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2019 New Zealander of the Year Awards Update
2nd October 2018
The awards office is pleased to provide the following update for the 2019 New Zealander of the Year Awards. Public nominations for all categories have now closed.
A total of 488 nominations have been
received for the 2019 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year
award, after closing at midnight on 18th September.
New Zealander of the Year Awards manager, Glyn Taylor
said he has been overwhelmed by the amount of exceptional
nominations the awards have received this year.
“This year’s nominations for the 2019 New Zealander of the Year, and supporting categories, is testament to Kiwi’s very fine tradition of acknowledging excellence and the good deeds of others and to paraphrase 2011 New Zealander of the Year Sir Paul Callaghan, New Zealand is certainly a place where talent wants to live.”
“Some have worked tirelessly for their local communities. Others have stamped their mark at a national or even international level. They’ve spoken for those who can’t and they’ve changed the way we think about ourselves and the world. All have made our country a better place to live.”
Examples of New Zealanders nominated
for 2019 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year for their
contribution to social good include:
Scott Dixon
(Auckland) – professional race car driver.
Annah
Stretton (Hamilton) – philanthropist, entrepreneur and
fashion designer.
Mike King (Auckland) – mental health
advocate.
Marewa Glover (Auckland) – public health
academic specialising in smoking cessation.
Sir Peter
Gluckman (Auckland) – former science advisor to the Prime
Minister.
Craig Heatley (Auckland) – businessman,
entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Moana Jackson
(Wellington) – Treaty of Waitangi and constitutional
issues lawyer.
Alan Halse (Hamilton) – director of
Culturesafe NZ.
Lesley Elliott (Canterbury) – founder
of the Sophie Elliott Foundation.
Dr Sharad P Paul
(Auckland) – skin cancer expert and social
entrepreneur.
Minnie Baragwanath (Auckland) – founder
and CEO of Be. Accessible.
Major Campbell Roberts
(Auckland) – founder and Director of the Salvation
Army’s Social Policy and Parliamentary Affairs
Unit.
Graham Lowe (Northland) – former NZ rugby league
coach, founder of the Lowie Foundation
Dame Dr Iritana
Tawhiwhirangi (Wellington) – Maori educator and leader of
Kohanga Reo movement
In the coming months, a judging panel – comprising representatives of awards patrons, presenters, sponsors, community leaders and independent experts – will evaluate the nominations. The shortlist of 10 candidates to be considered for the New Zealander of the Year Award will be announced in December.
Other Categories
A shortlist of 10 candidates will also be evaluated by a judging panel and announced in December for the following categories:
University of Auckland Young
New Zealander of the Year (15-30 years).
Metlifecare
Senior New Zealander of the Year (67 years and
over).
Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the
Year.
Sanitarium New Zealand Innovator of the
Year.
Mitre10 New Zealand Community of the
Year.
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