All nominations for New Zealander
of the Year will be entered into a draw to win 1000 Airpoint Dollars
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form
As part of the annual Waitangi Day
celebrations, the New Zealand Society (UK) and Air New Zealand are
again seeking nominations for this prestigious award.
The award, which recognises the
outstanding contribution that a New Zealand or British national has
made in presenting “a positive image of New Zealand in Britain” over
the past 12 months, symbolises the continuation of the close
relationship between the United Kingdom and New Zealand.
Nominations can now be made and by
making a nomination you can be enter into a Free Prize draw for
1,000 Air New Zealand Airpoints Dollars™ courtesy of Air New
Zealand. We are looking for nominees from a wide cross section of
the community who have worked devotedly promoting New Zealand in the
UK. Last year's winner Ian Conrich, was recognised for his
achievements in establishing the Centre for New Zealand Studies
which came into being in February 2007. The centre builds on Ian’s
passionate work as chair of the New Zealand Studies Association (NZSA).
Previous winners have included: Dame
Judith Mayhew Jonas, DBE, Provost of Kings College, Cambridge; The
Rt. Hon. Don MacKinnon, Commonwealth Secretary General; the late
Harry Mahon, OBE coach for the winning British Olympic Rowing team;
world-renowned golfer Michael Campbell; celebrity chef Peter Gordon;
Gold Olympic Equestrian winner, Mark Todd; Peter Leslie President of
the New Zealand Society’s Scottish branch for many years and his
work regarding the NZ war graves in Scotland; Kiwi restaurateurs Tom
and Susan Glynn and Jonathan Rennie for his pivotal contribution to
the erection of the New Zealand Memorial in London’s Hyde Park
corner.
Nominations close on Friday 28
November 2008 and the winner will be announced on Friday 6 February
2008 at the Waitangi Day Dinner at The Millennium Hotel London
Mayfair, 44 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London W1K 2HP
The winner of the New Zealander of
the Year award will receive
a commemorative plaque,
two Pacific
Premium Economy class return flights to New Zealand from London and a pair of tickets to the New Zealand
Society’s Waitangi Day Dinner.
New
Zealander of the Year 2009