A number of Far North organisations were honoured for their contribution to social well-being in Te Hiku at the presentation of the inaugural Social Innovation Awards in Whangarei recently.
Trophies were awarded in the categories of business social enterprise, best innovation, 'One to Watch,' best innovation creating social well-being for Maori and best contribution to social good by an individual, the winners then competing for the supreme award, which was won by the Ngati Hine Health Trust.
It was a successful evening for the Far North. In the One to Watch section, Kaitaia's He Korowai Trust was highly commended for its Whare Ora housing project, while Te Hiku Hauora received a merit award for Kete Hauora, the great NZ Health App.
Kaitaia's Far North Safer Community Council's youth mentoring team, Street Maytz, was highly commended in the best innovation category.
The best innovation creating social well-being for Mori trophy was presented to the Northland DHB for its Whanau Pack, which informs whanau about safe partying practices. Te Hiku Hauora and the DHB were highly commended in the same section, for their work in diabetes prevention and the Matanui suicide prevention play respectively.
