We partner with the New Zealander of the Year Awards to honour extraordinary Kiwis whose selflessness, creativity and vision make us proud to call New Zealand home.
Mental Health advocate Mike is founder of the The Nutters Club & Key to Life Charitable Trust. On the I Am Hope tour, Mike delivered 70 talks to more than 20,000 school students across the country.
We've been proudly supporting the New Zealander of the Year awards for more than a decade, recognising inspiring Kiwis who've worked hard to make New Zealand a better place for future generations.
Rest home caregiver Kristine Bartlett is a reluctant hero. She doesn’t like being the centre of attention, but found herself thrust into the limelight when her landmark court battle won pay rises for about 55,000 of the health sector’s lowest-paid workers.
Founder of Sea Cleaners Trust, which has removed over 5.6 million litres of rubbish from the sea.
Neuroscientist Brain Health and Neurodegenerative Diseases advocate. Founder of Huntington's Disease Youth Organisation of New Zealand.
Founder of CatWalk Spinal Cord Injury Trust, which raised over $10 million for Spinal Cord Research.
Anthropologist, Historian, Writer and Environmentalist. Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy (2008) and Foreign Assosiate of the National Academy of Sciences (2009).
Community entrepreneur and founder of the Student Volunteer Army. Recruited over 32,000 primary school student volunteers.
Learn more about the journey of previous Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year nominees and winners who’s achieved extraordinary things and made a positive difference to the lives of others.