Community Sponsorships
- First Light New Zealand Solar Decathlon
- Gold Awards
- NZ International Arts Festival
- Wellington High Performance Aquatics
- Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards
- The Wellys - Community Service
- Wild at Heart Spirit Awards
- Life Flight Trust
- Marine Education Centre
- World of Wearable Arts ™
- Surf Life Saving
First Light New Zealand Solar Decathlon
Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand's capital city, has been selected as one of 20 university teams to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 – the only entry, ever, from the southern hemisphere.
The First Light house channels the essence of the iconic "Kiwi bach" – a focus on recreation, socialisation, and outdoor living. As primarily a summer destination, life at the bach takes place as much outside, on large decks and patios, as it does inside. Our house brings these ideals of bach life into a contemporary setting, providing a permanent residence where recreation and social activities are united with environmentally sound technologies.
Wellington Airport are proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the First Light New Zealand Solar Decathlon, showcasing the innovation and ingenuity of Wellingtonians to the world! Find out more about the project here
Gold Awards
Every year The Gold Awards scans our Wellington region business heavens and finds brilliant business performers. We're back at the awards this year sponsoring the category we were stoked to win back in 2007 – Vibrant Gold, which spotlights the best in hospitality, events, promotions and visitor facilities in Wellington.
Who will join past Vibrant Gold winners World of Wearable Arts (2010), Matterhorn (2009), The New Dowse (2008) and La Bella Italia (2006)? Entries close 4 March, with awards presented on 18 May at TSB Bank Arena. Find out more about entry details here.
Wellington High Performance Aquatics
Wellington High Performance Aquatics (WHPA) is a training centre established to develop youth involved in aquatic sports to achieve at international levels. It is principally sponsored by Wellington Airport and Infratil with funding from Wellington City Council, NZ Community Trust and Community Trust of Wellington. WHPA has relocated a world-class diving coach and is being employed by the centre to train an elite diving squad in Wellington. The aim is to expand over time to include other aquatic sports.
For more information about Wellington High Performance Aquatics, visit the website www.hpaquatics.co.nz
Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards
Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards Wellington Airport joins forces with Wellington Community Trust each year to recognise voluntary organisations that do so much to make our community a better place. These awards provide a way for people in the community to say thank you, as well as allowing those within the organisation to nominate their group to receive a reward for all their hard work. Wellington Airport recognises the value of volunteers and their work in strengthening the community.
The community awards are first held in the five council regions Kapiti, Porirua, Hutt City, Lower Hutt and Wellington city, then winners from these regions attend the regional award ceremony at the Wellington Airport.
2011 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards
Nominations for the 2011 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards have now closed. Watch this space in November for this years’ winners!
Previous Supreme Winners
- 2010 – Naenae Youth Charitable Trust for Billy Graham Boxing Academy
- 2009 - Computer Access New Zealand Trust
- 2008 - Kotuku Music Academy Support Trust
- 2007 - Hutt Playcentre Association
- 2006 - Porirua Arts Council for Porirua Festival of the Elements
- 2005 - WellTrust
- 2004 - Shakespeare Globe Company New Zealand
The 2011 Wellington Airport Regional Community Award Winners are:
- Arts and Culture: Taki Rua Productions
- Education and Child/Youth Development: Maranui Surf Lifesaving Club
- Health and Wellbeing: Wellington Free Ambulance for Operation Heartbeat
- Heritage and Environment: Clyma Park Community Gardens
- Sport and Leisure: Netball Wellington Region
- Supreme Winner: Mana Recovery
The 2011 Supreme Award Winner Mana Recovery provides social and employment outcomes for people with mental health needs in the Wellington and Porirua region based on respect and empowerment. The activities are centre around environmental sustainability and resource recovery.
Along with giving new life to discarded goods at the Trash Palace shop, Mana Recovery educates the community on sustainability through the education centre, and the reduce reuse recycle programme it runs with local schools. Last year over 700 tonnes of material were diverted from landfill, and they are tracking to divert over 1400 tonnes this year.
Naenae Youth Charitable Trust will represent the Wellington region at the Trustpower National Awards in Ashburton in March 2012.
For more information about all the winners click here
The Wellys - Community Service
Wellington Airport are proud to sponsor the Community Service category at this years Wellingtonian of the Year Awards. This category celebrates our unsung heroes, those who often work tirelessly behind the scenes, and fulfil crucial community functions.
The Wellingtonian of the Year Awards (The Wellys) are a celebration of the many great individuals across all sectors of the community who make our region such an exciting and vibrant place to live an work
The 2010 Wellys Community Service Winners were:
Treena and Marcus van Rijssel
Treena and Marcus van Rijssel are the force behind the House of Grace, where young pregnant women have been going to learn about babies, and life in general, for the past 8 years. The house is staffed by volunteers, financed through donations and administered with love.
Wild at Heart Spirit Awards
The Wild at Heart Spirit Awards are presented annually by Wellington Airport to a Year 13 student from each of the five local colleges. The awards recognise and celebrate students who believe in the importance of community - and are self-motivated and selfless. Spirit Awardees demonstrate a broad contribution to their college during their time there as a student. They have develop good relationships, treat others with respect and concern, go out of their way to give service to their school or community projects, and are good ambassadors for their college. The recipients receive a scholarship of $1500 towards furthering their education.
The winners of the 2011 Wild at Heart Spirit Award are:
- Wellington East Girls’ College - Sarah Bayliss
- St Patrick’s College - Luis Arca
- Rongotai College - Matt Emery
- St Catherine’s College - Amy Sandford
- Scots College - Adam Middleton
Life Flight Trust
The team at Wellington Airport is proud to provide Life Flight Trust with financial assistance to support the service’s operations, making your donations to the Trust go further.
With Life Flight Trust’s Air Rescue Centre based at Wellington Airport, we see first hand the vital service the team at Life Flight Trust provides our community.
Wellington Airport CEO, Steven Fitzgerald, says “Our partnership helps The Life Trust operate a viable service to the community. Through our support of rescue services and the Life Flight Trust, our rescue teams are working together to save lives.”
For more information on the Life Flight Trust, visit: www.lifeflight.org.nz
Marine Education Centre
Wellington Airport has been a long time supporter of the Marine Education Centre project. You can find out more information about Wellington Marine Education Conservation Trust and Education Centre through their website: www.aquariumnz.org.nz.
If you're travelling internationally through Wellington Airport look out for our fish tank in International departures - you can see some of our wonderful "wild" fish from the airports south coast. Our friends from the Marine Education Centre help us look after them.
Oto the Octopus, who lived here at the airport in the Marine Centre Display is currently being looked after at The Baithouse, the current home of the Island Bay Marine Education Centre. Education Centre staff have reported to us that Oto is very happy, and he is looking forward to seeing all his friends again in the future.
World of Wearable Arts TM
Wellington Airport is proud to be a key supporter in WOW's™ Wellington campaign because the very concept of WOW™ embodies perfectly the 'Wild at Heart' atmosphere engendered by Wellington Airport. WOW™ is a homegrown creative concept, and begun in Nelson in 1988 with a small show in a wool shed! Since then it has grown to an extravaganza of creativity held over two weekends. 2005 was the first year for WOW to be held here in Wellington.
If you come through the airport throughout March or September, look out for our beautiful WOW™ displays! In the past they have featured such illustrious wonders as Alpha Romeo Tango by Sylvia Campbell & Wendy Burton, Christchurch (shown).
For more information on the show please go to www.worldofwearableart.co.nz
Surf Life Saving
Wellington Airport have been long-time supporters of Surf Life Saving Clubs in the Eastern Suburbs. Recently we've supported Maranui Surf Life Saving Club with equipment, sponsored a Lifeguard Support and Development programme with Worser Bay Life Saving Club, and assisted the Special Needs Surfing Experience get off the ground.
NZ International Arts Festival
The New Zealand International Arts Festival 2010 featured a total of 930 artists from 30 countries bringing the latest in international theatre, music, dance and visual arts to New Zealand including 18 Australasian premieres. The New Zealand International Arts Festival presented the best arts the world has to offer to New Zealand. Once again Wellington Airport were proud to be a sponsor of the Festival.
For more information on the NZ International Arts Festival click here
For more information on the NZ International Arts Festival click here