The Tauranga Moana 2015 Rangatahi Awards is Tauranga's prestigious awards evening created to celebrate and acknowledge the outstanding achievements of rangatahi of the three iwi of Tauranga Moana, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāi Te Rangi.
The ten categories include Excellence in Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga, education, sport, the arts, performing arts and kapa haka. Equally important are the awards for leadership, contribution to others and the community and ‘He Ara Kitea’ to acknowledge those who have overcome challenges in their lives to progress forward. The awards foster and promote leadership, participation, role modelling and excellence whilst providing incentives for rangatahi to realise their potential.
New to the list of awards this year and sponsored by the Western Bay of Plenty economic development organisation, PriorityOne is ‘He Pūkenga Hou’, recognising youth innovation or entrepreneurship in business. MĀORIWORKS were commissioned to help project manage this event alongside Manataiao Events.