Hawke’s Bay Heritage Awards

Recognising excellence in heritage restoration, conservation and interpretation.

The Hawke’s Bay Heritage Awards are the Hawke’s Bay communities’ opportunity to recognise and celebrate those whose talents and energies preserve our cultural heritage and inspire us to connect with our past, so that we can all feel more confident in our future.

The people who called Te Matau-a-Māui / Hawke’s Bay home in the past have left their mark on the place we all call home today; through their sites of significance, the places they built, the artifacts they left behind and the stories they told.

Their legacies gift to us our sense of place, our sense of belonging, our sense of identity. They tell the stories of our past and our progress as a region.

On Friday, 10 November 2024, over 150 people gathered from across Hawke’s Bay to attend the 2024 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 Repudiation 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.

2024 Hawke’s Bay Heritage Awards Category Winner:

Domestic Saved and Restored Award:

Winner: 15 Logan Avenue