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. In 2022 the awards were presented on 4 August at an event at Parliament in Wellington, by Minister for Women, Hon Jan Tinetti. 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.
Recipients +YearCategoryRecipientNotes2022Gender Diverse Organisation of the YearWE AccountingNot-for-Profit Governance LeaderMele WendtMāori Governance LeaderTania SimpsonPacific Governance LeaderMeleane BurgessRising Governance StarMeleane BurgessEthnic Communities Governance LeaderNuwanthie SamarakoneLifetime Achievement AwardSally MorrisonGender ChampionElle Archer and Susan Doughty YearCategoryRecipientNotes2021Gender Diverse Organisation of the Year RuralcoGender Diverse Organisation of the Year highly commendedThankyou PayrollNot-for-Profit Governance LeaderJo CribbNot-for-Profit Governance Leader highly commendedSalome NdutaMāori Governance LeaderEvelyn TaumaunuPacific Governance LeaderCaren Rangi Emerging Governance LeaderSina Cotter-TaitInspiring Governance LeaderJessie Chan
+YearCategoryRecipientNotes2019Gender Diverse Organisation of the Year Saunders Robinson Brown LawNot-for-Profit Governance LeaderSue Kedgley, Wellington politicianMāori or Pasifika Governance LeaderMelanie Taite, Tuahiwi School principalEmerging Governance LeaderChelsea GrootveldInspiring Governance LeaderJustine Smyth YearCategoryRecipientNotes2018Outstanding Pathway to Governance LeadershipYWCA HamiltonGovernance Innovation by a Not-for-ProfitAuckland FoundationWomen in Governance Organisation of the YearSport WellingtonGender Advocacy ChampionLiz DawsonExcellence in GovernancePhillipa MuirEmerging Leader Rebecca Annan and Claire EvansInspirational ExcellenceCassandra Crowley
YearCategoryRecipientNotes2017Outstanding Pathway to Governance LeadershipAgri-Women's Development TrustGovernance Innovation by a Not-for-ProfitSport WellingtonWomen in Governance Organisation of the YearAuckland Community Law CentreGender Advocacy ChampionLinda RobertsonExcellence in Governance DevelopmentKate ReidEmerging Leader Sara Jane Elika, barrister and solicitorInspirational Excellence Heather Roy, chair of Medicines NZ, Utilities Disputes Ltd and the Advertising Standards Authority YearCategoryRecipientNotes2016Gender Diversity in LeadershipPorts of AucklandNot-for-Profit Gender DiversityConnexisExcellence in Governance - Gender Diverse Organisation of the YearOrganic Initiative LtdInclusive Leader - Gender ChampionFrances HagueExcellence in Governance DevelopmentBev EdlinSport New Zealand Next Generation LeadershipAngela LimSupreme Award in GovernanceJudy McGregor
See also
List of awards honoring women
References