2012 Kiwibank Local Heroes Medal Recipients for

Hawkes Bay

 

 

Heather Te Au-Skipworth of Hastings

Heather has been working totally unpaid and voluntarily for the past 3-4 years organising, coordinating and managing the running of the Iron Maori Half Ironman that is held annually. She is also out training and helping the local entrants with their health and wellness goals. She leads weekend training activities and keeps all entrants up to date via the Iron Maori Hawkes Bay Facebook page.

Pat Magill of Napier

Pat has made an immense contribution to the community sector in Napier and Hawkes Bay. In the 1980s he was part of a group that invited several academics to study and make recommendations to develop and expand the community sector in the city. This lead to the development of Citizens Advice and 200 Neighbourhood Support groups in Napier. Pat also set up the Napier Pilot City Trust as a vehicle to undertake many of the other recommendations. Pat has worked tirelessly over the last 30 years with everything involved with the trust. He has led or assisted to organise an amazing range of events including an annual Unity Week celebration, Unity Walk, Pilot City Awards, Robson Lecture, Treaty of Waitangi workshops, community seminars, court support and children’s holiday programmes.