NGA HAU E WHA WHANAU HOE INC GETS SET TO REPRESENT TAUPO DISTRICT AT THE TRUSTPOWER NATIONAL COMMUNITY AWARDS

Nga Hau E Wha Whanau Hoe Inc is about to go head to head with the country’s best and brightest voluntary groups and organisations at the Trustpower National Community Awards.

The 2016 Trustpower National Community Awards take place in the Rotorua Lakes region from 24-26 March 2017.

Nga Hau E Wha Whanau Hoe Inc is representing the Taupō District at the National Community Awards – an honour they won after being named Supreme Winner at the Trustpower Taupō District Community Awards last year.

Joining Nga Hau E Wha Whanau Hoe Inc at the National Awards will be representatives from 24 other voluntary groups or organisations from around the country that were named Supreme Winner at their regional Trustpower Community Awards.

At the Trustpower National Community Awards, there will be a lot of networking amongst the voluntary groups, sharing ideas as well as some sightseeing of the Rotorua Lakes District. Nga Hau E Wha Whanau Hoe Inc will give an eight minute presentation on what the group has achieved and why they deserve the title of Trustpower National Community Award Supreme Winner. Nga Hau E Wha Whanau Hoe Inc will be judged on that presentation, along with a 1,000 word summary of the organisation.

The presentations will take place on Saturday 25 March in the BayTrust Forum at Rotorua Energy Events Centre. The Winner, Runner-Up and recipient of the Whetū Mātaiata Award will be announced at an Awards dinner that evening at Blue Baths.

Trustpower Community Relations Representative Teresa Partridge says Nga Hau E Wha Whanau Hoe Inc have put together an inspiring presentation.

“This band of volunteers are saving lives, changing lives and are creating a brand new whanau to be a part of..

“The Taupō community should be really proud! Nga Hau E Wha Whanau Hoe Inc is a waka ama group with a difference, they are pulling in young people who are on the outskirts – the ones who are having a bit of a hard time, and who need someone to step in and show them a new way,” says Mrs Partridge.

Attending the Trustpower National Community Awards from the Nga Hau E Wha Whanau Hoe Inc will be Sue Conroy and Damien Sutton, along with Councillor Tangonui Kingi.

The Trustpower National Community Awards Supreme Winner will take home a custom-made trophy, $4,000 in prize money, a framed certificate and a $1,000 consultancy voucher from one of New Zealand’s leading training providers for the community sector, Exult. The Runner Up will receive $2,500 in prize money, a $500 Exult voucher and a framed certificate. The Whetū Mātaiata Award recipient receives a framed certificate and a consultancy service package from award sponsor, Exult.

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