2013 Pikihuia Awards

Wednesday, 11 September 2013, 3:56 pm
Press Release: Huia Publishers

And the Winner is ....

The long wait for the Pikihuia Awards finalists is almost over. On Saturday 14th September, the winners for the five categories of the Pikihuia Awards for Maori writers will be announced and the finalists from all over Aotearoa New Zealand have been invited to the event at Te Papa, Wellington to find out the result.

The finalists include Helen Waaka of Hawkes Bay, a previous winner in the Pikihuia Awards, as well as Jacquie McRae and Mark Sweet, previous finalists who have gone on to have their own novels published - The Scent of Apples and Zhu Mao respectively.

The finalists in both Best English and Best Māori Short Story categories and the Novel Extract category will have their stories published in HUIA Short Stories 10 which will be launched on Saturday, along with the latest novel BUGS by Whiti Hereaka, another previous Pikihuia Award winner.

HUIA Publisher's Managing Director Robyn Bargh was delighted with the enthusiastic response. 'I think this year shows another step in the growth of writers and their story-telling. We have been very pleased with the quality of the writing and are looking forward to launching the stories in the latest compilation HUIA Short Stories 10 at the Awards. We're also excited to launch Whiti's latest novel BUGS so it will be a big night'.

The 2013 finalists are:

Best Short Story written in te reo Māori
Name	City	Iwi	Story
Rongomai Smith	Gisborne	Taranaki, Ngāi Tahu	He Tohu
Zeb Tamihana Nicklin	Palmerston North	Pahauwera, Tamanuhiri, Rangitāne, Tuhoe	Hei te Tau Tītoki!
Petera Hakiwai	Wellington	Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Kāi Tahu	Kei te Pai Ahau
Tihema Baker	Wellington	Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai	Kei Wareware Tātou
Karuna Thurlow	Christchurch	Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou	He Tai Ope

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Best Short Story written in English
Name	City	Iwi	Story
Toni Pivac	Whangarei	Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa	Joy Ride
Jacquie McRae	Wellsford	Tainui	Harlow and Father Brian
Shilo Kino	Te Atatu, Auckland	Ngā Puhi, Tainui	A Taniwha Named Taukere
Tangai Waranga	Manurewa, Auckland	Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Maniapoto	Tank
Frazer Rangihuna	Hillsborough, Auckland	Ngāti Porou	The Dance
Hana Aranga	Hillsborough, Auckland	Tuhoe, Ngāpuhi	Found
Shelly Davies	Hamilton	Ngātiwai, Ngāti Porou	Awa
Aaron Ure	Cambridge	Taranaki	Regrets
Ann French	Tauranga	Ngā Puhi	From Here to There and Back Again
Ann French	Tauranga	Ngā Puhi	Pig Sticker
Anahera Korohina-Bowen	Rotorua	Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa	The Kūmara Box
Erin Thompson-Pou	Rotorua	Pahauwera, Tāmanuhiri, Rangitāne, Tuhoe	A Promise Fulfilled
Robert MacDonald	Havelock North	Rangitāne, Ngāti Kahungunu	The Birds of Heaven
Horiana Robin	Hastings	Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata	The University of Whakatu
Kelly Joseph	Paekakariki	Ngāti Maniapoto	A Good Friday
TJ Corrigan	Upper Hutt	Whakatōhea	Hemi's Gift
Eru Hart	Wellington	Ngāti Kahungunu	Red it and Wept
Philip Evans	Wellington	Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāi Tahu	Navigation
Aimee Stephens	Blenheim	Kāi Tahu, Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki	Marama
Kirsty Dunn	Te Anau	Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa	Sam

Best Novel Extract written in English
Name	City	Iwi	Story
Terence Rissetto	Onehunga, Auckland	Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha	I Must Warn You
Marama Salsano	Stratford	Te-Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Tuhoe	Rangatira
Ann French	Tauranga	Ngā Puhi	Crushing Butterflies
Mark Sweet	Hastings	Ngā Mahanga	Of Good and Evil
Helen Waaka	Waipukurau	Ngāti Whaatua, Ngāti Torehina, Ngā Puhi	Eva
Helen Waaka	Waipukurau	Ngāti Whaatua, Ngāti Torehina, Ngā Puhi	Staying Alive
Arihia Latham	Wellington	Kāi Tahu	Ahikā

Best Short Film Script written in English
Name	City	Iwi	Story
Hamish Bennett	Sandringham, Auckland	Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tahu	The Dump
Hiona Henare	Western Springs, Auckland	Muaūpoko, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Raukawa	Rabbit
Matangaro Paerau	Otara, Auckland	Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi	The Note
Lisa Cherrington	Palmerston North	Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi	Maitu's Luck
Kelly Joseph	Paekakariki	Ngāti Maniapoto	The Strap
Kelly Joseph	Paekakariki	Ngāti Maniapoto	The Werewolf and the Mermaid

Best Short Story written in Māori or English by a secondary school student
Name	City	Iwi	Story
Hinerangi Curtis	Mt Albert, Auckland	Te Arawa	A Girl Walks In
Hinemoa Toovey	Tauranga	Ngāi te Rangi	Sleeping In
Brooke Bridges	Whakatane	Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa	Koro and I
Haukapuanui Vercoe	Rotorua	Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa	Ngā Kāmehameha Kahurangi
Marie Hoepo-Scott	Napier	Ngāti Kahungunu	The Journey Home
Manihera Ropata-Tehei	Palmerston North	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa, Waikato	Creatures and Guardians
Manihera Ropata-Tehei	Palmerston North	Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa, Waikato	Kei hea te aroha?
Orini Herewini-MacDougall	Wellington	Ngāi Tuhoe, Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Awa	Te koha kī a Koro
Nerys Udy	Blenheim	Ngāi Tahu	The Mirror

The Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers, formerly known as the HUIA Short Story Awards, were established in 1995 to identify and promote Māori writers. The finalists in both Best English and Best Māori Short Story categories and the Novel Extract category will have their stories published in HUIA Short Stories 10.

ENDS

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