Celebrating Wellington’s volunteers at the Mahi Aroha Awards 2024

Volunteer Wellington Te Puna Tautoko hosted the Mahi Aroha Awards 2024 on Thursday 20th June celebrating volunteers in the Wellington Region. The Mahi Aroha Awards are an opportunity honour the collective energies and mana of volunteers and the contributions they make to our communities.

There were over 80 outstanding nominations this year this year for three award categories presented by the Honourable Louise Upston, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector.

Congratulations to the 2024 Mahi Aroha Award recipients:

Mitre10 MEGA Volunteer of the Year Winner – Juliet Clare from Lower Hutt Foodbank

Mitre10 MEGA Volunteer of the Year Runner up – Tui Davies from Youthline Wellington

Mitre10 MEGA Volunteer of the Year Highly commended – Corban Plester from Mountain to Sea Wellington

Mitre10 MEGA Volunteer of the Year Highly commended – Harita Gandhi from National Council of Women NZ and Wellington Indian Association

LEAD Team Governance Winner – Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Aotearoa / Tu mate Tuatea, me te mate Pōuri o Aotearoa

LEAD Team Governance Runner up – Vogelmorn Community Group

Employee Volunteer Community Team Winner – Salesforce and House of Science (Wellington Branch)<\p>

Employee Volunteer Team Runner up – Spencers and Kaibosh

Thanks to our sponsors this year:

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Volunteer of the year Winner Juliet Clare from Lower Hutt Food Bank with Jeremy Prentice Mitre10 MEGA and Honourable Louise Upston Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector

Karen Smith Volunteer Wellington Board Chair, Honourable Louise Upston Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Michelle Kitney, Volunteering NZ, Julie Thomson, Volunteer Wellington Regional Manager

Julie Thomson, Volunteer Wellington Regional Manager, Rochelle Stewart-Allen LEAD, Honourable Louise Upston Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector; Jeremy Prentice Mitre 10 MEGA.

Photo Credit – Broadmedia http://www.broadmedia.co.nz