Matihiko Awards 2024
Ngā Tohu Matihiko | Celebrating Māori Excellence in Digital and Technology
Saturday 22 June, 5.30pm
Due Drop Event Centre
Manukau, Tāmaki Makaurau
A huge mihi to all our finalists, winners and attendees. Thank you for joining us, e te iwi!
Ngā Tohu Matihiko 2024!
What a special evening we had with all of our hapori and kaitautoko (supporters) from across the motu.
201 nominations, 66 finalists & 22 winners, along with a special tohu honouring Graeme Everton & a scholarship for technology in memory of Daniel Karehana.
This event was created to shine light on the incredible contribution Māori make in digital and tech and on Saturday, we got to see just a little of that mīharotanga / amazingness! We know there’s even more out there!
We mihi to all the people who helped make this event happen. Including our mana whenua Te Kei o te Waka Tanui, our incredible MC Stacey Morrison, our two wonderful wāhine NZSL interpreters, our ringawera, the tech team, the hapori for showing up and supporting, whānau and friends, our sponsors (ka NUI te mihi!), OG Herbs Tama, Maurice and the band, and anyone who gave this special event their aroha.
Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou mō tō tautoko.
Photos and Videos from the Night
Whakaahua
Thanks to our friends at Smoke Photography, we captured some beautiful whakaahua and kiriata from the evening of Ngā Tohu Matihiko 2024.
Please feel free to save them and share them out to your networks. Māori ki te ao! Make sure to tag us so that we can tautoko you too! 📸 #MatihikoAwards2024
Access them by clicking the links below. To retrieve the videos from the 360 CAM, use the password MA24 to access.
Award Categories
The awards are designed to be inter-generational — along with a Living Icon and Emergent Icon award, there is a tuakana and a teina recipient for each of the 10 awards.
He Tōtara
An established leader
He Tipu
An emergent leader, or someone new to the industry (5-7 years)
Each Tōtara and Tipu in each category will receive $1,000 to koha to a kaupapa of their choice.
Join us in congratulating this year’s finalists for Ngā Tohu Matihiko | Matihiko Awards 2024.
Learn about our finalists by reading our pānui below.
Ngā Momo Tohu
Recognises contribution to progressing and empowering kaupapa Māori within a corporate workplace.
Recognises innovative mahi or mahi in innovation.
Recognises Wāhine & Tāne excellence in leadership . This may be in governance, business leadership or rōpū leadership.
Recognising excellence of pakihi Māori in digital and tech.
Recognises the planners, organisers, project managers and people that kept the mahi moving.
Recognises contribution by Māori kaimahi within the public sector in digital / tech.
Recognises contribution to digital projects which have a positive impact on sustainability and te taiao.
For contribution to global projects in digital and tech.
For contribution to not-for-profit, community, iwi or social enterprise in the digital and tech sector.
Recognises contributions to meaningful change in the digital and tech sector.
Recognises great achievement to a newcomer in the digital tech sector. Service and contribution to Māori digital and tech.
Recognises a lifetime achievement in service to Māori and the digital tech sector.
About the Awards
After the success of the inaugural Matihiko awards in 2023, Ngā Tohu Matihiko has returned for 2024 with a permanent spot in the wātaka.
We are both honoured and excited to provide recognition for rangatira Māori and emerging Māori leaders, whilst celebrating their contributions to te ao matihiko — digital and tech — once again.
The awards are a kaitahi affair (sharing kai together) and in person, Saturday 22nd June 2024 at the Due Drop Event Centre in Manukau, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland).
The awards are designed to be inter-generational, having a tuakana and a teina recipient for each of the 10 awards:
He Tōtara
An established leader
He Tipu
An emerging leader
Each Tōtara and Tipu in each category will receive $1,000 to koha to a kaupapa of their choice.
Continue reading to learn more about the award categories and how to purchase tickets, and keep checking back for more info.
Nominations have now closed.
Ngā Rā Whakahira | Key Dates 2024
29 Jan: Nominations open. Tables are open to purchase for members
5 April: Nominations close at Midnight NZST
8-19 April: Judging begins
22-26 April: Finalists announced.
22 June: Awards night at Due Drop Event Center in Manukau, Tāmaki Makaurau
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