New Zealand Police have announced the winner of the 2025 Race Unity Speech Awards is Jordyn Joy Pillay, of Ormiston Senior College in east Auckland.
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The Race Unity Speech Awards are on this weekend in Auckland.
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Students’ heartfelt plea for Aotearoa to be racist-free.
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“In our personal journeys, we must develop empathy, humility, and openness”, a Wairarapa College student implored his peers at the Race Unity Speech Awards.
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A young speech maker has highlighted how people’s differences can bring people together.
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A powerful speech about overcoming racism has won Gisborne Girls’ High School student Estella Hepburn-Van Zyl the regional heat of the Race Unity Speech Awards.
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Northland rangatahi will have their say on race relations when the Race Unity Speech Awards regional final is held this weekend.
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More than 150 students from Northland to Southland will share their perspectives on issues of race relations in Aotearoa at the regional heats of the annual Race Unity Speech Awards from Thursday 20 March through to Thursday 27 March.
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Rangatahi speak out on race relations in Aotearoa.
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Entries are now open for the prestigious Race Unity Speech Awards 2025, inviting senior students from schools across New Zealand to share their perspectives on improving race relations in the country.
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Pacific student challenges MPs to change racist laws
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Jessica Tupa’I is the winner of the 2024 Race Unity Speech Awards, a national competition organised by the New Zealand Baha’I Community.
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The words of a Rangitāne rangatira rang out across the crowd as Palmerston North Boys’ High School Race Unity Speech Awards finalist Leo Mwape shared his kōrero for how Aotearoa can unite.
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The winner of the New Zealand 2024 Race Unity Speech Awards is Jessica Tupai, year 12, from St Mary’s College, Wellington.
Jessica's speech highlighted the value of social cohesion and community collaboration.
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Rangatahi across Taranaki have spoken up against racism as part of an annual speech competition.
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Calls for unity and practical ideas on how to challenge and end racism were heard all late last month as senior high school students participated in the annual Race Unity Speech Awards.
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South Asian high school students are increasingly standing up to champion better race relations in New Zealand, if the recent Race Unity Speech Awards are anything to go by.
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The Year 13 student from Auckland’s Selwyn College was one of six finalists who poured their hearts out on the issue of racism and discrimination in Aotearoa.
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"There are many race-related issues New Zealand still needs to address and the Race Unity Speeches are one small part of that journey we need to be undertaking" - Māori cultural advocate Aperahama Hurihanganui.
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For the first time in Race Unity Speech Awards, two people have been named joint national champions.
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