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Kiwibank Local Hero Awards celebrate Northlanders

17 Dec, 2018 10:30 PM3 minutes to read
Back row - Paul Reyburn (on behalf of Kerry Reyburn, left), Malcolm McKerrow, Pat Newman, Brent Martin, Brian McLachlan. Middle - Pam Stevens, Tanya Filia, Elyse Lewis, Fay Colthurst, Ellen Norman, Ciaran Torrington, Major Christopher Williams. Front - Warren Daniel, Nigel Ross, Liane Blair, Virginia Eiger, Robyn Warin, Ada Fleet, Dr Rosamund Vallings (Auckland recipient), Greta Harman, Craig Harman. Absent - Heather Stanley.

Back row - Paul Reyburn (on behalf of Kerry Reyburn, left), Malcolm McKerrow, Pat Newman, Brent Martin, Brian McLachlan. Middle - Pam Stevens, Tanya Filia, Elyse Lewis, Fay Colthurst, Ellen Norman, Ciaran Torrington, Major Christopher Williams. Front - Warren Daniel, Nigel Ross, Liane Blair, Virginia Eiger, Robyn Warin, Ada Fleet, Dr Rosamund Vallings (Auckland recipient), Greta Harman, Craig Harman. Absent - Heather Stanley.

Northland Age

Everyday people doing exceptional things were the toast of the town on Friday night when 22 Northlanders received 2019 Kiwibank Local Hero Awards in Whangārei. Each received a medal, and congratulations, from mayor Sheryl Mai.

"Our region's 22 local heroes demonstrate the acts of charity, commitment and selflessness which is what holds a community together. Many of these individuals are inspiring members of our community who have all uniquely touched the lives of others," Ms Mai said.

"The awards continue to be the perfect opportunity for our community to acknowledge these people and their efforts in making Northland a better place to live."

The recipients were Pat Newman, Fay Patricia Colthurst, Brent Martin, Pam Stevens, Major Christopher Nelson Williams, Ada Fleet, Malcolm McKerrow, Virginia Barr Eiger, Liane Tracey Blair, Brian McLachlan, Elyse Lewis, Robyn Warin and Kerry Reyburn (all Whangārei), Ciaran Torrington (Kaitaia), Warren James Daniel (Ruakaka), Craig and Greta Harman (Hikurangi), Ellen Norman (Kaitaia), Nigel Ross (Kaikohe), Heather Stanley and Tanya Filia (Kaikohe).

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This year 322 medals will be presented nationwide, with one New Zealand Local Hero of the Year to be announced at the New Zealander of the Year awards gala in February.

"These medal recipients are the unsung heroes whose selflessness, optimism and commitment has had a profound effect on the lives of so many in the community.

Yet in the rush of day-to-day lives, we can sometimes forget to properly acknowledge just how special these people are," Kiwibank CEO Steve Jurkovich said.

"That's why we have the Local Heroes awards — it's the community's way of honouring and saying thanks to these fine people."

* Ciaran Torrington is a counsellor in Northland, an ACC sexual abuse therapist and assessor who specialises in helping victims of trauma and social issues. She founded the charity HEALnz in 2014, supporting survivors and victims of sexual abuse.

Ellen Norman has worked in mental health since the 1990s, and helped lead the transformation of mental health services in South Auckland. She is currently the Mental Health Foundation's national director of Māori development, using her knowledge and skills to bring similar transformation to services in Northland.

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