Kāpiti Good Sorts and Community Awards

Our annual Kāpiti Good Sorts Awards celebrate and acknowledge the outstanding contributions of our local residents, while the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards are a way to recognise groups and organisations that help make Kāpiti a great place to live.

Congratulations to our award recipients!

See Recipients 2023 for more about the Good Sorts and Wellington Airport Regional Community Award recipients.

Kāpiti Good Sorts Awards

This year we renamed our Civic Awards to the Kāpiti Good Sorts Awards. These awards recognise individual residents who’ve made a lasting impact in the community. It’s about celebrating our local heroes – those who care about our community and are taking action to make a difference for those who call Kāpiti home. Based on public nominations, Council gives awards for exemplary service or leadership for their community.

Kāpiti Good Sorts Awards are awarded to individuals who:

lead by example, through compassion and kindness, to support and serve our communities
enhance the wellbeing of vulnerable people in our community
create new ways to help our communities be safe, healthy, thriving, and connected.

Nominations for the Kāpiti Good Sorts Awards 2023 closed 5pm, Wednesday 31 May.

Nominees were invited to a local awards ceremony on 30 August, where the winners were announced.

Nominated Good Sorts

Congratulations to the following 2023 nominated Good Sorts!

Andrew and Kirsten London
Anne Cheetham
Annette Buckley
Claire Roper
Denis Wood
Diane Marshall
Hanna Wagner-Nicholls
Jan Borland
Jan Nisbet
John Smith
Karl Webber
Kash Edmonds
Kate Foley
Kerren Hedlund
Marian and Jan Weststrate

Martin Sloman
Martin Whyle
Michele Wilson
Miriame Molony
Phill Simmonds
Pippa Hinton
Rebecca Bond
Rebekah Corlett
Rosanne Litchfield
Seuga Frost
Sharon Henderson
Sheila and Tony Hart
Shirley Jarden
Sylvia Bagnall
Wineke Van Thof

Judging

Our judging panel assessed the merits of each nomination against the following criteria and supporting evidence to decide who'll receive a Kāpiti Good Sorts award.

the reason for the nomination, including the extent to which the above criteria was met
whether the contribution is substantially voluntary in nature
the benefit and impact of the actions or activities within the district
the nature of the communities positively affected (this may include neighbours, households, hāpu, iwi, and other groups within the district)
any other supporting information or evidence.

Contact

If you have any questions about the Kāpiti Good Sorts awards you can email or call the Connected Communities team.

Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards

Kāpiti Coast District Council, together with Wellington Airport, work together to honour the efforts made by groups of residents in our district.

The Wellington Airport Regional Awards recognise the contributions made by community groups in six categories:

arts and culture
education and child/youth development
health and wellbeing
heritage and environment
sport and leisure
rising star category for emerging groups.

Note: these awards recognise community groups and organisations, not individual volunteers.

Nominations for the Wellington Airport Regional Awards closed Wednesday 31 May.

Finalists were invited to a local awards ceremony on 30 August, where the local winners were announced.

The winners of each local Community Award category are automatically entered into the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.

Members of the public had the opportunity to vote for the finalists in the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards’ People’s Choice Award.

Judging

Local nominations for both the Kāpiti Good Sorts and Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards are judged by our local panel of Mayor Janet Holborow and our community board chairs.

Wellington Airport Regional Community Award finalists 2023

Congratulations to the following 2023 Wellington Airport Regional Community Award finalists.

Arts and Culture Category (Winner ($1,000) and Runner Up ($250))

Kāpiti Art Studio
Kāpiti Concert Orchestra
Kapiti Senior Singers
Paekākāriki Pride
The Shed Creative Space
Waikanae Music Society
WIDance

Education and Child/Youth Development Category (Winner ($1,000) and Runner Up ($250))

Birthright Kapiti
Ellie’s Canine Rescue and Rehome
Otaki Market (Otaki Women’s Community Club)
Sense Rugby NZ
Volunteer Kāpiti
Work Ready Kāpiti

Health and Wellbeing Category (Winner ($1,000) and Runner Up ($250))

Dementia Wellington
Endo Warriors NZ
Horowhenua Kapiti Wellington Traffic Page
HUHA
Kapiti Community Foodbank Inc
Kāpiti Fruit and Vege Co-op
Kāpiti Kindness Trust
Kapiti/Horowhenua Parkinson’s Action Group
Nourish @ Christmas
St Luke’s Foodshare
The Shed Project
Waikanae Foodshare
Whānau Wellbeing Hub

Heritage and Environment Category (Winner ($1,000) and Runner Up ($250))

Discover Kāpiti Heritage Group
Wainuiwhenua Paekākāriki
Whareroa Guardians Community Trust
Zero Waste Ōtaki

Sport & Leisure Category (Winner ($1,000) and Runner Up ($250))

Kapiti Boating Club
Kapiti Underwater Club
Mozhdeh Martial Arts
Waikanae Community Market Incorporated Society

We also awarded a Rising Star Award (Winner ($1,000)), which recognises the achievements of new or emerging groups – the rising stars in our community, and the Kāpiti Supreme Winner to one of the five category winners ($1,000).

Timeline

Date	Activity
1 May	Nominations open
31 May	Nominations close
Late June	Judging panel consider nominations
30 August	Kāpiti Awards ceremony
September	Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards ceremony

Awards ceremonies

Kāpiti Coast District Council hosts a local awards ceremony for both the Kāpiti Good Sorts and Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.

Local Kāpiti Community Award winners are also invited to attend a Regional Community Awards dinner hosted by Wellington Airport.

The regional category, People's Choice and Supreme Award winners are announced at an awards dinner hosted by Wellington Airport.

The Supreme Winner will receive a cash prize, an advertising package, and a framed certificate, along with a trophy that is held for one year.