The final in a special three-part series introducing the inspiring and deserving finalists of the Māori Television and Te Puni Kokiri Inaugural Matariki Awards 2016: Arts + Entertainment - Stan Walker (Ngāi Tuhoe, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Porou); Sport - Nehe Milner-Skudder (Ngāti Porou, Tapuika); Health + Science - Mana Vautier (Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao, Te Arawa, Ngāti Kahungunu); Business +Innovation Tukoroirangi Morgan (Tainui Group Holdings); Young Achievers - Mapihi Kelland (Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Kahungunu); Reo + Tikanga - Mana Elizabeth Hunkin (Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu); Education - Elizabeth McKinley (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa).
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.