The Mana Pounamu Awards has been celebrating rakatahi Māori achievement in Otāgo Secondary Schools since 200.

Due to the uncertainty this year around COVID 19 the annual celebration evening of Mana Pounamu Recipients for 2020 at the Dunedin College of Education Auditorium was unable to be held. For this reason recipients were acknowledged at our Prize Giving.

Mana Pounamu Teina Award 2020 - Hannah Langsbury (Kāi Tahu)

Hannah has been a committed member of St Hilda's Kapa Haka Group over a number of years and is an active member of Ōtākou Marae. Hannah has been recognised for her selection to compete for the New Zealand Maori Girls U14 Football team in Auckland. Alongside her sport she has been a member of Sings Hilda and a peer tutor.

Congratulations on this award.

The Mana Pounamu Tuakana Award for 2020 - Summer Phillips (Ngāti Raukawa)

Summer also receives her choice of an Otago Polytechnic Scholarship or a University of Otago Scholarship.

Summer has shown real leadership of and service to the St Hilda’s Kapa Haka. As well Summer is very involved in Rugby and has been selected for a number of representative teams including Otago Kohine U17 Rugby, Otago University Women's Rugby and Te Waipounamu Māori U18 Girls Rugby Camp. Summer is also a member of the 1st XI cricket and plays softball. Summer is a diligent student who has gained two 1st in class awards tonight. Congratulations on this award