Youth Voice Canterbury are excited to bring back the Canterbury Youth Awards for a second time to celebrate the amazing things that young people are doing in our communities! Youth in Canterbury are doing lots of great things and in 2018 we're pulling together even more categories to create more opportunities to acknowledge our region's rangatahi.
Key Dates
Nominations Open: Sunday 1st July
Nominations Close: Tuesday 31st July
Awards Ceremony: Friday 31st August
Nominations Close: Tuesday 31st July
Awards Ceremony: Friday 31st August
Criteria for the Canterbury Youth Awards
To be considered or to nominate someone for a Canterbury Youth Award, nominees must meet the following criteria:
When considering the nomination, the selection panel with consider the extent that the nominee has:
Please read the categories and criteria carefully and use the question in the nomination form to tell us why you are nominating a selected person or group. You should provide examples about the activities that will support your nomination and help the selection panel asses it against the category and criteria.
- Currently living in the Canterbury region
- Aged 12-24 at the time of nomination
- Must have participated in the activities they have been nominated for since January 2017, and outside of their regular study or work commitments (not including Te Tohu Hihiri Taumata, the youth worker award).
When considering the nomination, the selection panel with consider the extent that the nominee has:
- Contributed significantly to their community
- Taken action to address an identified need in their community
- Demonstrated leadership and the ability to motivate, engage, and positively influenced others
- Carried out activities that align Youth Voice Canterbury’s core purpose of:
- Connecting Young People
- Developing the Youth Voice
- Championing Youth Participation
Please read the categories and criteria carefully and use the question in the nomination form to tell us why you are nominating a selected person or group. You should provide examples about the activities that will support your nomination and help the selection panel asses it against the category and criteria.
Canterbury Youth Award Categories
Leadership Award
The Leadership Award will be awarded to a young person who has:
Commitment to Wellbeing Award
The Commitment of Wellbeing Award will be awarded to a young person who has shown commitment to protecting or promoting health and wellbeing issues at a community, group, or individual level or within an organisation, club, or school. This person may have raised awareness of health or wellbeing issues or actively organised initiatives, events or programmes which address a health or wellbeing issue.
Advocate for Inclusion and Diversity Award
Youth Voice Canterbury values inclusion and seeks to ensure that all young people are included in decision-making. This award seeks to acknowledge a youth participation group or young person who is advocating for inclusivity and diversity of under-represented groups by demonstrating a commitment to and/or promotion of inclusion and diversity within a group, community, project, or place.
Community Action Award
The “giving youth a good name award” – The Community Action Award will be awarded to a young person that actively gets involved and commits their time and energy volunteering and makes a significant impact in their community.
Young Champion Award
The Young Champion Award will be awarded to a young person who has made a positive change in their life and inspired their peers in a positive way. This young person may have made a dramatic change in their life or someone else’s life, or may have succeeded in the face of adversity and overcome obstacles.
Te Tohu Tokomaha
Te Tohu Tokomaha will be awarded to a group of young people who represent young people, work together to benefit other young people in the community, and have a commitment to positive youth development and youth participation.
Te Tohu Hihiri Taumata
Te Tohu Hihiri Taumata will be a person nominated by a young person or a group for supporting a young person or youth participation group in their development in the areas of (but not limited to) leadership, wellbeing, inclusion, positive changes, community action, or youth participation over and above the requirements of their paid role.
Supreme Youth Award for their District
The Supreme Youth Award will be awarded to a young person who has participated in or made a significant contribution to young people in their district, in areas such as (but not limited to) leadership, wellbeing, inclusion, positive changes, community action, or youth participation. The young person who wins this award is someone who might address current needs for young people in their community or give young people a voice.
Districts included in this award are:
The Leadership Award will be awarded to a young person who has:
- Demonstrated outstanding leadership in a project, organisation, or at school;
- Demonstrated their ability to successfully lead others and is a positive role model
Commitment to Wellbeing Award
The Commitment of Wellbeing Award will be awarded to a young person who has shown commitment to protecting or promoting health and wellbeing issues at a community, group, or individual level or within an organisation, club, or school. This person may have raised awareness of health or wellbeing issues or actively organised initiatives, events or programmes which address a health or wellbeing issue.
Advocate for Inclusion and Diversity Award
Youth Voice Canterbury values inclusion and seeks to ensure that all young people are included in decision-making. This award seeks to acknowledge a youth participation group or young person who is advocating for inclusivity and diversity of under-represented groups by demonstrating a commitment to and/or promotion of inclusion and diversity within a group, community, project, or place.
Community Action Award
The “giving youth a good name award” – The Community Action Award will be awarded to a young person that actively gets involved and commits their time and energy volunteering and makes a significant impact in their community.
Young Champion Award
The Young Champion Award will be awarded to a young person who has made a positive change in their life and inspired their peers in a positive way. This young person may have made a dramatic change in their life or someone else’s life, or may have succeeded in the face of adversity and overcome obstacles.
Te Tohu Tokomaha
Te Tohu Tokomaha will be awarded to a group of young people who represent young people, work together to benefit other young people in the community, and have a commitment to positive youth development and youth participation.
Te Tohu Hihiri Taumata
Te Tohu Hihiri Taumata will be a person nominated by a young person or a group for supporting a young person or youth participation group in their development in the areas of (but not limited to) leadership, wellbeing, inclusion, positive changes, community action, or youth participation over and above the requirements of their paid role.
Supreme Youth Award for their District
The Supreme Youth Award will be awarded to a young person who has participated in or made a significant contribution to young people in their district, in areas such as (but not limited to) leadership, wellbeing, inclusion, positive changes, community action, or youth participation. The young person who wins this award is someone who might address current needs for young people in their community or give young people a voice.
Districts included in this award are:
- Kaikoura
- Hurunui
- Waimakariri
- Christchurch
- Selwyn
- Ashburton
- Timaru
Becoming a Canterbury Youth Awards Sponsor
Youth Voice Canterbury are seeking different levels of sponsorship from supporting sponsors to lead sponsors, and sponsorship levels named after our keys aims: connect, develop, champion. Please click below to view our sponsorship proposal and what benefits are included for each sponsoring company/organisation/individual.
Canterbury Youth Awards 2018 Sponsors
Champion Sponsors - Event Partners
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