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Supreme Award Winner
The Supreme Awards celebrates exceptional achievements in local governance, recognising innovative projects and outstanding leadership.
Waiaroha – Loving water
Hastings District Council
Waiaroha is home to a state-of-the-art water treatment plant, built right in the city centre, that supplies clean, safe drinking water to Hastings. But it is so much more than that... The discovery centre and its landscaping are fully focused on helping people of all ages to understand all things...
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Excellence in Community Engagement
Amberley Beach Coastal Adaptation Project
The Hurunui District Council Coastal Conversations Project focuses on 6 small beach communities and how each community in the District will take control of their future and how, as a community, they will adapt to the changing hazard risk over...
Award Sponsored by Department of Internal Affairs
Excellence in Organisation and People Development
Reimaginging Work
Whakatāne District Council has reimagined work. What began as a building refurbishment in response to required earthquake strengthening work resulted in a seismic shift in how we work. We realised changing how we work actually changes how we live. And...
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Excellence in Placemaking
Rotorua Lakefront Redevelopment – creating a worldclass lakefront experience
Rotorua has a rich history as one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s key tourism destinations, a title that our community has been proud to hold for many generations. Our unique natural environment and Māori culture are fundamental to the experience for...
Award Sponsored by Beca
Excellence in Digital Local Government
Tairāwhiti Civil Defence COP Intelligence Dashboard
Following the Tairāwhiti flood event in March 2022, which revealed coordination challenges due to a lack of situational awareness, the Tairawhiti Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) team initiated an innovative project to improve situational awareness and set up a common...
Award Sponsored by Datacom
Excellence in Māori-Council Partnerships - Te Tohu Waka Hourua (the Double Canoe)
Te Rere o Ōmanawa – Ōmanawa Falls
Te Rere o Ōmanawa – Ōmanawa Falls is a $9 million project which has featured a unique level of co-design and collaboration between the project partners. The physical aspects of the project provide a track through the Puwhenua forest, with...
Award Sponsored by Buddle Findlay
Excellence in Digital Local Government
Vote 22
Local elections are the chance for our residents to choose the future of the New Plymouth District. Local representatives make decisions that, arguably, have the most immediate effects on our residents day-to-day lives. Historically, that importance has not been reflected...
Award Sponsored by Datacom
Excellence in Environmental Leadership
Waiaroha – Loving water
Waiaroha is home to a state-of-the-art water treatment plant, built right in the city centre, that supplies clean, safe drinking water to Hastings. But it is so much more than that... The discovery centre and its landscaping are fully focused...
Award Sponsored by GHD
Excellence in Collaborating for Results
Waiora House
As part of Taupō District Council’s commitment to the provision of social services in the district, a project to rebuild Waiora House, a social services hub and affordable home to a number of not-for-profit organisations, was initiated. The project involved...
Award Sponsored by BERL
