New Zealand Women of Influence Awards
The New Zealand Women of Influence Awards are an annual set of awards which recognise women who make a difference to everyday New Zealanders' lives. The Awards were first made in 2013 and were initially sponsored by Westpac Bank.[1] In 2016, Stuff NZ became a joint sponsor.
Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban, winner of the 2020 Women of Influence Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominations are invited from the public. A panel selects finalists in each category, who are invited to an awards dinner at the Aotea Centre in Auckland where the recipients are announced.[2]
Categories[]
The Awards were initially presented in seven categories; additional categories have since been introduced and as of 2020 the Awards are made in ten categories: Board and Management, Business Enterprise, Innovation and Science, Young Leader, Arts and Culture, Public Policy, Community and Not-for-profit, Diversity, Global and Rural. In addition, there is a Supreme Award, which is awarded each year, and a Lifetime Achievement Award, which has been awarded four times.[1][3]
The category Innovation and Science was titled Science, Health and Innovation until 2019. The category Young Leader was titled Emerging Leader in 2013 and 2014. The category Arts and Culture was titled Arts in 2013 and 2014. The category Community and Not-for-Profit was titled Community and Social in 2013 and Community in 2014.
The category Social Enterprise has been awarded once, in 2014. The category Local and Regional has been awarded twice, in 2013 and in 2014.[4]
Judges[]
Dame Silvia Cartwright is the head of the judging panel. On the 2020 panel with her were Sir John Kirwan, Vanisa Dhiru, Abbie Reynolds, Sinead Boucher and Gina Dellabarca.[5]
Recipients[]
Parris Goebel, winner of the 2015 Young Leader Award and the 2020 Arts and Culture Award
| Year | Category | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Supreme Woman of Influence | Siouxsie Wiles, microbiologist and leading Covid-19 commentator | [6] |
| Lifetime Achievement | Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban, New Zealand’s first female MP of Pacific Island descent | ||
| Board and Management | Dame Alison Paterson, businesswoman and company director | ||
| Business Enterprise | Sonya Williams and Brooke Roberts, co-founders of Sharesies | ||
| Innovation and Science | Siouxsie Wiles | ||
| Young Leader | Aigagalefili Fepulea'i Tapua'i, climate change and social equality campaigner | ||
| Arts and Culture | Parris Goebel, choreographer and dancer | ||
| Public Policy | Una Jagose, New Zealand Solicitor-General | ||
| Community and Not-for-Profit | Ranjna Patel, domestic violence campaigner | ||
| Diversity | Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'i, diplomat | ||
| Global | Jane Kelsey, lawyer and political scientist | ||
| Rural | Trish Fraser, soil scientist |
Dame Jane Harding, winner of the 2019 Supreme Woman of Influence Award
| Year | Category | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Supreme Woman of Influence | Dame Jane Harding, medical researcher | [7][8] |
| Board and Management | Abbie Reynolds, sustainable business leader | ||
| Business Enterprise | Brianne West, sustainable beauty entrepreneur and founder of Ethique | ||
| Innovation and Science | Dame Jane Harding | ||
| Young Leader | Annika Andresen, marine conservationist | ||
| Arts and Culture | Jennifer Ward-Lealand, actress | ||
| Public Policy | Debbie Sorensen, public health leader | ||
| Community and Not-for-Profit | Swanie Nelson, community organiser | ||
| Diversity | Tapu Misa, journalist | ||
| Global | Anne-Marie Brady, political scientist | ||
| Rural | Gina Mohi, environmental planner |
| Year | Category | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Supreme Woman of Influence | Jackie Clark, of The Aunties, a charity working with domestic violence survivors in South Auckland | [9] |
| Lifetime Achievement | Theresa Gattung, businesswoman and former chief executive of Telecom New Zealand | ||
| Board and Management | Farah Palmer, former captain of New Zealand's women's rugby union team, the Black Ferns | ||
| Business Enterprise | Angie Judge, technology entrepreneur | [10] | |
| Science, Health and Innovation | Wendy Larner, president of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | ||
| Young Leader | , founder of Share a Pair NZ | ||
| Arts and Culture | Miranda Harcourt, actress[10] | ||
| Public Policy | , for creating | [9][11] | |
| Community and Not-for-Profit | Jackie Clark | ||
| Diversity | Sarah Lang, founder of Women's Infrastructure Network | [12] | |
| Global | Sarah Vrede | ||
| Rural | Rebecca Keoghan | [13] |
Hinemoa Elder, winner of the 2017 Science, Health and Innovation Award
| Year | Category | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Supreme Woman of Influence | Cecilia Robinson, founder of My Food Bag | [14] |
| Lifetime Achievement | Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand | ||
| Board and Management | Anne-Maree O'Connor, investment banker | ||
| Business Enterprise | Cecilia Robinson | [15] | |
| Science, Health and Innovation | Hinemoa Elder, youth forensic psychiatrist | ||
| Young Leader | , founder of the Taupiri Youth Group Trust | ||
| Arts and Culture | Denise L'Estrange-Corbet, fashion designer | ||
| Public Policy | Rebecca Kitteridge, director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service | ||
| Community and Not-for-Profit | Lisa King, founder of school lunch provider Eat My Lunch | ||
| Diversity | Minnie Baragwanath, founder of Be. Accessible, a social change agency focusing on changing how New Zealanders view accessibility | ||
| Global | Siân Simpson | ||
| Rural | Nicola Shadbolt, agricultural businesswoman |
Mavis Mullins, winner of the 2016 Rural Award
| Year | Category | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Supreme Woman of Influence | Helen Robinson, businesswoman | [16] |
| Lifetime Achievement | Dame Rosanne Meo, businesswoman | ||
| Board and Management | Helen Robinson | ||
| Business Enterprise | Lisa King, founder of school lunch provider Eat My Lunch | ||
| Science, Health and Innovation | Michelle Dickinson, nanotechnologist and science educator | ||
| Young Leader | Alexia Hilbertidou, founder of GirlBoss NZ | ||
| Arts and Culture | Gaylene Preston, filmwriter, director and producer | ||
| Public Policy | Naomi Ferguson, Commissioner of Inland Revenue | ||
| Community and Not-for-Profit | Catriona Williams, founder of Catwalk Trust | ||
| Diversity | Sue Kedgley, Wellington politician | ||
| Global | Lyn Provost, Auditor-General of New Zealand | ||
| Rural | Mavis Mullins |
| Year | Category | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Supreme Woman of Influence | Joan Withers, for her work campaigning for more women on boards and in business | [3] |
| Board and Management | Joan Withers | [17] | |
| Business Enterprise | Linda Jenkinson, entrepreneur | ||
| Science, Health and Innovation | Frances Valintine, education futurist | ||
| Young Leader | Parris Goebel, choreographer and dance | ||
| Arts and Culture | Victoria Spackman, creative director and business executive | ||
| Public Policy | , Chief Executive of the Ministry for the Environment and Secretary for the Environment | [4][18] | |
| Community and N | Stacey Shortall, volunteer lawyer in women's prisons | ||
| Diversity | Colonel , the most senior woman in the New Zealand Defence Force | ||
| Global | Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas, lawyer | ||
| Rural | Katie Milne, first woman president of Federated Farmers | [4][16] |
| Year | Category | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Supreme Woman of Influence | Lesley Elliott, for her work at the , which educates New Zealanders on healthy relationships | [3] |
| Board and Management | Traci Houpapa, company director | [4] | |
| Business Enterprise | Dame Wendy Pye, publisher | ||
| Science, Health and Innovation | Dame Margaret Brimble, chemist | [19] | |
| Emerging Leader | Parris Goebel, choreographer and dance | ||
| Arts | Shona McCullagh, choreographer and founding director of the New Zealand Dance Company | ||
| Community | Lesley Elliott | ||
| Local and Regional | Kerry Prendergast, Wellington politician | ||
| Social Enterprise | and |
Mai Chen, winner of the 2013 Business Enterprise Award
| Year | Category | Recipient | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Supreme Woman of Influence | Dame Therese Walsh, chief operating officer for the 2011 Rugby World Cup | [1] |
| Board and Management | Dame Therese Walsh | ||
| Business Enterprise | Mai Chen, constitutional and administrative lawyer | [4] | |
| Science, Health and Innovation | Marilyn Waring, public policy scholar | ||
| Emerging Leader | Mahsa Mohaghegh, founder of women's networking group She Sharp | [19] | |
| Arts | Victoria Spackman, creative director and business executive | ||
| Community and Social | Emeline Afeaki-Mafile'o, community leader | [4] | |
| Local and Regional | Fran Wilde, Wellington politician |
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ "Judges". Women of Influence. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Dr Siouxsie Wiles supreme winner at Stuff-Westpac 2020 Women of Influence Awards". Stuff. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "2019 Women of Influence Supreme winner medical pioneer Jane Harding". Stuff. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "2019 Winners". Women of Influence. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
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- ^ "Patients who say surgical mesh has made their lives a 'living hell' question why it's still being used". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "Sarah Lang: Women of Influence Diversity Award Winner | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ^ "Rebecca Keoghan named Rural Woman of Influence - Life & Leisure - The Country News". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ^ "My Food Bag founder Cecilia Robinson supreme winner at Women of Influence awards". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
- ^ "2017 Winners". Women of Influence. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ a b "Women of Influence winners". Stuff. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "2015 Winners". Women of Influence. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ "Leadership team | Ministry for the Environment". www.mfe.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ a b "Alumni". Women of Influence. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
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