The Te Tini a Rehua awards are given each year to celebrate the hard work and achievement of Māori students in each faculty. Te Tini a Rehua means ‘the multitudes of Rehua’. Rehua is referred to as a chief among stars and is, therefore, apt to apply to these Māori students who have accomplished the highest grades at the 300-level in 2018 , says Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Māori), Professor Rawinia Higgins.
The 2018 recipients are:
- George McKnight (Ngāti Porou)—Architecture and Design
- Kerry Courtney (Ngāti Porou)—Education
- McKenzie Tornquist (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa)—Science
- Cameron Hopkinson (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Raukawa)—Engineering
- Lily Hall-Butcher (Ngāi Te Rangi)—Humanities and Social Sciences
- Pita Roycroft (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)—Law
- Rowan Thom (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe)—Victoria Business School