The second in a special three-part series introducing the inspiring and deserving finalists of the Maori Television and Te Puni Kokiri Inaugural Matariki Awards 2016: Arts + Entertainment - Lisa Reihana (Ngā Puhi); Business +Innovation - Kingi Smiler (Miraka); Young Achievers - Ezekiel Raui (Te Rarawa ki Hokianga); Reo + Tikanga - Pania Papa (Ngāti Koroki Kahukura); Health + Science - Heather Skipworth (IronMāori); Education - Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu); Sport - Jamie Joseph (Ngāti Kinohaku, Ngāti Maniapoto, Rangitāne, Ngāti Rārua)
The Awards celebrate outstanding Māori success and achievement in a range of fields from the sciences to the arts. The presentation of the Awards will be held at a gala event for 200 guests at Auckland Museum, recorded and featured within 24-hours of the Awards Ceremony.