Women in Governance Awards

The Women in Governance Awards are an annual set of awards which recognise commitment to diversity by both organisations and individuals in New Zealand. The awards are administered by Governance New Zealand and have been awarded every year since 2016.^[1] In 2022 the awards were presented on 4 August at an event at Parliament in Wellington, by Minister for Women, Hon Jan Tinetti.^[2]^[3] In 2021 the awards were presented on 10 June at an event at the Hilton Auckland, by Ministers Hon Jan Tinetti, Hon Willie Jackson and Hon Aupito William Sio.^[4]

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Year	Category	Recipient	Notes
2022	Gender Diverse Organisation of the Year	WE Accounting	^[2]
	Not-for-Profit Governance Leader	Mele Wendt
	Māori Governance Leader	Tania Simpson
	Pacific Governance Leader	Meleane Burgess
	Rising Governance Star	Meleane Burgess
	Ethnic Communities Governance Leader	Nuwanthie Samarakone
	Lifetime Achievement Award	Sally Morrison
	Gender Champion	Elle Archer and Susan Doughty

Year	Category	Recipient	Notes
2021	Gender Diverse Organisation of the Year	Ruralco	^[4]
	Gender Diverse Organisation of the Year highly commended	Thankyou Payroll
	Not-for-Profit Governance Leader	Jo Cribb
	Not-for-Profit Governance Leader highly commended	Salome Nduta
	Māori Governance Leader	Evelyn Taumaunu
	Pacific Governance Leader	Caren Rangi
	Emerging Governance Leader	Sina Cotter-Tait
	Inspiring Governance Leader	Jessie Chan

Year	Category	Recipient	Notes
2019	Gender Diverse Organisation of the Year	Saunders Robinson Brown Law	^[5]
	Not-for-Profit Governance Leader	Sue Kedgley, Wellington politician
	Māori or Pasifika Governance Leader	Melanie Taite, Tuahiwi School principal
	Emerging Governance Leader	Chelsea Grootveld	^[6]
	Inspiring Governance Leader	Justine Smyth

Year	Category	Recipient	Notes
2018	Outstanding Pathway to Governance Leadership	YWCA Hamilton	^[7]
	Governance Innovation by a Not-for-Profit	Auckland Foundation
	Women in Governance Organisation of the Year	Sport Wellington
	Gender Advocacy Champion	Liz Dawson
	Excellence in Governance	Phillipa Muir
	Emerging Leader	Rebecca Annan and Claire Evans
	Inspirational Excellence	Cassandra Crowley

Year	Category	Recipient	Notes
2017	Outstanding Pathway to Governance Leadership	Agri-Women's Development Trust	^[8]^[9]
	Governance Innovation by a Not-for-Profit	Sport Wellington
	Women in Governance Organisation of the Year	Auckland Community Law Centre
	Gender Advocacy Champion	Linda Robertson
	Excellence in Governance Development	Kate Reid
	Emerging Leader	Sara Jane Elika, barrister and solicitor	^[10]
	Inspirational Excellence	Heather Roy, chair of Medicines NZ, Utilities Disputes Ltd and the Advertising Standards Authority

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Year	Category	Recipient	Notes
2016	Gender Diversity in Leadership	Ports of Auckland	^[11]
	Not-for-Profit Gender Diversity	Connexis
	Excellence in Governance - Gender Diverse Organisation of the Year	Organic Initiative Ltd
	Inclusive Leader - Gender Champion	Frances Hague
	Excellence in Governance Development	Bev Edlin
	Sport New Zealand Next Generation Leadership	Angela Lim
	Supreme Award in Governance	Judy McGregor