2011 NZRA Awards  - See the winning Nominations below!

Each year NZRA run an awards programme to celebrate and showcase the good work done within the recreation sector. The 2011 NZRA Industry Awards were presented at the National Conference in Dunedin on Thursday 17 November 2011. Please find links to the media releases, nominations, and photos below for details of the winners.

Awards Summary

NZRA Outstanding Awards

Sport Nortland - Outstanding Community Recreation Programme - Nomination - Photo

New Plymouth District Council - Outstanding Project - Nomination - Photo

Hamilton City Council - Outstanding Event - Nomination - Photo

Community Leisure Management - Outstanding Pool  - Nomination - Photo

Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council - Outstanding Park  - Nomination - Photo

Selwyn District Council - Outstanding Facility - Nomination - Photo

Wellington City Council & Lumin - Outstanding Research, Policy & Planning  - Nomination - Photo

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Individual Award Winners 2011

Emerging Recreation Leader of the Year - Michael Mercer - Photo

Paul Stuart Memorial Award - Craig Rouse - Photo

Ian Galloway Memorial Cup - Robert Findlay - Photo

Mark Mitchell Trophy - Trisha Ventom - Photo

President's Award - Paul Wilson - Photo

ALL NZRA Award Winners 

Outstanding Industry Awards & Individual Awards from 1991 throuhg 2011 (PDF)

Nominations

Details on the nomination criteria, categories and nomination process are available here.

• The NZRA Outstanding Awards 2011 (Word DOC)
• The NZRA Outstanding Research, Planning and Policy Award 2011 (Word DOC)
• The NZRA Individual Awards 2011 (Word DOC)
• The NZRA Emerging Recreation Leader of the Year Award 2011 (Word DOC)
  

2010 NZ Recreation Association Award Winners' Applications

With the kind permission of the winning nominees from the 2010 Industry Awards we have attached copies of their applications. Please use their information to help guide and inspire your work and applications for the 2011 Industry Awards, to be presented at the national conference in Dunedin on 16 to 18 November.

• Outstanding Event - Sport Northland Run Walk Series (PDF)
• Outstanding Facility - Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000 (PDF)
• Outstanding Park (joint Winners) - Potters Children’s Garden (PDF) and Makara Peak (PDF)
  More on Potters Children's Garden (PDF)
• Outstanding Project  - Manukau Teaching Garden (PDF)
• Outstanding Policy, Research and Planning - Wellington Artificial Sportfields (PDF)
• Outstanding Community Recreation Programme - Tiddlers Multisport (PDF)
   

NZRA Award Winners up to 2010

Business, President's and Individual Awards

• Business and President's Awards (PDF)
• Individual Awards (PDF)

2010 International Awards for Liveable Communities

The City of Porirua has won a Gold Award in Category B – Population 20,001 – 75,000

The LivCom Awards - LivCom Newsletter December 2010

NZRA 2010 Award Winners