Trade Me to join the New Zealander of the Year Awards

The awards office is pleased to announce that Trademe will join the New Zealander of the Year awards as naming rights sponsor of the New Zealand Innovator of the Year category.

The awards office is pleased to announce that Trademe will join the New Zealander of the Year awards as naming rights sponsor of the New Zealand Innovator of the Year category.

“We are extremely pleased to have Trademe as sponsor of the New Zealand Innovator of the Year category Award” said Director Geoff Griffin. “Trademe, is a well-respected, New Zealand business which commenced in 1999 and has been providing a place for Kiwi’s to buy and sell online and who connects people and businesses while providing them with the information and tools to undertake a transaction and have been doing so for the past 20 years. As for Trademe, the New Zealander of the Year Awards, share the same mantra in that it’s all about people.”

Trademe is absolutely delighted to support the New Zealand Innovator of the Year award.

Award Categories

A shortlist of 10 candidates will be evaluated by a judging panel and announced in December for the following categories:

• Ryman Healthcare Senior New Zealander of the Year (70 years and over).
• University of Auckland Young New Zealander of the Year (15-30 years).
• Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.
• Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year.
• Trademe New Zealand Innovator of the Year.
• Mitre10 New Zealand Community of the Year.

Background

The annual New Zealander of the Year awards are in their 11th year. The awards recognise, encourage and reward New Zealand's most vital asset – its people. They are open to all New Zealanders and celebrate the contributions of New Zealanders from all walks of life.

The 2020 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year will be announced at the New Zealander of the Year Gala Awards in Auckland in February 2020.