The New Zealander of the Year Awards, currently known as the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards, celebrate the achievements of New Zealanders and were founded in 2010 by Australian Jeffrey John Hopp. Nominations are accepted from the general public and a judging panel selects finalists in each category. The awards are presented in Auckland in March each year.[1][2][3]

Categories

Categories in the awards include:

Nominations and selection

Any member of the public can nominate an individual (aged 15 years or older), organisation or group for an award. A judging panel of one executive judge and two or three additional judges creates a list of semi-finalists, followed by a shortlist of three finalists for each award. The finalists are invited to the New Zealander of the Year Awards Gala in Auckland and the winners are announced on the night.[5] Local Hero Medal recipients are awarded throughout December each year.[5]

All nominees receive a certificate of achievement, and each of the six category award winners receives a trophy and a prize of NZ$5,000.[5]

In 2020 the executive judges were:

Recipients

Year New Zealander
of the Year 		Young New Zealander
of the Year 		Senior New Zealander
of the Year 		Innovator
of the Year 		Community
of the Year 		Local Hero Environmental Hero
of the Year
2010 Ray Avery[6] Divya Dhar[6] Eion Edgar[6] No award Victory Village, Nelson[6] Sam Chapman[6] No award
2011 Paul Callaghan[7] Jamie Fenton[7] Alison Neill[7] Gibbston Community Association[7] Billy Graham[7]
2012 Richard Taylor[8] Sam Johnson[8] Malcolm Cameron[8] Paeroa[8] Henare O'Keefe[8]
2013 Anne Salmond Sam Judd[9] Ian Grant[10] Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ[11] Jim Morunga[12]
2014 Lance O'Sullivan Parris Goebel Frances Denz Sean Simpson Victim Support Cecilia Sullivan-Grant
2015 Stephen Tindall[13] Guy Ryan[14] Donald Sew Hoy[15] Peter Beck[16] Paihia[17] Billie Jordan[18]
2016 Richie McCaw[19] Lydia Ko[19] John Russell[19] Hyvan Anaesthesia Ltd[20] Community Fruit Harvesting[21] Selwyn Cook[19]
2017 Taika Waititi[22] Rez Gardi[22] Sue Paterson[22] Ed Gane[22] Randwick Park Hayden Smith[22]
2018 Kristine Bartlett[23] David Cameron[24] Kim Workman[25] Team New Zealand Design Team[26] Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust[27] Ricky Houghton[28]
2019 Mike King[29] Kendall Flutey[30] Bill Glass[31] Ian Taylor[32] Pillars[33] Pera Barrett[34]
2020 Jennifer Ward-Lealand[29] Georgia Hale[30] Margaret Sparrow[31] Bill Buckley[32] Good Bitches Baking[33] Nick Loosley[34]
2021 Siouxsie Wiles[35] Jazz Thornton Doug Wilson Ranjna Patel Christchurch Mosque Victims Group Shannon Te Huia
2022 Tipene O'Regan[36] Ezra Hirawani Rereata Makiha Mark Sagar Matakaoa David Letele Charmaine Bailie
2023[37] Rangi Mātāmua Shaneel Lal Mark Dunajtschik Emily Blythe Kindness Collective Ellen Nelson Camden Howitt

Gallery

New Zealanders of the Year

Young New Zealanders of the Year

Senior New Zealanders of the Year

Innovators of the Year

Local Heroes

References

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  10. ^ "2013 Countdown Senior New Zealander of the Year Winner". NZAwards.org.nz. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  11. ^ "2013 Mitre 10 Community of the Year Winner". NZAwards.org.nz. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  12. ^ "2013 Kiwibank Local Hero of the Year Winner". NZAwards.org.nz. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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  28. ^ "New Zealand Local Hero of the Year". nzawards.org.nz. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  29. ^ a b "New Zealander of the Year". nzawards.org.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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  31. ^ a b "Senior New Zealander of the Year". nzawards.org.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  32. ^ a b "New Zealand Innovator of the Year". nzawards.org.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  33. ^ a b "New Zealand Community of the Year". nzawards.org.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  34. ^ a b "New Zealand Local Hero of the Year". nzawards.org.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  35. ^ "New Zealander of the Year". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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  37. ^ Jack, Amberleigh (30 March 2023). "Live: Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards, Ngā Tohu Pou Kōhure o Aotearoa". Stuff.

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