2026 Wellington Airport Community Awards Local Finalists

Congratulations to the local finalists for the 2026 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards from across the region.

Upper Hutt

Congratulations to the Upper Hutt Finalists for the 2026 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. Upper Hutt award winners and runners-up will be announced at the awards function in early August.

  • 22 (City of Upper Hutt) Squadron Air Training Corps
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wellington
  • Carols in Harcourt Park - Upper Hutt City of Song
  • Citizens Advice Bureau Upper Hutt
  • Crafting Threads of Aroha 
  • Forest and Bird - Upper Hutt
  • Heretaunga Bookfest Charitable Trust
  • Heretaunga College Girls' Football Team / Heretaunga College Relay for Life
  • Hutt Valley Singers 
  • I Have A Dream Upper Hutt
  • Kickstart
  • LaddersUp
  • Mahinga Kai Composting (4 A Better City Charitable Trust)
  • Maidstone Intermediate - student referees
  • Ngā Manako ō Pūrehurehu
  • Nourish Trust
  • Pinehaven Potters
  • ReloadFX Upper Hutt
  • Seniortech Skills Upper Hutt
  • Silverstream School Trappers
  • Stockdale Farm
  • The Graveyard Shift 
  • The Hub Social Coffee Shop & Op Shop 
  • Timberlea Community House 
  • UHub Upper Hutt
  • Upper Hutt Autism Group
  • Upper Hutt City Football
  • Upper Hutt Community Badminton
  • Upper Hutt Community Patrol
  • Upper Hutt Food Week
  • Upper Hutt Foodbank Incorporated
  • Upper Hutt Housing Charitable Trust
  • Upper Hutt Junior Rams RFC
  • Upper Hutt Menzshed 
  • Upper Hutt Musical Theatre Inc.
  • Upper Hutt Piano Trust 
  • Upper Hutt Repair Cafe
  • Upper Hutt Roller Skating Club
  • Wellington Naturist Club
  • Wesley Thrift Shop

Porirua

Congratulations to the Porirua Finalists for the 2026 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. Porirua winners and runners-up will be announced at the awards function in mid August.

  • 41 (City of Porirua) Squadron Air Training Corps
  • Āhuru Mōwai Trust
  • Awatea Community Gardens Porirua
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wellington
  • Citizens Advice Bureau Porirua
  • Garden to Table - Porirua Schools
  • He Ara Pukerua (The Pukerua Heritage Group)
  • Kiwi Sports Network (KSN)
  • Kōrero : News and stories from Pukerua Bay
  • Lions Club of Aotea Rail
  • Malaga Sā
  • Mana Arts Society
  • Manny's Clearance Recycling 
  • Mauri Productions
  • Mountains to Sea Wellington
  • Ngā Hua Ō Titahi
  • Nourish Trust
  • NUOWTR Moana Trust 
  • Oasis Cafe Community Hub
  • P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A. Inc. Whitireia Women's Group (Porirua)
  • Porirua Volunteer Fire Brigade
  • Porirua Whānau Centre
  • Pukerua Bay Community Garden 
  • Rangituhi Local Team - Girl Guiding New Zealand
  • Saiyans Club 
  • Seva Kitchen Porirua (Wellington Sikh Sangat Trust NZ)
  • Ted's Space
  • The Nest Collective NZ Charitable Trust
  • Titahi Bay Community Group
  • TOA-Te Roopu Āwhina
  • Voice of Aroha
  • Western Suburbs Football Club
  • Youth Empower Summit (Voice of Aroha)

Wellington City

Congratulations to the Wellington City Finalists for the 2026 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. Wellington City winners and runners-up will be announced at the awards function in late July.

  • Bella & Bio-Bot (Youth-led STEM Storytelling Initiative)
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wellington
  • Birth Wise 
  • Cats Protection Wellington
  • Challenge 2000 Foodbank
  • Community Networks Wellington
  • Compassion Soup Kitchen
  • Devbhoomi Charitable Trust
  • Ekta NZ
  • FEET with Heat 4dance Studio
  • Franken Art Bursaries (FAB)
  • Ghost Diving Wellington
  • Good Bitches Baking Wellington
  • Great Harbour Way Trust
  • Interpreting New Zealand
  • Kaicycle Inc
  • Karori Lions Club
  • Katherine Mansfield House & Garden
  • Kauri Theatre Company Incorporated
  • Kia Ora Netball Club Wellington Incorporated
  • Kiwi Sports Network (KSN)
  • Leififi Boxing Gym (LBG)
  • Life Flight
  • Madoc Benfell Memorial Trust
  • Mary Potter Hospice
  • Matairangi Trail Builders
  • MenzShed Wellington in Hataitai
  • Mothers Network
  • New Zealand Cricket Museum volunteers
  • New Zealand Red Cross - Wellington
  • Newtown Budgeting and Advocacy Service (NBAS)
  • North City Cricket Club 
  • Nourish Trust
  • NZ Eid Day - Wellington
  • Onslow Historical Society
  • Ōtari-Wilton's Bush Trust
  • Pakistan Association of Wellington New Zealand (PAWNZ) Inc.
  • Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Aotearoa (PADA)
  • Rainbow Wellington 
  • Roadworn Upcyclers 
  • Rotary's Lifting the Lid on Youth Mental Health
  • Seatoun AFC
  • Signature Tautai Trust
  • South Coast Arts Trail
  • Sri Lankan Seniors' Association 
  • Swimming Wellington Technical Officials
  • Take 10 
  • Tawa Brownies
  • Tawa Junior Rugby Football Club
  • Tawa School Whānau & Friends
  • Te Aka - Wellington East Girls College
  • Te Aro Eats
  • Te Toi Mahana Kaitiaki
  • The Circus Hub
  • The Nepalese Society of Wellington
  • The Nest Collective NZ Charitable Trust
  • The Runathon - Wellington College
  • Tiriti Action Group Pōneke
  • TSKF-ISKF Wellington Dojo
  • Tu Tagata Secondary Schools Poly Festival - Wellington
  • United Nations Youth Wellington
  • VietKidsNZ
  • Vogelmorn Community Group Trust (VCG)
  • Waitangi parkrun
  • Wellington Basketball Association
  • Wellington City Mission - Whakamaru
  • Wellington Community Revitalisation Society
  • Wellington Family & Foster Care Association
  • Wellington Free Ambulance 
  • Wellington Indian Association
  • Wellington Kidney Support Society - WELLKiSS
  • Wellington Kids Cricket Community
  • Wellington Samaritans
  • Wellington Softball Association
  • Wellington Sri Lankan School
  • Wellington Volunteer Coastguard
  • Wellington Women's Health Collective
  • Wellington Writers Walk
  • WIT (Wellington Improvisation Troupe)
  • World Marudào Karate Organisation
  • Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne

Kāpiti

Congratulations to the Kāpiti Finalists for the 2026 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. Kāpiti winners and runners-up will be announced at the awards function in early August.

  • Age Concern Kāpiti Coast Incorporated
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wellington6
  • FERNZ | Kāpiti Community Action Group
  • Home4All
  • Hoop Club Kāpiti
  • Hora Te Pai Health Services
  • Kāpiti Coast parkrun
  • Kāpiti Community Foodbank
  • Kāpiti Kindness Trust
  • Kāpiti Women's Centre
  • Keep Kāpiti Beautiful 
  • Multicultural Educational Campaigns NZ
  • Ngā Uruora - Kāpiti Project
  • No. 49 (District of Kāpiti) Squadron Air Training Corps
  • Nourish Trust
  • Otaihanga Zero Waste
  • Ōtaki and Te Horo Business Association
  • Ōtaki Boating Club
  • Ōtaki Pottery Club 
  • Ōtaki Promotions Group
  • Ōtaki Surf Lifesaving Club
  • Ōtaki Surf Lifesaving Club
  • Ōtaki Women's Community Club
  • Ōtaraua Nursery Group
  • Paekākāriki School Potty Potters
  • Paekākāriki Station Precinct Trust
  • Projects for Good - Golf for Good Project
  • Society of St Vincent de Paul
  • Te Horo Hall Society
  • The Kapiti Kiwis Network Group
  • The Kilns at Te Horo
  • The Nest Collective NZ Charitable Trust
  • The Shed Project Kāpiti
  • Waikanae Estuary Care Group
  • Work Ready Kāpiti
  • Zero Waste Ōtaki

Hutt City

Congratulations to the Hutt City Finalists for the 2026 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards. Hutt City winners and runners-up will be announced at the awards function in September.

  • Bandolier Marching Masters Team
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wellington
  • Caped H
  • Crafting Threads of Aroha 
  • Eastbourne Football Club 
  • Eastbourne Karate Dojo
  • Enliven Connect
  • HUHA
  • Hutt City FM
  • Hutt Valley Saints Softball Club
  • HuttFest
  • Innovative Young Minds
  • Keep Hutt Valley Beautiful
  • Korowai House (Greenstone Doors Charitable Trust)
  • Lower Hutt Foodbank
  • MIX
  • Nourish Trust
  • NZ Eid Day - Wellington
  • Pakistan Association of Wellington New Zealand (PAWNZ) Inc.
  • Petone Beach Clean Up Crew
  • Reddy to Run
  • Stockdale Farm
  • Te Rito Hākinakina (Taiohi Morehu)
  • The Art of Seeing Academy
  • The Nest Collective NZ Charitable Trust
  • Ulalei Wainuiomata Sport
  • Wellington Malayalee Association
  • Wellington Punjabi Sports And Cultural Club Inc. 
  • Wellington Touch Association (WTA) Extender Series
  • Youth Inspire