Green Ribbon Award finalists announced

Green Ribbon Award finalists announced



Environment Minister Nick Smith today announced the 27 finalists for the 2010 Green Ribbon Awards which honour outstanding contributions to protecting New Zealand’s environment.

“This year marks the 20th Green Ribbon Awards. During this time more than 100 environmental champions have been awarded for their initiative, commitment and dedication to tackle environmental issues,” Dr Smith said.

For the 2010 awards 143 nominations were received across 12 categories. The categories reflect the broad range of environmental challenges that New Zealand faces and the extraordinary range of actions taken to address them. The nominations recognised individuals, businesses, communities and youth as well as larger organisations.

“The large number and diversity of the nominations is a testament to the hard work and the many different ways that New Zealanders are working to protect our environment,” Dr Smith said.

The winners of each category and an overall supreme winner will be announced during an awards ceremony at Parliament on Thursday 3 June.

“With so many outstanding and compelling nominations, it was difficult to pick out these finalists. I wish them all the best of luck.”

The finalists are:

• Accor Hospitality (Auckland)
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• Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust (Christchurch)
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• Buller High School (Westport)
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• Charlie B’s Backpackers (Christchurch)
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• Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust (EERST) – Paper4trees programme (Tauranga)
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• Envirofert Ltd (Auckland)
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• Friends of Flora Inc (Tasman)
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• Henley Trust 2003 (Masterton)
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• Hukanui Primary School – Eco-classroom (Hamilton)
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• Kaharoa Kokako Trust (Rotorua)
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• Karen Warren (Nelson)
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• Landcare Research – carboNZero programme (Canterbury)
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• New Zealand Pork (Wellington)
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• North Shore City Council – Corporate Sustainability Team (North Shore City)
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• Palmerston North City Council – Awapuni Sustainable Development Centre (Palmerston North)
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• Plastics NZ – Best Practice Energy programme (Manukau)
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• Resene Paints Ltd (Lower Hutt)
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• Sleepyhead Manufacturing Co Ltd (Auckland)
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• Splashroom Ltd (Dunedin North)
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• Sustainable Coastlines Inc (Auckland)
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• Taikura Rudolf Steiner School (Hastings)
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• Te Wai Pounamu Foundation (Dunedin)
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• Thames Coromandel District Council and Tairua/Pauanui Community Board (Thames)
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• The New Zealand Wine Company (Marlborough)
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• Waitakere City Council – Project Twin Streams (Waitakere)
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• Wellington Zoo Trust (Wellington)
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• Whangateau Harbour Care (Warkworth)
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ENDS