WELLINGTON 2018 KIWIBANK LOCAL HEROES

As part of the 2018 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards, the 39 winners of the Local Heroes category were presented with their awards last night at a special medal presentation ceremony held at the Parliament Buildings in Wellington.

‘Congratulations to the Kiwibank Local Hero Medal Recipients from the Wellington and Wairarapa regions

Catherine Rossiter-Stead (Morrisons Bush), Laurie Foon (Wellington), Heather Henare (Wellington), Ian and Raewyn McLaren (Wellington), Lloyd Scott (Wellington), Representing the late Missy Awatere (Hutt City) her brother Marshall Watson and nephew John Watson, Joanne Ruawai-Hawira (Hutt City), Merilyn Merrett (Hutt City), Jan Heine (Hutt City), Gabriel Tupou (Hutt City), Shona Belcher (Upper Hutt) (absent), Amanda Coulston (Lower Hutt), Patricia Thompson (Kelburn), Colleen Johnston (Berhampore), Alex Hannant (Te Aro), Catherine Raizis (Hataitai), Ewen Heron (Wainuiomata), Wallace Patrick Humaha (Johnsonville), Peter Carrington (Paraparaumu), Donna Kennedy (Northland), Barbara Halliwell (Miramar), Mark Dunajtschik (Oriental Bay), Gail Abel (Eastbourne), Robert Kinsela Workman (Avalon), Sally Bain (York Bay), Steve Riley (Masterton), Robert Hill (Masterton), Wairarapa People Rescuing Animals: Hamish and Juliet Qualthrough (absent), Leigh Priday, Rachel Norman, Tracey Cooper, Lynda Coogan, Heidi Ward-McGrath, Kim McKinley, Sarah Lysaght, Caroline Finlay (Featherston), Fiona Bradley (Hokowhitu)