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    • Trade Me New Zealand Innovator of the Year
    • DOC and MFE New Zealand Environmental Hero of the Year
    • Mitre 10 New Zealand Community of the Year
    • Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year
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Category Judging

Meet the Category Judges behind the machine. Our seven Category Judging Panels are made up of some of the brightest minds from a number of fields, offering expertise within their categories. They’re tasked with the job of whittling down the hundreds of nominees to just 10 Semi-Finalists that are representative of the best of the best within the category to go forward for Executive Judging.

Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Te Pou Whakarae o Aotearoa
Category Judges
  • Louise Aitken, Head Judge, Director, Thriving World
  • Arihia Bennett MNZM, CEO, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
  • David Downs, Consultant, 2020 Semi-Finalist
  • Joanna Norris, Chief Content Officer, Stuff NZ

University of Canterbury Young New Zealander of the Year Te Mātātahi o te Tau
Category Judges
  • David Cameron, Head Judge, Young New Zealander of the Year 2018, Founder, CEO, LearnCoach
  • Anna Guenther, Co-Founder, Pledge Me
  • Georgia Devereux, Co-Founder, The Social Club
  • Jamie Fenton, Young New Zealander of the Year 2011

Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year Te Mātāpuputu o te Tau
Category Judges
  • Tā Kim Workman (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa), KNZM, QSO, Head Judge, Senior New Zealander of the Year 2018
  • Hon Margaret Austin
  • Mark Benjamin, CEO, Standards and Monitoring Services
  • Stephanie Clare, Chief Executive, Age Concern NZ

Trade Me New Zealand Innovator of the Year Te Pou Whakairo o te Tau
Category Judges
  • Rachel Taulelei, Head Judge, Co-Founder, Oho
  • Alexia Hilbertidou, Founder, CEO, GirlBoss New Zealand
  • Kent Gardner, CEO, Evans Randall Investors
  • Sonya Williams, Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Sharesies

Department of Conservation and Ministry for the Environment New Zealand Environmental Hero of the Year Te Toa Taiao o te Tau
Category Judges
  • Dr James Renwick, Head Judge, Climate Scientist and Professor of Physical Geography
  • Brent Beaven, Director, Predator Free 2020, DOC
  • Louise Nash, Founder, CEO, Circularity and XLabs
  • Tania Gerrard, General Manager, Māori and Stakeholder Relations

Mitre 10 New Zealand Community of the Year Ngā Poi Whirinaki o te Tau
Category Judges
  • Rakesh Naidoo, Head Judge, Superintendent, National Partnerships Manager – Ethnic
  • Cyril Howard (Ngāpuhi), Regional Manager, The Tindall Foundation
  • Cr Desley Simpson, JP, Councillor for Auckland, Orakei Ward
  • Tracey Wakefield, Manager, Restorative Justice Services Ōtautahi Christchurch

Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year Te Pou Toko o te Tau
Category Judges
  • Michelle Kitney, Head Judge, CEO, Volunteering New Zealand
  • Dellwyn Stuart, CEO, YWCA Auckland
  • Jean Te Huia, Chief Executive Officer, Nga Maia Māori Midwives Aotearoa
  • Nick Loosley, Local Hero of the Year 2020, Founder, Everybody Eats

  • Awards
  • Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year
  • University of Canterbury Young New Zealander of the Year
  • Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year
  • Trade Me New Zealand Innovator of the Year
  • DOC and MFE New Zealand Environmental Hero of the Year
  • Mitre 10 New Zealand Community of the Year
  • Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year

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