Spirit of the Wakatipu

 

2024 Gala Event will be held on Saturday 19 October,  Events Centre,  Queenstown

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There is no doubt the spirit of giving is a force that brings communities together for the common good.  There are literally countless individuals, groups and organisations who give of themselves, their time and their money to help make our community a better place.

 

This is the Spirit of the Wakatipu: 

 

Tiaki o Tahuna

To Care for the People and the Place of Queenstown

 

The Spirit of the Wakatipu Awards are an opportunity to recognise and celebrate those individuals, organisations, groups and corporate entities who put their hand up and contribute in a philanthropic way to the Wakatipu community and who hold true to the values that collectively define what is unique about the place we call home.

 

In recognition of the diverse contributions made by these community heroes - 2021/2022 winners and the category sponsor:

 

• Education - Paul Winders - Sponsored by Queenstown Resort College

• Health and Wellbeing  - BabyBox Queenstown Lakes - Sponsored by Findex

• Sport and Recreation - Amy Wilson-White - Sponsored by Deloitte

• Resilience - Wakatipu Search & Rescue - Sponsored by Powernet

• Senior Support - Aged Concern - Sponsored by MedRecruit

• Arts and Culture - Three Lakes Cultural Trust, Abby O'Neill & Carroll Joynes - Sponsored by SkyCity Queenstown

• Environment and Sustainability - Restoration of Lake Hayes - Sponsored by Duncan Cotterill

• Spirit of the Community -  Dick & Jillian Jardine, Rotary Club Queenstown - Sponsored by Queenstown Airport

• Corporate Citizenship - The Rees Hotel - Sponsored by Brannigans

• Youth Impact - Bruce Grant Youth Memorial trust - Sponsored by Hamish Walker Harcourts

• Rising Star - Hannah Battrick - Sponsored by The Mountain Club

• Social Impact Innovator - Debbi & Paul Brainerd, Camp Glenorchy - Sponsored by Mackersy Property