina, he hōnore nui te noho hei kaiwhiwhi o te karahipi o Ngarimu 2025, me te kī ake, ki te kore tēnei tautoko māhorahora, kua kore e tareka e ia te ako i tāwāhi.
“Nā tēnei tautoko, i āhei ai ahau ki te whai i ngā arawātea whakaari i te Royal College of Music, te whai i ngā whakangungu āpiti me ngā akoranga tohunga, kia wātea ai ahau ki te mahi i ngā mahi hei whakapakari i aku pūkenga hei kaiwhakaako.”
“Tae noa ki tēnei rā, ko te hunga piripono kua tūtaki ahau i roto i ngā tau ko ngā mema o Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa. He mākohakoha, he māhorahora hoki aku kaiako me aku hoa, otirā nā rātou ahau i whakahihiri kia whai i ōku moemoeā ki tua o pae tawhiti, ā, me te hoki mai anō ki te whāngai i ngā hua ki taku hapori ake.”
Hei tā Nina, i whakahihiritia ia ki te tono i tēnei tohu, nā tētahi kōrero ki tana hoa mō ngā uara o Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa me ngā hītori hoki o te Ope 28 (Māori).
E hihiri ana ia ki te hoki mai ki te kāinga me ngā mātauranga me ngā wheako i whāia e ia, e hīkaka ana kia whai wāhi ki te rāngai ahurea toi me te mātauranga ngangahau i konei i Aotearoa.
Iwi: Ngāi Tahu
Master's Scholarship
2025 / 2 years
Nina is currently studying towards a Masters of Performance at the Royal College of Music in London and is a former student of Cashmere High School in Ōtautahi | Christchurch.
Nina expresses great honour in being a recipient of the 2025 Ngarimu scholarship, noting that without this generous support, she would not be able to continue her studies abroad.
“With this support, I am able to participate in more performance opportunities at the Royal College of Music, take additional lessons and masterclasses and dedicate more time to projects that will improve my skills as an educator.”
Nina shares that she was inspired to apply for this award after a conversation with a colleague about the values of the New Zealand Defence Force and the history of the 28th (Māori) Battalion.
She is excited to return home with the knowledge and experiences she has gained, eager to continue contributing to the vibrant arts culture and education sector here in Aotearoa | New Zealand.
Peata Melbourne
Iwi: Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata
Te Karahipi Tohu Kairangi
2025 / E 2 tau
Kei te whai a Peata i tana Tohu Kairangi Kaupapa Māori ki Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, otirā he tauira o mua ia o Te Kura Tuarua o Western Heights i Rotorua. E mahi ana ia ināianei hei Upoko o ngā Kawe Pūrongo ki Whakaata Māori.
Hei tā Peata, i pakeke mai ia i tētahi whānau i noho ai tēnei mea te kawe kōrero hei wāhanga matua o te ia rā, mā roto i ngā mahi whakaari me te kapa haka. Nō te wehenga i te kura tuarua, ka kuhu a Peata ki te mahi pouaka whakaata, i reira ka poipoia ōna pūkenga kawe kōrero, me tana kaingākau ki te tuhituhi, i te wā e whakawhanake ana i tētahi kanohi hōmiromiro, inakoa rā ki ngā kawe kōrero Māori, tatū noa ki ōna hoa mahi Māori.
“Ahakoa kua tipu pakari te whakaata a te Māori i te rāngai pouaka whakaata i ngā tekau tau kua hipa, kāore tonu i eke ki te taumata tika, hei utu i te tāmitanga tauroa o ngā kōrero a te Māori.”
“Nā tēnei i whakaawe i taku aronga mō taku Kairangi Kaupapa Māori ki Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi: Decolonising Māori Storytelling in Screen Media.”
Hei tā Peata, i hua ake tana awenga ki te tono i tēnei karahipi i tana whai wāhi hei kaiwhakapāoho o te whakaaturanga pouaka whakaata o te rā o ANZAC, me te taunga o te mōhio ki a ia o te whai wāhi o ōna tīpuna ki te Te Hokowhitu a Tū me Kamupene C.
“Ki ōku whakaaro koinei te wā tika mōku ki te tono i tēnei karahipi. I tua atu i tana noho hei karahipi Māori mana nui rawa o te motu, ināianei kua whai hononga ahau ki tēnei tohu.”
He mihi nui whakaharahara tō Peata mōna i whakawhiwhia ki tēnei karahipi whakahī, ā, nā tēnei e āhei ai ia ki te whakahaere uiui ā-kanohi, i runga anō i te tikanga o te manaakitanga e tika ana mō ōna kaiwhakauru.
“Mā tēnei karahipi me aku rangahau, e whai ana ahau ki te waihanga i tētahi anga ka tautoko i ngā kaihanga kaupapa me ngā kaitautoko ā-pūtea, mā te whakapū i te tirohanga a te Māori.”
Iwi: Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata
Doctoral Scholarship
2025 / 2 years
Peata is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Māori Studies at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and is a former student of Western Heights High School in Rotorua. She is now working as the Head of News at Whakaata Māori.
Peata shares that she grew up in a whānau where storytelling was an integral part of daily life through drama productions and kapa haka. After leaving high school, Peata entered the television industry, where she nurtured her storytelling skills and passion for writing while developing a critical eye, particularly towards Māori stories and her Māori peers.
“While Māori representation in the screen industry has grown over the past decade, it’s still not enough to counter the longstanding colonisation of Māori narratives.”
“This inspired the focus of my PhD in Māori Studies at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi: Decolonising Māori Storytelling in Screen Media.”
Peata explains that her inspiration to apply for this scholarship came from her involvement as a presenter in the annual ANZAC television broadcast and from recently learning about her tūpuna who were part of the Pioneers Battalion and C Company.
“It felt both timely and fitting to apply for the scholarship. Not only is it the most prestigious Māori scholarship available, but I now have a personal connection to it.”
Peata expresses deep gratitude for receiving this prestigious scholarship and that it will allow her to conduct interviews in person, in a way that reflects manaakitanga and care her participants deserves.
“With this scholarship and through my research, I aim to create a framework that supports content creators and funders, placing a Māori perspective at the centre.”
Gabriella Keil
Iwi: Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāi Tūhoe
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2025 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Gabriella i tana tohu Paetahi Nēhi ki Toi Ohomai, otirā he tauira o mua o Te Kura Tuarua o Te Kauaeranga i Pārāwai.
Hei tā Gabriella, he hōnore nui tēnei mōna kia kōwhiria hei kaiwhiwhi o te karahipi o Ngarimu, me te whakaatu anō i te hononga ā-wairua hōhonu o te tohu nei mōna.
“Ko te whakamanatanga me te whakaute tēnei i te mana me te whakahī o ōku tīpuna i te wā o te riri, tae atu ki ngā tau i muri ake. “Ka hīkoi tahi rātou me ahau i tēnei ara mātauranga, me te whakaawe i ahau kia whāia te kairangitanga.”
I tīmata te whai a Gabriella i te huarahi hei nēhi i te 2022. I te tipuranga o tōna mātauranga i te hauora, i tipu hoki tana kaingākau ki tōna ahurea.
“Ka hika tēnei i tana pāuaua ki te mahi i ngā mahi hei painga mō tōna iwi.”
I whai āheinga a Gabriella ki te haere ki tētahi hui nēhi ā-motu, nōna i reira ka tūhono ki ētahi atu tauira rite tahi ki a ia, me te whāngaihia ōna e ngā kaihautū hauora Māori. Hei tāna, nā ēnei wheako i āwhina ki te whakapakari i tōna tuakiri ahurea.
“Ka rumaki tonu ahau i ahau ki te wairuatanga o taku whakapapa, otirā ka tipu ahau me te tautoko o ōku hoa me ōku tuākana.”
“Hei māmā ki ngā tamariki tokotoru, ka whakapakari tēnei tohu i taku mānawatanga, taku pāuaua me te manawa ū hei Nēhi Māori, e tuwhera mai ai ngā arawātea ki te whakapiki haere i aku mātauranga i te hauora.
Iwi: Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāi Tūhoe
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2025 / 1 year
Gabriella is currently studying towards a Bachelor of Nursing at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology and is a former student of Thames High School in Pārāwai | Thames.
Gabriella shares that she is deeply honoured to be chosen as a recipient of the Ngarimu scholarship, expressing that this award holds great spiritual significance to her.
“The mana and pride of my tūpuna who fought not only during the war, but throughout the years that followed is now being recognised and appreciated. They walk with me on this academic journey, inspiring me to strive for excellence.”
Gabriella’s journey towards becoming a nurse started in 2022. As her knowledge in health grew so did her passion for her culture.
“This fuelled my determination to take action for the betterment of my people.”
Gabriella has had the privilege of attending national nursing hui where she connected with like-minded students and learned from Māori leaders in health. She says these experiences have helped strengthen her cultural identity.
“I continue to immerse myself in the wairuatanga of my whakapapa and flourish with the support of my peers and tuākana.”
“As a mother of three tamariki, this award will strengthen my confidence, determination and commitment as a Neehi Māori, opening up more opportunities to further my education in health.”
Kata O’Donnell
Iwi: Ngāti Maru
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2025 / 1 tau
E whai ana a Kata i tētahi akoranga Reo Rumaki i Te Wānanga Takiura Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa. Hei tāna, he hōkaitanga hirahira tēnei i tōna wawata kia tū hei kaihautū matatau ki te reo Māori ki te kura, kia pakari ai te hāpai i ngā hapori Māori me Te Moana-nui-a- Kiwa.
He tauira o mua a Kata o Te Kāreti Baradene i Tāmaki Makaurau, otirā koinei te wāhi i tīmata ai te tipu o tana kaingākau ki te ao Māori, te hauora Māori me te hautūtanga.
“I taua wā, i toro atu ahau ki ngā arawātea ki te whai i taku tuakiritanga, me te whakatipu anō i te whakaute nui ki te Māoritanga.”
Hei tā Kata, nā te whakapakari i tana tuakiritanga me tana kaingākau ki te hauora, i ārahi i a ia kia mahi tahi ki ngā rangatahi Māori, o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa hoki hei mātanga hauora, mō te iwa tau. He oranga ngākau mōna te tautoko i ō rātou oranga me te tuakiri ahurea, ā, nā tēnei mahi i kōkiri i tana pūmau ki te whai i te reo, te whakatipu hoki i te taha o tana hapori e noho pononga nei ia.
Hei tāna, he hōnore nui whakaharahara mōna te whakawhiwhinga ki tēnei tohu, ā, ka āhei ia ki te whai i ngā tapuwae o ōna tīpuna, arā, te whakatinana i tō rātou aumangea me te kaha.
“Ka tautoko tēnei karahipi i taku haerenga, te whakamāmā i ngā taumahatanga o te pūtea, e āhei ai ahau ki te aro motuhake ki te whai i taku reo ātaahua rirerire.”
Mā te tautoko a tēnei karahipi, hei tā Kata, ka whakamanatia ia ki te whakatinana i ngā wawata o te hapū me te hapori, otirā e ū ana ia ki te ārahi i ngā whakareanga kia whāia tēnei ara.
Iwi: Ngāti Maru
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2025 / 1 year
Kata is currently undertaking a Rumaki Reo programme at Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa. She says this is an important step in her aspiration to become a senior leader fluent in te reo Māori in kura, so she can confidently uplift Māori and Pacific communities.
Kata is a former student of Baradene College in Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland where her passion for te ao Māori, hauora Māori and leadership began to blossom.
“During this time, I embraced opportunities to deepen my tuakiritanga, fostering a profound appreciation for Māoritanga.”
Kata shares that strengthening her tuakiritanga and passion for hauora led her to work closely with Māori and Pacific rangatahi as a specialist health educator for nine years. Supporting their wellbeing and cultural identity has been deeply fulfilling and this work has fuelled her commitment to prioritising her reo, growing alongside the communities she serves.
She describes being awarded this scholarship as a profound honour and will allow her to walk in the footsteps of her tūpuna, embodying their resilience and strength.
“This scholarship will be instrumental in supporting my haerenga, easing financial pressures and allowing me to fully dedicate myself to the pursuit of our beautiful reo.”
With the support of this scholarship, Kata says she is empowered to fulfil both hapū and community aspirations and is committed to guiding future generations to do the same.
Maraea Coleman
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2024 / E 3 tau
“Tū ana awau i te tihi o Hikurangi, te taumata i whakakukū ai te waka a Māui Potiki. Kei raro tonu iho, ko te whatitoka o tōku pātaka whakairinga korero o Te Poho o Te Aowera, Te Aitanga a Mate. Hōkai ake ki te taumata rā o Marotiri, kei ōna rekereke ko te whānau a Ruataupare, ko te whānau a Te Aotawarirangi, koia ko te whakaruruhau, te mātāpuna o tōku reo. Tēnei te iti a Porou.”
E whai ana i a Maraea he Tohu Paetahi o te Toi i Te Reo Māori me Ngā Rangahau Iwi Taketake ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato kia tū ai hei kaiako tūturu ki ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori.
He raukura o te kura o Manukura ki Te Papaioea, e kī ana a Maraea ka awhina tēnei karahipi kia whai ia ōna moemoea me te whai hoki ngā tapuwae o ōna tūpuna – pērā i tōna tūpuna a Ngoingoi – kia whakarauora tonu anō hoki i te reo Māori me te poipoi i te reo mō ngā reanga e whai mai nei.
“He momoho nui te riro tēnei tohu I ngā hōnoretanga o Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū i whawhai mō ō mātou iwi, motu anō hoki i Te Pakanga Tuarua. Te pakari, te māia, te kaha, te piripono i whakaaturia mai e rātou ko tāku e hiahia nei te whakatinana.”
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Undergraduate Scholarship
2024 / 3 years
Maraea is studying towards a Bachelor of Arts in Te Reo Māori and Indigenous Studies at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato with the aim of becoming a fully registered kaiako in Kura Kaupapa Māori.
A former student of Manukura School in Palmerston North, Maraea says this scholarship will help her to pursue her dreams and follow in the footsteps of those before her - including her tīpuna Ngoingoi - to continue to revitalise te reo Māori and nurture the language for generations to come.
“It is a privilege to receive this award in honour of the 28th (Māori) Battalion who fought admirably for our people and country during WWII. The bravery, courage and faith they showed is what I aspire to embody.”
Te Atamihi Papa
Iwi: Ngāti Korokī kahukura, Waikato Maniapoto
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2024 / E 3 tau
“Ko Pirongia taku paa kaha, ko Maungatautari taku paa kaihau, ko Taupiri taku okinga wairua e. Ko Te Atamihi Vivienne Papa tooku iingoa, noo Waikato-Maniapoto ahau.”
Kei te whai i a Te Atamihi he Tohu Paetahi mō te Ture ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, ā, he raukura hoki o Te Wharekura o Maniapoto.
“He hoonore nui te whiwhi i teenei karahipi, ka tautoko nui i ahau kia kookiri tonu i ngaa mahi aa ooku tuupuna.”
E kī ana a Te Atamihi kua rongo kōrero mō tōna Koro Ngahina i tū ki te taha o ōna hoa pakanga, me ngā kōrero e tohu ana i te māia me tā rātou manawa tītī ki te ora, ki te mate rānei mō te āpōpō o a rātou iwi.
E ai ki a Te Atamihi ko ngā mahi ā Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū e rongo tonu ana i tēnei rā tonu, e whakamoemiti ana hoki ia ki te noho i raro i tēnei kaupapa whakahirahira.
Iwi: Ngāti Korokī kahukura, Waikato Maniapoto
Undergraduate Scholarship
2024 / 3 years
Te Atamihi is studying towards a Bachelor of Law at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato and is a former student of Te Wharekura o Maniapoto.
“Being awarded this scholarship is an honour and will help me to continue the work of my tūpuna.”
Te Atamihi says she has heard many stories of her Koro Ngahina who fought alongside his brothers in the war, and those stories highlight their bravery and willingness to live and die for the future of our people.
Te Atamihi says the sacrifices of the 28th (Māori) Battalion are still felt today, and she is grateful to be a part of a kaupapa as important as this.
Pounamu Wharehinga
Iwi: Ngāti Porou, Tūhoe
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2024 / E 3 tau
“He uri tēnei nō te whānau a Ruataupare me Te Aotawarirangi i te taha o tōku Pāpā, ā, he uri whakatipu hoki no Tikitiki, he tamaiti hoki tēnei nō te kohu (Tūhoe) i te taha o tōku māmā, ko Pounamu Wharehinga awau.”
E whai ana i a Pounamu he Tohu Paetahi Toi, e aro nui ana ki ngā Rangahau Māori, Iwi Takerake hoki, e aro hoki ana ki Te Reo Māori ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato.
He ākonga tawhito o te kura o Manukura ki Te Papaioea, e kīia nei e Pounamu “he tūranga whakahōnere, whaiwhakaaro hoki” i a ia e rangaranga tōna kete mātauranga kia auraki anō ia ki tōna kāinga, tohaina ai ōna akoranga ki tōna iwi, hapū.
“He hōnore nui te riro tēnei karahipi, ka nui taku whakamoemiti ki te noho ki tēnei kaupapa e whakanui ana i ngā mahi o Ngarimu VC me Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū.
“Ko au tētahi o ngā mokopuna o Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū (Kapa Hōia C), he nui te whakahī o tō mātou whānau mō ngā mahi ā tō mātou koroua – i a mātou e whai whakaaro ana ki te mārama i ngā nawe nui i tā rātou hokinga atu ki te kāinga, ki Te Tairāwhiti.”
Iwi: Ngāti Porou, Tūhoe
Undergraduate Scholarship
2024 / 3 years
Pounamu is studying towards a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Māori and Indigenous Studies and minoring in Te Reo Māori at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato.
A former pupil of Manukura School in Palmerston North, Pounamu says she is in a “privileged but accountable position” as she builds her kete mātauranga so she can return home after university to share what she has learned with her iwi and hapū.
“It is a privilege to receive this scholarship and I am grateful to be a part of a kaupapa that honours and recognises the sacrifices of Ngarimu VC and the 28th (Māori) Battalion.
“As a mokopuna of members of the 28th (Māori) Battalion (C Company), our whānau take immense pride in the sacrifices that our koroua made to serve - particularly when we consider and understand the many burdens they had to shoulder as return servicemen coming home to Te Tairāwhiti.”
Heremia McGarvey
Iwi: Tūhoe
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2024 / 1 tau
Kei te whai i a Heremia te Tohu Paetahi o te Ture me te Tauhokohoko ki Te Herenga Waka i Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
He ākonga o te kura takiura o Lindisfarne ki Heretaunga, kua whakahī a Heremia i tōna ekenga hei toa o te karahipi Ngarimu.
“Kua whakamānawa ahau ki te riro tēnei karahipi whakahī, e ngākaunui ana ahau ki te hāpai i ngā uaratanga me ngā āhuatanga o Ngarimu VC me Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū.”
E kīia nei e Heremia ka nui te awhina o tēnei karahipi kia āhei ia ki te ū ki ōna rangahau, kia mahea ake ngā taumahatanga o te pūtea.
“Ka whakaāhei tenei karahipi kia whakamānawatia e au ngā maharatanga o Ngarimu VC, te hunga i tū ki te pae o te riri, me ōku tūpuna anō hoki, nōku te hōnore te noho tahi ki tēnei kaupapa hei whakanui i a rātou whakarerenga.”
Iwi: Tūhoe
Undergraduate Scholarship
2024 / 1 year
Heremia is studying towards a Bachelor of Law and Commerce at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington.
A former student of Lindisfarne College in Hastings, Heremia says he is proud to be a Ngarimu scholar.
“Receiving such a prestigious scholarship is a profound honour and I am committed to upholding the values and attributes of Ngarimu VC and the 28th (Māori) Battalion.”
Heremia says this scholarship is a great help that will allow him to fully focus on his studies without the worry of financial constraints.
“This scholarship allows me to honour the memory of Ngarimu VC and all those who bravely served our country, including my own ancestors, and I am privileged to be a part of a kaupapa that celebrates their legacy.”
Miria Haora
Iwi: Ngati Pūkenga, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Whātua
Te Karahipi Tohu Paerua
2024 / 1 tau
“He uri ahau nō Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Whātua. He hononga anō ōku ki Ngati Kahungunu, ki Te Patuwai ki Motiti me Wales.”
Kei te whai i a Miria he Tohu Paerua o te Māori me te Whakahaeretanga ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa. He raukura o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kura Kōkiri ki Tauranga Moana, he kaiako a Miria ki te kura nei, e whakawhanake hoki i ōna rangahau hei painga mō tōna kura, whānau, iwi anō hoki.
He māmā hoki a Miria o ngā tamariki e whā, ka kīia nei kua hūmārie, he māringa nui hoki te tū hei kaiwhiwhi o tēnei tohu. I kī mai ka tino awhina tēnei ngā hiahia pūtea o te rangahau.
“Kua angitu ahau ki te tū hei wāhanga o tēnei kaupapa e whakamahara nei i te Hokowhitu-a-Tū i whawhai mō te whenua, te motu me ngā mōtika o te iwi Māori. E kore rawa e waretia.”
Iwi: Ngati Pūkenga, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Whātua
Master's Scholarship
2024 / 1 year
Miria is studying towards a Master of Māori and Management at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. A former student of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kura Kōkiri in Tauranga Moana, Miria is now a kaiako at the kura and is furthering her studies for the benefit of her school, whānau and iwi.
Miria is a māmā of four and says she feels humbled and extremely fortunate to be a recipient of this award. She says this scholarship will help her with the financial obligations of studying.
“I am very lucky to be a part of a kaupapa that commemorates the 28th (Māori) Battalion who fought for our land, our country and the rights of iwi Māori. They will not be forgotten.”
Ashton Thrupp
Iwi: Tūhoe, Te Aitanga-ā-Māhaki, Ngā Ariki Kaiputahi
Te Karahipi Tohu Paerua
2024 / 1 tau
E whai ana i a Ashton te Tohu Paerua o te Mātauranga e aro nui ana ki te Mātauranga Whakahaere me te Hautūtanga ki Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa. He raukura o Te Kura Tuarua o Te Mānuka Tūtahi ki Whakatāne, he kaiako reo rua ināianei a Ashton, he hautū hoki ki Te Kura Tuarua o Whakatāne.
E kī ana a Ashton he hōnore nui te whiwhi i tēnei Karahipi o Ngarimu VC me Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū.
“Pakari rawa, māia hoki te tū ā ō tātou tūpuna o Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū mō te āpōpō o te ao-tūroa, he hiahia nōku ki te whakaataata i tā rātou pakari, māia hoki i āku mahi kia kitea e ngā reanga ō āpōpō te angitū me te taurikura o te mātauranga.”
“Mā te whiwhi i tēnei tohu e kā i te ahi kia kōkiritia nei e au te whawhai tonu, ka mutu ka tautoko hoki i ngā utu me ngā rauemi o te mahi rangahau.”
E whakamoemiti ana a Ashton mō tēnei kōwhiringa.
Iwi: Tūhoe, Te Aitanga-ā-Māhaki, Ngā Ariki Kaiputahi
Master's Scholarship
2024 / 1 year
Ashton is studying towards a Master of Education specialising in Educational Administration and Leadership at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University. A former student at Te Kura Tuarua o Te Mānuka Tūtahi in Whakatāne, she is now a proud bilingual class teacher and team leader at Whakatāne Intermediate School.
Ashton says being awarded a Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion scholarship is a huge honour.
“Our tūpuna in the 28th (Māori) Battalion fought bravely for the future of our world and I aspire to mirror their strength and courage in my mahi so future generations and rangatahi can experience success and prosperity in education.
“Receiving this award not only fuels the fire and drive within me to keep fighting but will also help cover the costs and resources associated with studying,”
Ashton says she is grateful for this opportunity.
Jade Davis
Iwi: Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāi Tai, Te Whakatōhea
Te Karahipi Rangahau Tohu Paerua Mātauranga
2024 / 1 tau
E whai ana i a Jade he Tohu Paerea o te Mātauranga ki te Reorua Māori, te Whakaako Rumaki me te Ako ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha.
I kuraina e Jade e ōna kuia, koroua hoki, kua tipu ake hoki ki te maumahara i Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū me ōna tīpuna.
“Ia tau ki tōku marae, ka whakamahara mātou i ō tātou hōia me ngā tīpuna mā te waiata, te karakia, me ngā kōrero tuku iho.
“Ko tētāhi wāhanga o te whakamaharatanga, ka whakaaturia ngā whakaahua o ngā hōia ki ngā marae puta noa i Te Tairāwhiti, ko tō mātou koroua hoki tēnā a Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu.”
Hei kaiako o Te Kura Mana Māori o Maraenui, e kī ana a Jade ko Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū, me te Kapa Hōia C anō hoki, he kaupapa nui whakahirahira hei whakaako ki ōna ākonga. “E mārakerake ana te kite i tā rātou hīkaka, me tā rātou pūmanawa ki te ako e pā ana ki ō rātou tīpuna, koia nei tētahi o ngā take i tonoa e au te karahipi nei kia tū ki te taha o tēnei kaupapa mīharo.”
E kī ana a Jade ko tēnei karahipi he āwhina nui mōna, me tōna whānau, e honore nui ana ki te riro tēnei tohu kairangi.
Iwi: Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāi Tai, Te Whakatōhea
Master of Education Research Scholarship
2024 / 1 year
Jade is studying towards a Master of Education in Hōaka Pounamu | Māori Bilingual and Immersion Teaching and Learning at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury.
Jade was raised by her kuia and koroua, and has grown up commemorating the 28th (Māori) Battalion and her tīpuna.
“Every year at our marae we pay homage to our hōia and tīpuna through waiata, karakia and sharing stories that have been passed down to us. As a part of our commemorations, photos of our hōia are displayed at marae across Te Tairāwhiti, especially those of our koroua Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu.”
As a teacher at Te Kura Mana Māori o Maraenui, Jade says the 28th (Māori) Battalion and specifically C Company is an important kaupapa for her ākonga to learn about. “Their enthusiasm and passion to learn about their tīpuna clearly shows, and this is part of the reason I wanted to apply for this scholarship and be a part of this amazing kaupapa.”
Jade says this scholarship is of great help to her and her whānau, and she is honoured to receive such a prestigious award.
Melba Pakinga
Iwi: Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Hako, Ngāti Korokoro
Te Karahipi Rangahau Tohu Paerua Mātauranga
2024 / 1 tau
E whai ana i a Melba he tohu Paerua o Ngā Rangahau Mātanga i te Mātauranga ki Waipapa Taumata Rau.
Ko Melba tētahi o ngā tamariki e 15 o Wini rāua ko John Pakinga, i tipu hoki ki ōna tūpuna a Maude Pirika me Urikore Makoare Mac Pirika (Paraiweti Wiremu Waru).
I noho a Melba mō te nuinga o tōna wā ako ki te Kura Tuarua o Tongariro i mua i tōna nuku ki Te Kura Tuarua o Paeroa hei Tumuaki o Te Wāhanga Māori.
“E hūmarie ana ki te riro tēnei karahipi nō roto mai i ngā maharatanga o ōku tūpuna, Urikore Makoare Mac Pirika, nō te marae o Hinerupe ki Te Araroa, me tōna māringa nui kia auraki ki te kāinga, noho ai ki te taha o tōna whānau.”
Ka kī mai a Melba, ka awhina ia e tēnei karahipi ki ngā taumahatanga pūtea o te rangahau, kia āhei ai ia kia ū ki ōna rangahau, kia tūtohu he aha ngā pūkenga kua tini, mēnā ētahi, mō ngā kaiako Māori e hoki ana ki te akomanga whai muri i te tamōtanga roa.
“Kua hūmarie au i te whakamoemiti i te rironga o tēnei tohu me te hiahia kia tika tōna whakamahinga i taku rangahau.”
E kī ana a Melba ko ia te tuatahi o tōna whānau kia eke ki tēnei taumata o te tohu mātauranga, e whakaihi hoki ana tēnei tohu ki tōna whānau, tōna iwi o Hauraki, me ngā kuia mai i ngā Kōhanga Reo i tō ai te kākano ki te whakaako.
“Ki te Ngarimu VC me Te Poari Kaitiaki, tēnā koutou e kōkiri nei te whakarerenga o rātou kua mū i ngā tahataha, ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou.”
Iwi: Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Hako, Ngāti Korokoro
Master of Education Research Scholarship
2024 / 1 year
Melba is studying towards a Master of Professional Studies in Education at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland.
Melba is one of 15 tamariki of Wini and John Pakinga, and was raised by her tūpuna Maude Pirika and Urikore Makoare Mac Pirika (Private Wiremu Waru). She spent the majority of her schooling at Tongariro High School before moving to Paeroa College where she has returned as the Head of Department Māori.
“I am very humbled to receive this scholarship in memory of my tupuna, Urikore Makoare Mac Pirika, who was originally from Hinerupe Marae in Te Araroa and was fortunate to return home to spend the rest of his days with us.”
Melba says this scholarship will help her with the financial pressures of studying and will enable her to focus on her research which aims to identify what skill sets have changed, if any, for kaiako Māori returning to the classroom after an extended absence.
“I am humbled with gratitude to receive this award and hope to do it justice in my research.”
Melba says she is the first in her whānau to have reached this level of academic achievement, and dedicates this award to her whānau, her Hauraki iwi, and the nannies from Kōhanga Reo who inspired her to go into teaching.
“To the Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Board, thank you for continuing the legacy of those silently in the wings, ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou.”
Aramoana Mohi-Maxwell
Iwi: Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Tarāwhai, Ngāti Whakaue, Tapuika, Ngāti Parekāwa, Ngāi te rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Ruanui
Te Karahipi Tohu Kairangi
2024 / E 2 tau
Kei te whai i a Aramoana he Tohu Kairangi Mātauranga Māori, Iwi Taketake i Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha waihoki ko ia te Tumuaki Tuarua ō Te Kura o Te Rautāwhiri ki Rotorua. Ko te kaupapa o tōna tuhinga whakapae e tōmene ana i te mahi o Te Wānanga Mau Taiaha o Mokoia i whakatūngia e tōna pāpā, a Mita Hikairo Mohi.
“E tōmene ana taku tuhinga whakapae i ngā wānanga hei tutū i te puehu mō ngā take taumanu ahurea, whakatūturu me te manawaroa hoki mā te hanganga ā ngā pou tarāwaho taketake o te toiora tangata.
“I tēnei huarahi kia riro ai taku Tohu Kairangi me te tautoko anō hoki o te Poari Kaitiaki Ngarimu, me ngā mahi a te Hokowhitu-a-Tū, kua hūmārie, e whakamoemiti hoki ana.”
E kī ana a Aramoana, mā tōna tuhinga whakapae e hiahia ana kia tohaina he kōrero whakarerenga me te whakaaro o te ‘toa’ mā te tōmene i te toiora o ngā tāne Māori.
“E hikoi nei au i tēnei ao o Ngarimu VC me te karahipi o Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū mō āku mokopuna kua tupu ake me te mōhio ki ō rātou hononga ki tō rātou pāpā Moana me te whānau Ngarimu.
“E tōngakingaki ana ahau kia pūmau te hononga o ngā here ā āku mokopuna ki a rātou o te Kapa Hōia B, a Haane Manahi, a Koro Hui Simpkins me te whai wā hoki ki te noho ki te taha o te mōrehu whakamutunga o Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū, a Koro Bom Gillies.”
Iwi: Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Tarāwhai, Ngāti Whakaue, Tapuika, Ngāti Parekāwa, Ngāi te rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Ruanui
Doctoral Scholarship
2024 / 2 years
Aramoana is studying towards a Doctor of Philosophy in Māori and Indigenous Studies at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | Canterbury University, and is the Deputy Principal at Te Kura o Te Rautāwhiri in Rotorua. Her thesis is an exploration of the legacy of Te Wānanga Mau Taiaha o Mokoia that was created by her pāpā, Mita Hikairo Mohi.
“My thesis explores the wānanga as a disruptor of dissonance in terms of cultural reclamation, affirmation and resilience through the creation of an indigenous framework for wellbeing.
“To be able to go on this journey of gaining my Doctorate with the support of the Ngarimu Board and in turn the deeds of our 28th (Māori) Battalion is humbling, and I am incredibly grateful.”
Aramoana says through her thesis she would like to share a story of legacy and the notion of ‘toa’ by exploring well-being for Māori males.
“I have taken this step into the world of the Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship on behalf of my mokopuna who have been raised knowing their connections to their pāpā Moana and the Ngarimu whānau.
“I am determined to ensure my mokopuna maintain these links and explore their connections to those of B Company, particularly Haane Manahi, Koro Hui Simpkins and the opportunity to spend time with the last surviving Battalion member, Koro Bom Gillies.”
Aramoana says that receiving this scholarship is an honour and enables her to focus on her research and further advance in the writing of her thesis.
Te Hiiri Ponga
Iwi: Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Tūwharetoa, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Tumango, Ngāti Apa
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2024 / 1 tau
E whai ana i a Te Hiiri te Tohu Kāmura o Aotearoa ki Te Pūkenga.
E kīia nei e Te Hiiri, he hōnore te tū hei kaiwhiwhi o te karahipi Ngarimu VC me Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū. “E whakawhetai nui ana, kaua noa mō te tohu nei engari anō mō te māia, me te pakari ā Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū i a rātou e whawhai ana mō te āpōpō e kitea nei e tātou.”
I whānau mai a Te Hiiri i ngā tahatika o te awa o Whanganui i te taha o tōna pāpā, kaumātua hoki. E kīia nei he poho kererū Māori, ko ōna tino iho pūmanawa ko tōna kuia, Pikiteora Keremeneta Nepia, me tōna koroua kua mene atu, a George Waretini. “Ahakoa kāore taku koro i tō mātou taha ā-tinana nei. Ko ngā akoranga me ngā mātauranga i tukua iho e taku koro me taku kuia e ākina taku tū Māori te ako hoki kia kaha te tāutuutu ki tōku, hapū, whānau anō hoki.”
“Ko te tūmanako ka tūhonohono au i te mātauranga ka riro mā te kōhi Kāmura ki te ao Māori, kia āhei taku mahi tahi ki ngā iwi hei tū whare tareka ā-utu mō ō mātou iwi, kia awhina hoki ki te mau, ki te whakatū rānei i ngā marae, kōhanga reo me ngā kura.
“Ka āwhina tēnei karahipi ki te whai pūtea mō āku rangahau, kia whakatata hoki ki ōku whāinga.”
Iwi: Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Tūwharetoa, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Tumango, Ngāti Apa
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2024 / 1 year
Te Hiiri is working towards a Certificate in New Zealand Carpentry at the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO Te Pūkenga).
Te Hiiri says being a recipient of a Ngarimu VC and the 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship is an honour. “I feel incredibly grateful, not only for this award but also for the courage and bravery the 28th (Māori) Battalion showed as they fought for the future we have today.”
Te Hiiri was born and raised on the banks of the Whanganui River by his pāpā and grandparents. He says he is a proud Māori whose biggest role models were his kuia, Pikiteora Keremeneta Nepia, and his late koroua, George Waretini. “Although my koro is no longer with us, the lessons and mātauranga he and my kuia passed on to me have always made me proud to be Māori and have taught me to give back to my iwi, hapū, and whānau.”
“I hope to connect the knowledge I gain through my Carpentry course with te ao Māori so that I am one day able to work with iwi to build affordable homes for our people, and help to maintain or build marae, kōhanga reo, and kura
“This scholarship will help to fund my studies and bring me closer to achieving this goal of mine.”
Te Atawhai Kaa
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pōrou
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2024 / 1 tau
E whai ana i a Te Atawhai he Pōkairua o Ngā Kanikani o Naianei ki New Zealand School of Dance. He raukura o Te Kura o Manukura ki Te Papaioea, nō te rohe o Hokianga me Te Waiapu.
E kī ana a Te Atawhai he hōnore te whiwhi i tēnei karahipi kairangi kua tohungia te mahi a te tangata iho pumanawa i ngā tau kua pahure.
“He wā whakanui i te Māoritanga ki ngā Karahipi Ngarimu, kia tūhono tātou ki ō mātou tūpuna i whawhai ki Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū, e awhina hoki ki te mau i ō rātou maharatanga, uaratanga me ngā āhuatanga kia ora.”
I kī a Te Atawhai i tōna whai wāhi ēnei karahipi ki a ia nā te whakanui i ngā kaupapa Māori, e hiahia hoki ana ki te whakakaha i tōna tuakiritanga i a ia e kawea nei tōna whānau, hapū me tōna Māoritanga ki te huarahi whakatutuki i ōnā whainga.
“He huarahi whakaaweawe te Kanikani, mā te whiwhi i tēnei karahipi ka awhina i taku whānau me au anō hoki ki te kake i ngā herenga pūtea. E āhei hoki ana au kia tū tonu i tēnei ahumahi aukati.”
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pōrou
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2024 / 1 year
Te Atawhai is working towards a Diploma in Contemporary Dance at the New Zealand School of Dance. She is a former pupil of Manukura School in Palmerston North, and hails from the Hokianga and Waiapu region.
Te Atawhai says she is honoured to receive such a prestigious scholarship that has been awarded to many inspirational people over the years.
“The Ngarimu Scholarships provide an opportunity to celebrate being Māori, connects us to our tūpuna who fought in the 28th (Māori) Battalion, and helps to keep their memories, values and attributes alive.”
Te Atawhai says she was drawn to these scholarships as they celebrate kaupapa Māori, and she endeavours to strengthen her identity while taking her whānau, hapū and Māoritanga along this journey of achieving her goals.
“Dance is an expensive pathway to take and receiving this scholarship will help my whānau and I to overcome some of the financial barriers that go along with it. It also allows me to continue to participate in an often exclusive industry.”
Brigham Riwai-Couch
Iwi: Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne ki Wairau, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2023 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Brigham i te Tohu Paetahi Whakawhitiwhiti Kōrero i Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. I mahia ia mā te Māori Indigenous Health Innovation i Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou i mua, ā, nāna i ārahi te mahere whakawhitiwhiti kōrero mō te Māori i Te Waipounamu i te wā o te mate urutā Kowheori-19.
Ko Brigham te mātāmua o ngā tamariki e rima, ā, he pai ki a ia te mātakitaki whutupōro i te taha o tōna pāpā me tana taina. Kei te whai ia kia puta hei kaitākaro whutupōro ngaio.
I kī a Brigham nā te pakeke mai i tētahi whānau manaaki i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga tētahi o ngā homaitanga nui rawa o tōna ao, ā, nā tēnei i whai ia i ōna whāinga, wawata hoki,
“E ngākau whakaiti ana, e whakamoemiti ana hoki mōku kua whakawhiwhia ki tētahi tohu whai mana mai i te Poari Ngarimu VC me Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū.”
I kī ia ka āwhina te karahipi me ana akoranga me ana utu noho engari e whakapono ana ia he nui ake te wāriu o te mana me te hōnore o te whiwhi i tēnei tohu, tae atu ki ngā hononga ka whai mai.
Iwi: Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne ki Wairau, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō
Undergraduate Scholarship
2023 / 1 year
Brigham is studying towards a Bachelor of Communication at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury. He has previously worked for the Māori Indigenous Health Innovation at Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou | Otago University where he led the communication plan for Māori in Te Waipounamu | South Island during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Brigham is the eldest of five children and enjoys watching rugby with his pāpā and younger brother. He is also pursuing rugby as a professional career.
Brigham says being raised in a whānau that cherishes te reo Māori me ōna tikanga has been one of his biggest blessings in life and has led him to pursue his goals and aspirations,
“I am humbled and grateful to be able to receive such a prestigious award from the Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Board.”
He says that the scholarship will help with his studies and with living costs but that he believes the mana and honour of receiving this award is more valuable, as well as the relationships that come with it.
Varron Armstrong
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Ngāti Pōrou
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2023 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Varron i te Tohu Paetahi Toi i Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, e rua ngā kaupapa matua ko Te Reo Māori me Ngā Akoranga Iwi Taketake.
He ākonga i mua nō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere i Moerewa, i kī a Varron nōna te waimarie ki te whiwhi i tētahi tohu whai mana e whakahōnore ana i Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū.
Ko tā te kupu whakaari a Kawiti, “E te whānau, i te pākanga ahau ki te Atua i te pō, heoi kīhai ahau i mate, nā reira, takahia te riri ki raro i ō koutou waewae. Kia ū ki te whakapono, he poai Pākehā koutou i muri nei.
"Waiho kia kakati te namu ki te whārangi o te pukapuka, hei konei ka tahuri atu ai. Kei takahia e koutou ngā papa pounamu a ō koutou tūpuna e takoto nei. Titiro atu ki ngā taumata o te moana, ka hua mai i reira he ao hou.”
E waimarie ana tēnei te tū hei hokanga manutaki ki tēnei ope rua tekau mā waru, ko au ki raro, ko whakaiti kei runga. Tihei Mauri Ora.
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Ngāti Pōrou
Undergraduate Scholarship
2023 / 1 year
Varron is studying a Bachelor of Arts at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato and is working towards a double major in Te Reo Māori and Indigenous Studies.
A former pupil at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Taumārere in Moerewa, Varron says he is fortunate to be receiving such a prestigious award that honours the 28th (Māori) Battalion.
Maia Aroha Clark
Iwi: Ngāti Hāua ki Taumarunui, Ngāti Maniapoto
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2023 / E 3 tau
Kei te whai a Māia i te Tohu Paetahi Toi i Te Herenga Waka, ā, e rua āna kaupapa matua ko Ngā Hononga ā-Ao me Te Reo Māori. He ākonga o mua nō Tōku Māpihi Maurea Kura Kaupapa Māori me Te Kura Tuarua o Tihipuke i Kirikiriroa.
I kī a Māia ko tēnei karahipi he whai wāhitanga nui whakaharahara tēnei e taea ai e koe te whakawhānui atu i tana hīkoi mātauranga me te ngaio. E whakapono ana ia ka āwhina te karahipi Ngarimu VC i a ia kia eke ki ngā taumata tiketike o te mātauranga auraki me te whakamana i a ia kia puta tōna ihu hei wahine Māori,
“Te mahi me te whakakanohi i ōku tīpuna i roto i tea o hurihuri tētahi tino hōnore.
“Ehara ko te whakahōnore anake a tēnei karahipi i te rangatira Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, engari he tohu anō i te whakamaharatanga ki ngā rau tāne Māori, pērā i tāku Tipuna Koroua, i whakapau kaha, i whawhai, ā, i mate hei toa nō Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū.”
I kī ia he honore nui mōna te hono atu ki ngā kaiwhiwhi karahipi o mua, onāianei, o anamata hoki o te Ngarimu VC.
Ko te pae tawhiti, whāia kia tata, ko te pae tata, whakamaua kia tina.
Iwi: Ngāti Hāua ki Taumarunui, Ngāti Maniapoto
Undergraduate Scholarship
2023 / 3 years
Maia is studying a Bachelor of Arts at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University and is working towards a double major in International Relations and Te Reo Māori. She is a former student of Tōku Māpihi Maurea Kura Kaupapa Māori and Hillcrest High School in Kirikiriroa | Hamilton.
Maia says the scholarship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that allows her to further her academic and professional journey. She believes the Ngarimu VC scholarship will aid her in excelling in mainstream academia and will empower her to further succeed as a young wahine Māori,
“To be able to serve and represent my tīpuna in our ever-evolving world is a privilege in itself.
“Not only does this scholarship pay homage to the rangatira Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwi Ngarimu, it is also a symbol of remembrance for the hundreds of Māori men, such as my Great Uncle, who served, fought, and died as members of the 28th Māori Battalion.”
She says it is a great honour for her to join the prestigious rōpū of past, present, and future Ngarimu VC scholarship recipients.
Ko te pae tawhiti, whāia kia tata, ko te pae tata, whakamaua kia tina.
Anaru Palmer
Iwi: Ngāi Te Rangi ki Tauranga Moana, Ngāti Tamaterā ki Pare Hauraki, Ngāti Mahuta ki Waikato, Ngāti Porou, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Maniapoto
Te Karahipi Tohu Paerua
2023 / E 2 tau
Kei te whai a Anaru i te Tohu Paerua Kaihautū Iwi Taketake i Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha. He Tauira Matua o mua nō Te Kāreti Tamatāne o Tauranga Moana, ā, i puta ia i te Mātauranga Aronui i roto i Ngā Mātauranga Māori me te Iwi Taketake me te Mātauranga Tōrangapū i Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Kātahi rā te hōnore ko te whiwhi i tēnei karahipi. Arā ko tāna he whakamana ake i a ia kia rapu tonu i te pae tawhiti - taku waimaria nei ko ngā ara wātea mōku kua puāwai. Ka mutu ko te karahipi ka whakangāwari ake i te āhuatanga o te utu me te whai pūtea.
He mana nui tō te karahipi nei kua whakatōkia mai. Kei warewaretia te ope taua a Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū, ko tāku kē he whakairi ake tonu i tōna whakamaumaharatanga, he tū whakahīhī i tōku tuakiri, me te tū rangatira kei ngā wāhi e kaha poipoi ana i tōku pitomata ā-mātauranga, ā-whaiaro anō hoki. Ko te ao Māori tōku ao. Me tiaki ka tika. Tēnā rā tātou katoa.
Iwi: Ngāi Te Rangi ki Tauranga Moana, Ngāti Tamaterā ki Pare Hauraki, Ngāti Mahuta ki Waikato, Ngāti Porou, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Maniapoto
Master's Scholarship
2023 / 2 years
Anaru is studying a Master of Māori and Indigenous Leadership at the Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury. He is a former Head Prefect of Tauranga Boys’ College and a graduate of Social Sciences in Māori & Indigenous Studies and Political Science from Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato.
Anaru says he is honoured to be a recipient of the 2023 Ngarimu VC Master's Scholarship. He says the award serves as an enabler of immense opportunity that he welcomes with gratitude and purpose, “The scholarship will benefit me greatly in alleviating the financial pressures of studying."
“In honour of the 28th Māori Battalion, I am compelled to uphold the legacy they leave behind, champion pride in my identity, and be a leader within the spaces and capacities that nurture my academic and personal potential.”
Victoria Carran
Iwi: Ngāti Awa (Ngāti Pūkeko), Waikato Tainui (Ngāti Mahuta)
Te Karahipi Tohu Paerua
2023 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Victoria i te Tohu Paerua Hoahoanga (Ngaio) i Te Pūkenga. Ko tana pātai rangahau Me pēhea e whakaata ai te hoahoa o tētahi wāhi mātauranga i ngā uara o te tangata me tō tātou wāhi i roto o Aotearoa me Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa?
E ngākaunui ana ia ki tōna rangahau, ā, kei runga i a ia te kawenga ki te para i te huarahi kia kanorau ake ngā iwi i roto i te hoahoanga, “Ka āwhina te karahipi Ngarimu VC me Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū i ahau i tāku whai kia puta hei kaihoahoa rēhita.”
I kī a Victoria he kawenga nui te mahi, ā, me kaupapa matua te toitūtanga me te whakamahi i te mātauranga Māori hei whakangāwari i te pānga o tō tātou ahumahi hanga whare ki tō tātou taiao,
“Ka uru ki taku kaupapa rangahau ko te hoahoa o tētahi wāhi mātauranga e hono ana i tō tātou mātauranga hoahoanga ki te taiao. Ko te koronga o tēnei kaupapa rangahau he whakahihiri i te huringa takahuritanga ka taea ai e ngā kaihoahoa o āpōpō (Māori, Te Moananui-a-Kiwa, me Tauiwi) ki te hanga i tētahi anamata hanganga pai mō te taiao me te ahurea.”
Iwi: Ngāti Awa (Ngāti Pūkeko), Waikato Tainui (Ngāti Mahuta)
Master's Scholarship
2023 / 1 year
Victoria is studying a Master of Architecture (Professional) at Te Pūkenga | Unitec Institution of Technology. Her research question is How can the design of an architecture campus reflect tangata whenua values and our location within Aotearoa and Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa?
She is passionate about her research and says she feels a responsibility to pave the way for a more diverse representation in architecture, “The Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial scholarship will assist me on my journey to becoming a registered architect.”
Victoria says the profession is a huge responsibility and there must be a priority on sustainability and applying Mātauranga Māori to mitigate the impact that our building industry has on our environment,
“My research project will include the design of a campus that connects our architectural education with the environment. The intention of this research project is to inspire transformative change that will enable tomorrow's architects (Māori, Pacific, and Tauiwi) to create an environmentally and culturally safe built future.”
Tenaya Brown
Iwi: Te Aitanga a Hauiti ki Uawa
Te Karahipi Rangahau Tohu Paerua Mātauranga
2023 / E 2 tau
Kei te whai a Tenaya i te Tohu Paerua Whakaakoranga me te Ako i Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou. He ākonga o mua ia nō Marsden State High School i Piripane, Ahitereiria, ā, he kaiāwhina harangotengote ia i tēnei wā i Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou.
I kī a Tenaya ka whakamāmā te karahipi i te taumahatanga o tētahi pūtea taurewa ākonga atu anō, ā, ka taea e ia te whakatutuki i tāna kua roa nei e wawata nei; te whakaako i ōna mōhiotanga katoa i roto katoa i ngā tau ki ngā reanga tamariki ake.
“Ka nui tōna whakamoemiti mōna i whakawhiwhia ki te karahipi me tana kī ka nui tōna whai hua i tēnei, “he mea nui te whiwhi i tēnei whai wāhitanga kaua ki ahau anake engari ki tōku whānau hoki.”
Iwi: Te Aitanga a Hauiti ki Uawa
Master of Education Research Scholarship
2023 / 2 years
Tenaya is studying a Master of Teaching and Learning at Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou | University of Otago. She is a former pupil of Marsden State High School in Brisbane, Australia and is currently a kaiāwhina part time at Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou | University of Otago.
Tenaya says the scholarship will lessen the burden of another student loan and allow her to complete what she has always wanted to do; taking everything she has learnt throughout her years and passing it on to younger generations.
She is grateful to be receiving the scholarship and says she will benefit from it immensely, “to be given this opportunity means a lot not only to me but also my whānau.”
Julian Wilcox
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa
Te Karahipi Tohu Kairangi
2023 / E 2 tau
Kei te whakaoti a Julian i te Tohu Kairangi Mātauranga Iwi Taketake i Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. Ko te kaupapa o tana tuhinga whakapae ko Te ara a Kupe: Te haerenga mai a Kupe ki Aotearoa.
"Arā noa atu ngā painga ka hua i tēnei whiwhinga āku ki te karahipi rongonui nei. He āwhina nui ki te whakatutuki i āku mahi rangahau, me tāku noho tahi/kōrero tahi ki ngā pūkākā o te motu, o te ao, e pā ana ki a Kupe.
"Ka whakamaharatia ngā mahi a Te Rōpū o Te Rua Tekau Mā Waru. Nō reira, e pupuke ana te ngākau whakaute i tēnei whakawhiwhinga, e whakamānawa ana i te toa mārohirohi nei o Te Moana-nui-a- Kiwa Ngarimu. Me taku mōhio iho, e aruaru ana ahau i ētahi o ōku mātua i whakawhiwhia ki tēnei karahipi i roto i ngā tau. E nui ana a roto. Ka nui te mihi ki te whānau o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu”.
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Te Arawa
Doctoral Scholarship
2023 / 2 years
Julian is completing a Doctor of Philosophy in Indigenous studies at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. His thesis topic is Te ara a Kupe: Te haerenga mai a Kupe ki Aotearoa.
Julian says there are many benefits to receiving such a prestigious award. He says this will allow him to focus on his research and to meet with others to discuss and gather information about Kupe.
“This scholarship pays tribute to the legacy of the 28th (Māori) Battalion and honours Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu.”
He says he is humbled to follow in the footsteps of previous scholarship recipients, some of which are members of his whānau.
Logan Speight
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2023 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Logan i tētahi Raihana Paerata Arumoni i Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa. He ākonga o mua ia nō Te Kura Tamatāne o Whakatū. I kī a Logan, ka nui tō rātau ngākau whakaiti ko tōna whānau kua whakawhiwhia nei ia ki tēnei tohu. Kei te mōhio ia ka whakahīhī rawa atu tōna kuia kātahi tonu nei ka mate atu, “E tāpae ana ahau i tēnei whakatutukitanga ki tōku kuia me ōku koroua e toru i roto i Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū. E tāpae anō ahau i tēnei tohu ki tōku matua i roto ia i te Taua Moana Arumoni i Te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao.”
Kei te whai a Logan i tana Raihana Paerata Tūmatanui me tōna whāinga kia whiwhi i a ia tōna Raihana Paerata Arumoni. I kī ia hei whakatutuki i tana whāinga kei te mahi wā tūturu ia i te Tauranga Waka i Whakatū, te tomokanga ki Te Tauihu, ā, ahakoa he whai wāhitanga tēnei mōna ki te whakaheke i ngā utu o te pūtea taurewa, ka whai pānga anō tēnei ki ngā haora rere ka taea e ia te whakatutuki i ia wiki,
“Ka whai wāhi ahau i tēnei karahipi ki te whakanui ake i aku haora rere i ahau e whai nei ki te whakatutuki i tōku moemoeā. Ka tautoko anō i ahau kia noho pūmau ki ngā akoranga hāngai e hiahiatia ana.
“He hōnore mōku te whakamanahia hei tangata Māori me ngā āhuatanga ōrite ki ngā matua kēkē o tōku kuia, i roto i Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū. Ka whakarite tonu ahau ka hāpai, ka mau tonu ki ēnei uara i ahau e toro nei ki ngā tiketiketanga o te rangi ki te whakatutuki taku Raihana Paerata Arumoni.”
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2023 / 1 year
Logan is studying towards a Commercial Pilots Licence at Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Civil Aviation Authority. He is also a former pupil of Te Kura Tamatāne o Whakatū | Nelson Boys’ College. Logan says he, along with his whānau, feel extremely humbled to be receiving this award. He knows his Nan who recently passed would be extremely proud of him,
“I would like to dedicate this achievement to my nan and to my three Grand-Uncles who served in the 28th Māori Battalion. I also want to dedicate this award to my pāpā who served in the Merchant Navy during World War II.”
Logan is working towards a Private Pilot Licence with an end goal of gaining his Commercial Pilots Licence. He says to achieve his goal he is working full time at the Port in Whakatū | Nelson, the gateway to Te Tauihu and although this provides him with an opportunity to limit costs of a student loan, it also impacts on the number of flying hours he can achieve each week,
“This scholarship will provide me an opportunity to increase my flying hours as I continue towards achieving my dream. It will also support me to remain committed to the associated studies required.
“Being recognised as a Māori individual with similar characteristics to my Nan’s uncles, who served in the 28th Māori Battalion, is an honour and a privilege. I will continue to ensure that I uphold and maintain these values as I reach for the skies working towards completing my Commercial Pilot Licence.”
Renay Jones
Iwi: Te Whakatōhea
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2023 / 1 tau
Kei te whai a Renay i tētahi Tohu Paetahi i Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato.
He Ākonga Kōtiro Matua o mua ia nō Te Kura Tuarua o Melville i Kirikiriroa. Ko Renay te Tumuaki Tuarua o Te Kura Tuarua o Whakatāne ināianei, ā, neke atu i te 20 tau ia i roto i te mātauranga tuarua. I kī a Renay e kaingākau ana ia ki te waihanga i tētahi anamata pai ake mō ā tātau rangatahi Māori e whakarei ana i te tuakiri me te ahurea,
“Mā tēnei karahipi whai mana ka taea e au te whai i tōku moemoeā o te ako i te reo Māori me te whakakaha ake i taku tū kaiārahi hei wahine Māori me te kore e māharahara mō tētahi pūtea taurewa ākonga.
“Ka tāpae atu tēnei karahipi ki taku matua kēkē ki a Oki i roto ia i Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū. E ngākau whakahī ana he uri au nō tērā momo tiketike me te āhuatanga tuku iho o te manawaroa i waiho e rātau ko te maha o ngā hōia hei hāpai haere tonu.”
He nui ngā hua o tēnei karahipi mō ngā tauira Māori, e whai ana i tā rātou iti kahurangi. He tino āwhina te pūtea tautoko nei. Neke atu i te rima tekau tau tēnei karapihi e tautoko ana i ngā tauira Māori i roto i ā rātou akoranga. Nō reira, ka angitu ngā tauira Māori hei kaihautū mō te ao hou. Ko te mea nui o tēnei karahipi, kia maumahara tonu tātou ki te mana motuhaketanga o ō tātou tīpuna i whawhai i roto i Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū, ā, me te kōkiri whakamua pērā i a rātou mō ō tātau whānau, ō mātau hapū, ō mātau iwi anō hoki.
Iwi: Te Whakatōhea
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2023 / 1 year
Renay is studying towards a Diploma in Te Tohu Paetahi at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato.
A former pupil and Head Girl at Melville High School in Kirikiriroa | Hamilton. Renay is now an Assistant Principal at Whakatāne High School with over 20 years’ experience in secondary education. Renay says she has an interest in creating a better future for our rangatahi Māori that enhances identity and culture,
“This prestigious scholarship enables me to follow my dream of learning te reo Māori and strengthen my own leadership as a wahine Māori without the worry of a student loan.
“I dedicate this scholarship to my Uncle Oki who served in the 28th Māori Battalion. I am humbled to be a descendant of such greatness and the legacy of perseverance he and the many other soldiers left our generations to continue.”
Stuart Savage
Iwi: Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2023 / 1 tau
Kei te ako a Stuart i Te Reo Māori Taumata 5 me te 6 i Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa.
He ākonga o mua ia nō Te Kāreti o Excellere i Whāngārei i kī ia nā tana whiwhi karahipi kua tino whai wā ia ki te ruku tonu ki te ao Māori me ngā tikanga Māori me te rapu huarahi ki te tautoko i ētahi atu e whai nei i tō rātau tuakiritanga,
“Ka nui te noho whakaiti me te tino mīharo kia whakawhiwhia ki te tohu karahipi Ngarimu. E mōhio ana ahau nā ngā whakapau kaha o ō tātou tūpuna i whawhai i roto i Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū i whiwhi ai au i tēnei tohu.
"Nō reira, hei whakamaumahara ki a Rutene Tuarua Ngarimu me ōku tūpuna, a Meitia Rangi Logan, ka whakapau kaha tonu ahau i tāku hīkoi ki te whai i taku tuakiritanga me te reo o ōku tūpuna.”
Iwi: Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2023 / 1 year
Stuart is studying Te Reo Māori Level 5 & 6 in a Diploma in Māori Language Fluency at Te Wānanga Takiura o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa.
A former student of Excellere College in Whangārei he says receiving a scholarship will allow him more time to be fully immersed in te ao Māori me ngā tikanga Māori while also looking for ways to support others on their own journey of tuakiritanga,
“It is incredibly humbling and surreal to be a Ngarimu scholarship award recipient. I recognise that it is the sacrifices of our tūpuna who served in the 28th Māori Battalion that have led me to receive this award.
"Nō reira, in the memory of Second Lieutenant Ngarimu and my tupuna, Major Rangi Logan, I will continue to persevere in my haerenga to reclaim my identity and the language of my ancestors.”
Kauri Tangohau
Iwi: Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Porou
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2022 / 1 tau
He mea whakahirahira mōku, mō tōku whānau anō hoki, kia whakawhiwhia i tēnei o ngā koha nui. Ehara i te pūtea noa iho, engari ko te mana me te tapu o te ingoa kua potaengia a tēnā, a tēnā kua whiwhia tēnei o ngā koha.
He mea whakakanohi i ōku tipuna i pakanga ki te mura o te ahi, anō nei he wero mā tātou e whai ana i te mātauranga ki ngā whare wānanga kia mau pūmau anō ki ngā kupu a Tā Apirana i kōrerotia ki ngā toa o te Hokowhitu a Tū, ko ō ringa ki ngā rākau a te Pākehā, ko tō ngākau ki ngā taonga a o tīpuna.
Iwi: Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Porou
Undergraduate Scholarship
2022 / 1 year
Kauri is studying towards a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Māori Studies and History at the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau.
He is a former pupil of Gisborne Boys' High School and Tolaga Bay Area School and works as a kaiāwhina at Te Kōhanga Reo o Hineteiwaiwa at Waipapa Taumata Rau.
Kauri says the scholarship will support his tertiary education journey by enabling him to fully participate and to strive for the best possible marks. “Without financial clouds over my head.”
Leigh Albert
Iwi: Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi rātou ko Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2022 / E 4 tau
E whai ana a Leigh i te Tohu Paetahi Rongoā me te Tohu Paetahi Poka Tinana i Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou.
He ākonga whakapehapeha o mua o Te Kāreti o Pēwhairangi, Te Kāreti o Whangaroa me Luostarivuorenlukio, Turku i Finland.
Kua roa a Leigh e titikaha ana ki te whai i te huarahi i te rongoā me te hauora i ngā tau 20 kua hipa, i te wā i roto ia i a Ngāti Tūmatauenga, me te whai i te mātauranga hei oranga mō tōna whānau, ōna hapū, ōna iwi, me te motu hoki.
“Ka hono au i tēnei karahipi ki te hiranga mātauranga, te pukumahi, te manawaroa, me te pīkoko ki te āwhina i te tangata. Ka mahara au ki te ingoa o te karahipi, ā, ka whakamiha ki te rāngai katoa o ngā mema o te whānau i tū ki roto i Te Ope Tauā 28 (Māori). Mā tēnei karahipi e tuku ki a au ngā rauemi e tika ana, e tutuki ai i taku tohu.”
Ko tā Leigh, e kore ia e tū ki konei ki te kore te aroha me te tautoko kaha o tōna whānau, ōna hoa, ngā hoa hōia me ngā hoa kura. “Nōku te hōnore, otirā e tū whakaiti ana au i taku whai wāhi ki tēnei rōpū o ngā kaiwhiwhi o mua, o te wā nei hoki.”
Iwi: Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi rātou ko Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
Undergraduate Scholarship
2022 / 4 years
Leigh is studying towards a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Otago. She is a proud ex-pupil of Bay of Islands College, Whangaroa College and Luostarivuorenlukio, Turku in Finland.
Leigh is dedicated to following a pathway in medicine and health for the past 20 years, while serving within the New Zealand Army and pursuing academic knowledge to serve her whānau, hapū, iwi and country.
“I associate this scholarship with academic excellence, hard work, resilience, and a hunger to serve. I look at the name of the scholarship and admire the long list of whānau members who have served within the 28th (Māori) Battalion. This scholarship will give me the resources necessary to complete my degree.”
Leigh says she would not be here without the constant aroha and support of her whānau, friends, military colleagues, and classmates. “I am honoured and humbled to count myself part of this prestigious rōpū of past and present recipients.”
Ngārewarewa Tata
Iwi: Ngāitai, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou
Te Karahipi Tohu Paetahi
2022 / E 4 tau
E whai ana a Ngārewarewa i te Tohu Paetahi Tūhono o te Ture me te Toi Tangata, i te reo Hapanihi hei kaupapa matua, me te Mātai Tōrangapū hei kaupapa iti i Te Whare Wānanga o Wikitōria | Te Herenga Waka. He ākonga o mua o Tai Wānanga i Kirikiriroa, e kī ana a Ngārewarewa, ko tā te karahipi Ngarimu he whakatinana i ngā moemoeā.
“Ehara i te mea ka āhei au kia eke panuku anake i te ao mātauranga auraki, engari kia angitu te Māori hei Māori,” tāna i kī ai.
“Kāore hoki he hōnore nui ake mō te tangata; ko te whai i ngā tapuwae o ngā tīpuna kia pai ai te koke whakamua i tēnei ao hurihuri, engari me pakari tonu te tūrangawaewae, me te mōhio ko wai koe, ā, nō hea koe.”
Iwi: Ngāitai, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou
Undergraduate Scholarship
2022 / 4 years
Ngārewarewa is studying towards a conjoint Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Japanese language, minor in Political Science at Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka. A former pupil of Tai Wānanga in Hamilton, Ngārewarewa says the Ngarimu scholarship enables aspirations to become reality.
“It not only allows me to succeed in mainstream academia, but for Māori to succeed as Māori,” she says.
“That is the greatest privilege we can be afforded; to serve our tīpuna in such a way that we can move forward in this changing world, but with strong grounding of who we are and where we come from.”
Kiriana Rhind-Reedy
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Te Karahipi Tohu Paerua
2022 / E 2 tau
E whai ana a Kiriana i te Tohu Pōkairua Tautara i te Pūtaiao Hauora - Magnetic Resonance Imaging i Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau | Waipapa Taumata Rau.
Ko Kiriana tētahi tauira o mua o Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti Porou i Ruatōrea. E kī ana ia, he wā anō i tata ruha ia i te mahi hei māmā, te whakaoti i ngā mahi ako pōkairua i te whare wānanga, i te wā hoki e whakangungu ana hei kaihaumanu i Te Poari Hauora ā-rohe o Tāmaki Makaurau.
“He mea nui hoki tēnei karahipi ki a au me taku whānau i te mea he nui ngā hononga ki a Pāpā Moana me te whānau Ngarimu.
“Ko ōna tuāhine a Nanny Peg rāua ko Nanny Tus aku kaiako. Nā rāua hoki i whakaora i ngā kōrero mōna mā roto i ā rāua whakapaunga kaha, me ngā waiata maha i titoa e rāua. E whakahī ana au ki te whakahōnore i tā rātou whakareretanga iho.”
Hei tāna, mā te karahipi nei e whakamāmā ake i te taumahatanga o te pūtea taurewa ākonga nui, ā, tae atu ki ngā utu nui o te noho i Tāmaki Makaurau.
“Mā tēnei ka ū tonu au ki aku mahi ako, me te whakahoki anō ki te iwi Māori. Mō taku whānau, me aku kaiako i Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti Porou tēnei whakawhiwhinga. He kaha tuatinitini, he kaha tuamanomano.”
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Master's Scholarship
2022 / 2 years
Kiriana is studying towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Science – Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau.
Kiriana is a former pupil of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiu o Ngāti Porou in Ruatorea. She says being a mum and doing post graduate studies at university, while training as a clinician at Auckland District Health Board took her close to burn out at times.
“This karahipi is significant to me and my whānau as there are many connections to Papa Moana and the Ngarimu whānau,” she says.
“His sisters Nanny Peg and Nanny Tus were both my kaiako. They kept his memory alive in us through their tireless mahi and their many waiata compositions. I feel proud to honour their legacy.”
She says the scholarship will lessen the burden of a big student loan and take some financial stress off living costs in Auckland.
“It will ensure I stay committed to my studies and give back to te iwi Māori. I dedicate this award to my whānau, and my kaiako at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiu o Ngāti Porou. He kaha tuatinitini, he kaha tuamanomano.”
Stacey Reedy
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Te Karahipi Rangahau Tohu Paerua Mātauranga
2022 / E 2 tau
E whai ana a Stacey i te Tohu Paerua o te Mātauranga Mātai Hinengaro i Te Whare Wānanga o Wikitōria | Te Herenga Waka.
“Arā noa atu te hunga ka whai hua i tēnei karahipi i tua atu i ahau anake. He āheinga nui mōku kia whai tonu i taku huarahi ako.
“I te pae tawhiti, e tūmanako ana au ki te mahi i te rāngai mātauranga ki te tautoko i ngā tauira me ngā whānau i ō rātou ake wheako me ngā huarahi mātauranga.”
He tauira o mua o te Kāreti o Ōpōtiki, i roto a Stacey i Te Tauā Moana o Aotearoa mō te 15 tau, ā, i te wā nei e anga ana ia ki tētahi huarahi mahi hou ki te mātauranga mātai hinengaro. I ngā rā whakangā o te raumati 2021–22 kua taha atu, i tutuki i a ia tētahi whakangungutanga i Te Puni Kōkiri.
I tēnei tau e mahi ana ia hei kaiāwhina i tētahi Akoranga Mātauranga toru tau i Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau. E whai kirimana tonu ana ia ki Ngā Kaitūao a Te Tauā Moana o Aotearoa tae noa ki te 2027.
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Master of Education Research Scholarship
2022 / 2 years
Stacey is studying towards a Master’s in Education Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka.
“This scholarship will benefit more than just myself. It is a major enabler for me to continue studying,” she says. “Longer term, I’m hoping to work in the education sector where I can support tauira and whānau with their education experiences and pathways.”
A former pupil of Opotiki College, Stacey served in the Royal New Zealand Navy for 15 years and is currently undertaking a career change towards education psychology. During the 2021–22 summer break she completed an internship at Te Puni Kōkiri.
This year she is working as a teaching assistant for a year three Education Course at Auckland University. She is also contracted to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Reserves until 2027.
Xena Tautari
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
Te Karahipi Tohu Kairangi
2022 / 1 tau
E whakaoti ana a Xena i tētahi Tohu Kairangi Ngaio i te akoranga Māori, Iwi Taketake hoki i Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. Ko tana kaupapa tuhinga whakapae ko Intergenerational changes in tikanga that relate to Kaitiakitanga o Hokianga-nui-a-Kupe.
He tauira o mua a Xena i Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hokianga, ā, ko ia hoki te pouārahi o te wharekura i Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hokianga.
“He nui ngā hua o tēnei karahipi mōku, nā kia whai wā, kia whai pūtea tautoko i ahau e oti ana i tōku tau hakamutunga mō tōku tohu kairangi.
“Nā tēnei karahipi i whai wāhi mōku kia noho ki te kāinga, kia āta rangahaua, kia uiui, kia oti i te tuhinga roa. He pūtea tautoko mōku me tōku whānau, tā te tāhiti, tā te noho ki te hiku o te ika, horekau he wāhi rangahau, horekau he rauemi, nō reira he tāhiti te haere ki te whare wānanga i Whakatāne ko reira rangahau ai. Hoi, nā te karahipi nei ka taea e hau te wehe mai te kāinga ki Whakatane.
“He nui ngā hua ka riro i a au mai i te whiwhi i tēnei karahipi. I te mea e waru hāora taku tawhiti atu i Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi i Whakatāne, he uaua mōku te haere ake ki aku wānanga katoa.
“E noho ana au i tētahi wāhi iti e karangahia nei ko Hokianga, otirā he iti ngā rauemi, whare pukapuka rānei hei mahi i aku rangahau, nā reira me tawhiti taku haere ki te whakaoti i aku mahi rangahau, otirā ka āwhina tēnei karahipi.
“He mea hiranga ki au te riro i tēnei karahipi, nā te mea he wheinga hau nō tētahi hoea i whawhai te whawhai nui, i werohia te waro ko roto i te ope taua o te Hokowhitu a Tūmatauenga arā ko Hone Tautari tōna ingoa. Nō reira nōku kē te whiwhi, he mea hokinga mahara ki a ia me ngā tini hoea i whitikia te hopo, i tū ai te riri, te nguha, te parekura mō mātou ngā wheinga te take, mō te whenua anō te take, mō tā rātou rangatiratanga anō te take.
“He hōnore nui tēnei mōku ki te whiwhi i tēnei karahipi nā te mea he tohu whakamiha ki a Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, he hōia i Te Ope 28 Māori, otirā he hōia hoki taku koroua a Hone Tautari i te Kamupene A, nā reira he hōnore nui tēnei mōku te whiwhi i tēnei hei whakamaharatanga ki ō tātou mōrehu katoa, ō tātou toa, ō tātou tīpuna i whakawhiti ki tāwāhi, i whawhai mō tātou, i mate hoki mō tātou.”
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
Doctoral Scholarship
2022 / 1 year
Xena is completing a Professional Doctorate in Māori and Indigenous Studies at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. Her thesis topic is Intergenerational changes in tikanga that relate to Kaitiakitanga ō Hokianga-nui-ā-Kupe.
Xena is a former pupil Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hokianga and was Pouārahi (senior manager) of the wharekura at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hokianga.
“There are many benefits that I will get from receiving this scholarship. As I live about eight hours away from Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Whakatane, it is difficult for me to get to all my wānanga. I live in a small place called Hokianga, where we have little to no resources or libraries to complete my studies, therefore needing to travel quite a distance to complete my research, this scholarship will help with that.
"It’s a privilege for me to receive this scholarship because it pays homage to Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu who was a hoea in the 28th Māori Battalion, my grandfather Hone Tautari was also a hoea in the A Company, therefore it is a huge privilege to me to receive this in remembrance of all our morehu, our toa, our tūpuna who went overseas and fought for us, who died for us."
Raina Meha
Iwi: Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Makino, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki
Te Karahipi Tohu Kairangi
2022 / 1 tau
E whakaoti ana a Raina i te Tohu Kairangi i te Kura Ture i Te Whare Wānanga o Wikitōria | Te Herenga Waka. Ka tūhura tana rangahau i, ‘The taniwha in the boardroom: Navigating conflicts of interest and Māori governance’.
I roto tōna pāpā a Te Whiwhi Meha i te Kamupene C o te Ope Tauā 28 (Māori). “Mā te whiwhi i tēnei karahipi ka taea e au te whakahōnore i a ia. He tohu whakamaharatanga tēnei karahipi ki ngā hōia kua mate atu, me tō rātou whakarerenga mō tātou kia whai hononga tonu ki ō tātou marae, whānau, hapū me ngā iwi,” hei tāna.
He tauira o mua a Raina o Te Kura Tuarua o Rotorua Lakes, ā, hei tāna, ko tana whakatipuranga i Rotoiti te “kaipokepoke, te kaiwhakaawe i a ia. He uara nui te mātauranga nui ki tō mātou whānau, otirā i tautokona mātou kia angitu i ngā mahi mātauranga”.
Hei tāna, ka whakatauritetia tēnei ki āna mahi i runga i tōna marae a Tapuaeharuru. “Nō te reanga ahau o ngā ringawera, me te tautoko i te pae, otirā he akoranga tōmua mō aku rangahau kairangi i runga i ngā kōrero o te mana whakahaere a te Māori e whanake haere ana.”
Iwi: Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Makino, Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki
Doctoral Scholarship
2022 / 1 year
Raina is completing a Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington | Te Herenga Waka. Her research explores, 'The taniwha in the boardroom: Navigating conflicts of interest and Māori governance'.
Her father, Te Whiwhi Meha was in C Company of the 28th (Māori) Battalion. “Receiving this scholarship allows me to honour him. The scholarship is a reminder of the soldiers who have passed on and their legacy for us to remain connected to our marae, whānau, hapū, and iwi,” she says.
A former pupil of Rotorua Lakes High School, Raina says her upbringing at Rotoiti, “shapes and influences who I am. Our whānau values education and supported us to succeed academically.”
She says this is balanced with being actively involved with her marae, Tapuaeharuru. “I am part of the generation that works in the kitchen and supports the pae, ideal pre-requisites for my doctoral research on the emerging discourse of Māori governance."
Tawhiri Kereama
Iwi: Ngāti Raukawa te au ki te Tonga, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2022 / 1 tau
E whakaoti ana a Tawhiri i tētahi whakangungutanga i te Paipa wai, Kapuni me ngā Waikari i te taha o Skills NZ. He tauira o mua ia o Te Wharekura o Te Rito i Ōtaki. Kua tīmata tana tau tuarua o te whakangungutanga i muri i te whakatau ki te panoni mahi mai i te whakatū tīrewa.
“Kua roa au e whakatū tīrewa ana i taku wehenga i te wharekura i te 2015. He whakawhitinga nui mōku, he ahunga pai hoki i te āhua o te mahi i ako nei au, i te taha o tētahi rōpū mīharo e awhi nei i te ao Māori me te reo Māori, otirā ko tōku ao tērā,” hei tāna.
“Ehara ko aku mahi ako te mea ka whai hua i tēnei karahipi, engari he tohu whakamihi hoki ki taku whānau, i te mea ka noho ko au te tuatahi o taku whānau ki te whai tohu ringarehe, otirā he hōnore nui tēra. E whakawhetai ana au i taku whiwhinga i tēnei tohu whaimana.”
Iwi: Ngāti Raukawa te au ki te Tonga, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2022 / 1 year
Tawhiri is completing an apprenticeship in Plumbing, Gas fitting and Drainlaying with Skills NZ. He is a former pupil of Te Wharekura o Te Rito in Ōtaki.
He has started the second year of his apprenticeship after deciding to change careers from scaffolding.
“I have been scaffolding since I left wharekura in 2015. It has been a huge transition for me, and a positive change in direction in terms of the mahi I am learning, with an awesome team who embraces te ao Māori and te reo Māori, which are central to my life,” he says.
“The scholarship will not only benefit me in my studies, but also be a tribute to my whānau, as I will be one of the first to gain a qualified trade and that is a huge privilege. I am grateful beyond words to be a recipient of this prestigious award.”
Reimana Prescott
Iwi: Ngāti Wehiwehi, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2022 / 1 year
Kua oti i a Reimana tētahi Tiwhikete o te Construction Trade Skills i Whitireia, ā, kua tīmata ki te whai i tana whakangungutanga kia tū hei kaihanga whare whai tohu. He tauira o mua ia o Te Wharekura o Ngā Mokopuna i Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
“E tipu, e rea, mō ngā rā o tō ao; ko tō ringa ki ngā rākau a te Pākehā hei oranga mō tō tinana.
Ko tō ngākau ki ngā taonga o ō tupuna hei tiketike mō tō māhunga.
Ko tō wairua ki tō Atua, nāna nei ngā mea katoa.”
Ko te kī a Reimana, he hōnore nui mōna kua whakakitea, ka tautuhia hoki ia hei Māori e whai ana i ngā āhuatanga ōrite ki te hunga i whawhai, i tautoko hoki i Te Ope Tauā 28 (Māori), nā rātou i hiki i te karanga riri a Piritānia Nui.
“E mea ana au ki te whakahōnore i a rātou mā tēnei tohu, mā te ū tonu ki ēnei pūmanawa, āhuatanga hoki mā te whakamahi i ēnei mea, kaua i aku mahi ako anake engari i taku ao katoa - e eke ai au ki te whāinga o te whakatutuki i aku mahi ako, kia tū au hei kāmura whai tohu,” tāna kī.
“Mā tēnei e āhei ai ahau ki te whakawhanake i aku pūkenga i te ahumahi hanganga, kia pai ai taku āwhina i taku iwi, aku hapū me taku whānau.”
Iwi: Ngāti Wehiwehi, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2022 / 1 year
Reimana has completed a New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills at Whitireia and has begun pursuing his apprenticeship towards being a qualified builder. He is a former pupil of Te Wharekura o Ngā Mokopuna in Wellington.
Reimana says receiving the Ngarimu scholarship and being recognised and identified as a Māori individual with similar characteristics to those who voluntarily fought and supported the 28th (Māori) Battalion in response to Great Britain's call to arms, is a great honour and privilege.
“I intend to honour them with this award by ensuring that I maintain these traits and characteristics by utilising them, not only in my studies, but also in my daily life – in order to achieve the goal of completing my studies to become a qualified carpenter,” he says.
“This will allow me to develop my skills in the construction industry, allowing me to assist and support my iwi, hapū, and whānau.”
Waituhia Elers-Metuamate
Iwi: Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ngāti Maniapoto
Te Karahipi Mātauranga me te Whakangungu Ahumahi
2022 / 1 year
Kei te whakaoti a Waituhia i tētahi Tohu Pōkairua i te Beauty Therapy i te Universal College of Learning (UCOL), otirā he tauira o mua ia o Te Kura ā Iwi o Ngāti Kauwhata i Cheltenham me Te Kura Tuarua o Feilding.
E ai ki a Waituhia, mā te karahipi nei e mātua whakarite kia tutuki i a ia tana tohu pōkairua i tēnei tau, me te whakarākei hoki i ōna mōhiotanga beauty therapy.
“Ka taea e te beauty therapy te whakarākei ake i te oranga o te tangata - kaua kō tō rātou oranga ā-tinana anake. Ka noho hoki hei whakamaimoatanga whakamārire e hiahiatia ana e te tangata. Ko te tikanga hoki o tēnei karahipi ka noho ko au tētahi o ngā beauty therapist Māori ruarua, e whai ana i te pōkairua, e mahi ana i tēnei momo mahi i taku rohe.”
E kī ana a Waituhia he hōnore nui tēnei kia whakawhiwhia ki tētahi karahipi Ngarimu. “E miramira ana tēnei tohu i te māia, ngā uauatanga me ngā whakahere o ō tātou tīpuna kia pai ake ai tō tātou ake oranga.”
“E hiahia ana hoki ahau ki te mihi ki taku tipuna a Charles Paora Kaitoa Bell, o Ngāti Kauwhata, i whawhai i te taha o te Ope Rererangi o Aotearoa me te Ope Tauā 28 (Māori) i te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao.”
E mahi ana a Waituhia i Studio31 i Te Papa-i- Oea, otirā e whai wheako ā-ringa ana ia. I oti i a ia te tiwhikete Beauty Therapy i UCOL i te tau 2021, otirā he teitei katoa ngā māka.
Iwi: Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Ngāti Maniapoto
Vocational Education and Training Scholarship
2022 / 1 year
Waituhia is completing a New Zealand Diploma in Beauty Therapy at the Universal College of Learning (UCOL) and is a former pupil of Te Kura ā Iwi o Ngāti Kauwhata in Cheltenham and Feilding High School.
Waituhia says the scholarship will enable her to complete her diploma this year and enhance her beauty therapy knowledge. “Beauty therapy can enhance a person’s wellbeing - not just their physical wellbeing. It can also be the relaxing treatment that people need. This scholarship also means that I will be one of the few Māori beauty therapists with a diploma working in the industry in my rohe.”
Waituhia says it is a huge honour to be a recipient of a Ngarimu scholarship. “This award emphasises the courage, struggles and the sacrifices our tūpuna went through to ensure a better life for us.”
“I would also like to acknowledge my great grandfather Charles Paora Kaitoa Bell, Ngāti Kauwhata, who fought alongside the Royal New Zealand Airforce and the 28th (Māori) Battalion during World War II.”
Waituhia works at Studio31 in Palmerston North where she is receiving practical experience. She completed the certificate in Beauty Therapy at UCOL in 2021 with an A average.
Kirihautu Durie-Ngata
Iwi: Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata, Rangitāne, Ngāi Tahu
Undergraduate Scholarship
2021
Studying towards a Bachelor of Arts in Māori and Indigenous Studies and Accounting at the University of Waikato, Kirihautu says her scholarship will help her be successful in her studies.
“I aspire to use this opportunity to help support new generations of whānau to learn and grow in our own kaupapa, tikanga and reo,” says Kirihautu.
“Our whānau, hapū, iwi and communities must be well equipped for the future – culturally, socially, and financially. I am hopeful that my degree will enable me to contribute in these ways.”
Rakaitemania Parata Gardiner
Iwi: Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Awa
Undergraduate Scholarship
2021
Rakaitemania is in her final year studying towards a Bachelor of Law with Honours at the University of Waikato.
She dedicates this scholarship to her parents, Hekia and Wira.
“They have kept the memory and the lessons of the Māori Battalion alive in us and across the country – and world – through their work.”
“They model what it is to serve your country, to act with honour and integrity, to be brave, generous hearted, to work hard every day. These are characteristics embodied by our tīpuna of the 28th, and guiding principles for my own life,” says Rakaitemania.
“I look forward to serving Aotearoa New Zealand by effecting positive and enduring system change through law and policy.”
Isaac Smiler
Iwi: Ngāti Kahungunu, Waikato, Ngāi Tahu
Undergraduate Scholarship
2021
Isaac will use the scholarship to support his study towards a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Otago.
He says the name Ngarimu is synonymous with excellence and service to others.
“To be numbered as a recipient is an honour and comes with the commitment to excel and serve as he (Ngarimu) did.”
“I’m passionate about health and wellbeing, especially of te iwi Māori. My hope is for better health outcomes for our whanau, which requires the work and commitment displayed by the 28th (Māori) Battalion.”
Roimata-O-Te-Ora Claasen
Iwi: Ngāti Porou
Master's Scholarship
2021
Roimata is studying towards a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Oxford in England. She says the MBA focuses on the role of business in creating better outcomes for society and it is that philosophy that aligns so well to her beliefs of the benefits of iwi-owned businesses.
Roimata has worked as a corporate commercial lawyer in both Aotearoa and London and is looking forward to giving back to iwi and whānau Māori.
“I am excited to return to Aotearoa to contribute to improving the wellbeing of Ngāti Porou and iwi Māori through economic development.”
“I’m honoured to be the Master’s recipient and will strive to uphold the characteristics of Rangatiratanga and Te Wero exemplified by the 28th.”
Traci (Trei) Crawford
Iwi: Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Kahukuranui, Ngāti Porou
Master of Education Research Scholarship
2021
Traci is currently completing a Master’s in Specialist Teaching at Massey University. She will research and conduct advanced analysis on how Māori Medium Kura undertake screening assessments to identify cognitive weaknesses for at-risk learners in years 2–5.
She says she is both humbled and honoured to be acknowledge as having characteristics that are consistent with the 28th (Māori) Battalion.
“The honour also goes to all of our hōia (soldiers) who possessed endless amounts of courage, self-control, conviction of purpose, powerful intellect and insight, professional competence and skill, kindness, selflessness and commitment.”
“My journey is to serve whānau, hapū and iwi, to work alongside kura and kaiako to provide learning support to those learners who may face barriers.”
Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu
Iwi: Ngāti Uepōhatu, Ngāti Porou, Te Ātiawa, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
Doctoral Scholarship
2021
Hanareia is currently studying towards a PhD in Plant Pathology at Pennsylvania State University. Her study investigates the impact of competition and suppressive traits in microbe interactions to find alternative methods to plant disease management.
“Receiving this award is a privilege and an honour for myself and my whānau.”
She says the scholarship reinforces her desire to return to Aotearoa and pursue research for Māori, by Māori.
“It is a way to continue the legacy of my tīpuna by adding to the lineages of Māori scientists in te ao Māori and te ao Pākehā.
Tangirau Papa
Iwi: Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Maniapoto and Tainui
Undergraduate Scholarship
2020
Tangirau is studying towards a double major degree in Business and Māori at Waikato University. She says the scholarship will help her achieve this and to become a successful Chief Executive.
In her leadership, she is keen to show the next generation that Māori does not have to lose their tikanga to be in business and will demonstrate this in her journey.
“The Kiingitanga is my foundational stone and my korowai. I am draped in it, dedicated to it and moved by it. I know what I want to do.”
“I want to create jobs back home!” she says.
“I will lead by example and not be afraid to venture new paths to bring my whānau on the journey with me.”
Awatea Moxon
Iwi: Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāi Tahu
Undergraduate Scholarship
2020
Awatea is one of the 10 candidates who have been accepted into the 2020 Victoria University of Wellington Clinical Psychology Programme. She will begin working towards a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology this year.
She says that this scholarship will equip her for study and allow her to focus on academic success.
“This scholarship not only contributes towards Māori representation in mental healthcare professions such as clinical psychology, but it also supports our wider Māori community who are in need of metal health support,” says Awatea.
The scholarship also carries great responsibility.
“In the example of the Second Lieutenant Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu and the 28th (Māori) Battalion as a whole, I am encouraged to advance in life with bravery and distinction; to cast aside all fear and bring forth success, tū whitia te hopo, mairangatia te angitu.”
“The incredible sacrifice that the 28th Māori Battalion made for our country inspires me to fight for the welfare of our people.”
Cassiopeia Harrison
Iwi: Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Ruanui
Undergraduate Scholarship
2020
Cassiopeia is studying towards a Bachelor of Arts at the Auckland University of Technology doing a double major in Education and Māori Development.
She says the Ngarimu scholarship is a leg up to an education pathway that will eventually lead home to become a contributing member of her marae, hapū and iwi whanui.
“This will also bring me closer to pursuing my passion for education and the development of Māori people, language and customs,” she says.
She has a favourite saying that drives her:
Kohikohia ngā purapura i mahue ake
Hei karauna ki te ao
(May the seeds of our ancestors left behind,
Be gathered as a crown for the world)
“Through the power of education I aspire to significantly lower the unemployment rate back home in Te Tairāwhiti,
“I want to encourage a strong and prosperous community; a place where people can learn and grow for the benefits of our tamariki mokopuna.”
Dr. Marise Stuart
Iwi: Ngāi Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Ngāpuhi ki Taiamai
Master's Scholarship
2020
Dr. Marise Stuart (MBChB; BPhEd; BSc) will use the scholarship to support her study towards a Master's in Medical Science (Global Health Delivery) at Harvard University.
Working with Professor Margaret Mutu, Manuka Henare and Harvard faculty including Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen, her thesis will explore mātauranga Māori and its relationship to the wellbeing of humans and the environment.
She will also analyse the challenges of implementing mātauranga Māori, and seek strategies to advance its preservation and perpetuation.
Mātauranga Maori and its implicit embodiment of the interconnectedness, and balance, of all natural beings, is something that has always fascinated Marise.
“This knowledge base had sustained our people for centuries,” she says. “Our ongoing disconnection is revealing itself now with the extant health challenges faced by our people, our land, and our environment.
“We cannot wait while conditions continue to worsen, when we know that there is already so much to be done.
“Our land, and our people once flourished - it is up to us all to act now, so that we can flourish once again.”
Marise says Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery, determination and outstanding leadership.
“I plan to uphold the legacy of Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu, to help advance a kaupapa which promotes manaaki, peace and aroha, for all living beings on the planet.”
Tipene James
Iwi: Ngāti Whakaue, Tapuika, Waitaha, Kearoa Tuara, Tuhoe, Ngāti Maniapoto and Tainui
Master of Education Research Scholarship
2020
Tipene is studying towards a Master of Arts (Te Reo Māori) at Waikato University. He says the Ngarimu scholarship is one of the most prestigious awards available to tauira Māori.
“Because it recognises the sacrifices our koroua made so that we have the opportunities we have today,” he says.
“Ngarimu represents the valour that our Māori Battalion were recognised for. Their bravery changed the landscape of Aotearoa and provided an opportunity for Māori to be seen as equal and earn the full benefits and privileges of citizenship.
“Today I enjoy those privileges that our koroua fought so hard for – many of them sacrificing their lives – and I am a humbled to be a recipient of this award.”
Tīpene is deeply embedded within his tribe. He’s a marae trustee for Te Koutu Marae in Rotorua and also a member of the Ngāti Whakaue kapa haka team.
“The Ngarimu scholarship will help me to remain focused on my educational journey and the learnings I gain will be shared with the whānau of the marae and my tribe,” says Tīpene.
Lee-Anne Tatana
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kuri, Ngāti Kahu and Te Aupouri
Master of Education Research Scholarship
2020
Lee-Anne is studying towards a Master of Arts (Psychology) at Massey University. She is completing a kaupapa Māori research thesis on Māori experiences while under investigation by Oranga Tamariki.
By interviewing whānau Māori who have had their children uplifted or kept their children while under investigation she aims to build a resource which will educate whānau, hapū, iwi and Oranga Tamariki culturally safe and better ways to work with whānau.
She said her overall goal after completing her studies is to head home to Te Tai Tokerau and work with her people.
“By teaching whānau the tools they need to get through one obstacle at a time, utilising tikanga and knowledge, whānau will become stronger to walk in both worlds” says Lee-Anne.
“One of the most important seeds that I will continue to plant within all whanau I come across is the seed of belief in themselves and each other. Belief that they can climb over any barriers, action their dreams and live safe and healthy lives collectively.”
Lee-Anne says it’s an honour to be a Ngarimu scholarship recipient.
“The Ngarimu VC and 28th (Maori) Battalion Memorial Master of Education Research Scholarship reminds me to aim high and be persistent. There are many obstacles in life that can throw you off course. For me, being made redundant, losing a brother and a nephew last year did just that.
“For our Maori Battalion rangatira, they lost many, witnessed brutality and were disrespected on all levels. But they continued and so will I. I am surrounded by their greatness”
Jonathan Te Rire
Iwi: Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Tuwharetoa and Te Arawa
Doctoral Scholarship
2020
Jonathan is studying towards a Doctor of Philosophy (Māori and Indigenous Development) at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.
Jonathan is a direct descendent of the Ngā Toenga o Ngā Iharaira of Rua Kēnana, from Maungapōhatu, of the hapū of Tamakaimoana. He has a very strong connection to the 28th [Māori] Battalion that served in Italy in the battle of Monte Cassino.
His historical knowledge of both biblical scriptures and wars provides a solid foundation for his research. It weaves together the past, present and future and he intends to locate and collate stories of the members who came from Kawerau, Maungapōhatu, Ruatāhuna and other tribal regions who did not return home and are buried in Italy.
The scholarship will go towards researching the historical and scriptural sayings from kuia and kororua of the Pūtauaki Parish and Ngā Iharaira. His work will be published as a future resource for their descendants, for Aotearoa, and for all international audiences.
“I’ve been blessed to have travelled to the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Italy during the commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Monte Cassino. I noticed that many names there were familiar names from home,” says Jonathan.
“I want to honour those names and to ensure these names are remembered by the descendants of Ngā Iharaira and the Pāriha o Pūtauaki, as well as Aotearoa and the world.”