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The New Zealander of the Year Awards, currently known as the
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New Zealander of the Year Awards, celebrate the achievements of
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, 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
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in March each year.


Categories

Categories in the awards include: * Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Award Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa * University of Canterbury Young New Zealander of the Year Award Te Mātātahi o te Tau(nominees must be aged between 15 and 30 years of age) * Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Award Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau (nominees must be aged over 70 years of age) * Spark New Zealand Innovator of the Year Award Te Pou Whakairo o te Tau(introduced in 2014) *Ministry for the Environment New Zealand Environmental Hero of the Year Te Toa Taiao o te Tau (Open to individuals) (introduced in 2022) * Mitre 10 New Zealand Community of the Year Award Ngā Pou Whirinaki o te Tau * Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year Award Te Pou Toko o te Tau


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. Local Hero Medal recipients are awarded throughout December each year. All nominees receive a certificate of achievement, and each of the six category award winners receive a trophy and a prize of NZ$5,000. In 2020 the executive judges were: * Tess Casey, CEO, Neighbourhood Support NZ * Bill Dwyer, Commercial and Corporate Lawyer * Jamie Fitzgerald, CEO, Inspiring Performance * Marisa Fong, Trustee, Simplicity NZ; Director, Masimaya Consulting, Founder/Director, Arné Skincare * Abby Foote, Professional Director * Steve Jurkovich, CEO, Kiwibank *
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, Te Koruru, Patron * Bill Moran, Professional Director, Chair, Sport New Zealand * Mere Pohatu, Regional Director, Ministry of Maori Development * Caren Rangi, ONZM, Deputy Chair of Creative New Zealand * Lou Sanson, Director-General of the Department of Conservation


Recipients


Gallery


New Zealanders of the Year

File:Ray Avery (cropped).jpg, Ray Avery File:Sir Paul Callaghan knighting (cropped).jpg, Paul Callaghan File:Sir Richard Taylor.jpg, Richard Taylor File:Dame Anne Salmond WORD (cropped).jpg, Anne Salmond File:Lance O'Sullivan (cropped).jpg, Lance O'Sullivan File:Stephen Tindall GNZM (cropped).jpg, Stephen Tindall File:Richie McCaw ONZ (cropped).jpg, Richie McCaw File:Taika Waititi by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg, Taika Waititi File:Kristine Bartlett CNZM (cropped).jpg, Kristine Bartlett File:Mike King ONZM (cropped).jpg, Mike King File:Jennifer Ward-Lealand CNZM (cropped).jpg, Jennifer Ward-Lealand File:Siouxsie Wiles MNZN (cropped).jpg, Siouxsie Wiles File:Tā Tipene O'Regan in 2020 (cropped).jpg, Tipene O'Regan


Young New Zealanders of the Year

File:Sam Johnson (cropped).jpg, Sam Johnson File:Parris Goebel MNZM (cropped).jpg, Parris Goebel File:Lydia Ko MNZM (cropped).jpg, Lydia Ko File:Rez Gardi.jpg, Rez Gardi File:David Cameron - 2018 Blake Leader.jpg, David Cameron


Senior New Zealanders of the Year

File:Eion Edgar (cropped).jpg, Eion Edgar File:Malcolm Cameron QSM (cropped).jpg, Malcolm Cameron File:Ian Grant QSO (cropped).jpg, Ian Grant File:Frances Denz MNZM (cropped).jpg, Frances Denz File:John Russell MNZM (cropped).jpg, John Russell File:Sue Paterson 2017 (cropped).jpg, Sue Paterson File:Kim Workman KNZM (cropped).jpg, Kim Workman File:Margaret Sparrow (cropped).jpg, Margaret Sparrow


Innovators of the Year

File:Peter Beck 2018.jpg, Peter Beck File:Ed Gane MNZM (cropped).jpg, Ed Gane File:Ian Taylor KNZM (cropped).jpg, Ian Taylor File:Bill Buckley CNZM (cropped).jpg, Bill Buckley File:Ranjna Patel ONZM (cropped).jpg, Ranjna Patel


Local Heroes

File:Billy Graham MNZM (cropped).jpg, Billy Graham File:Cecilia Sullivan-Grant MNZM (cropped).jpg, Cecilia Sullivan-Grant File:Billie Jordan MNZM (cropped).jpg, Billie Jordan


References

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External links


New Zealander of the Year Awards official site
New Zealand awards 2009 establishments in New Zealand