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Contact UsCitizen Civic Award Recipients
The previous years recipients are listed in the year they received their award.
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996
The 2009 Citizen Civic Awards ceremony was held on Friday 30 October 2009. The following awards were presented:
2009 Civic Awards
Gwen Gordon - community service to the Tolaga Bay district through various organisations
Rauna Paenga - community service to the Whangara District through various organisations
Harry Smith - community service to the Gisborne district through music
Fay Hay - community service to the Gisborne district through various organisations
Horiwia Bradbrook - community service to the Gisborne district through various organisations
Joan Coates - community service to the Gisborne district through various organisations
Margaret McKeague - community service to the Gisborne district through Gisborne Diabetes Society
Bob Hughes - community service to the Gisborne district through various organisations
Gisborne City Vintage Railway Volunteers - community service to the Gisborne district through the WA165 Steam Train
Graeme Hillman - community service to the Gisborne district through Tairawhiti Maori Women's Health League
Peter Franks - community service to the Gisborne district through various organisations
Kevin Cale - for community service to the Te Karaka district through various organisations
Lorna Kennedy - community service to the Gisborne district through various organisations
2009 Merit Awards
The Hindmarsh family - community service to the Gisborne district through transport services
Kerry Procter - community service to the Gisborne district through various organisations
Christopher Bunyan - community service to the Gisborne district through various organisations
Patricia Radford - community service to the Gisborne district through Alzheimers Gisborne
2008 recipients
| Civic Awards | |
| Winston Hustler JP | Richard (Dick) Glover |
| Carl (Charlie) & Nola Holmberg | Jacquie Jackson |
| Loyis Wotherspoon & Mary Hoggins | John Heikell |
| Peter Rouse | Wiremu Waikari |
| Ethel Leatham | Sherryl Gomm |
| John Kirkpatrick | Reid Fletcher |
| Anthony Geyde | |
| Merit Award | |
| Ken & Anne McBreen and Barry Allen |
2007 recipients
| Civic Awards | |
| Paiharehare Whitehead | Rahera Gibson |
| Clive Bibby | Eruera Kaiwai |
| Dr Paretene Ngata | Keith Vette |
| Murray Ferris | Alison Crawford |
| Kathleen Clark | Robyn Dymock |
| Geoffrey Smythe | Rose & Jim Kennedy |
| Turanganui a Kiwa Tikanga Maori & Pastoral Services | |
| Merit Awards | |
| The Sandy Hovell band | Uawa FM media centre |
| Gis. Care & Craft Centre | The Palliative Care singers |
| Gis. Musical Theatre |
2006 recipients
| Civic Awards | |
| Brian Emerson | Janet Goodall |
| Hal Hovell | Paul Sollitt |
| Eru Smith | Ray Skyrme |
| Muriel Goldsbury | John Tombleson |
| Robert McConnell | Sandra Bryon |
| Zig and Jeanette Poulson | Kataraina Kath Allen |
| Certificate of Recognition | |
| The Gisborne Orphans Club | Rene Babbington |
| Irene Renata | Ian Smith |
| Tangiwai Tomoana | Margeret Jean Olsen |
| Lillian Phelps | Michael Dods |
2005 recipients
| Civic Awards | |
| Alison Cranswick | Maryanne Crawford |
| Mrs & Mrs Noel Coffey | Alison Haisman |
| Win Neil | Nancy Sibley |
| Richard Rangihuna | |
| Certificate of Recognition | |
| Natasha Jones | June Mexted |
| Cheryle Morley |
2004 recipients
| Civic Awards | |
| Age Concern Tairawhiti volunteers | Brian & Lenore Barron |
| Jane Boys | Alisa & Raewyn Foster |
| Gaye Hollamby | Maud Isaacs |
| Muriel Jones | Nan Trueman |
| PB Federation of Women's Institute | Ted White |
| Certificate of Recognition | |
| Michelle England | Maurice Tait |
2003 Civic Award recipients
| Barbara Cording | Doug Callahan |
| Gisborne Concert Band Inc | Whai Hitchiner |
| Kori Kirikiri | Lorraine Middlemiss |
| Lulu Normanton | John Robinson |
| Hemara (Jumbo) Te Haka | Lester Traue |
2002 Civic Award recipients
| Gwenda Crawshaw | Hilda Harrison |
| Jean Mills | Joyce Thorpe |
2001 Civic Award recipients
| Nona Gaskin | Peggy Kaua |
| Dot McCulloch | Ken McKinnon |
| Edie Scholes |
2000 Civic Award recipients
| Gwen Baddeley | Gordon Gregory |
| Pamela Hall | Beth Overend |
1999 Civic Award recipients
| Jean Hillyard | Richard & Annette Oram |
| Vera Pollard | Edna Rasmussen |
| James Rutene |
1998 Civic Award recipients
| Brian Cairns | Ingrid Searancke |
| Boydie Kirikiri | Ian Dunsmore |
| Shirley Robertson |
1997 Civic Award recipients
| Ted Beets (deceased) | Emily Ledger |
| John Kinder (deceased) | Allan Friar |
| Margaret Friar |
1996 Civic Award recipients
| Nan Gordon | Frances Gregory |
| Kevin Joblin | Mervyn McFarlane |
| Kath McLean |
