COMMUNITY AWARDS
Western Bay Community Awards
Celebrating the people and organisations making a difference across the Western Bay of Plenty. The Community Awards recognise the mahi, commitment and contribution of those helping our communities thrive.
Awards Ceremony Evening
Thursday 18 March 2027 Holy Trinity Tauranga
Celebrating those making an impact at the heart of our region.
Throughout Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty, local community groups, projects, initiatives, events and individuals put in hours of work towards making a positive impact on the community.
These awards allow them to be recognised and acknowledged for all the work they do in making our region one of the greatest places to live.
The Western Bay Community Awards are a partnership of Manawa Trust, Acorn Foundation, BayTrust, Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council.
Your 2027 Finalists
Thank you to everyone who nominated for the 2027 Western Bay Community Awards. From all the incredible nominations, our judges were overwhelmed with the working being done in our community by not-for-profits, volunteers and young change makers. Congratulations to the 2027 Finalists.
Community Event
Award
Matariki Light Up the Waterways 2026
Tauranga Diwali Festival 2025
Tauranga Kaumātua Olympics 2026
Tauranga Primary Schools Music Festival 2026
YouthFest 2026
Sustainable Future
Award
Bay Conservation Alliance
Ōmokoroa Bird Group
PiPs
STEAM-Ed Charitable Trust
Sustainable Backyards
Diversity & Inclusion
Award
Bay of Plenty Sports & Cultural Club
Island of Misfits
Multicultural Tauranga
Shama Ethnic Women's Trust
Spectrum Connections Charitable Trust
Heart of the Community
Award
Cancer Society Transport to Treatment Client Drivers
Good Bitches Baking Tauranga
MenzShed Ōmokoroa
Pirirākau Hauora
Tauranga Riding for the Disabled
Youth Spirit
Award
Aiza Mustasam
Beau MacDuff
Hannah Richards
Milli Banbury
Volunteer of the Year
Award
Brent Warner
Dave MacCalman
Dorothy Hoven
Kristine Gaze
Tom Scott
Wayne Dobson
Best Collaboration
Award
Hunt for Good and Kura Kai
MenzShed Ōmokoroa Garden and Ōmokoroa Community Church Foodbank
Waihī Beach Surfing for Farmers, BOP Rural Support Trust and Waihī Beach Lifeguard Service
Under the Stars and Bridging the Gap Community Health Clinic
Waipuna Hospice and Good Bitches Baking
KNOW OF A DESERVING NOMINEE?
Start with the FAQs
See the award categories, the eligibility criteria and how to put a nomination before the judges above in the FAQs.
Good to go, click the button to place your nomination.
NOT SURE WHERE A NOMINEE FITS?
Talk to our team
Not sure which category is right for your nominee? Talk to our team and we'll help point you in the right direction for award category and what details are good to include in your nominations.
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The heartbeat behind a thriving Western Bay of Plenty.
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DX Box HP40007
Tauranga 3112
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145, 17th Avenue,
Tauranga
CONTACT
Phone us
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