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2013 Pikihuia Awards
And the Winner is ....
The long wait for the Pikihuia Awards finalists is almost over. On Saturday 14th September, the winners for the five categories of the Pikihuia Awards for Maori writers will be announced and the finalists from all over Aotearoa New Zealand have been invited to the event at Te Papa, Wellington to find out the result.
The finalists include Helen Waaka of Hawkes Bay, a previous winner in the Pikihuia Awards, as well as Jacquie McRae and Mark Sweet, previous finalists who have gone on to have their own novels published - The Scent of Apples and Zhu Mao respectively.
The finalists in both Best English and Best Māori Short Story categories and the Novel Extract category will have their stories published in HUIA Short Stories 10 which will be launched on Saturday, along with the latest novel BUGS by Whiti Hereaka, another previous Pikihuia Award winner.
HUIA Publisher's Managing Director Robyn Bargh was delighted with the enthusiastic response. 'I think this year shows another step in the growth of writers and their story-telling. We have been very pleased with the quality of the writing and are looking forward to launching the stories in the latest compilation HUIA Short Stories 10 at the Awards. We're also excited to launch Whiti's latest novel BUGS so it will be a big night'.
The 2013 finalists are:
| Best Short Story written in te reo Māori | |||
| Name | City | Iwi | Story |
| Rongomai Smith | Gisborne | Taranaki, Ngāi Tahu | He Tohu |
| Zeb Tamihana Nicklin | Palmerston North | Pahauwera, Tamanuhiri, Rangitāne, Tuhoe | Hei te Tau Tītoki! |
| Petera Hakiwai | Wellington | Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Kāi Tahu | Kei te Pai Ahau |
| Tihema Baker | Wellington | Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Te Āti Awa ki Whakarongotai | Kei Wareware Tātou |
| Karuna Thurlow | Christchurch | Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou | He Tai Ope |
| Best Short Story written in English | |||
| Name | City | Iwi | Story |
| Toni Pivac | Whangarei | Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa | Joy Ride |
| Jacquie McRae | Wellsford | Tainui | Harlow and Father Brian |
| Shilo Kino | Te Atatu, Auckland | Ngā Puhi, Tainui | A Taniwha Named Taukere |
| Tangai Waranga | Manurewa, Auckland | Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Maniapoto | Tank |
| Frazer Rangihuna | Hillsborough, Auckland | Ngāti Porou | The Dance |
| Hana Aranga | Hillsborough, Auckland | Tuhoe, Ngāpuhi | Found |
| Shelly Davies | Hamilton | Ngātiwai, Ngāti Porou | Awa |
| Aaron Ure | Cambridge | Taranaki | Regrets |
| Ann French | Tauranga | Ngā Puhi | From Here to There and Back Again |
| Ann French | Tauranga | Ngā Puhi | Pig Sticker |
| Anahera Korohina-Bowen | Rotorua | Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa | The Kūmara Box |
| Erin Thompson-Pou | Rotorua | Pahauwera, Tāmanuhiri, Rangitāne, Tuhoe | A Promise Fulfilled |
| Robert MacDonald | Havelock North | Rangitāne, Ngāti Kahungunu | The Birds of Heaven |
| Horiana Robin | Hastings | Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata | The University of Whakatu |
| Kelly Joseph | Paekakariki | Ngāti Maniapoto | A Good Friday |
| TJ Corrigan | Upper Hutt | Whakatōhea | Hemi's Gift |
| Eru Hart | Wellington | Ngāti Kahungunu | Red it and Wept |
| Philip Evans | Wellington | Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāi Tahu | Navigation |
| Aimee Stephens | Blenheim | Kāi Tahu, Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki | Marama |
| Kirsty Dunn | Te Anau | Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa | Sam |
| Best Novel Extract written in English | |||
| Name | City | Iwi | Story |
| Terence Rissetto | Onehunga, Auckland | Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Māmoe, Waitaha | I Must Warn You |
| Marama Salsano | Stratford | Te-Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Tuhoe | Rangatira |
| Ann French | Tauranga | Ngā Puhi | Crushing Butterflies |
| Mark Sweet | Hastings | Ngā Mahanga | Of Good and Evil |
| Helen Waaka | Waipukurau | Ngāti Whaatua, Ngāti Torehina, Ngā Puhi | Eva |
| Helen Waaka | Waipukurau | Ngāti Whaatua, Ngāti Torehina, Ngā Puhi | Staying Alive |
| Arihia Latham | Wellington | Kāi Tahu | Ahikā |
| Best Short Film Script written in English | |||
| Name | City | Iwi | Story |
| Hamish Bennett | Sandringham, Auckland | Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tahu | The Dump |
| Hiona Henare | Western Springs, Auckland | Muaūpoko, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Raukawa | Rabbit |
| Matangaro Paerau | Otara, Auckland | Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi | The Note |
| Lisa Cherrington | Palmerston North | Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi | Maitu's Luck |
| Kelly Joseph | Paekakariki | Ngāti Maniapoto | The Strap |
| Kelly Joseph | Paekakariki | Ngāti Maniapoto | The Werewolf and the Mermaid |
| Best Short Story written in Māori or English by a secondary school student | |||
| Name | City | Iwi | Story |
| Hinerangi Curtis | Mt Albert, Auckland | Te Arawa | A Girl Walks In |
| Hinemoa Toovey | Tauranga | Ngāi te Rangi | Sleeping In |
| Brooke Bridges | Whakatane | Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa | Koro and I |
| Haukapuanui Vercoe | Rotorua | Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa | Ngā Kāmehameha Kahurangi |
| Marie Hoepo-Scott | Napier | Ngāti Kahungunu | The Journey Home |
| Manihera Ropata-Tehei | Palmerston North | Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa, Waikato | Creatures and Guardians |
| Manihera Ropata-Tehei | Palmerston North | Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Raukawa, Waikato | Kei hea te aroha? |
| Orini Herewini-MacDougall | Wellington | Ngāi Tuhoe, Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Awa | Te koha kī a Koro |
| Nerys Udy | Blenheim | Ngāi Tahu | The Mirror |
The Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers, formerly known as the HUIA Short Story Awards, were established in 1995 to identify and promote Māori writers. The finalists in both Best English and Best Māori Short Story categories and the Novel Extract category will have their stories published in HUIA Short Stories 10.
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