On Friday, 10 November, over 150 people gathered from across Hawke’s Bay to attend the inaugural 2022 Hawke’s Bay Heritage Awards.

The Napier War Memorial Centre provided the venue for this very special occasion, where awards were given in eight categories, and a Supreme Winner. 

Hawke’s Bay Heritage Awards 2024 Supreme Winner: 

Te Kura i Awarua Rangahau Māori Centre, EIT

This team has been involved in a number of ‘heritage projects’ including the Henare Matua collection of Repudeation Movement letters of the 1870s, the JT Blake manuscripts of the 1880-90s and the raising of two Heritage Symposiums bringing archivists and curators nationally to Hawke’s Bay.

The team have also been involved in the Te Po-ho o-Kahungunu carvings repatriation, bringing them to Hastings for the 2023 Symposium.

Category Winner:

Domestic Saved and Restored Award:

Winner: 15 Logan Avenue

Public Realm Saved and Restored Award:

Winner: The Eskdale War Memorial Church Board and Volunteers

Highly commended: Keirunga Homestead Restoration, Hastings District Council

Highly commended: Soundshell and Colonnade restoration project, Napier City Council

Highly commended: 101 Queens Street East (former) Post Office, Hastings

Art Deco Era Saved and Restored Award:

Winner: 101 Queens Street East (former) Post Office, Hastings

Highly commended: 15 Logan Avenue

Highly commended: (former) T&G building restoration,

Highly commended: Soundshell and Colonnade restoration project, Napier City Council

Heritage Tourism Award:

Winner: Soundshell and Colonnade restoration project, Napier City Council

Highly commended: The Faraday Museum of Technology

Māori Realm Award:

Winner: Te Kura i Awarua Rangahau Māori Research Centre, EIT

Highly commended: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu

Seismic Strengthening Award:

Winner: 101 Queens Street East (former) Post Office, Hastings

Future Heritage Award:

Winner: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu

Highly commended: Ngāti Kahungunu Repatriation project, (accepted by Donald Tipene-Matua)

Hawke’s Bay Heritage Hero Award:

Winner: Donald Rangitane Tipene-Matua*

Highly commended: The Faraday Museum of Technology Volunteers

Highly commended: Hawke’s Bay Steam and Machinery

Nominations for the 2026 Heritage Awards will open in August 2026.

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Thank you to our Presenting Partners

And our Supporting Partners

Art Deco Trust

Hawke’s Bay Tourism

Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga

Historic Places Aotearoa

Historic Places Hawke’s Bay

Resene Paint NZ

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