A Tauraroa Area School student was crowned Northland champion at the Race Unity Speech Awards regional heat in Whangārei last week.
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A Craighead Diocesan School student was named the Central South Island champion at the recent Race Unity Speech Awards regional heat for her powerful speech on listening to understand.
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Mana Tamariki student Taumaihiroa Tawhai-Porter, 15, won the Manawatū-Whanganui regional title at the Youth Space in Palmerston North on Tuesday night and qualified for the national final in Auckland in May.
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The Central South Island heat of the competition will be held at Multicultural Aoraki, with speeches about eight minutes each.
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Senior secondary students from across the Bay of Plenty will take to the stage next week to share their perspectives on race relations in New Zealand in 2026's Race Unity Speech Awards.
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More than 190 students from Northland to South Otago will share their perspectives on issues of race relations in Aotearoa at the Regional Heats of the annual Race Unity Speech Awards from Monday, 23 March to Saturday, 28 March.
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The Race Unity Speech Awards return for 2026. Any student from year 11 to 13 is welcome to register by Friday 6 March, whether it’s their first time or, for some students this may be their second or third year they will participate.
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South African-born Jordyn Joy Pillay has captured the national spotlight in New Zealand by clinching the top accolade at the prestigious 2025 Race Unity Speech Awards.
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A young east Aucklander is taking a strong stand against racism and cultural ignorance and receiving national acknowledgement for her courageous efforts.
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A young east Aucklander is taking a strong stand against racism and cultural ignorance and receiving national acknowledgement for her courageous efforts.
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A WANAKA student was one of six finalists for national race unity speech awards held in Auckland on May 3 and 4.
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Teen speech award winner lays down challenge
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Western Heights High School’s head girl Maya Blackman has won a national speaking award.
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Nicole Kexin Ni admits she is often mistaken for a foreign exchange student. The Rangiora High School year 12 student was one of two Canterbury regional winners selected for the 2025 Race Unity Speech Awards held in Auckland earlier this month.
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We were proud to once again support the 2025 Race Unity Speech Awards National Semi-finals, Finals, and Race Unity Hui, held at the beautiful Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae, MIT, Ōtara Campus on May 3rd and 4th.
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Jordyn Joy Pillay uses the Race Unity Speech Awards to send a message to our leaders: Make diversity a daily practice, not just a token gesture.
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Palmerston North teenager Maia Moss impressed the judges at the national Race Unity speech competition finals in Auckland.
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A Year 12 student South African Indian origin from Ormiston Senior College in Auckland has been named national champion of the 2025 Race Unity Speech Awards.
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Jordyn Joy Pillay from Ormiston Senior College in Auckland has been named the National Champion of the Race Unity Speech Awards for 2025.
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The winner of the 2025 Race Unity Speech Awards is Jordyn Joy Pillay, from Ormiston Senior College, Auckland.
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