Mana Pounamu Awards
By Kate Nicholson | Posted: Thursday July 2, 2026
It was an absolute privilege to support and tautoko our Mana Pounamu Recipients for 2026. This award ceremony has been in place for over 25 years and every year our Tuakana and Teina award winners stand proudly among their peers from other Otago schools. Trinity's Mana Pounamu Tuakana awardee this year is Riley Matthews, Year 13; and our Mana Pounamu Teina awardee is Manaia Batson, Year 11. Congratulations to both of you and your whānau. Thank you to the students and staff who accompanied Manaia and Riley to the awards and performed a moving haka in honour of these Wāhine Māori.