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Gallery: Full winners list of 25th Annual Māori Sports Awards

A huge night of accolades for the top Māori athletes of 2015 hosted at Tūrangawaewae Marae.  Here are the winners of the 25th Annual Māori Sports Awards.

MĀUI TIKITIKI-Ā-TARANGA – Māori Sports Administrator of the Year:
Lana Aitken (Ngāi Te Rangi) - TE WHAKAPAKARI TĪNANA

TE ARATIATIA – Māori Sports Umpire/Referee of the Year:
Glen Jackson (Ngāi Tahu) - RUGBY

TE TOIHUAREWA – Disabled Māori Sports Person of the Year:
Emma Foy (Ngāti Kahu) - PARA-CYCLING

NGĀ IKA Ā WHIRO – Māori Sports Team of the Year:
Aotearoa Maori Secondary Schools team - Winners of the International Secondary School Challenge tournament

TE MARU Ō TŪMATAUENGA – Māori Sports Coach of the Year:
Jamie Joseph (Rangitāne) - RUGBY

2015 Individual Maori World Champions

Lisa CARRINGTON (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-ā-Mahaki) - CANOE RACING

Jason WYNYARD (Ngāti Maniapoto) - WOODCHOPPING

2015 Maori in World Champion Teams

NZ U/18 Basketball - World 3X3 Basketball Champions

1.         Tai WYNYARD - Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi, Tainui

2.         Nikau McCULLOUGH - Ngāpuhi

World UCI Para-Cycling Road & Track Champion

1.         Emma FOY Ngati Kahu ki Whangaroa

NZ Junior All Blacks - U/20 World Rugby Champions

1.         Otere BLACK - Ngai Tūhoe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa

2.         Akira IOANE -Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāpuhi

3.         Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi - Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Tunohopu

4.         Sean WAINUI - Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou

NZ All Black Sevens - World Sevens Champions

1.         Sarah GOSS - Ngāti Kahungunu

2.         Carla HOHEPA - Tainui, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Tuwharetoa

3.         Tyla NATHAN-WONG - Ngāpuhi

4.         Jordon WEBBER - Ngati Ranginui

5.         Portia WOODMAN - Ngāpuhi

6.         Honey HIREME - Ngāti Raukawa

7.         Kayla McAlISTER - Te Ati Awa

8.         Shiray TANE - Ngati Maniapoto

9.         Kat WHATA-SIMPKINS - Te Arawa

10.       Gayle BROUGHTON - Ngāti Ruahine, Ngāti Ruanui

11.       Morgan MORROW - Ngāpuhi

12.       Alexis TAPSELL - Ngāti Pikiao

13.       Selica WINIATA - Ngāti Raukawa

NZ ALL Blacks – World Rugby Champions

1.         Liam MESSAM - Ngai Tūhoe

2.         Aaron SMITH  - Ngāti Kahungunu

3.         Dane COLES - Ngāti Porou

4.         Nehe MILNER-SKUDDER - Ngāti Porou, Tapuika

5.         TJ PERENARA - Ngāti Rangitihi

6.         Cody Taylor - Muapoko, Ngāti Raukawa

7.         Joe Moody - Ngāi Tahu

8.         Tawera Kerr-Barlow - Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto

KaiMatariki Aotearoa (tug-o-war) - World Indigenous Olympics Champions

1.         Anna Maria Tripp - Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa

2.         Sheridan Mereana Rose Ashby-  Ngāpuhi

3.         Xzaviar Broughton - Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kuri

4.         Jonnine Te Rakauramai Lai - Ngāti Tūwharetoa

5.         Tirakahurangi Wineera - Ngāti Tūwharetoa

6.         Ihipera Mahinarangi Maipi-Edwards - Waikato, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi

7.         Hinemoana Pardoe-Crawford - Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāpuhi

8.         Davina Thompson Te Arawa - Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Awa

9.         Te Hirini-Mei Natana - Ngāti Kurī

10.       Hera Waitai - Ngāti Kurī

TE TAMAHINE-Ā-PAPATŪĀNUKU – Junior Māori Sportswoman of the Year:
Stacey Waaka (Ngāi Tūhoe) - RUGBY SEVENS

TE TAMA-Ā-RANGINUI – Junior Māori Sportsman of the Year:
Akira Ioane (Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāpuhi) - RUGBY

HINEAHUONE – Senior Māori Sportswoman of the Year:
Lisa Carrington (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki) – CANOE RACING

TE TAMA-Ā-TANENUIĀRANGI – Senior Māori Sportsman of the Year:
Nehe Milner-Skudder (Ngāti Porou, Tapuika) - RUGBY

RONGOMARAEROA

THE ALBIE PRYOR MEMORIAL MAORI SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD

Lisa CARRINGTON (Ngati Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki) - CANOE RACING

EXTRAORDINARY AWARD – BEST MALE & FEMALE SPORTSPERSON OF THE PAST 25 YEARS

Manukura – “Supreme Male Athlete” / Mareikura – “Supreme Female Athlete”

Michael CAMPBELL CNZM (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru) - GOLF

Lisa CARRINGTON CNZM (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-ā-Mahaki) - CANOE RACING