Wellington Airport Community Awards 2017 - Upper Hutt winners
4 Aug 2017
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WELLINGTON AIRPORT REGIONAL COMMUNITY AWARD WINNERS FOR UPPER HUTT WHO WERE ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT.
The Supreme Award went to NTrailZ!
This group of self-described average kiwi riders, build anything but average kiwi trails nearly every Sunday. They are establishing Upper Hutt as a mountain biking destination by developing a mountain bike trail and creating a mountain bike park in the Tunnel Gully area.
Art & Culture category
Winner - Happy Wanderers
Runner Up - Upper Hutt Spinners and Weavers
Education & Child / Youth Development category
Winner - Plateau School
Runner Up - Pinehaven Playcentre
Health & Wellbeing category
Winner - Upper Hutt Community Patrol
Runner Up - Upper Hutt Community Bike Drive
Heritage & Environment category
Winner - Treaty Times Thirty
Runner Up - HUHA - Helping You Help Animals
Sport & Leisure category
Winner - NTrailZ
Runner Up - Totara Park
Softball Club Rising Star Award
Winner - 4 A Better City
Runner Up - Upper Hutt Floorball Club
The winning community groups from Upper Hutt will join winners from around the region for the Regional Award finals in late October.
ABOUT THE AWARDS
Every year, Wellington International Airport, Wellington Community Trust, and the five local councils come together to recognise the work carried out by community groups in the wider Wellington region. The focus of the Awards is to celebrate volunteers for their valuable contribution to society.
Read more about the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards
