Talented Northland teens donate $50,000 waiata prize to charity
23 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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Fourteen-year-old Tiare Lanigan with April Hetaraka (He Whanau Marama Trust), Mariameno Kapa-Kingi (NUMA) and Lisa McNab.
Fourteen-year-old Tiare Lanigan with April Hetaraka (He Whanau Marama Trust), Mariameno Kapa-Kingi (NUMA) and Lisa McNab.
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Tiare Lanigan performs.
Two talented Northland teenagers did more than gain national prominence when they won last year's Korihi 2020 with their original waiata Waimarie.
They also made a massive contribution to Shine on Kaitaia, which they named as their chosen charity to receive the $50,000 prize.
The windfall became official at a small ceremony at Te Ahu, where April Hetaraka, from He Whānau Marama Trust, received the prize on Shine on Kaitaia's behalf.