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The Civic Award was established to 'Recognise Outstanding Voluntary Community Service carried out within the Central Hawke’s Bay District by an Individual’.

Civic Awards

Nominations for the 2024 Civic Awards have now closed.

In 1991, the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council in conjunction with the 1990 Commission and the Central Hawke’s Bay Women’s Institute, established a Civic Honours Award to ‘Recognise Outstanding Voluntary Community Service carried out within the Central Hawke’s Bay District.'

In addition to the long-standing Civic Honours Award, we are pleased to celebrate two other categories, the Community Service Award and the Organisation of the Year Award.

While the Civic Honours Award remains the most prestigious award, honouring those outstanding citizens in our community who, over a long period of time, have gone above and beyond to serve their community, the two new award categories provide for multiple acknowledgements of community service in varying degrees.

What are the Central Hawke's Bay Civic and Community Awards?

Central Hawke’s Bay District Council (Council) introduced its Civic Honours Award system in 1991 to enable voluntary service within the District to be duly recognised.

The Civic Honours Award was established at the initiative of the Central Hawke’s Bay Country Women’s Institute and the New Zealand 1990 Commission to mark the NZ 1990 year.

Since its inception, up to four Civic Honours Award have been presented annually. In 2019, the Civic Awards Committee sought to broaden the way it acknowledges and celebrates outstanding community service within the Central Hawke’s Bay District.

The CHB Civic Awards now provides for multiple acknowledgements of community service through two additional categories of awards — the Community Service Awards and the Community Organisation of the Year Award.  

Central Hawke’s Bay Civic Honours Award

The Civic Honours Award is the most prestigious of the CHB Civic Awards and will be presented to individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to the CHB community over a long period. The Award is awarded in recognition of substantial service (usually of a voluntary nature or beyond normal employment).

Substantial service includes short term or long-term projects or activities that have benefited the Central Hawke’s Bay community, adding to the quality of life or residents.

The Civic Awards Committee may award up to four Civic Honour Awards annually.

Nominations for the 2024 Civic Awards have now closed

CHB Community Service Award

Where determined that nominees do not quite meet the criteria for a Civic Honours Award, the Civic Awards Committee may acknowledge outstanding voluntary community service by way of a Community Service Award for the following categories:

• Community
• Social
• Cultural
• Youth
• Recreation and Sport
• Education
• Religion
• Conservation

The Civic Awards Committee will also consider other civic services not categorised above and worthy of recognition.

Nominations for the 2024 Civic Awards have now closed.

 

 

CHB Organisation of the Year Award

Eligible for this award are any group, society, trust, organisation, association, or club whose work has had a transformational impact on Central Hawke’s Bay in the following categories:

• Community
• Social
• Cultural
• Youth
• Recreation and Sport
• Education
• Religion
• Conservation

The Civic Awards Committee will also consider other civic services not categorised above and worthy of recognition.

Nominations for the 2024 Civic Awards are now closed.

 

Civic and Community Service Awards 2023

Marilyn Forrest - Civic Award

Marilyn Forrest - Civic Award

Marilyn has dedicated many years of service to a number of clubs and community organisations and been on numerous committees within the district.

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Amanda Withers - Civic Award

Amanda Withers - Civic Award

Born and raised in Central Hawke’s Bay, Amanda has dedicated many years of service to a number of community organisations within the district.

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Rod McKenzie - Community Service Award

Rod McKenzie - Community Service Award

Rod has been a significant contributor to our Central Hawke’s Bay Community for most his adult life.

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Robert McLean - Community Service Award

Robert McLean - Community Service Award

Robert was nominated for his life’s service to the conservation of biodiversity in Pōrangahau and beyond and has been a conservation trailblazer since his youth.

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Donald Parkinson - Community Service Award

Donald Parkinson - Community Service Award

Donald has been broadcasting for 27 years to Central Hawke’s Bay through Central FM. Although this has been his career, it has been his calling and service to our community.

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Margaret Schaw - Community Service Award

Margaret Schaw - Community Service Award

Margaret has been described as a kind and loving human being who goes out of her way to help others and serving her community.

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CHB Swim 4 Lives - Organisation of the Year

CHB Swim 4 Lives - Organisation of the Year

Swim 4 Lives have been established in 2015 and been in operation for 8 Years.

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Connect Youth & Community Trust - Organisation of the Year

Connect Youth & Community Trust - Organisation of the Year

Connect Youth & Community Trust was established in 2012 with support from the Mayor’s Taskforce for Jobs and have been delivering driver licensing programmes in CHB and CHB Schools for over 12 years.

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