Winner of:
Excellence in Organisation and People Development Award

Toitū te Kotahitanga – Better Together 

Toitū te Kotahitanga is Whakatāne District Council’s journey of transformation of its organisational culture and leadership capability. This led to staff developing and owning their vision and values and working towards being ‘better together’.

The judges said: We saw five organisational culture programmes this year. Toitū te Kotahitanga stood out not only for the improvements in staff engagement, but that there was a strong linkage to the council’s strategic objectives. 

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Excellence in Organisation and People Development

Reimaginging Work

Whakatāne District Council
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
Award Year: 2024
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Excellence in Collaborating for Results

Stronger Together Councils’ buy-out puts people at heart

Hastings District Council
Helping flood-devastated homeowners get their lives back on track following Cyclone Gabrielle drove the Hastings and Napier Voluntary Buy-out Programme, a pioneering model for disaster recovery in New Zealand. The
Award Year: 2025
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Excellence in Community Engagement

Amberley Beach Coastal Adaptation Project

Hurunui District Council
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
Award Year: 2024
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