Ngā Kaiwhakaihu o Ngā Tau Kua Hipa

Past Scholarship Recipients

Kupu whakataki

Introduction

Kō atu i te 150 ngā Manu Pīrere kua whakawhiwhia ki tētahi karahipi nō te rewanga i te tau 2017. E ako ana ēnei kaiwhiwhi karahipi ki roto i ngā Whare Wānanga, ngā Kuratini me ngā Takiura puta noa i Aotearoa, otirā, he mea hanga ēnei karahipi tautoko i ngā Manu Pīrere o Te Kōhanga Reop e ngana nei ki te whakakī i ō rātou kete mātauranga.

Me mihia te Poari Matua o Te Kōhanga Reo, inara, nā rātou te whakakitenga kia whakaritea mai he karahipi e tautoko tūturu ana i ngā mokopuna o ngā Kōhanga Reo puta noa i te motu.

E whai ake nei ko ngā ingoa o ngā kaiwhiwhi karahipi He Manu Pīrere nō Te Kōhanga Reo o te tau 2024.

Since the relaunch of the scholarship program in 2017, Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust has awarded over 150 scholarships to Ngā Manu Pīrere who are undertaking Undergraduate, Masters or PhD level studies at tertiary institutions across Aotearoa.

We congratulate all our Manu Pīrere on their achievements. You can view our past recipients below.

Cynthia Otene: Maungataniwha Te Kōhanga Reo
Doctor of Health Science
Auckland University of Technology

Uenukuterangihoka Jefferies: Terere Kōhanga Reo
Master of Philosophy
Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau (AUT)

Leilani Naera: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Tākitimu
Te Tohu Paerua o Te Reo Kairangi
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Leatiana Tata-Adams: Te Kōhanga Reo o Tahuri Mai
Master of Specialist Teaching, Te Korowai Mokopuna -
Subject 267875 Specialist Teaching Professional Inquiry
Massey University

Whatarangi Winiata: Te Kākano O Te Kura Kōhanga Reo
Master of Architecture (Professional)
Victoria University

Kararaina Bidois: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Koutu
Poutāhū Whakaakoranga
Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Mereana Dakin: Horouta Te Kōhanga Reo
Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Teaching, Te Korowai Mokopuna Postgraduate Endorsement
Massey University

Awanuiarangi Gardiner: Te Kōhanga Reo ki Whakarewarewa
NZ Certificate in Electrical Pre-Trade (Level 3)
Wintec – Te Pukenga – NZ Institute of Skills and Technology

Mauri Asher Haddon-Hall: Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngawari (Hoani Waititi)
Automotive Engineering
Te Wānanga o Owairaka (Unitec)

Kiara Henderson: Te Awa Kairangi Kōhanga Reo
Building Apprenticeship
JP Innovations Builders

Cheval Newdick: Kokohinau Kōhanga Reo
Automotive Engineering (Level 3)
Toi Ohomai

Jaevon Takiri: Motutaiko Te Kōhanga Reo
Automotive (Level 3)
Steve Ramsay

Jonelle Barbarich: Te Kōhanga Reo o Mataatua
Bachelor of Health Sciences – Midwifery
Auckland University of Technology

Roimata Brown: Te Kōhanga Reo o Matawera
Te Aho Tātairangi - Bachelor of Teaching
Massey University

Maraea Coleman: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aotawarirangi
Bachelor of Māori Language and Indigenous Studies
Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Karlos Croft: Te Kōhanga Reo o Matawaia
Bachelor of Business and Communications (Double degree)
Auckland University of Technology

Awatea Hall: Te Kōhanga Reo o Kākāriki & Te Kōhanga Reo o Puawairua
Bachelor of Arts
The University of Auckland

Keisha Matete: Te Awhina Kōhanga Reo
Te Tohu Mātauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Heremia McGarvey: Te Teko Kōhanga Reo
Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Commerce
Te Herenga Waka

Ataahua Nepia: Te Kōhanga Reo o Taupiri
Te Tohu Mātauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Hinemoa Peke-Paenga: Te Kōhanga Reo o Pūau Te Moananui-ā-Kiwa
Bachelor of Business & minor in Te Reo Māori/Māori Indigenous Studies
Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Eruera Ria: Te Tihi o Titirangi Kōhanga Reo & Waihirere Kōhanga Reo
Heke Kaitiakitanga Pūtaiao
Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Javan Rivers: Te Kōhanga Reo o Puawairua
Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing)
Auckland University of Technology

Nivarna Smith: Waipukurau Te Kōhanga Reo
Te Aho Tātairangi
Massey University

Rangikapungatoto Sydney: Otawhiwhi Te Kōhanga Reo
Te Tohu Mātauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Kowhai Tepania-Morgan: Te Kōhanga Reo o Whakawātea & Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kuaka
Bachelor of Arts
University of Otago

Pounamu Wharehinga: Te Kōhanga Reo o Marotiri & Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Aotawarirangi
Te Tohu Paetahi
Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Leani Williams: Kiwiriki Kōhanga Reo
Te Tohu Mātauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Cynthia Otene (yellow top)
Maungataniwha Te Kōhanga Reo
Doctor of Health Science
Auckland University of Technology

Kahurangi Tipene: Te Kōhanga Reo o Tahuri Mai
Doctor of Philosophy – Māori Studies
The University of Otago

Ngahuia Kawau: Te Kohinga Aroha Te Kōhanga Reo
Tāhūhū Whakaoranga
Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Te Maiora Rurehe: Minginui Te Kōhanga Reo
Master’s in environmental law
Pace University, New York

Atareta Savae: Te Kōhanga Reo o Poukawa ki Kahuranaki
Tāhūhū Whakaoranga & Tāhūhū Mātauranga Māori
Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Rodney Whanga: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kauri
He Waka Hiringa, Master of Applied Indigenous Knowledge
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa

Emma Te Rangi Haami-Jones: Te Kōhanga Reo o Tangata Rite
Te Aho Paerewa Postgraduate Diploma Teaching and Learning in Māori Medium
Massey University – Te Kūnenga ki Pūrehuroa

Miria Haora: Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngapeke
Poutahu Whakahaere and Heke Kawa Oranga
Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Jesse Huriwai: Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Kawai/Waikato Tairawhiti
Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Teaching – Te Korowai Mokopuna
Massey University 

Shawnee Cook-Lawrence: Te Kōhanga Reo o Okaihau
Automotive Engineering Level 3
Wintec

Johnlees Ihaka: Te Matapihi Te Kōhanga Reo
Building Apprenticeship
Asset Homes

Mosiah Patuwai: Te Timatanga Kōhanga Reo
New Zealand Certificate in Automotive Engineering
Unitec Mt Albert

Te Kirimaia Wanoa: Kokiri Marae Te Kōhanga Reo
Carpentry Apprenticeship
Five Star Construction/BCITO

Haereata Berryman: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kauri  Marae
Paetahi Ako Kura Kaupapa Māori
Te Wānanga Takiura o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa

Andee Bristow: Te Kōhanga Reo o Whirinaki
Te Tohu Matauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Wairere Cook-Lawrence: Te Kōhanga Reo o Okaihau
Bachelor of Law and Business
Auckland University of Technology

Veava-Mei Hammond: Te Kāhui Kōhanga Reo
Māori and Indigenous Studies, Kaupapa Māori Psychology
Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Luteisha Hema: Te Kōhanga Reo o Mataatua ki Mangere
Te Tohu Matauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Maringi James: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Koutu
Conjoint in Law and a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Māori Studies and History
Auckland University

Kororia-Melody Koia: Ruru Te Tupuna Kōhanga Reo
Te Tohu Matauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Te Ao Leach: Te Kōhanga Reo o Rongopai
Conjoint Bachelor of Law and Commerce
Auckland University

Katarina Mahutoto: Te Wiri Kōhanga Reo
Bachelor of Arts – Māori Development and NZSL
Auckland University of Technology

Te Aorangi-Kowhai Morini: Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngawari (Hoani Waititi Marae)
Bachelor of Social Science
Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Anahera Moses: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Teko
Te Tohu Matauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Huriana Nikora: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Uru Karaka
Te Tohu Matauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Joel Patuwai: Te Timatanga Kōhanga Reo
Bachelor of Arts
Auckland University

Rangikapungatoto Sydney: Otawhiwhi Te Kōhanga Reo
Te Tohu Matauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Himiona Wilson: Manaaki ngā Tamariki Te Kōhanga Reo
Te Tohu Matauranga Whakapakari Tino Rangatiratanga
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Sean Woon: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rākatō
Paetahi Ako Kura Kaupapa Māori
Te Wānanga Takiura o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa

Kahurangi Tipene: Te Kōhanga Reo o Tahuri Mai
Doctor of Philosophy – Māori Studies
The University of Otago

Te Ua Konehunehu O Te Rangi Tumoana: Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngawari (Hoani Waititi Marae)
Masters of Indigenous Studies
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

Hinewai Pomare: Te Kōhanga Reo o Pakanae Hokianga & Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Awhireinga
Master of Health Science
University of Auckland

Wairere Whangapirita-Sarich: Te Kōhanga Reo o Whirinaki
Tāhūhū Matauranga Māori
Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Maumahara Horsfall: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Pūtake Whakatupuranga
Master of Arts in Te Reo Māori/Māori and Pacific Development
Waikato University

Arapera Tangaere: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Awhireinga
Postgrad Diploma in Specialist Teaching: Te Korowai Mokopuna
Massey University

Bailey Lacey-Rameka: Te Kōhanga Reo o Pukeroa Oruawhata
Bachelor of Med Sci w Honors & Bachelor of Med and Bachelor of Surgery
University of Otago

Hinemoana Tautari: Te Kōhanga Reo o Whirinaki
Postgraduate in Secondary Education
AUT 

Ngahuia Kawau: Te Kōhanga Reo o te Kohinga Aroha
Poutāhu/Tāhuhu Whakaakoranga
Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Logan Puru-Peri: Te Kōhanga Reo o Humarie
Manufacturing – Signage

Matuakore Hook: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu
NZ Certificate in Carpentry Level 4
Eastern Institute of Technology  

Sonny Marsh: Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Pihi o te Purapura Pai
Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation - Brick and Block Laying Apprenticeship
Brothers Masonry Ltd

Akuera Nia Nia: Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngāti Hāmua
Te Aho Tatairangi
Massey University

Analia Scruton Nepe-Apatu: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rongopai
Bachelor of Laws/Arts
Victoria University

Ella Wells: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Whānau Tahi
Bachelor of Health Science
 University of Canterbury

Anaru Paenga-Morgan: Te Kōhanga Reo o Pūtake Whakatipuranga
Bachelor of Sports and Recreation Management
Lincoln University

Ngawairere Pihama: Te Kōhanga Reo o Kia Ngawari (Hoani Waititi Marae)
Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao – Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies
University of Waikato

Maia Te Hira: Te Kōhanga Reo o Motu Kairangi
Bachelor of Laws
Victoria University

Costa Blackman: Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngā Whānau Whānui
Heke/Poutuarongo Te Rangakuta Whakaako
Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Ōtaki

Cameron Brown: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Awhi Mai
Bachelor of medicine and surgery
University of Otago

Atamira Walker: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rongopai
University of Auckland  

Irimaunga Waho: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Rangimārie
Tohu Whakapakari
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Hineteahurangi Durie-Ngata: Te Kōhanga Reo o Mana Tamariki
Te Aho Tatairangi
Massey University

Kirihautu Durie-Ngata: Te Kōhanga Reo o Mana Tamariki
Bachelor of Arts - Māori Knowledge
Massey University

Kobee Lacey-Rameka: Te Kōhanga Reo o Pukeroa Oruawhata
Bachelor of Arts and Commerce
University of Otago

Mekayla Peneha: Te Kōhanga Reo o Whirinaki
Bachelor of Health
University of Waikato

Nicky Lee Pomare: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Otinga ki Tāmaki
Bachelor of Arts Majoring in Māori Studies
University of Otago

Te Matatu Whauwhau: Te Kōhanga Reo o Arataki
Bachelor of Arts Health Science / Public Health Anatomy
University of Otago

Te Kapua O’Connor: Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngaio
Doctor of Philosophy, Te Wānanga o Waipapa, Māori Studies
University of Auckland

Mere Faulkner-Tihi: Toroa Kōhanga Reo
Masters of Māori Studies
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

Te Pare Heke Sweet: Te Kōhanga Reo o Pipiwharauroa
Masters of Teaching and Learning
University of Waikato

Tapunga Nepe: Rongowhakaata Kōhanga Reo
Masters in Museum Studies
Massey University - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa

Tia Nepia Su’a: Te Kōhanga Reo o Muturangi
Masters of Museum and Heritage Practice
Victoria University

Rapaera Tawhai: Te Kōhanga Reo o Tāwhaki
Masters of Māori Studies
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi

Te Karu o Whakatihi Brown: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Awhi Mai
Bachelor of Law
University of Waikato

Morgan-Brie Greening: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu
Heke Ahunga Tikanga
Te Wānanga o Raukawa

William Haare: Te Kōhanga Reo o Ngongotaha
New Zealand Diploma in Te Reo (Level 5)
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Piki Jean Heke Sweet: Te Kōhanga Reo o Pipiwharauroa
Te Tohu Whakapakari Rangatiratanga o Te Kōhanga Reo
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust

Valerie Houkamau: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Teko
Bachelor of Laws and Arts - Major in Māori Studies
University of Otago  

Atareta McCausland-Durie:Te Kōhanga Reo o Mana Tamariki
Bachelor of Health, Sport & Human Performance
University of Waikato  

Christine Petera: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Timatanga
Diploma of Te Tohu Paetahi
University of Waikato  

Summer Rangi-Clark: Te Kōhanga Reo o Kai Iwi me Tutaramoana
Bachelor of Social Sciences
University of Waikato

Paige Scruton Nepe Apatu: Te Rongopai Te Kōhanga Reo o Takapau
Bachelor of Art
Victoria University  

Hinemoana Tautari: Te Kōhanga Reo o Whirinaki
Toihoukura - Te Toi o Ngā Rangi / Bachelor of Māori Visual Arts
Eastern Institute of Technology - Tairawhiti  

Tuteari Te Rauna Lamont: Te Tihi o Titirangi Kōhanga Reo
Bachelor of Health, Sport & Human Performance/Maori Indigenous Studies
University of Waikato  

Stevie Thocolich: Pipiwharauroa Te Kōhanga Reo o Hukanui Marae
Bachelor of Arts
University of Otago  

Taumata Toki: Te Kōhanga Reo o Hineteiwaiwa
Bachelor of Laws and Medical Health Sciences
University of Auckland

Sapphire Wairau: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Hohepa
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
University of Canterbury  

Dorsey Wikotu: Te Kōhanga Reo o Tangata Rite
Toihoukura - Te Toi o Ngā Rangi / Bachelor of Māori Visual Arts
Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairawhiti

Mihiterina Williams: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Pūtake Whakatupuranga
Bachelor of Arts
University of Auckland  

Ngakopakopa Wilson :Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kauri
He Korowai Akoranga - Bachelor of Education
Te Wananga o Aotearoa  

Hollie Wilson: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Au o Waikato
Diploma in Te Tohu Paetahi
Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato ki Tauranga  

Wirihana Wilson: Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Kauri
He Korowai Akoranga - Bachelor of Education
Te Whare Waananga o Aotearoa  

Whatarangi Winiata: Te Kākano o te Kura Kōhanga Reo 
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Victoria University