​Click here to fill out the nomination form ​

​Nomination Criteria:
  • You can nominate someone else on their behalf, or you can nominate yourself.
  • Youth nominees must be between 12 and 24 years old at the time of nomination.​
  • The Adult who Supports Youth category is open to those aged 25+.
  • Nominations should:
    • be at least 150 words and a maximum of 500 words OR can be via video
    • include the reason the nominee meets the award criteria
    • ​include supporting evidence - pictures, posters/fliers, links to social media or website stories, newspaper articles, quotes from people who know the nominee and their work, etc. The more evidence the better! Supporting evidence to be emailed as an attachment to [email protected]​ 
    • include a referee who can be emailed/phoned to discuss the nomination​
  • If you are making a video nomination it must be a minimum length of 1.5 minutes,  and maximum length of 5 minutes. Please send these through to our email.
  • Kaikōura Youth Council members cannot be nominated for being part of Youth Council. They can be nominated for their work/activity that is separate to Youth Council.
Nominations are open now, and will close on the 7th of July!
 How judging works:
  • Judges will be looking for people going above and beyond, making a difference to their community and showing leadership, community spirit and passion. 
  • The judging panel will choose two winners for each category. Finalists will be notified by end of July.
  • Finalists will be invited to the Awards night to be held on 23rd August at the Memorial Hall.​​

Find out more about the Categories here ​
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If you have any questions about the awards, please contact our Coordinator - Petra - on 027 201 7638, or email us at [email protected]