Awards

Celebrating the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge 2025 changemakers!

Thank you for all your hard mahi!

Thank you to every single person, team, school, church and workplace who participated in this year's World Vision 40 Hour Challenge. You showed next-level compassion, drive and creativity in your efforts to give kids like Polyne food for today, and a future for tomorrow.

National Awards

Te Manawa, Big Hearted Award

For embodying a heart for justice through the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge. 

  • Charlie Van Asten - Howick College 

Auahatanga, Most Creative Award People's Choice

For showing a spirit of creativity and courage.

  • Waiuku College
  • Mount Maunganui College
  • Tauhara College 
  • Timaru Boys' High School
  • Tawa College
  • Mt Pleasant Primary School X Wicked Rogaines

Spirit of Dulcie Award

For going above and beyond to display the values of humility, leadership and generosity. 

  • Flynn Harrington - Tauhara College 

Regional Awards

Above and Beyond Award

For going above and beyond to fundraise, showing tenacity and initiative in their fundraising efforts. 

  • Remuera Intermediate
  • Pasadena Intermediate
  • Woodford House 
  • Aidanfield Christian School

Kaiwhakahau, Advocacy Award 

For showing innovation in spreading the word about the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge.   

  • Hamilton Boys' High School
  • Korokoro School
  • Middleton Grange School

Ngākau  Aroha, Compassion  Award 

For showing kindness and compassion in your community and beyond in this year's World Vision 40 Hour Challenge. 

  • Saint Kentigern College
  • Evans Bay Intermediate
  • Shirley Boys' High School

Auahatanga, Most Creative Fundraising Award 

For showing a spirit of creativity and courage in this year's World Vision 40 Hour Challenge. 

  • Botany Downs Secondary College
  • Johnsonville School 
  • Mount Aspiring College

Hapori, Community Engagement Award 

For the ability of your leaders to inspire and mobilise their wider community. 

  • Rangitoto College
  • St Johns Hill 
  • Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate School

Isaiah 58 Award

For making a real difference and in acknowledgement of your dedication to bringing hope and restoration to the world's most vulnerable children.

  • Bethlehem College 
  • Longburn Adventist College 
  • Hillview Christian College

Educational Partner Award  

For deepening student's understanding of global citizenship through the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge.

  • Tauranga Girls' College
  • Wairarapa College Hutt Intermediate 
  • Cashmere High School

Outstanding Organisers  Award  

For inspiring and leading students to become global changemakers.

  • Kelly Porima & Fiona Stapleton - Fairfield Intermediate
  • Nicole Rakete & Peter Reynolds - Pinehurst School
  • Teresa Thompson - Aidanfield Christian School
  • Jerome Brown - Pasadena Intermediate
  • Jo McInerey St Johns Hill
  • Melissa Lilley Korokoro
  • Meg Somerville - Kings' High School

Student Leadership Team Award 

For being an outstanding organising student team, displaying teamwork, leadership and collaboration.  

  • Macleans College
  • Mount Maunganui Intermediate
  • Botany Downs Secondary College
  • Paeroa College
  • Westlake Girls' High School
  • Tauhara College
  • Scots College
  • Johnsonville School
  • Central Southland College
  • Shirley Boys' High School and Avonside Girls' High School
  • Rangi Ruru Girls' School

Whanaungatanga Award  

Celebrating new partnerships in the World Vision Whānau. 

  • Nga Iwi School
  • Sutton Park School
  • Korokoro School 
  • Raumati Beach School 
  • Rongotai College 
  • Island Bay School 
  • Fernridge School 
  • Hampstead School
  • Timaru Christian School
  • South Westland Area School
  • Lincoln Primary School
  • Te Kura O Take Karara

Greatest Individual Impact Award 

For creating a significant impact through the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge 2025.

  • Houston Elliott - Saint Kentigern College
  • Olivia Grace Datt - Hamilton Christian School 
  • Sophia Peiris - Remuera Intermediate 
  • Elijah Lee - Saint Kentigern College 
  • Tom Robinson - Saint Kentigern College
  • Ayaan Pirani - Saint Kentigern College 
  • Mia Denholm - Saint Kentigern College 
  • Henry Greville - Remuera Intermediate 
  • Shikara Gunanayagam - Papatoetoe High School
  • Hunter Mahood - Remuera Intermedate
  • Abigail Birch - Longburn Adventist College 
  • Liam Chardon - Winchester School
  • Cushana-Tiare Warren-Peu - Longburn Adventist College
  • Edward Florentine - Rongotai College
  • Siyala Diasvanbreda - Scots College 
  • Esther Harry - Woodford House
  • Olivia Hall - Tauhara College
  • Ella Chaffe - Nga Tawa Diocesan School
  • Bella Despostio - Woodford House
  • Willo Heberley - Fernridge School
  • Luan Peterle - Kings' High School
  • Rebecca Waldin - Aidanfield Christian School 
  • Divya Pereira - St Margaret's College
  • Kiran Pereira - The Cathedral Grammar School 
  • Jenny Willers - Motueka High School
  • Zachary Martin - Aidanfield Christian School
  • Anna Beach - Hillview Christian School 
  • Xanthe Ward - St Andrew's College
  • Jasmine H - St Andrew's College
  • Oscar Edmond - Te Kura o Paeraki | Mt Pleasant School