New Zealander of the Year Awards

The New Zealander of the Year Awards, currently known as the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards, celebrate the achievements of New Zealanders. The awards are presented in Auckland in February each year, and were founded in 2010 by Australian Jeffrey John Hopp.[1][2][3]

Categories in the awards include:[4]

  • New Zealander of the Year
  • Young New Zealander of the Year
  • Senior New Zealander of the Year
  • Innovator of the Year
  • Community of the Year
  • Local Hero

2020 winners

2019 winners
  • New Zealander of the Year: Mike King[5]
  • Young New Zealander of the Year: Kendall Flutey[6]
  • Senior New Zealander of the Year: Bill Glass[7]
  • Innovator of the Year: Ian Taylor – Animation Research Ltd[8]
  • Community of the Year: Pillars[9]
  • Local Hero of the Year: Pera Barrett[10]

2018 winners
  • New Zealander of the Year: Kristine Bartlett[11]
  • Young New Zealander of the Year: David Cameron[12]
  • Senior New Zealander of the Year: Kim Workman[13]
  • Innovator of the Year: Team New Zealand Design Team[14]
  • Community of the Year: Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust[15]
  • Local Hero of the Year: Ricky Houghton[16]

2017 winners
  • New Zealander of the Year: Taika Waititi
  • Young New Zealander of the Year: Rez Gardi
  • Senior New Zealander of the Year: Sue Paterson
  • Innovator of the Year: Ed Gane
  • Community of the Year: Randwick Park
  • Local Hero of the Year: Hayden Smith[17]

2016 winners
  • New Zealander of the Year: Richie McCaw[18]
  • Young New Zealander of the Year: Lydia Ko[18]
  • Senior New Zealander of the Year: John Russell (principal of Naenae College)[18]
  • Innovator of the Year: Hyvan Anaesthesia Ltd[19]
  • Community of the Year: Community Fruit Harvesting[20]
  • Local Hero of the Year: Selwyn Cook (business owner)[18]

2015 winners
Paihia, Community of the Year 2015
  • New Zealander of the Year: Sir Stephen Tindall[21]
  • Young New Zealander of the Year: Guy Ryan[22]
  • Senior New Zealander of the Year: Donald Sew Hoy[23]
  • Innovator of the Year: Peter Beck[24]
  • Community of the Year: Paihia[25]
  • Local Hero of the Year: Billie Jordan[26]

2014 winners
  • New Zealander of the Year Lance O'Sullivan
  • Senior NZOY Frances Denz
  • Young NZOY Parris Goebel
  • Innovator NZOY Sean Simpson
  • Community NZOY Victim Support
  • Local Hero NZOY Cecilia Sullivan-Grant

2013 winners
  • New Zealander of the Year: Dame Anne Salmond (cultural historian)
  • Young New Zealander of the Year: Sam Judd (coastline advocate)[27]
  • Senior New Zealander of the Year: Ian Grant (good-parenting advocate)[28]
  • Community Group of the Year: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ[29]
  • Local Community Hero of the Year: Jim Morunga[30]

2012 winners
Sir Richard Taylor, New Zealander of the Year 2012

Sir Richard Taylor, the owner of Weta Workshop, was chosen as the 2012 New Zealander of the Year. He and his company created all of the props, costumes, prosthetics, miniatures and weaponry for Jackson's epic The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.[31]

2011 winners

Sir Paul Callaghan was chosen as the 2011 New Zealander of the Year. Sir Paul died the following year of bowel cancer.[32]

Jamie Fenton (inventor) was chosen as the 2011 Young New Zealander of the Year. She was recognized for her all-round abilities as a youth role model, outstanding academic achievements at an early age, and her invention of a classroom noise meter that was later developed and distributed to child care centres across New Zealand.[33]

Billy Graham won the 2011 Local Community Hero of the Year award.[34]

2010 winners

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