- Te Akenehi Hei Memorial Award
- Te Pātaka Whaioranga (PHARMAC) Tapuhi Kaitiaki Awards
- Te Rūnanga Regional Awards: Services to Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa Te Rūnanga
Te Akenehi Hei Memorial Award
Te Akenehi Hei Memorial Award for significant contribution to Māori Health is the highest honour that can be awarded by Te Rūnanga o Aotearoa, New Zealand Nurses Organisation (Te Rūnanga). It is awarded every two years at the NZNO Annual General Meeting and Conference.
The Award was commissioned by Te Rūnanga in 2001 and is an NZNO award, under the kaitiaki of Te Rūnanga. This taonga was fashioned by two artists from Waiheke island, Paora Rangiuaia (Ngāti Porou) and James Webster (Te Waka o Tainui) from three varieties of stone: pounamu, māpere (white marble) and uriuri (dark basalt) and is mounted on pōhutakawa timber.
Te Akenehi Hei Medallion
As a symbol of recognition to honour the recipient, each is presented with Te Akenehi Hei Medallion to acknowledge their ongoing contribution to Māori nursing, whānau, hapū and Iwi. Recipients also become a life member of Te Rūnanga.
The medallion is a representation of the Akenehi Hei Award, its tactile outer surface represents the māpere, the uriuri and pounamu.
Te Akenehi Hei award criteria
The kōmiti is required to determine the successful candidate’s suitability and 'significant contribution to Māori Health', based on the information provided and using the following criteria:
- Rangatiratanga: Leadership role/positions influencing positive health and wellbeing outcomes for Māori - Whānau, hapū, iwi, urban Māori towards Whānau ora.
- Whanaungatanga: Ability to connect with others and establish effective working caring relationships - whānau, hapū, Iwi, urban Māori - towards Whānau ora.
- Kaitiakitanga: Provision of guidance, support, ability to empower and care for others i.e education, mentorship, engagement, whānau, hapū, Iwi, urban Māori - towards Whānau Ora.
- Kotahitanga: Demonstrates ability to promote Unity and establish collaborative working relationships to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes of Māori and others - whānau, hapū, Iwi, urban Māori - towards Whānau ora.
Nominations now closed for 2024
Te Pātaka Whaioranga (PHARMAC) Tapuhi Kaitiaki Awards
PHARMAC, in conjunction with Te Poari o Te Rūnanga o Aotearoa/New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO), established the Tapuhi Kaitiaki Awards in recognition of the positive impact Māori nurses have on whānau and the role they play as key influencers on health outcomes.
These awards have been created to support Māori nurses to continue their studies and develop their clinical practice. Each year the Tapuhi Kaitiaki recipients are announced at the Indigenous Nurses Aotearoa Conference.
Tapuhi Kaitiaki awards are offered in two categories.
Category One - Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Prescribing Award
This award acknowledges nurses who are on a professional development journey to become a nurse prescriber and supports them to advance their clinical practice and expertise.
Category Two - Māori Nurse Mātauranga Award
These awards are open to nurses (enrolled and registered) and tauira who wish to further their study and/or would like to develop an innovative way to assist whānau, hapū and iwi to access and understand their medicines.
Applications closed at 4:30pm on Friday 12 July 2024
Te Rūnanga Regional Awards: Services to Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa Te Rūnanga—Nominations have closed