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Rangatahi Vision

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Nominations closed

The 2023 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Award Winners has just been announced.In one unforgettable evening, we celebrated the seven people who have helped shape the last 12 months in New Zealand. Their impact is already being felt. We can’t wait to see what the year will bring.

2023

winners

Professor Rangi Mātāmua

Kiwibank

New Zealander of the Year

Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau

Kindness Collective

Mitre 10

New Zealand Community of the Year

Ngā Pou Whirinaki o te Tau

Camden Howitt

Ministry for the Environment

New Zealand Environmental Hero of the Year

Te Toa Taiao o te Tau

Dr Ellen Nelson

Kiwibank

New Zealand Local Hero of the Year

Te Pou Toko o te Tau

Emily Blythe

Spark

New Zealand Innovator of the Year

Te Pou Whakairo o te Tau

Sir Mark Dunajtschik

Ryman Healthcare

Senior New Zealander of the Year


Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau

Shaneel Lal

University of Canterbury

Young New Zealander of the Year


Te Mātātahi o te Tau

2023/24

Key Dates

25 July

Nominations Open

31 August

Nominations
 Closed

Mid-November

Local Heroes 
Announced

Mid-December

Semi-Finalists
 Announced

Mid-February 2024


Finalists
 Announced

Mid-March 2024

Awards Gala 
Dinner

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