National Awards

2008 National Community Awards and photos    Past National Award Winners

The inaugural TrustPower National Community Awards were held in Tauranga in 2000.

Since then, the National Awards have become an integral part of the calendar for TrustPower, the regional Mayors who attend and, of course, the winning regional voluntary organisations.

The Nationals

The TrustPower National Community Awards are attended by representatives from each of the organisations judged Supreme Winner at their regional Awards, along with their region's Mayor and his or her partner.

Each regional team compiles an eight minute presentation on their group or organisation and its achievements. The teams themselves then vote for the group they think deserves the title of Supreme National Community Award Winner.

The Supreme National Community Award Winner receives $2,500, a framed certificate and a trophy, with the runner-up receiving $1,500 and a framed certificate.  The 2010 Supreme Award Winner and Runner-Up are also being filmed for a new series called 'Volunteer Power' which will be shown on TVNZ6 in May 2010.  TrustPower has partnered with TVNZ  to bring remarkable stories of volunteers all over the country.

All participants in the National Awards benefit from the publicity and increased profile that the National Awards generates.

The 2010 TrustPower National Community Awards are being held in Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty in March 2011.

For more information about the National Awards, please contact our Community Relations Team on
0800 87 11 11.

But it's not all about winning…

Although all organisations at the National Awards would love to take home the big prize, the Awards are about more than money and titles. They are about giving organisations time out, the opportunity to socialise and network with other similar groups and the chance to share ideas and experiences in a relaxed environment.

There have been many examples of this networking resulting in ideas from one end of the country being established as successful projects in another region!