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Colourful Pacific scenes from the AUT School of Communication Studies annual media awards at the Sir Paul Reeves Building communications precinct in Auckland last night.

On hand to take photos were Del Abcede and David Robie of the Pacific Media Centre (PMC) and Star Kata of Tagata Pasifika. Jean Bell filed the news report and full awards listing here. John Pulu of Tagata Pasifika, an AUT graduate, was the popular MC.

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1. Postgrad administrator Jessie Hsu captures a selfie of her head of school, Professor Berrin Yanıkkaya, and Tagata Pasifika's John Pulu. Image: David Robie/PMC
2. MC John Pulu of Tagata Pasifika warms up with a few jokes. Image: David Robie/PMC
3. MC John Pulu entertains the AUT School of Communication Studies awards audience. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
4. MC John Pulu with Pasifika awardees and families, Hele Ikimotu (on his left, winner of the John Foy Memorial Prize for Broadcast Journalism Excellence) and Schumacher Liuvaie (top student in the Certificate of Communication Studies). Image: David Robie/PMC
5. Journalism curriculum leader Louise Matthews presents the John Foy Memorial Prize for excellence in broadcast journalism to Hele Ikimotu. Image: David Robie
6. Broadcast journalism award winner Hele Ikimotu storytelling after receiving his award. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
7. Broadcast journalism award winner Hele Ikimotu with his parents Janet and Jone. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
8. Mata Lauano of Spasifik Magazine and Dr Camille Nakhid, chair of the Pacific Media Centre, presnting the Storyboard Award to Kendall Hutt and Julie Cleaver. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
Mata Lauano of Spasifik Magazine and Pacific Media Centre chair Dr Camille Nakhid and PMC director Professor David Robie (rear) with Storyboard winners. Photo: Del Abcede/PMC
10. Stefanee Chua, winner of the FCB Change Agency Award for digital media excellence. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
11. Ella Bilham, winner of the QMS Award for the account executive of the year, with creative advertising curriculum leader Paul White. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
12. Capturing the pictures - PMC chair Dr Camille Nakhid taking shots of the Storyboard group. Image: Star Kata/Tagata Pasifika. Image:
13. Storyboard winners Julie Cleaver and Kendall Hutt with past winners John Pulu and Star Kata of Tagata Pasifika. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
14. Past and present Pacific media Centre stalwarts Hele Ikimotu, John Pulu, Julie Cleaver, Kendall Hutt, Star Kata and Blessen Tom. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
15. Pacific Media Centre "family" Julie Cleaver, director Dr David Robie, Kendall Hutt and Del Abcede. Image: Star Kata/PMC
16. Deputy head of school Dr Frances Nelson. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
17. School manager Edelita Clark. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
18. Pacific Media Centre board member Tui O'Sullivan and chair Associate Professor Camille Nakhid. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
19. PMC director Professor David Robie. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
20. Off to Fiji tomorrow ... Bearing Witness project 2018 students Blessen Tom and Hele Ikimotu. Image: Del Abcede/PMC
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