Tohu Manaaki Award

NZSTA would like to recognise speech-language therapists’ contribution and action to manaaki others, embodying manaakitanga in and outside their workplace.

Manaaki encompasses how one recognises the mana of others by looking after people. It urges us to look for the best in a person and create opportunities to acknowledge a person in different ways. Demonstrating manaaki means we look after people in an empowering and mana-enhancing way.

Value: $1,000

Each nominee will receive a certificate recognising their commitment to manaaki.

Selection criteria

Nominees will have been observed to demonstrate:

• the generosity of time and knowledge.
• active support of others through whanaungatanga, rangatiratanga, aroha, and kotahitanga. 
• positively influencing others’ engagement with speech-language therapy through encouragement and creating positive opportunities

Evidence:

Evidence will take the form of reference/nomination detailing how the individual has demonstrated manaaki. 

Award Process:

The winner of the Tohu Manaaki Award will be determined by the Māori rōpū and will be announced in September.

 Applications close at 5pm on 30 June annually.

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  Any queries, please contact culturaldevelopment@speechtherapy.org.nz

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