Tapuhi Kaitiaki Awards

$10,000 across two categories recognising Māori nurses and nursing tauira advancing hauora Māori.

Closes

The stored URL is PHARMAC's original 2018 launch announcement (original closing date 10 July 2018); PHARMAC's own page now carries the disclaimer 'The information on this page may no longer be accurate' — whether the awards still run annually cannot be confirmed from this source

Who can apply

Registered or enrolled Māori nurses and tauira, across two categories: Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Prescriber (advancing clinical practice) and Māori Nurse Mātauranga (study or innovative approaches to help whānau, hapū and iwi access and understand their medicines).

Amount

$10,000 prize pool per category

Funding route

Scholarship

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Jointly run by PHARMAC and Te Pōari o Te Rūnanga o Aotearoa (NZNO's Māori nursing body); now in at least its fourth year.

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Checked 17 September 2026

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