2019 Gore Youth Awards winners
Teenagers Hamish Goatley and Lucy Swain were the Gore District Council Supreme Award senior and junior winners respectively at this year's Gore Youth Awards.
The St James Theatre was almost full for the evening of celebration of the District's youth. The Awards is about young people in the community, aged between 12 years and 24 years, who aren't typically recognised by mainstream award ceremonies.
Guest MC and speaker was double gold medal Paralympian blade-runner Liam Malone, who delivered an inspiring speech.
This year's winners were:
Blue Light Leadership Award -Junior
- Winner - Lucy Swain
- Runner-up - Emily Chamberlain
Blue Light Leadership Award - Senior
- Winner-Jakob Harrex
Community Networking Trust Inclusion and Diversity Award
- Winner - St Peter's College Kapa Haka group
- Winner - Thomas and Samuel McKenzie / Thea and Lauryn Pinckney
The Ensign Entrepreneurship Award
- Winner - Hamish Goatley
Working for Youth Award
- Winner - Svetlana McGregor
- Runner-up -Tom Dennison
McDonough Contracting Outstanding Youth Champion Award
- Winner - Freya Bools
Workplace Safety Southland Non-Conformist Award - Junior
- Winner - Ben Heaps
- Winner - Seba Metzler
- Runner-up - Taylah Friend
- High Commended – Tom Terry
Workplace Safety Southland Non-Conformist Award
- Senior Winner - Jasmine Gilder
Soroptimist International of Gore Overcomers Award - Junior
- Winner-Jayden Gifford
Soroptimist International of Gore Overcomers Award
- Senior Winner - Hayley Webb
- Runner-up - Teegan Hall
Gore District Council Junior Supreme Award
- Winner - Lucy Swain
Gore District Council Senior Supreme Award
- Winner - Hamish Goatley