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Whānau, hapū and iwi gathered at the C Company Memorial House on Friday to celebrate the awarding of scholarships to Māori students and academics demonstrating characteristics that align with the values of the 28 Māori Battaltion. The Ngārimu.
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The Ngarimu VC and the 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships are a Gardiner-Parata family affair this year, with Rakaitemania Parata-Gardiner being one of the six scholarship recipients and her father Sir Wira Harawira Gardiner being given the Manakura Award for leadership.
It’s the first time the Manakura Award has been presented since 2018 and comes with a cheque for $30,000.
Ms Gardiner-Parata is studying law at the University of Waikato.
Undergraduate scholarships also went to Isaac Smiler, who is studying medicine and surgery at the University of Otago, and Kirihautu Durie-Ngata who is studying towards a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Accounting and Māori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Waikato.
The prestigious Manakura
Award was also presented for the first time since
2018.
“These awards are a tribute to the heroes of
the 28th (Māori) Battalion. They were established to assist
outstanding Māori scholars to go on to influence future
generations as those of the Battalion have done,” Kelvin
Davis said.
“Our Government is committed to reducing
inequalities in education and improving the outcomes and
experience of ākonga Māori and their whānau. While we
have made progress through a range of initiatives over the
last three years, these scholarships have been supporting
Māori achievers to succeed in education since
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