2017 Pikihuia Awards

The 2017 Pikihuia Awards revealed strengths in diversity and creativity, with stories reflecting what it means to be Māori. Unsurprisingly, this competition allowed us to acknowledge the intergenerational success of Māori writers.

Finalists

Best Short Story written in English

Lauren Keenan (Te Ātiawa), Wellington – A Portrait of Sandra Dee – WINNER

Pere Durie (Ngāti Kauwhata, Rangitāne, Ngāti Raukawa, Kāi Tahu, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou) Papamoa – The Manu, the Coffin and the Old School – RUNNER UP

Lauren Keenan (Te Ātiawa), Wellington – In the Shadow of Monte Cassino – RUNNER UP

Best Short Story written in te reo Māori

Zeb Nicklin (Pāhauwera, Tāmanuhiri, Tūhoe, Rangitāne) Palmerston North – Kaitiaki – WINNER

Iraia Bailey (Tūwharetoa), Tūrangi – Rākei me te Taraute Nui – RUNNER UP

Genesis Te Kuru White (Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe) Whakatāne – Tūātea – RUNNER UP

Best Film Script

Aroha Awarau (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Porou) Auckland – Clenched – WINNER

Pere Durie (Ngāti Kauwhata, Rangitāne, Ngāti Raukawa, Kāi Tahu, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou), Papamoa – Te Mura o te Ahi – RUNNER UP

Nathaniel Hinde (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Porou, Tūhoe), Wellington – Hawaiki – RUNNER UP

Best Novel Extract

Steph Matuku (Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Mutunga, Te Ātiawa), New Plymouth – The Crystal Cave – WINNER

Olivia Aroha Giles (Ngāti Kahungunu, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Raukawa), Otaki – Till We Kissed – RUNNER UP

Kelly Joseph (Ngāti Maniapoto), Hokitika – Obsidian Dream – RUNNER UP

Best Short Written by a School student in English

Nikau Wi Neera (Ngāti Toa Rangatira), Wellington, Kapiti College – The Couple – WINNER

Lucy Matehaere (Ngāti Raukawa ki Waikato), Dunedin, Otago Girls’ College – The Final Cut – RUNNER UP

Maia Kirikiri, Wellington, Queen Margaret College – Long Journey Home – RUNNER UP

Te Raina Durie (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Kahungungu), Tauranga, Tauranga Girls College – Boys-In-Arms

Rosa Hibbert-Schooner (Te Arawa), Christchurch, Middleton Grange School – The Many Stories of my Koro

Jacqueline Elizabeth Te Kani Nankivell (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Aitanga a Māhaki), Gisborne, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Whatatutu – Luna the Peacemaker

Keimarire Tibble-Brown (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) Tauranga, Bethlehem College – Calm After the Storm

Best Short Written by a School student in te reo English

Tahu Potiki Te Maro-Doran (Ngāti Porou), Wellington, Otaki College – Haututu – WINNER

Anipātene Biddle (Te Arawa, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Raukawa), Rotorua, Te Kura o te Koutu – Te Mate o te Pūreitanga – RUNNER UP

Katarina Havekamp (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Tama), Rotorua, Te Kura o te Koutu – Pi… Pi… Pi..- RUNNER UP

Various Authors
Huia Short Stories 12

Judges comments

‘From the interpretation of dreams to earthquake experiences, rugby world cup to rugby on the marae ātea, Iron Māori to Māori emigration and repatriation, boarding school and disobedience to mythical kaitiaki, there is diversity and creativity across the board.’

‘The level of Māori Language proficiency is admirable and likewise, the application of dialect, synonym and metaphor are also worth noting…’