HEART Awards
At the HEART Movement we believe in acknowledgement of all the effort put in to do the work of HEART. So many agencies and people give their time to contribute to the HEART Movement. The HEART Awards are a simple way to celebrate and acknowledge the work of all involved with the HEART. They were initiated in 2013 and then re-instated in 2016, and have been happening every year since then. The Awards are not a competition hence we do not want to do the traditional system of nominee and awardees. A core group of HEART Change Agents, who were recipients of awards from the previous years decide on the Awards.
Joel Love from Faith Family Connect Church receives the ‘Above and Beyond’ award.
HEART Awards 2014 Recipients
Following people and organisations were acknowledged for their contribution to the HEART Movement - East and Bays Courier, Tara Moala, Glendowie College, Joseph Liava’a, Family Planning and Emily Karaka.
HEART Awards 2016 Recipients
Keynote Speaker - Denise Wilson, Director of Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research at AUT University.
‘Always There’ Award - Judy Putohe, Sue Copas, Lyalle Mckenown Love, Joel Love and Tāmaki Community Development Trust.
HEART Awards 2017 Recipients
Keynote Speaker- Bev Adair-Beets. Bev is a youth mentor, tutor and youth advocate speaking out against family violence.
Keyote Speaker: Jane Koziol-McLain, Professor of Nursing and Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Trauma Research Centre.
The HEART Training Award - Reverend Atu Lagi, Manager of the Stream Trust.
The HEART Partnership Award - Te Oro, Music and Arts Centre.
The HEART Practitioner Award - Tracey Wakefield, Practice Leader from Tāmaki Community Development Trust.
HEART Champion Award -Bryant Walker, Jay Hohaia and Tara Moala.
Above and Beyond HEART Award - Faith Family Connect Church.
HEART Awards 2018 Recipients
Keynote speakers
Maliaga Erick - Maliaga is a Pacific Clinical Adviser for Werry Workforce Whāraurau. She has been involved with social work since migrating from Niue to New Zealand with her family in 1975.
Nick Tuitaisi - Nick spent 25 years with the New Zealand Police and has been honoured several times by government and community organisations for his ground-breaking work with youth at risk.
HEART Special Acknowledgment - Cristy Trewartha, Kawkeb Sadik, James Hita, Rebecca Ruwhiu Collins, Shannon Tangi, Valerie Mayer, Raymond Kamuta and Ani Koroa Wood.
HEART Learning Awards - Zohra Amiri, Roxanne Adams, Lynette Simpson, and Jason Tai. HEART Practitioner Award went to Sirikit Diaz.
HEART Champions Awards - Philippa Holmes and Teremoana Teura.
Partnership Award - Meth Education and Solution Services Ltd.
Above and beyond Award - Tāmaki Community Development Trust and Faith Family Connect Church.