Tū Rangatira Supreme Award

Lorraine “Nanny Lolo” Pirihira Hale (Ngāti Awa)

Acknowledged for more than 40 years of service to te reo Māori through Te Kōhanga Reo o Te Teko and the National Kōhanga Reo Trust Board. Her aroha and commitment have nurtured generations of tamariki and whānau to live and learn te reo every day.