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Nominations open for Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards

Last year’s Education and Child/Youth Development regional category winners Te Kiwa Nui Festival – Wellington Northern Region Polyfest Trust.

Each year Wellington Airport and local councils come together to recognise the work carried out by community groups in the wider Wellington region.

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. The focus of the awards is to celebrate volunteer groups for their valuable contribution to society.

Groups can be nominated under these categories:

• Arts & Culture – enhance and increase participation in arts and creative leisure activities.
• Education & Child/Youth Development – improvement or enhancement of the educational and social development of children / youth.
• Health & Wellbeing – enhancing the health and wellbeing of our community.
• Heritage & Environment – improvement or revitalising of the environment, culture or heritage.
• Sport & Leisure – increase participation and enjoyment in physical sport, leisure activities and recreational pursuits.
• Rising Star award – designed to recognise and encourage emerging grassroots groups in the community.

The awards start with judging panels in each of the greater Wellington region’s five councils (Wellington City, Porirua, Kāpiti, Hutt City and Upper Hutt) selecting volunteer organisation winners and runners up in their local community under the above categories – and a supreme winner.

Winners from each region then go forward to the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards for the overall award in their category, and the opportunity to be named Supreme Winner, with winners announced at a celebration dinner.

Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says the awards are a great way to recognise community groups and organisation volunteers who make a valuable contribution to our city.

“We have an amazing network of groups and volunteers in Porirua and the awards are a great way to recognise the contribution they make to our community. Te Kiwa Nui was the winner of the Education and Child/Youth Development category last year and Porirua has been well represented over the years.”

Nominations close on 31 May 2025. For more information or to nominate a group, visit www.wellingtonairport.co.nz/community-hub/community-awards/community-awards/

14 Apr 2025