Rochelle Wallens and Nicola Nation at Ākina Impact Awards 2022

Each year we like to stop, celebrate and recognise great performances amongst the Ākina team with the Ākina Impact Awards. This year we were able to celebrate kanohi ki te kanohi in Tāmaki Makaurau at our last team day of the year.

🥁 The 2022 results are in! Drum roll please...

The Ako Award

the demonstration of the ability to learn and grow, and to teach.
Joint winners: Tan Huynh and Nick Douglas

He Tangata Award

the award for putting The People first.
Runner-up: Sarah Aitken
Winner: Rebekah Dorman-Sickler

Community Award

for delivering significant impact in the community.
Runner-up: Nick Douglas
Winner: Roschelle Marshall

Impact Award

For working to deliver Impact across the ecosystem.
Runner-up: Nick Douglas
Winner: Rochelle Wallens

Ākina Award

for demonstrating ākina - bold action - in action, internally or externally.
Winner: Amanda Butterworth

Te Tiriti Award

for demonstrating commitment to partnership and commitment to Te Tiriti and its principles.
Runner-up: Rochelle Wallens
Winner: Anne Purcell (2nd year running!)

🏆 Supreme Award winner

For demonstrating the values and mahi of Ākina, in every way
Rochelle Wallens

Congratulations to the winners, as well as the past and present Ākina legends.

Award winners received a voucher from one of our certified Impact Suppliers, The Good Registry. The Good Registry puts the heart back into giving providing charitable gift cards as an alternative to corporate gifts that aren’t wanted or needed.

Anne Purcell, winner of the 2022 Ākina Impact award for Te Tiriti

Rochelle Wallens, runner up for the Ākina impact award for Te Tiriti, with Ākina CEO Nicola Nation

Nicola Nation holds Nick Douglas's Award for being runner up for the Community Award at the 2022 Ākina Impact Awards

Tan Huynh and Nicola Nation stand smiling with Tan's certificate as joint winner of the 2022 Ākina Impact 'Ako' award.

Nicola Nation and Rebekah Dorman-Sickler stand with Rebekah's certificate for the 'He Tangata award' at the 2022 Ākina Impact Awards

The team were also gifted a bottle of 27 Seconds Olive Oil. 27 Seconds give away 100% of our profits to survivors of slavery, which means every time you buy this oil you’re making the world a bit better for others. Find them on the Ākina Impact Directory.

Ngā mihi nui to the Takapuna Bowling club for hosting us even though it was too rainy for bows, and to The Sustainable Food Co for catering our team dinner.