Culture and heritage celebrated
3 October 2013
Waipa's rich cultural and natural heritage was celebrated at an award ceremony in Ohaupo last night (October 2).
The event combined the biennial Heritage and Biodiversity Awards and attracted more than 80 people. For the first time supreme awards were given in both heritage and biodiversity categories.
The supreme heritage award went to Lauriston Park Retirement Village for Lauriston Park Homestead. The supreme biodiversity award was given to went to Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society for North Island Robin translocation project on Mount Pirongia. The award trophies were made by local glass artist Di Tocker.
The awards each had five categories and were presented by Waipa Mayor Alan Livingstone at his last official engagement. There were 13 nominees for the heritage wards and six for the biodiversity awards.
Heritage Awards
Category 1 - Restoration/preservation of heritage
Merit Award - Dr Jane O'Dwyer - Rozel House
Excellence Award - Joan White - The Maples
Category 2 - Adaptive re-use and/or re-design
Excellence Award - Woodhayes Trust - Walker House
Excellence Award - Lauriston Park Retirement Village - Lauriston Park Homestead
Category 3 - Promotion/Access/Interpretation
Merit Award - Richard Stowers - Publication of Waipa Military History
Merit Award - Kingsley Field - Great Outdoors column promoting Waipa Waikato Times
Excellence Award - Walton Street Coffee & Creative - Walton Street Coffee & Creative
Category 4 - Public Community Service
Merit Award - Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust - Sirocco's Visit
Merit Award - Dr. Aroon & Kavita Parshotam - The Narrows Retreat
Excellence Award - Stuart G. Millar - A History of the Cambridge Co-Op Dairy Company Ltd
Category 5 - Traditional Skills and Knowledge
Excellence Award - Derrick & Jimmi Thornton - Clydesdales & Ploughing
Biodiversity Awards
Category 1 Habitat retention and management on private land
No nominees
Category 2 - Habitat development and management on reserve and public land
Excellence Award - Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust - Kiwis on the Maunga
Category 3 - Retention, development and management of natural landscape
Excellence Award - Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society - North Island Robin translocation project on Mount Pirongia
Category 4 - Natural heritage education
Excellence Award - Mangaohoi Streamcare Trust - Development of the Magaohoi Stream
Category 5 - Natural heritage tourism
Excellence Award - National Wetland Trust - Restoration of Rotopiko (Lake Serpentine) to enable the siting of a Nationa Wetland Centre
New Category - Outstanding contribution by a volunteer
Excellence Award - Richard Paul - Single handed effort over a two year period to clear pest plant species and undertaking restorative planting at Ngaroto
The BCD Group Supreme Excellence Awards
Heritage went to Lauriston Park Retirement Village for Lauriston Park Homestead
Biodiversity went to Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society for North Island Robin translocation project on Mount Pirongia
ENDS
For more information, please contact:
Tony Roxburgh
Manager Community Facilities
Ph: (07) 8233822
