State house garden awards

The effort, imagination and care many Housing New Zealand tenants put into their gardens has been recognised with the announcement today of local Housing New Zealand Garden Awards winners.

Housing Minister Chris Carter announced the local winners today - see below for those results.

There were five categories, with local winners and ‘highly commended’ awards in each.

The list of these results, grouped under regions, and then by Housing New Zealand neighbourhood unit areas, is attached.

“It’s great to see so many tenants have entered their gardens with a number of outstanding examples showing just what can be achieved on a budget,” the Minister said.

“The Garden Awards aim to recognise the efforts of Housing New Zealand tenants who look after their gardens, and the quality of the entries shows that there are a lot of tenants who work really hard to keep their gardens looking great.

Housing New Zealand Acting Chief Executive Greg Orchard said the judges had a tough time choosing winners from the wide range of entries.

Judging at the local neighbourhood unit level took place before Christmas, with panels comprising Housing New Zealand Regional Managers, staff and in some cases local journalists with an interest in gardening.

The neighbourhood unit winners will be put forward to the national judging in Wellington on 19 January, with a panel that will include broadcaster and gardening enthusiast, Maggie Barry.

Judging – which was based on photographs – took into account effort and presentation.

The Awards received over 3000 entries –representing around four and a half percent of the state house portfolio.

A full list of local winners and ‘highly commended’ awards will be published in the Housing New Zealand tenant newsletter Close to Home in March 2007. This will also be available online at www.hnzc.co.nz

Housing New Zealand Garden Award local results

Northland region

- General category winner: Susan & Geert Ten Boom
- General category highly commended: Rawinia Rankin
- Vege category winner: Dorothy Dixon
- Vege category highly commended: Mereana Ruka
- Small Garden category winner: Vivienne Churchill
- Small Garden category highly commended: Christine Schutt
- Children’s category winner: Jon-Dylan Burville

- Children’s category highly commended: Karauna Wright
- Community Group Housing winner: Audrey Bays – 155 Community House

Central Auckland region

Glen Innes
- General category winner: Dorothy Walsh
- General category highly commended: Margaret Nicholson
- Vege category winner: Yuan Chang Pan & Guirong Li
- Vege category highly commended: Xiao Chen
- Small Garden category winner: Yvonne Ireland
- Small Garden category highly commended: Jane van den Berg
Grey Lynn
- General category winner: Ivan Wallace
- General category highly commended: Wayne Berryman
- Vege category

winner: Ivan Wallace
- Vege category highly commended: Trevor & Christine Clark
- Small Garden category winner: Bruce Kilmister
- Small Garden category highly commended (2nd equal): Warwick Taylor
- Small Garden category highly commended (2nd equal): Bradley Thompson
Mt Albert
- General category winner: Robert & Margaret Boulton
- General category highly commended: Marilyn Kennerly
- Vege category winner: Barry Dunn

- Vege category highly commended: Fehoko Haunga
- Small Garden category winner: Albert Moase
- Small Garden category highly commended: Juliana Wright

Mt Roskill
- General category winner: Maryanne Karlsen
- General category highly commended: Ngaire Collis
- Vege category winner: Paul & Lorraine Hutchison
- Vege category highly commended:

Vivienne Garvie
- Small Garden category winner: Sahera Wahabi
- Small Garden category highly commended: Soana Makasini

Panmure
- General category winner: Klazina Crossley

- General category highly commended: Ngaire Cook
- Vege category winner: Shen Zeng & Yihui Chen
- Vege category highly commended (2nd equal): Yurong Zhang & Jianguo Wu
- Vege category highly commended (2nd equal): Jiaju He
- Small Garden category winner: Taniela & Ofa-Ki-Mohutala Taufa
- Small Garden category highly commended: Maryanne Tuiara
- Children’s category winner: Pepe Elia

South Auckland region

Mangere
- General category winner: John Gallen
- General category highly commended: John Robinson

- Vege category winner: Phillip Johnson
- Vege category highly commended: Carol Poa
- Small Garden category winner: Amosa Fiaali
- Small Garden category highly commended: Linda Lee
- Children’s category winner: Ann Simon
- Children’s category highly commended: Janet Tongia
Manurewa
- General category winner: Kenneth Pumipi

General category highly commended: Shirley Murray
- Vege category winner: Oshana Zai
- Vege category highly commended: Victor Killian
- Small Garden category winner: Epifania Pesamino
- Small Garden category highly commended: Melody Tutini
- Children’s category winner: Ruby Maniti
- Community Group Housing winner: Clendon Residents Group
Onehunga
- General category winner: Ema & Kelekolio Kivalu
- General category highly commended: Kristian & Radha Harang
- Vege category winner: Norman & Jean Alp
- Vege category highly commended: Zhang Huangzhou & Aihua Zhou
- Small Garden category winner: Frances Neenee
- Small Garden category highly commended: Keith Allan
- Children’s category winner: Sina Taufa
- Children’s category highly commended: Polly & Kaari Himiora
Otahuhu
- General category winner: Levale Muamai
- General category highly commended: Stanley Hodge
- Vege category winner: Musalib & Muthamma Naidu
- Vege category highly commended: Martin Hape
- Small Garden category winner: Raymond & Beverley Smith
- Small Garden category highly commended: Mary Luxmoore

Otara
- General category winner: Barry & Delcia Heavey
- General category highly commended: Suliasi & Otile Havea
- Vege category winner: (1st equal) Taria Atuakika
- Vege category winner: (1st equal) Makikiriti & Sepania Pereira
Papakura
- General category winner: Kelly Ensor
- General category highly commended: Pauline Penitani
- Vege category winner: Tutai Paiti
- Vege category highly commended: Leeanne Higgins
- Small Garden category winner: Christina Ika
- Small Garden category highly commended: Doreen Toka

West and North Auckland region

Henderson
- General category winner: Dean Brennan
- General category highly commended: Latchmi Kamla
- Vege category winner: Mr & Mrs Clive and Daphne Lewis
- Small Garden category winner: Eleanore Barnard
- Small Garden category highly commended: Wah Chong
New Lynn
- General category winner: Sumintra Sumintra
- General category highly commended: Charles & Patricia Brownlie
- Vege category winner: Les Otto
- Vege category highly commended: Noel Bramley
- Small Garden category winner: Maureen Freeman
- Small Garden category highly commended: Pat Ellis
Takapuna
- General category winner: Angele Mihran
- General category highly commended: IIaisaane Tuipuloto
- Vege category winner: Lloyd & Rebecca Freeth
- Vege category highly commended: Debbie Fenton
- Small Garden category winner: Mrs Shirley Skipper

Waikato/Coromandel/King Country region

Hamilton
- General category winner: Lucy Snowden
- General category highly commended: Julia Mancer
- Vege category winner: Maurice Knox
- Vege category highly commended: Colleen Gilroy
- Small Garden category winner: Elizabeth Stammers
- Small Garden category highly commended: Henry & Mary Bowman
Huntly
- General category winner: Noni Fattorini
- General category highly commended: Mary Robertson
- Vege category winner: Ngaire & Arthur Cooper
- Vege category highly commended: Andrew & Lisette McCallum
- Small Garden category winner: Robin Thurston
- Small Garden category highly commended Colleen Dick
Te Kuiti
- General category winner: Frances Roderick
- General category highly commended: Valerie Fraser
- Vege category winner: Iris Lupton
- Vege category highly commended: Raymond Brown
- Small Garden category winner: Roberta Borrell
- Small Garden category highly commended: Iris Lupton
- Children’s category winner: Alex Hood
Thames
- General category winner: Esme Norton
- General category highly commended: Jill & Paul Davenport
- Vege category winner: Barbara Perkins
- Vege category highly commended: no prize awarded
- Small Garden category winner: Evelene BlennerHassett
- Small Garden category highly commended: Marion Pourau

Bay of Plenty region

Rotorua
- General Garden winner: Lorna Wilson
- General Garden highly commended: Gail West
- Vege Garden category winner: Valerie Hogarth
- Vege Garden category highly commended: Colin Whyte
- Small Space category winner: Peter Werahiko
- Small Space category highly commended: Marilyn Wilkinson
- Children’s category winner: Dillon Whyte
Tauranga
- General Garden winner: Sai Watson-Crooks
- Vege category winner: Sai Watson-Crooks
- Children’s category winner: Jacinda, Joeli, Je’nae & Jurnee Watson-Crooks
Whakatane
- General Garden winner: Mere Kohunui
- General Garden highly commended: Sue & Bill Whitinui
- Vege category winner: Sue & Bill Whitinui
- Vege category highly commended: Karen Wharepapa
- Small Space category winner: Heather Neale
- Small Space category highly commended: Judith Hanner

East Cape/Hawke’s Bay region

Gisborne
- General category winner: Catherine Harding
- General category highly commended(2nd equal): Leilani Mooney
- General category highly commended(2nd equal): Polly Ngere
- Vege category winner: Queenie Pourau
- Vege category highly commended: Janet Aramoana
- Small Garden category winner: Nanny Marsden
- Small Garden category highly commended: Mokena & Rita Wharehinga
 Children’s category highly commended: The Tait Family
Napier
- General category winner: Joy Banks
- General category highly commended: Heleina Terepo
- Vege category winner: Donna Tengu
- Vege category highly commended: Deidre Cooper
- Small Garden category winner: Lyla Larkin
- Small Garden category highly commended(2nd equal): Donna Mete
- Small Garden category highly commended(2nd equal): Patricia Jones

Hastings
- General category winner: Brenda & Robert Holdsworth
- General category highly commended(2nd equal): Janice Anderson
- General category highly commended(2nd equal): Kenneth Mason
- Vege category winner: Evelyne Dewhurst
- Vege category highly commended: Ernest Eagle
- Small Garden category winner: Eileen Garnham
- Small Garden category highly commended: Margaret Hutchins
- Children’s category winner: Ngahuia-Lagi Timu
Children’s category highly commended: Stephanie Albert-Ngairo

Manawatu/Taranaki/Waikato region

Levin
- General category winner: Mrs Clements
- General category highly commended: L Spicer
- Vege category winner: Susan Mackie
- Small Garden category winner: Joanne Daniel
- Small Garden category highly commended: E Feuu
Manawatu
- General category winner: Millie Le Mond
- General category highly commended: Eleanor Brown
- Vege category winner: William Vaukins
- Vege category highly commended: June Swan
- Small Garden category winner: June Swan
- Small Garden category highly commended: Elizabeth Duff
New Plymouth
- General category winner: John Dent
- General category highly commended: Gary & Kresha Jackson
- Vege category winner: Judith & Bill Allenden
- Vege category highly commended: Sandra Atkinson
- Small Garden category winner: Una Maha
- Small Garden category highly commended: George & Phyllis Sherwood
- Children’s category winner: Shaughny Murphy
- Children’s category highly commended: Tyson Christie
Wanganui
- General category winner: Rosina Katene
- General category highly commended: Colleen Baker
- Vege category winner: Grace Churches
- Vege category highly commended: Alfred & Doraine Staines
- Small Garden category winner: Alison Cameron
- Small Garden category highly commended: Raymond & Winifred Holland

Wellington/Hutt Valley region

Wellington
- General category winner: Joyce T McDonald
- General category highly commended: Ziaeieh Imani
Porirua
- General category winner: Shirley Williams
- General category highly commended: Makina & Maukeni Talataina
- Vege category winner: Dorothy & Denis White
- Vege category highly commended: Johnny Angell
- Small Garden category winner: Leslie Macilquham
Hutt Valley
- General category winner: Colleen Griffiths
- General category highly commended: Neville & Maria Davys
- Vege category winner: Vera Slepynina
- Vege category highly commended: Sylvia Thorner
- Small Garden category winner: Stuart & Lyn Sanford
- Small Garden category highly commended: Michael Buist

Housing New Zealand Garden Awards results – Christchurch/Nelson/Marlborough region

Blenheim
- General category winner: Leaine Stammers
- General category highly commended: Athol & Eileen Stewart
- Vege category winner: Ualesi Harvey
- Vege category highly commended: George Halford
- Small Garden category winner: Jessie McDermott
- Small Garden category highly commended: Gaynor James
- Children’s category winner: Leiam Warman
 Children’s category highly commended: Gina Twidle
Linwood
- General category winner: Maureen Bain
- General category highly commended: Taefu & Osovale Telea
- Vege category winner: Keith & Jean Christensen
- Vege category highly commended: Nadiya & Anatoliy Mazur
- Small Garden category winner: Dianne Pihama
- Small Garden category highly commended: Majrie Elliott
Nelson
- General category winner: Marlene Stott
- General category highly commended: Jill Glover
- Vege category winner: Helen Davis
- Small Garden category winner: Beverley Evans
Papanui
- General category winner: John & Wendy Hillsdon
- General category highly commended: Monica Burgess
- Vege category winner: Christopher McTurk
- Vege category highly commended (2nd equal ): Muhammad Samad & Kesowara Sultana
- Vege category highly commended (2nd equal ): Yuan Heng & Yuehua Chen
- Small Garden category winner (1st equal): Geoffrey & Jasmine Latham
- Small Garden category winner (1st equal): Patricia Hall
Riccarton
- General category winner: Janice Hodgson
- General category highly commended: Maureen Hayes
- Vege category winner: Basil Thompson
- Small Garden category winner: Barbara Hawe
- Small Garden category highly commended: Eileen Cowley
- Children’s category winner: Alexandria Pope-Dando
- Children’s category highly commended: Korban Nutira
- Community Group Housing winner: New Zealand Care Group Residents

Housing New Zealand Garden Awards results – Southern region

Dunedin
- General category winner: Glenys White
- General category highly commended: Lawson Atley
- Vege category winner: Brian Rodgers
- Vege category highly commended: Takake Paia
- Small Garden category winner: Shirley McTaggart
- Small Garden category highly commended: Leslie & Judy Kennedy
- Children’s category winner: Josh Rosie
 Children’s category highly commended: Kane Dee
Invercargill
- General category winner: Mrs Y Thurlow
- General category highly commended: Mrs R Dillon
- Vege category winner: Ronald Ryan
- Small Garden category winner: Mrs S Thomson
- Small Garden category highly commended: Mary Ferguson
- Community Group Housing winner: Te Kotuku
Timaru
- General category winner: Jennifer Breakwell
- General category highly commended: Nic & Jan Holgate
- Vege category winner: Gladys & Wilfred Pethig
- Vege category highly commended: John Manson
- Small Garden category winner: Shirley Read
- Small Garden category highly commended: Clarice Morgan
West Coast
- General category winner: Valda & Keith Clementson
- General category highly commended: June McGrath
- Vege category winner: Betty & Kelvin Martini
- Vege category highly commended: Alma Cunniffe
- Small Garden category winner: Robin Ward
- Small Garden category highly commended: Dorothy (Lola) Williscroft

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