Community Events

You are here > Home > Events > Community Events > Citizens Awards

Citizens Awards

ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS

Awards for our citizens

The Citizens' Awards recognise people who have made a significant contribution to the district over many years or through an exceptional action. People who have already received royal or national honours are also eligible for nomination.

Nominate someone for the 2012 awards!

Nominations for the 2012 Citizens' Awards are now open. Print out the form below and drop it back into the Council.

2012 Citizens Award form and criteria (Four pages 1MB PDF)

Nominations close mid-May 2012.

2011 winners

Colin Drake, Ian Vickers, Nola Tucker, Maree Schumacher, Mike Nightingale, Gladys Hopkinson, Lois Finderup, Claire Patten, Alice Bovett, Barry Webster, John Huggard, Colin King.

Previous award winners

2010 Citizens' Award Winners
Douglas and Barbara Ruth Ashby, Nora Banks, William (Bill) Bird, Cathy Dobson, Geraldine (Gerry) Kennedy, Vernon (Terry) Long, Kevin Richardson, Joan Roberts, Ronald Scott, Jim Shepherd, Don Taylor, Ralph Ward.

2009 Citizens' Award Winners
Grant Coward, Mary Gyde, Helen Johnson, Albert Le Fleming, Dr George Mason, Noel Nairn, Bruce Sutton.

2008 Citizens' Award winners
Beryl Allison, Bruce Ball, Paul Clarke, Tina de Vries, Mavis Hepworth, Gwen Herbert, Ruakere Hond, John Major, Tikituterangi Raumati.

2007 Citizens' Award winners
Rex Appleby, Doug Bell, Venna Byrne, Brian Chong, Wally Gillum, Bryan Hocken, Kelvin Jackson, Makiterangi Matthews.

2006 Citizens' Award winners
Bob Bowler, Trevor Corkin, Lorraine Goodwin, Dennis Iremonger, Roger King, Pam McAuliffe, Alan Parsons, Owen Paton, Violet Rowe, Reginald Trowern, Joyce Young.

2005 Citizens' Awards winners
Gabrielle Barr, Bryan Benton, Dianne Cook, John Cunningham, Alice Doorbar, Zofia Jasionowicz, Betty Leung, Stewart Maunder, James Pennington, Robert Pitcairn, Graham Walker.

2004 Citizens' Award winners
Mary Boekman, Rob Berry, Jim Boon, Joanna Wooffindin, Vivian Hutchinson, Janet Lean, June Allardice, Steve "Coach" McKean, Pretheeva Fernando, Kay Marx.