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Gillian being presented with award Ngā Tohu Toi Awards 2024

Ngā Tohu Toi Awards 2024

Interviews and talk

The award ceremony on 27 June during Matariki was filmed and is available on the Ngā Tohu Toi website.

Video — 3 hours

About the awards

The Ngā Tohu Toi awards are presented an at annual event to honour top Māori creatives from the Tauranga Moana.

Whaia te pae tawhiti kia tata, Whaia te Pae tata, Whakamaua kia u, kia tina
Reach for the horizon, for the stars, to bring them close and to hold them tight

The awards are organised by the Te Tuhi Mareikura Charitable Trust which is passionately dedicated to bringing audiences and artists together to experience, explore and develop the unique artistic legacy of the Tauranga Moana region.

As well as rewarding artistic achievement in various aspects of the arts such as film, visual arts, customary knowledge and music, they also honour creative projects, research and international achievement.

Watch the award ceremony

Gillian’s award is the last, and can be seen at about 2:49:05.

Ngā Tohu Toi Awards 2024 — video