Encore awards
Greater Wellington, the Wellington Hawke’s Bay Conservation Board and the Department of Conservation (DOC) have launched a new awards programme to honour people demonstrating a commitment to the Wellington region’s environment.
The Encore Awards are open to groups, individuals, businesses and schools improving and restoring our region’s rivers, lakes, wetlands, dunes and coasts, and conserving natural, cultural and historic sites. They are also open to businesses and resource consent holders reducing the impact of their activities on our region’s environment.
“Many of the individuals and organisations we work with also work with DOC and it seems only fitting that we join forces to recognise their achievements,” says Greater Wellington’s Chair Fran Wilde.
DOC’s Wellington Hawke’s Bay Conservator Alan McKenzie says the Encore Awards give DOC the potential to encourage the growth of a larger community with a common interest in conservation.
There are eight award categories:
- Community Partnerships Award
- Community Leadership Award
- Business Leadership Award
- Emerging Environmental Business Award
- Meridian School Sustainable Project Award
- Meridian School Environmental Leadership Award
- Excellence in Compliance Award
- Historic Heritage Award
Applications are now open and will close on Friday 20 August. The awards ceremony will be held in November. For application forms, criteria and information about each award category, see: