Here are the 7 award categories:-
1.	Life-time of Service to the Community Award
2.	Pacific Business Male Award
3.	Pacific Business Female Award
4.	Pacific Arts Award
5.	Pacific Community Male Award
6.	Pacific Community Female Award
7.	Pacific Youth Sports Award

1. Te Wananga o Aotearoa "Life-time of Service to the Community Award"

Criteria for Entry 
 i.	A New Zealander of Pacific Island descent
 ii.	65years + as of Monday 11th August 2003
 iii.	Resided in Wellington for at least 30 years
 iv.	Has achieved success in any field of work
 v.	Significant contribution to the community in Wellington
 vi.	Demonstrated commitment to improving the Pacific community in 
	Wellington
.
.Prizes
 ::	Pacific Island designed plaque
 ::	$ 2,000 Cash Prize
 ::	$ 1,200 worth of.travel to a destination of your choice from
	Frontier.Travel
:: 	Health & Massage package from Fa’anoi’s.Pharmacy

2. The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand "Pacific Business Male Award" 

Criteria for Entry           
i.	A New Zealand male of Pacific Island decent who manages and
	owns at least 50% of their own business and has at least three years’
	experience and can demonstrate innovative and.entrepreneurial        
	flair
ii.	Resided in the Wellington region for a minimum of 5 years at any one 
	time

.Prizes
 ::	Pacific Island designed plaque 
 ::	$ 1,000 Cash Prize 
 ::	$ 1,200 worth of professional development courses with The Open
	Polytechnic  of New Zealand.

3.  Educational Placement International Agency "Pacific Business Female" Award

Criteria for Entry 
i.	A New Zealand female of Pacific Island decent who manages and
	owns at least 50% of their own business and has at least three years’
	experience and can demonstrate innovative and.entrepreneurial       
	flair
ii.	Resided in the Wellington region for a minimum of 5 years at any one 
	time

.Prizes
::	Pacific Island designed plaque 
::	$ 1,000 Cash Prize
::	$ 1,200 worth of professional services with EPI Agency Ltd. 

4.  Isa Lei Tapa "Pacific Arts Award"

Criteria for Entry 
i.	A New Zealander of Pacific Island descent
ii.	Resided in the Wellington region for a minimum of 5 years at any one 
	time
iii.	Demonstrated contribution to the art community in Wellington
iv.	Demonstrated innovation and leadership in Pacific Art
         
l.Prizes 
 ::	Pacific Island designed plaque
 ::	$ 1,000 Cash Prize
 ::	$ 1,000 worth of Pacific Island products

5.  Wellington City Council "Pacific Community Male Award"

Criteria for Entry 
i.	A New Zealand male of Pacific Island descent 
ii.	Resided in the Wellington region for a minimum of 5 years at any one 
	time
iii.	Demonstrated contribution to the Pacific community in Wellington
iv.	Demonstrated commitment to improving the Pacific community
v. 	Demonstrated leadership and vision in the Pacific community
    
lPrizes 
 ::  	Pacific Island designed plaque
 :: 	$ 1,000 Cash Prize
 :: 	Health & Massage package from Fa’anoi’s.Pharmacy

6.  Hutt City Council & Lavea’i Trust Inc. "Pacific Community Female Award"

Criteria for Entry 
i.	A New Zealand female of Pacific Island descent
ii.	Resided in the Wellington region for a minimum of 5 years at any one 
	time
iii.	Demonstrated contribution to the Pacific community in Wellington
iv.	Demonstrated commitment to improving the Pacific community
v.	Demonstrated leadership and vision in the Pacific community
         
lPrizes 
::	Pacific Island designed plaque
::	$ 1,000 Cash Prize
:: 	Health & Massage package from Fa’anoi’s.Pharmacy

7.  SPARC Wellington "Pacific Youth Sports Award"

Criteria for Entry 
i.	A New Zealander of Pacific Island descent who has excelled as an 
	individual or in a team in one or more sports
ii.	Resided in the Wellington region for a minimum of 5 years at any one 
	time
iii.	Is aged 25 years and under as of Monday 11th August 2003

lPrizes
 ::	Pacific Island designed plaque 
 ::	$ 1,000 Cash Prize 
 ::	$ 1,200 worth of professional development with a training provider 
	of your choice.
         

The awards criteria above can also be downloaded by clicking here

The 2003 Wellington Pacific Peoples Awards nominations will be judged by a panel
of experienced business and community people convened by the Ministry of
Pacific Island Affairs.

The judges’ decisions are final on all matters relating to the Awards and no
correspondence will be entered into.

Lavea’i Trust Inc. reserves the right to use information and material supplied
in the nomination process by finalists and winners, as well as photographs,
films and videos taken at the awards presentation, for publicity purposes.

 

 

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