The Challenge 2016 - winners

Students submit their entries in a variety of formats all focused on upholding the legacy of  the 28th (Māori) Battalion and Second Lieutenant Te Moananui a Kiwa Ngārimu (VC).

This year, entrants to The Challenge had 2 choices:

• to explore and express how Māori were viewed in New Zealand after World War II and the Battle of Crete, or
• cover why it was important to commemorate World War I battles with particular focus on the Battle of the Somme. 
  
  

The Supreme Award winner

The Supreme Award winner is Carlos Paenga - a Year 12 student of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Waiū o Ngāti Porou.

Carlos wrote an essay in te reo Māori drawing on his experiences during a pilgrimage to war sites in Europe.

The Supreme Award is selected from the winners of each category. As Supreme Award winner, Carlos receives $1500 plus $1000 as the winner of the Senior Māori category.

Winners and runners up

Senior Māori

Intermediate Māori

1st $800	Te Paea Dalton Reedy Te Kura Kaupapa Māori O Te Waiū O Ngāti Porou	Poster: Mahia te mahi hei painga mo te iwi
2nd $500	Manaia Whangapirita Bishop Te Kura Kaupapa Māori   O Te Waiū O Ngāti Porou	Artwork: Manaia
3rd $250	Miria Koia Te Kura Kaupapa Māori   O Te Waiū O Ngāti Porou	Poster: Price of Citizenship

Senior English 

1st $1,000	Tahuriwakanui Durie and Anaru Palmer Tauranga Boys’ College	Video: Tama Tū: Tauranga to Crete
2nd $700	Bella Rakete Epsom Girls Grammar	Artwork: The Challenge 2016
3rd $350	Shanice Wills Craighead Diocesan School	Essay: The Importance of the 28 th Battalion

Intermediate English

Junior English

1st $600	Kenza Taele and Grace Mc Sweeny Tauranga Intermediate	Artwork: The Battle of Crete
2nd $350	Kyla Van Silfhout Tauranga Intermediate	Artwork: Fallen Soldier
3rd $150	Susan Ra Te Kapehu Whetū	Artwork: 75th Anniversary