Volunteers receive Youth Council Award for outstanding community efforts
The inaugural Auckland City Youth Council Awards were held at the Town Hall tonight honouring 11 young people who have
helped the community.
The awards marked the youth council’s 21st anniversary and were introduced to acknowledge the volunteer work that youth
do in Auckland city.
The Mayor of Auckland, Dick Hubbard, presented the awards, given to people aged from 14 to 24.
Nominations came from all over the city and included nominees who had volunteered in a wide variety of organisations
such as St Johns cadets, Kidsline and even school education programmes.
Auckland City Youth Council chairperson Pam Mills says it was a long, hard process to decide the recipients of the Youth
Volunteer Awards.
“It really was inspiring to discover so many young people contributing to their communities.
“There are a lot of youth in this city who dedicate their time every week to helping people, purely because they want to
do some good. We are overjoyed to be able to recognise them,” she says.
Auckland City Youth Council was started in 1984 by the then Mayor of Auckland, Dame Catherine Tizard, so that the voice
of youth in New Zealand’s largest city could be heard.
The youth council is involved in important issues and also organises successful events. It is open to all young people
who fit its criteria. Meetings are on the third Monday of each month, with project teams meeting again on the fourth
Monday of each month.
To find out more please visit www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/members/youthcouncil/default.asp
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Auckland City Youth Council 21st Anniversary Awards recipients:
Cameron Michael Avondale/ Mt Roskill Phoebe Mohns Hauraki Gulf Islands Na Rie Kim
Maungakiekie Bec France Western Bays Matthew Delaney Eden/Albert Toni Martin
Western Bays Shiva Gopalan Avondale/Mt Roskill Lydia Trigwell Avondale/Mt Roskill Eric Chen
Liu Hobson Victoria Skorikova Eden/Albert Vivienne Fu Eastern Bays