AIMES Awards winners programme

AIMES AWARDS

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12TH, 2016 • BRUCE MASON CENTRE, TAKAPUNA • SOUVENIR PROGRAMME

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21 YEARS OF AIMES AWARDS It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 21st annual North Harbour Club AIMES Awards. Our annual gala event where we formally reward our young people achieving excellence in the areas of the ARTS, INNOVATION, MUSIC, EDUCATION, SPORT and SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. For the second year in a row we are making grants worth $180,000 in the AIMES Awards, the AIMES Emerging Talent Awards and in the Junior Excellence Awards. This takes the total grants made by the North Harbour Club Charitable Trust since its inception to $1.83 million.

Tonight we will celebrate excellence achieved by 20 individuals and one fabulous school cultural group. Seven AIMES Awards, seven AIMES Emerging Talent Awards and six Junior Excellence Awards are being made in 2016. They have been chosen from 146 applications this year. Our judging panels led by Andrea Davies (AIMES and Emerging Talent Awards) and Sue Stanaway (Junior Excellence Awards) have done a sterling job in taking these applications and determining tonight’s worthy recipients. The official presentations of the AIMES Emerging Talent Awards and Junior Excellence Awards were made at a cocktail function last night.

I want to make a very special mention of our sponsors. The contribution they collectively make to the club is a big reason that we can continue to make significant annual AIMES Awards grants. A big thanks to you all for your loyal contributions and support.

Thank you also to the team who have put together this event tonight. Led by Vice President Phil Brosnan they have passionately constructed a wonderful evening of lively entertainment, fine wine and food. I know it is going to be good as I have witnessed the fact they have left no stone unturned. Big contributors have been MC Shane Cortese and Musical Director Mark Dennison, life member Gary Monk and our club team of Christie Parkin and Peter White.

I want to also acknowledge the founders of this wonderful organisation for the building blocks they put in place 21 years ago. My fellow trustees and I cherish our role of guiding the organisation and are focused on ensuring that we are building on their foundations.

Finally, a big congratulations to all our recipients tonight. In recent weeks I have had the pleasure of compiling the profiles of each of you that are included in this programme and your achievements are truly outstanding. I am very proud that the North Harbour Club and Charitable Trust are rewarding you tonight for what you have achieved and you can be assured we will all be taking a great deal of interest in your careers ahead.

I wish you all an enjoyable evening. We appreciate your attendance.

Aidan Bennett – President, The North Harbour Club & Charitable Trust.

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MEMBERS 2O16 PATRON Peter Menzies LIFE MEMBERS Joan Finlayson Peter & Michelle Wall Gary Monk HONORARY MEMBERS John Bishop Bob Jago Professor Ian Watson BOARD OF TRUSTEES Aidan Bennett (President) Phil Brosnan (Vice-President) Mike Atkinson John Cobb Andrea Davies Mark Jago Tammy McLeod Ngaio Merrick Gary Simpson Hugh Stedman SECRETARY/TREASURER Kerry Hanbury AMBASSADORS Cameron Calkoen Shane Cortese Ian Jones Peter Montgomery MEMBERS Max Abbott Colin Abercrombie Philip Adamson Paul Alexander John Algie Chris Allen Raymond Barnes Vickie Barrie Paul Bayer Walid Bayouk Matthew Bellingham Francine Bennett John Berry Tim Bibby Trish Blackmore Paul Blackwell Nicolette Bodewes Janine Brinsdon John Broderick Russell Brooke Louise Brooks Julian Brown Scott Browne Paul Brownsey Graeme Budler Kane Butler Sky Cai Ian Calderwood Angela Cameron Graham Catley Barbara Cavanagh

David Charlesworth Fleur Clough Graham Collie Nixon Cooper Steve Corbett Neil Craigen Mike Cruickshank Jan Dawson Tristan Dean David Delamare Edward Delamare Nick Delamare Tony Dench Bert Denee Daryl Devereux Stephen Dil Dave Donaldson Wade Downey Terry Dunleavy Eric Faesen Kloet Simon Farland David Ferguson Dean Flyger Don Galbraith Colin Gibbons Zane Gifford Bruno Goedeke John Gold John Grant Craig Gregory Jane Guy Kirk Hardy Mike Hare Tanya Hart Colin Harvey John Hastings CJ Healy Daniel Henderson Michelle Henderson Nick Hern Brian Hight Andrew Hill Lisa Hill Andrew Hiskens David Hodge Terry Holt Gary Howarth Nick Howe-Smith Lyle Irwin Dima Ivanov Craig Jenkins Steve Jurkovich Annette Kann Nick Kearney Stephen Kendall-Jones Chris Kennings Lloyd Kirby Sue Kohn-Taylor Dave Lane Steven Langerak Alan Le Noel Bob Leveloff Sir David Levene Murray Lockwood Kate Luxton Liam Lyons

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Andrew MacKenzie Haydn MacKenzie Chris Maclean David Macleod Steve Maharey Lynda Mann Janet Marshall John Matthews Jim Matthewson Bob McGuigan Kevin McLean Forres McPheat Bob McRae Tracey Mehrtens Roz Mexted Karen Murrell Murray Nancekivell Geoff Nash Richard Neale Ken Noble Brett O’Riley Tim Oughton Jugdis Parbhu Sean Parsons Sherida Penman-Walters Nicki Pettigrew Richard Poole Mark Powell Bob Quaid Anthony Quirk Chris Reeve Greg Remmington Ralph Roberts Paul Rodgers John Sandford Andrew Schnauer James Sclater Kate Shevland Mike Single Rod Slater Bill Smale Greg Smale Nicola Smee Bruce Spooner John Spooner Sue Stanaway Mike Stanley David Stedman Irene Symes Ian Taylor Peter Taylor James Thomas Andrew Thomson Ann Tod Bruce Tong Paul Tooley Scott Travis John Twomey Jamie Wansey Greg Ward Logan Whitelaw Alan Wiltshire Dean Young Greg Young Ted Zorn

THE CLUB The North Harbour club was established on the 18th May, 1995.

Originally, a group of North Shore business people met and established a constitution with the objectives below: 1. To promote the North Harbour region.

2. For business establishments of the region to meet and network for the good of the region.

3. To form a Charitable Trust to raise funds and present scholarships to the youth of the North Harbour region through the annual AIMES Awards.

To be eligible for an AIMES Award, recipients (aged between 10 & 13 for a Junior AIMES Award and 14 & 25 for an Emerging Talent or AIMES Award) must display excellence in the areas of the Arts; IT, Innovation & Science; Music; Education; Sport and Service to the Community.

Now in its 20th year, the North Harbour Club continues to be an association of North Harbour/North Shore leaders in local affairs, business, education, sport and social development.

Members of the club, who are all residents or have their businesses on the North Shore and North Harbour region, have, among other stated aims, the desire to promote excellence by encouraging and providing financial assistance to the young people of the North Harbour region who have significant ability in their chosen field and display personal characteristics which make them worthy of our support.

The annual AIMES Awards are the highest-profile initiative of the North Harbour Club, but the objectives are five-fold: 1. To establish and maintain a club of non-political character for Members to meet through regular lunches and social activities.

2. To establish a Charitable Trust, known as The North Harbour Club Charitable Trust, to promote and develop local talent in the fields covered by the AIMES Awards.

3. To support cultural, sporting and recreational activities in the region.

4. To foster a spirit of pride in the region.

5. To foster a ‘good neighbour’ and ‘good citizen’ ethos in the region.

In October 2015, the North Harbour Club also assumed responsibility for the North Harbour Business Hall of Fame (previously Enterprise North Shore Business Hall of Fame). The 14 laureates already inducted were acknowledged and are now laureates under the new Hall of Fame.

Established originally in 2004, it celebrates exemplary efforts in North Harbour business and the community and is part of the club’s ongoing programme of rewarding success.

Visit: www.northharbourclub.co.nz For further details contact: Christie Parkin, Administration & Events; Phone: 021 277 0699; Email: christie@northharbourclub.co.nz Peter White; Membership & Sponsorship; Phone: 0274 778 485; Email: peter@northharbourclub.co.nz

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AIMES AWARD RECIPIENTS 2016 AWARDS PRESENTED THIS EVENING :

AIMES ARTS AWARD 2016: Joel Granger

AIMES INNOVATION AWARD 2016: Sian Simpson

AIMES MUSIC AWARD 2016: Miller Christensen-Yule

AIMES EDUCATION AWARD 2016: Michael McDonald

AIMES SPORT AWARD 2016: Eliza McCartney

AIMES SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AWARD 2016: Joseph Bergin AIMES JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD 2016: Avalon Biddle The overall AIMES SUPREME AWARD WINNER for 2016 will be chosen from these seven recipients and announced at the conclusion of tonights event.

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ARTS AWARD

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JOEL GRANGER

ACTOR/SINGER (22) 22 year old Joel attended Kristin School where he excelled academically as well as in performing arts.

From year 7 at Kristin, Joel was awarded DUX three times, and in Year 11 he achieved NCEA Level 1 with an Excellence endorsement – one of the highest grade point averages that Kristin had ever achieved.

At the completion of his schooling at Kristin, Joel was awarded an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with a score of 41/45, placing him in the top 5% of the world and resulting in an invitation to Government House for the Top Scholar Awards ceremony.

In Year 13, Joel was also chosen as Deputy Head Boy at Kristin. In that same year he received the Foundation Cup, Kristin’s most prestigious award, for demonstrating the true Kristin spirit.

Joel was also heavily involved in Kristin’s Performing Arts programme. Highlights included the role of Jesus in their 2011 performance of Jesus Christ Superstar; he played Jacob Gens in the historical play Ghetto; and had the dual lead roles of Munkustrap and Skimbleshanks in Cats.

After leaving school Joel studied at WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts) in Perth. He was one of only three students who were accepted straight out of school.

He was thrilled, saying... “With alumni including Hugh Jackman, Tim Minchin and Lisa McCune, WAAPA was always my dream choice when growing up in New Zealand.”

At WAAPA Joel played the lead role of Theo in Atlantis; was cast as the supporting role of Glad Hand in West Side Story; played Emmett Forrest the male lead in Legally Blonde the Musical. Joel received three prestigious awards at WAAPA for his achievements before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theatre. And you guessed it… it was done with High Distinction and he was invited to join the Golden Key International Honours Society, which recognises the top 15% of students in regards to academic achievement.

After graduating drama school Joel moved to Melbourne and was fortunate to sign with leading agents Marquee Management.

Joel says… “As a performer, I believe the key to career longevity is the versatility of the work you can take, and I appreciate that Marquee see me as an actor first and foremost, who is capable of any performance work. This is especially beneficial in a time when Music Theatre Actors’ are often wrongly viewed as only being capable of performing in musicals.”

Joel has followed advice to immerse himself in the industry. He has performed twice as part of Melbourne’s Homegrown concert and has been chosen to perform at Theatrepeople’s Industry Night, performing solo alongside many of Australia’s top established performers.

He was also cast as the supporting lead of Bernstein in Doorstep Arts’ production of Dogfight and received great reviews… “Joel Granger has only recently graduated but is already a fully formed performer with a charismatic presence laced with humour and natural charm. We will certainly be seeing a lot of him over the next decade.”

After Dogfight came StageArt’s Titanic The MusicaI, playing Harold Bride allowing him to show a more vulnerable, youthful side, with a more classical singing tone. Again great reviews… “My standout performer was unexpected: keep an eye out for Joel Granger. My guess is that we’ll be seeing a lot more of him in the coming years. A beautiful voice and some nuanced acting made him a joy to watch.”

Joel has recently filmed his first Television role; as the supporting character of Mark in Please Like Me, a show that airs on ABC in Australia and Pivot in the US this November.

Joel says that probably the most exciting project of this year has been the chance to return to New Zealand and perform on home soil in New Zealand Opera’s production of Sweeney Todd – cast as Tobias Ragg, one of his dream roles. Critics have been glowing about his performances back home… “Toby Ragg was played by Joel Granger, a very young New Zealand singer. He was magnificent in that role, right from the moment he stepped out on stage, he just captures you”.

Most recently Joel has scored the lead role in a new Australian musical, The Gathering, produced by Vic Theatre Company. He is excited to be part of the development of a new Australian work, and to be one of the first people ever to play this character.

Appropriately, Joel Granger has been recognised by the North Harbour Club previously, he was the recipient of an EMERGING TALENT AWARD including a $5,000 grant in 2013. Joel says this support is absolutely crucial in allowing him to pursue his passion as his career.

Joel has been generously flown home from Melbourne, Australia by Air New Zealand.

Tonight, as the recipient of the NORTH HARBOUR CLUB AIMES ARTS AWARD (sponsored by Auckland Live & the Bruce Mason Centre)… Joel Granger receives $15,000!

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INNOVATION AWARD

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SIAN SIMPSON

ENTREPRENEUR (25) Very seldom has an AIMES Award been won by the same recipient two years in a row. But this is the case with 25 year old Sian Simpson receiving the Innovation Award again in 2016, after also receiving it in 2015.

Sian attended Pinehurst School, Rangitoto College and Massey University. She now talks at all of these places. She’s a self-confessed “jack of all trades” from leading an exciting athletic life, representing New Zealand in Dancesport as a youth, and now presenting New Zealand as a young entrepreneur, marketer and community manager at the Kiwi Landing Pad in San Francisco, where she’s helping Kiwi technology companies expand into the US market.

Sian is also passionate about giving a helping hand to the next generation of New Zealanders, using her community management and experiences from the Kiwi Landing Pad. She actively speaks at many New Zealand schools and universities and takes an active role in mentoring students.

Sian’s busy entrepreneurial year has included:- Launching a new website called NZinSF (NZinSF.com) which is a Kiwi guide for New Zealanders to assimilate better into San Francisco; Starting a new innovative program called BNZ Shouldertap to help fund and accelerate high growth New Zealand startups; Speaking to Schools and also hosting them at the Kiwi Landing Pad; Becoming a Video expert – working with SaaStr, developing their entire video brand, producing all of their videos that get three million views to their blog a month; Started a new company (Quirk Media) to work on digital marketing and brand strategy; Was one of 12 speakers at Christchurch Tech Summit which is one of the biggest conferences in New Zealand for businesses and entrepreneurs, where she talked about kiwi culture and how we can turn the assets of our nation into our industries of the future; Mentoring youngsters, with one landing a permanent job in San Francisco; Mentor for top New Zealand Accelerators – Lightning Lab Accelerator and Vodafone Xone Accelerator; In late 2015 started the Sales and Marketing Jam (NZSMJ) – bringing back US experts to New Zealand to share knowledge and experience in sales, marketing, product management and the art of entrepreneurship helping the companies build core competencies in these areas so that they can be more ready when they land in the US markets. We bring Silicon Valley to NZ for a week into these companies backyards. These are now running every six months in New Zealand and are supported by Air New Zealand, NZTE, BNZ, Vodafone, 90 Seconds, CDC, Grow Wellington, Biz Dojo, Tauranga City Council & Ministry of Awesome.

Sian has a strong passion for community, technology, people, women, education and travel. She goes to many countries a year and meets with local influencers; she embodies the don’t travel ‘live’ with an effort to encourage other people to get local and experience the real nature of a place not just gloss over the top of it.

She’s a self proclaimed global citizen visiting many countries a year studying community and the impact of technology and investment in these communities. She is particularly fascinated by developing countries skipping technology generations and what this means for the workforce of the future.

During the year Sian travelled to Africa to participate in Bike Zambia which is a seven day, 500km+ bicycle ride from Lusaka to Livingstone to raise money and awareness for AIDS, girls’ education, and poverty in Zambia. She took an active role and raised over USD$4500 for the cause. The group of 30 riders from all over the world raised USD$165,000.

As you would expect Sian has some firm plans and future aspirations: These include:- Handing over the Kiwi Landing Pad at the end of 2017 as a successful community for New Zealand technology companies; Working with top New Zealand brands/agencies on their community strategy (Air New Zealand, BNZ, NZTA); Being a published author by 2018; Start a technology company in 2018.

Tonight, as the recipient of the NORTH HARBOUR CLUB AIMES INNOVATION AWARD (sponsored by Massey University)… Sian Simpson receives $15,000!

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MUSIC AWARD

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MILLER CHRISTENSEN-YULE SINGER-SONGWRITER (25) Former Northcote College Head Boy Miller Christensen-Yule first applied (unsuccessfully) for an AIMES Award in 2012. In that application he said that he “wanted to make a living from music, music production and composition” and “to record an album of original songs”. Four years on he’s ticked quite a few boxes.

Following encouragement from his parents, Miller began learning drums at age 11. They noticed an uncanny ability to keep time when he was banging chopsticks on upturned pots and pans. He joined a rock band as the drummer at intermediate school and was noticed by a senior music student from Northcote College who asked him to enrol at the school in order to join his jazz combo. The fact that Northcote had a reputation for its music also made it an easy decision.

From his first year at Northcote Miller was part of the Big Band as well as The Jazz Combo. They played gigs and shows around many North Shore venues and also played at the Monterey Jazz Festival and Disneyland in 2005.

2008 was a watershed year for Miller. For the first time ever he let his voice be heard at the school talent quest in front of 400 of his peers. “It was a pivotal moment for me.” he says. “ It was the beginning of my move out from behind the safety of the drum kit.” Along the way he has had vocal lessons from leading singer Debbie Harwood.

Fast-forward eight years and Miller Christensen-Yule has released his own album called ‘Shoot Me In The Heart’. The 5-track EP Album debuted at number four in the New Zealand Top 20 and at number 23 in the Official Top 40. Miller has become an exceptionally versatile musician. He plays every instrument on the album – guitar, bass, drums, piano, organ, mouth harp as well as doing the vocals and backing vocals. Together with friends, Miller has also produced three videos for songs off the album. The video for the title track has been played on MTV, TV3, The Edge TV with Chris Mac and is part of the Air New Zealand In-Flight play list.

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It would be easy to think that Miller’s world was music and nothing but music. He has excelled academically and has always been a keen sport player, competing athletically and playing soccer from primary school age, an Auckland Rep from age 10, and a member of the Northcote College First XI. He still plays weekly Indoor Soccer at North Shore YMCA and has played with Birkenhead and Forrest Hill.

His ties with Northcote College remain strong. Twice a year he returns as part of the Old Boys Soccer team that plays the current First XI. He continues an involvement with the school talent quests – as judge or guest performer. He has spoken at Career Day and is also planning a concert for Northcote College.

Miller graduated with a Diploma in Audio Engineering and Electronic Music Production (with honours) from MAINZ – the Music Audio Institute of NZ. He took over running his father’s recording studio for several months while he was overseas and now works as an Audio Engineer and Music Composer at an Auckland ad agency (.99) where he has composed original music for a number of television and radio productions. He has also recorded and engineered a weekly children’s radio show with Suzy Cato that won the Best Children’s Show in the New Zealand Radio Awards 2015. He also composed original music for the movie ‘Hip Hop-eration’ in 2014.

More recently Miller has been supporting Hollie Smith on her 2016 New Zealand Tour. Hollie also attended Northcote College and won an AIMES Music Award in 2007. Miller was also a finalist for 2016 NZ Music Awards – Best Engineer (with his father Phil Yule) for recording/mixing the debut EP ‘Shoot Me In The Heart’. In December he will be supporting Ben Harper on his New Zealand Tour.

When applying for an AIMES Award in 2016 Miller explained that his plan if he won was to take some unpaid leave and complete his second album project in a block of time. He has no less than 20 unreleased songs. Grant funds will also go towards alleviating recording costs.

Tonight, as the recipient of the NORTH HARBOUR CLUB AIMES MUSIC AWARD (sponsored by Albany Toyota)… Miller Christensen-Yule receives $15,000!

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EDUCATION AWARD

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MICHAEL MACDONALD

SCHOLAR/ENGINEER (24) 24 year old former Rangitoto College, Murrays Bay Primary and Intermediate student Michael MacDonald is now in the fourth year of his PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Melbourne. Prior to moving to Melbourne he completed his undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering degree with First Class Honours at the University of Auckland, specialising in Engineering Science.

In the past year Michael has been involved in the writing of journal articles from work conducted during his PhD. One has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, which is one of the most prestigious journals in his field. He has an additional paper that is also under review in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics and is currently writing his PhD thesis, due to be complete by the end of this year.

Michael’s research involves investigating how turbulent fluid flows are affected by rough-walls. This kind of situation is extremely common in engineering contexts. A common example is the flow of sea water around a ship hull that has been covered by barnacles or tube worms. Intuitively, we know this will increase drag (a well-polished, smooth hull would be preferable) which means an increase in fuel use. However, predicting exactly how much the drag increases by for a given rough surface is difficult and expensive, which is what Michael’s PhD aims to address.

“Ultimately, I hope that the results of my research will give a greater understanding of the effects that roughness has in engineering situations,” says Michael. “As I am now in my fourth year of my PhD, I have become more involved in writing journal articles and conference proceedings. I have had my first peer-reviewed paper accepted in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics with an additional paper currently under review. These papers will form the basis of my PhD thesis, which I expect to have completed by the end of 2016.”

In the final year of his undergraduate degree at the University of Auckland, Michael completed a research project that involved using numerical simulations to investigate how the hydrodynamic interactions produced by swimming microorganisms interact with other microorganisms in the colony, and the affect this has on the diffusion or dispersion of the colony as a whole.

“While this is quite an academic project, the results of this general field of research have applications in bio-reactors and artificial microorganism design,” explained Michael.

“My supervisor for this project submitted the results to the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences last year which resulted in my first journal publication.”

At the University of Melbourne Michael has become increasingly involved in the tutoring and education of students. He has been a tutor for several graduate-level fluids courses, including advanced fluids courses taken by other PhD students. Prior to this, at the University of Auckland, he was employed as a teaching assistant for a third year engineering design and modelling paper. He was primarily responsible for helping students with their project of designing, manufacturing and testing a small wind turbine.

Michael was also a personal tutor to high-school students at Rangitoto College during his undergraduate degree.

Outside of university, Michael maintains a keen interest in tramping. He also belongs to several professional organisations related to engineering as a student member; the American Physical Society (APS), the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) and the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).

After completing his PhD, Michael is planning to become a researcher in fluid dynamics.

“I am open to both academic post-doctoral fellowship positions, as well as more commercially orientated positions in firms with a strong research and development department. My career decisions will also be influenced by my desire to ultimately return and settle in New Zealand, hopefully on the North Shore. Given the support that the North Shore community has given me in my studies and upbringing, I hope to contribute to it in the future.”

This is the third AIMES Award that Michael MacDonald has received. He first received an AIMES Emerging Talent Award in 2010 and an AIMES Education Award in 2013.

Tonight, as the recipient of the NORTH HARBOUR CLUB AIMES EDUCATION AWARD (sponsored by Kristin School)… Michael MacDonald receives $15,000!

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SPORT AWARD

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ELIZA MCCARTNEY POLE VAULTER (19) Tonight is the second time that Eliza McCartney has been recognised by the North Harbour Club. She first won an AIMES Emerging Talent Award in 2014.

2016 has been a a good year for the pole-vaulter. When applying for this AIMES Award back in July this year, Eliza had this to say from Germany where she was preparing for the Olympics… “2020 had been the Olympic games that I was aiming for but things started coming together really well in late 2015 and I managed to jump the A standard required for Olympic nomination off a short run up in November.”

History tells us that 2016 turned out to be a pretty special year for her when she won a bronze medal at the Olympics in Rio, capturing the nation and becoming the youngest Olympic medallist in the Women’s Pole Vault.

“Six years ago when I first started learning to pole vault I never imagined that in 2016 it would have become my full time occupation and that I’d be heading to the Olympics. The feeling of knowing that I would be going to Rio was amazing but we quickly reset the goal to have a go at the World Junior record while I was still eligible. I had a couple of competitions lined up, came close but didn’t do it until on December 19th when I found myself at the last competition of the year lining up for my third and final attempt at the 4.64m I needed. The feeling of seeing the bar still there as I fell was exhilarating and is what keeps me wanting to do more. It was incredibly satisfying to know that I have jumped higher than any other woman under 20 in the world.”

Next Eliza managed to do the 4.71m needed to qualify for the IAAF World Indoor Champs and then extended her personal best and all of her records with a 4.80m jump at Nationals in March this year. That vault ranked her at number 11 on the world all time list. The IAAF World Indoor Champs was in Portland, Oregon, USA and was Eliza’s first competition amongst the best senior women pole vaulters in the world.

She says It was like an Olympic final and all but two of the top 10 women were there.

“It was an incredible atmosphere. I got fifth and I learned so much about vaulting at that level.”

Outside of Pole Vault, Eliza – always a high academic achiever at Takapuna Grammar – is still studying Physiology at Auckland University, although it has recently taken a back seat. She achieved an A+ in the one paper she has done and Eliza says that studying gives her some balance and she is focused on working towards her degree and she still plans to study medicine in the future.

“I have also really enjoyed some of the sponsorship and promotional sides of my sport. I was chosen by the NZ Olympic Committee to be involved with their sponsor campaign and to model the team uniform when it was launched. I also enjoyed being part of the New Zealand Olympic Committee Rio 2016 ‘Be The Inspiration’ campaign and the High Performance Sport New Zealand ‘This is High Performance’ campaign.”

“I have also been invited by several schools to speak at their assemblies and found that enormously rewarding. I feel quite strongly about healthy eating and chose some simple messages to talk about with the children. This is something I would like to do more of in the future.”

Recently Eliza also became an ambassador for Beef and Lamb New Zealand, joining existing athlete ambassadors Lisa Carrington, Sophie Pascoe and Sarah Walker.

“I have been fortunate to be recognised with a number of awards in the last year and was again chosen as a finalist for the Halberg Emerging Talent award. This year I won which was a huge honour and gave me a real boost to feel they believed I have what it takes to succeed in my sport.”

“I am very grateful for the support that the North Harbour Club have provided for me through the AIMES Awards programme. I really enjoy being part of the network and manage to get to a few (AIMES Winners Network) gatherings where I always meet such an interesting range of people.”

Eliza says that AIMES Awards funds will be used directly to help her and her coach travel and compete in Europe as a build up to the IAAF World Champs in London next year. Longer term she is working towards another podium finish at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Tonight, as the recipient of the NORTH HARBOUR CLUB AIMES SPORT AWARD (sponsored by AUT Millennium)… Eliza McCartney receives the award and $15,000!

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SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AWARD

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JOSEPH BERGIN LAWYER/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (24) At just 24 years of age, former Rosmini College deputy head boy Joseph Bergin is an exceptional young man. It was an outstanding achievement when he was first-elected as a local board member in Auckland’s new council in 2010, at just 18 years of age. Since that elevation he has continued an impressive period of community service that has seen him rewarded twice previously with an AIMES Award.

Joseph first received an AIMES Emerging Talent Award in 2010 followed by an AIMES Service to the Community Award in 2012. A further AIMES Award this year comes on the back of his continued community service and his work driving youth innovation on the North Shore.

“These awards provided quite literally life-changing opportunities to me, as fellow recipients and many of the club members have become some of my best friends and most dependable mentors these past six years,” says Joseph. “Over and above this, the two financial grants went a significant way towards paying for my 2010 and 2013 election campaigns.”

For the past six years Joseph has served on the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board of the Auckland Council. For two terms he has been the youngest of the 170 elected members who make up the Auckland Council across the 21 local boards and the governing body. Upon re-election in 2013 he was made Deputy Chair (aged 21) and then in 2015 he became the Chair, at just 23. In that time he has also completed his law degree and worked as a clerk at two different national law firms.

His council role has included portfolios for community and social wellbeing; community safety; libraries; community facilities; economic development; town centres; governance and finance.

Right through Joseph’s service to the community on the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board of the Auckland Council he has been a strong advocate for youth. He has been a champion for the development of a Youth Innovation Centre on the North Shore.

“For the past eight years since I first got involved with the Birkenhead-Northcote Community Board as a youth representative, I have been arguing and researching and lobbying and whatever else it has taken to advance this Youth Innovation project,” explains Joseph. “Between myself, the former Youthworx Trust, the Zeal Education Trust and Sonia Thursby and the YES Foundation we have collectively considered, evaluated and presented more than 15 proposals for a centre for youth development somewhere on the North Shore. Time and time again I found myself in the political minority as successive Councils and Boards delayed decision-making on any centre in favour of further reports and studies. That all changed this year. When the Takapuna RSA closed, the club building reverted to Council ownership and a politically agreeable site was finally available for a youth centre.”

“Given the worrying conclusions identified in the Local Economic Development Action Plan that there are inadequate meaningful pathways to high-tech future-focused occupations for North Shore youth, the proposal was re-centred around not just a dedicated facility for young people but one with innovation as a core emphasis.”

After running a public tender and interviewing potential tenants for the space, the Joseph Bergin led Devonport-Takapuna Local Board – in what he describes as the highlight of his political career – unanimously approved the lease and an initial funding grant to the team at the Yes Foundation for New Zealand’s first youth innovation centre based at the RSA site in Takapuna.

“A task remains to get the building refurbished and raise the money to run it, but after eight years of advocating for this project, nothing is going to stop us from getting the centre up and running by the end of next year,” says Joseph.

In addition to his AIMES Awards, Joseph has also previously been recognised for his service to the community with a North Shore City Council Civic Award in 2010, a New Zealander of the Year Local Heroes Medal in 2010 and the Robert Ned Covich Scholarship for his university studies in 2010. In his final year at Rosmini College he received the College All Rounder Trophy for overall achievement across academia, athletics, the arts and spiritual direction and the Antonio Rosmini Cup for service.

Joseph Bergin did not seek re-election at the 2016 local body elections. Moving forward Joseph is focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for his community, city and country and especially its disenfranchised youth.

“The key focus of my efforts in this regard will be completing the Youth Innovation Centre to the highest possible standard and in using my law degree to help empower communities to rejuvenate and advance their neighbourhoods and the many brilliant initiatives that come from community development. The AIMES Award grant would go a long way towards helping me gather the skills and knowledge to be able to do this.”

Joseph has been generously flown home from London, England by Air New Zealand.

Tonight, as the recipient of the NORTH HARBOUR CLUB AIMES SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AWARD (sponsored by ASB)… Joe Bergin receives $15,000!

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AVALON BI DDLE MOTOR CYCLE ROAD RACER (24) Some years the AIMES Awards Judges come across an applicant who they believe deserves an AIMES Award, despite not being chosen for the category that has been applied for. This is the case with outstanding young 24 year old motor cycle road racer Avalon Biddle in 2016. Orewa based Avalon attended Pinehurst School and Massey University.

Having raced motorcycles since age six with North Harbour mini motocross club, Avalon took to road racing at age 13 and hasn’t looked back. In 2012, at age 19, Avalon first moved overseas spending seven months racing in the prestigious Italian Championship which was her first experience in Europe.

Despite many mishaps and financial difficulties over the past five years she has continued to race both at home in New Zealand and also at the European level, spending more than half the year living by herself in Europe to further her dreams.

The hard work paid off in 2015 as Avalon had her most successful year yet; winning the New Zealand Superlite (450cc) championship, the European Women’s Cup and she was asked to race for Moriwaki at the Suzuka Endurance event. 2016 is looking even better for Avalon, she is leading the Women’s Cup once again, and achieving magnificent results against the boys in the European Junior Cup – taking a career best eighth place finish in Misano Adriatico, Italy, in the middle of the year.

Avalon currently races in the European Junior Cup and European Women’s Cup as a stepping stone to her goal of racing professionally in World Supersport. The European Junior Cup, support class to the MOTUL FIM Superbike World championship, races at eight of the European rounds of the Championship and is open to 14 to 24 year old male and female competitors. With the young riders from 23 nations competing on identically prepared Honda CBR 650F machinery, the European Junior Cup is regularly one of the most exciting and close fought races of the weekend.

“My goal is to be the first woman to race in the World 600cc championship,” says Avalon. “This is a grueling production racing class filled with the best professional men in the world. I also aim to continue racing at home to inspire other young racers and women, coaching them so others can follow in my European/World Championship success.”

Road Racing is an open gender sport – and currently the only form of motorcycling with no women’s specific World Championship. The past two years racing in the FIM European Women’s Cup is the only time in her career Avalon has been recognised for being a female in a male dominated sport, despite still racing amongst the boys, females score points for the Women’s Cup alongside the European Junior Cup. If she is to reach her goal of racing in the World 600cc Championships she will be the only female to ever do so.

“Racing amongst the best men in the world is my goal and I hope to show what women can achieve. Not just there to make up numbers but to compete with the best in the world!"

“I work closely with the FIM (International Motorcycle Federation) to develop the sport for females, and we hope that within the next five years there will be a world championship for women. However, in the meantime my goals remain firmly in racing in the Open-Gender open-age World 600cc Championship."

“The sport is biased towards men due to the heavy weight of the motorcycle and the high levels of aggression required but I know with the right attitude and work ethic I can continue to achieve this world standard.”

Avalon Biddle – Future plans • 2017 New Zealand Supersport 600cc Championship – win • 2017 Wildcard World Supersport – win • 2018 Full season World Supersport – to be the first female ever to race full time in this championship.

The World Superbike paddock is the pinnacle of production motorcycle racing in the world. With factory teams from Ducati, Yamaha, Kawasaki, MV Agusta, Aprilia and BMW, this series races bikes equivalent to what customers can buy for street use. The series began in 1988 and since then has gained a huge worldwide following, now televised in more than 30 countries.

World Supersport events attract over 30,000 spectators throughout a weekend, targeting a market of highly passionate and active fans from all over the world. Motorsport enthusiasts make up the large portion of this demographic.

Tonight, as the recipient of the NORTH HARBOUR CLUB AIMES JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD… Avalon Biddle receives $15,000!

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TALENT AWARD RECIPIENTS 2016 Awards were presented at a special cocktail function held on Friday November 11th:-

Emma Lane ARTS – Dancer/Singer

Andrew Coshan ARTS – Singer/Dancer/Actor

Scott Wilson INNOVATION – Mechatronics Engineering

Jacky Siu MUSIC – Musician/Cellist

Alexia Hibertidou SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

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Florida Fatanitavake JUDGES SPECIAL EMERGING TALENT AWARD, SPORT – Rugby Player

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EMMA LANE

DANCER/SINGER (19) Emma is currently studying in London at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. The focused and goal driven Torbay Dancer/Singer attended Torbay Primary, Northcross Intermediate and Westlake Girls High School.

She says as far back as she can remember there have always been two things that she has been passionate about – physical fitness (either in sport or dance) and a determination to achieve something on a world stage.

“When I was little I always wanted to go to the Olympics but for the past few years this has changed to dance.”

At Torbay Primary she played a lot of different sports. She was good enough to get into North Harbour Touch teams and to be House Captain and receive the Top Sportsperson Award. At Northcross Intermediate she tried everything and achieved in Netball, Touch and Basketball. In year eight she received a Special Service to the School Award for being involved in so many sports. Her progression to Westlake Girls was primarily with sport in mind and she was chosen for the New Zealand Under 15 Girls Touch team. Despite this dance was starting to become more and more important to her.

At the age of four Emma began performing, doing ballet and then contemporary dance with the Marian McDermott School of Dance in Torbay. A place where she has performed in numerous shows over the years.

“When I was 15 I made the incredibly difficult decision to give up my sport and concentrate on my dance,” explained Emma when making her AIMES Award application. “Although dance is good for a sportsperson’s body, the reverse isn’t true and I had to make a choice.”

Emma was fortunate enough to audition and make it into One Step Beyond, an acclaimed youth dance company based in Torbay. The Company has featured at many Auckland events such as Tempo Dance Festival and You Dance, where as well as performing Emma has been able to choreograph works too. She has also attended workshops with NZ School of Dance and Black Grace and attended Summer School with Okareka Dance Company – from whom she was lucky enough to win a return scholarship.

“In 2014 One Step Beyond was invited to attend the Commonwealth Youth Dance Festival in Glasgow, the only New Zealand Company to attend this event which showcased dancers from all over the Commonwealth as part of the lead up to the Commonwealth Games. We were also lucky enough to take part in a flash mob in the Glasgow central railway station that was featured on BBC news as well as Big Dance – a simultaneous dance piece featuring dancers who danced in the streets of Glasgow, Trafalgar Square and outside the Sydney Opera House at the same time.

“It was while attending workshops with dancers there, and afterwards in London that my dream to attend a really top international dance school took root, and when I returned I decided to take a chance and audition for some of the schools in the United Kingdom. You can imagine my joy when I got into my dream school.”

Emma started to study fulltime dance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London in September last year. She is only the second New Zealander to do so.

“As you can imagine as a 17 year old and having lived in Auckland on the North Shore my entire life knowing everyone and everything, suddenly moving to London by myself has been extremely hard. I believe this past year has not only helped me tremendously with my dancing but has also allowed me to grow so much. The life skills and knowledge I have gained being by myself in such a big city.”

“I have been exposed to a whole new world of contemporary dance this year. Trinity Laban has helped me to improve my technique as a performer and creativity as a choreographer as well as introducing me to other talented students and teachers.”

Once Emma has completed her studies the dream is to dance in an international company but also one day to return to New Zealand and open her own dance school.

“After being exposed to the world of contemporary dance in London for a year now I am even more inspired to bring back what I have learnt to New Zealand.

Emma Lane receives a North Harbour Club Emerging Talent Award (sponsored by Bellingham Wallace) and a grant of $5000.

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SINGER/DANCER/ACTOR (23) Former Takapuna Grammar student Andrew Coshan is currently studying at the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). With 20 places a year available, and an average of 500 applicants from all over the world, this is a huge achievement.

Andrew follows in the footsteps of previous North Harbour Club AIMES Emerging Talent Award recipient Joel Granger, who graduated recently from WAAPA. Andrew was brought up in Narrowneck and attended Belmont Primary and Intermediate Schools before going to Takapuna Grammar. He is the only New Zealand student who gained acceptance to WAAPA this year and says he wears that badge with pride. WAAPA has the best musical theatre course in the southern hemisphere and is renowned all over the world. Notable graduates include Hugh Jackman and Tim Minchin.

Before going to WAAPA, Andrew had performed in many leading New Zealand musical theatre productions. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat, Les Miserables, Hairspray, Mamma Mia and Phantom of the Opera.

“When I finish my remaining two years at WAAPA, I graduate at the end of 2018, I plan to move over to Melbourne where most of the Australian professional musical theatre agents and companies operate.” Says Andrew. “I plan to work in professional musical theatre. After this I hope to have obtained enough work to have a healthy resume to back me up while I try to take on West End in London, or Broadway in New York. My long term plan is to return to New Zealand where I will share my teachings, experiences and talents with New Zealand youth, teaching them how to succeed in the musical theatre world.”

Since applying for an AIMES Award Andrew has achieved further things at WAAPA. In the first WAAPA show run of 2017, the second year Music Theatre students are doing the play “Lord of the Flies” and Andrew was recently cast as the lead antagonist, Jack.

Andrew has been generously flown home from Perth, Australia by Air New Zealand.

Andrew Coshan receives a North Harbour Club Emerging Talent Award (sponsored by Bellingham Wallace) and a grant of $5000.

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SCOTT WILSON

MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING (21) 21 year old Massey University student Scott Wilson is a passionate and driven Mechatronics Engineering student who loves the potential technology has for our lives. He loves to create innovative solutions to ultimately improve people’s lives around the world.

He’s a high academic achiever. At Orewa College he passed NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3 with excellence and these high marks have continued at Massey University as he has been on the Pro Vice Chancellors Merit List for 2013, 2014, and 2015. In addition, his current grade in his Engineering with Honours degree is an A+ average.

Scott says this is all giving him a good platform to start a successful career in Product Development Engineering.

“I have undertaken a number of projects in my Engineering degree to date. However, my interest in technology and how we can use technology to make the world a better place has been around for a very long time. From expressing my dream to be an ‘inventor’ from the age of seven, I am now chasing that dream.”

In 2009, at the Year 10 Science Fair at Orewa College, Scott designed an electric car that uses wind turbines to recharge the batteries, winning a top of class award. This design would make electric cars much more user friendly by increasing the distance travelled before recharge and would reduce the carbon footprint of cars altogether.

His current research project for his final year of his degree is investigating the use of Audio feedback for upper limb amputees to restore the sense of touch. When an amputee loses a limb, they not only lose the motor function of that limb, but they also lose the sensation of touch. This touch sensation is necessary for successfully performing everyday tasks with the hands, without relying on vision. The use of audio feedback is his current area of research and he has been processing results to see how we can better capture how people listen, to then provide the best information to the amputee.

Other notable projects throughout his Engineering degree have incuded:A smart watch for people who work alone, a very real safety issue for a number of professions. The watch monitors the person’s vital signs and can automatically alert emergency services to the user’s location in case of emergency.

An autonomous, four wheeled robot platform for towing a spray unit around a paddock. The spray unit is designed to detect where a cow has urinated and then sprays the urine rich area to spread out the nitrogen in the soil. This helps reduce the nitrogen from the urine getting into the water table and damaging the environment.

“Over 2015/2016 summer I interned at Fisher and Paykel Healthcare working on a new humidifier product that will improve reliability and comfort for patients requiring humidified breathing assistance. I was attracted to that job due to its impact and commitment to improving people’s, in particular, patients’ lives. The products are meaningful and not just designed to make money.”

Scott also loves his sport. He is president of the Massey University Albany Rugby Club. In 2015, the club won the Best Sports Club Award at Massey University Albany.

“My future aspirations in Engineering are to undertake a research based Masters of Engineering Degree and then begin a career in innovative, meaningful Engineering. My overall aim is to use engineering to improve lives, and use innovative technology to solve some of the problems we face today.”

Since applying for an AIMES Award Scott has also heard that his paper on ‘Audio Sensory Substitution for Human-in-the-loop Force Feedback of Upper Limb Prosthetics’ has been accepted for presentation at the 23rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP2016), held in Nanjing, China.

Scott Wilson receives a North Harbour Club Emerging Talent Award (sponsored by Bellingham Wallace) and a grant of $5000.

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JACKY SIU

MUSICIAN/CELLIST (20) Since applying for the AIMES awards back in early August, 20 year old former Westlake Boys student Jacky Siu has had an extremely busy few months.

At the end of August, he completed a six-month Fellowship for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra – one of two leading orchestras in New Zealand. Just a week later, in early September, he completed his Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours at the University of Waikato. He was required to complete an accelerated Honours year in anticipation for his Masters of Music commencing in the middle of September, in London.

When we caught up with him in mid-October he had spent a month as a full-time Masters student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama – an institution which ranks ninth worldwide amongst every arts and performance-based institution at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Jacky was awarded a scholarship worth $20,000 to complete a specially designed Masters degree at Guildhall in London.

“Since being at Guildhall, I have been taking lessons with world-class performers and professors; played alongside members of the London Symphony Orchestra,” reported Jacky. "I have performed in such venues as the Barbican Centre and am fully immersing myself in the rich culture that is available in London. Although I am in a very different place to New Zealand, I always feel a strong connection to home and am always proud to tell everyone where I was brought up. It is a great honour to receive an AIMES Award from a wonderful organisation which has been recognizing success for over 20 years."

In 1997, Jacky and his family immigrated to New Zealand in search of a more liberating lifestyle and education system. They settled down on the Shore and after 18 years have all developed a strong connection with this area.

Jacky’s first introduction to music came from a local music centre in Birkdale, where he began Saturday morning cello lessons.

“My strong connection to the North Shore has been strengthened by the fond memories I have made here through my performances. I always felt like I owed something back to the community that brought me up so during my (Westlake) high school years I proactively looked for ways to perform in public. These included performing at cultural events, music festivals, casual gigs and rest homes. These were all vital in building my confidence as a performer and at age 16 I was awarded a full scholarship to study at the University of Waikato under James Tennant.”

Jacky has been Associate Principal Cellist of the National Youth Orchestra, Principal Cellist of the Auckland Youth Orchestra, finalist in the University of Waikato Concerto Competition, winner of the University of Waikato Chamber Music Competition and a recipient of two Performing Arts Blues Awards. He was a founding member of the cello quartet ‘QUATTRO’ which won the Pettman/Royal Overseas League Chamber Music Scholarship in 2014. As part of the award, he completed a concert tour of the UK, playing in such venues as St Martin’s in the Fields. During the tour, he received lessons from Gregor Horsch, Enrico Bronzi and the Kuss Quartet. As a soloist, he has played at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Lake District Summer School Festival.

Other highlights for Jacky include performing a four-concert tour of the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1 as the winner of the Auckland Youth Orchestra Soloist Competition.

Most recently, Jacky has been selected as an annual Fellow for both the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras. Through these programmes he has been receiving contract work with the best orchestras in the country and learning how to be a true professional at his craft.

“Eventually I want to find my way back home, to work for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and teach at a University.”

Jacky Siu receives a North Harbour Club Emerging Talent Award (sponsored by Bellingham Wallace) and a grant of $5000.

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ALEXIA HILBERTI DOU

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY (17) 17 year old Albany Senior High School student Alexia Hilbertidou is the founder and CEO of GirlBoss, an organisation with one key mission in mind - to inspire, empower and equip New Zealand girls to become the change makers of the future.

GirlBoss encourages girls to:- Embrace male-dominated STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) fields; Develop their leadership and entrepreneurial skills; Connect with other like-minded youth; Aid and enable their communities. It’s aimed at supporting young women from 13 to 18 years old into STEM careers.

“My vision is to see New Zealand young women embrace STEM, leadership, and business so that they can become the changemakers of the future,” explained Alexia in her AIMES Awards application. “Gender equality will enable us to out educate, out innovate, out build, the rest of the world resulting in greater economic success for New Zealand as a whole. This aspiration is the result of my own experiences. At 14 I was the only girl in my school’s tech team. At 16 I was the only girl in my Digital Technology class and now, at 17 I am the only girl taking Advanced Physics at my school. My isolation inspired me to create a community of ambitious young women and to advocate for gender equity in STEM and other fields.”

This year Alexia organised a two-day GirlBoss conference that had 380 attendees and 27 speakers – including Dr. Michelle Dickinson aka Nanogirl, Labour MP Jacinda Adern as well as Anna Curzon, and Theresa Gattung. The event was such a success that Alexia plans to take the event to Wellington and Christchurch early next year. GirlBoss is one of New Zealand’s largest organisations for young women it has 1000 members and 40 GirlBoss Ambassadors in 20 schools in both Auckland and Wellington.

Alexia is also collaborating with Xero to encourage under presented youth into STEM through GirlBoss “Coding with Xero” Classes. She has secured sponsorship from Xero (who provide teachers and devices) and is currently working with The Ministry for Pacific Peoples and the Auckland Girls Grammar Pasifika Parents Network to have coding classes for Maori and Pasifika young women. She led the first class of 30 young women in September.

Another Alexia initiative, The GirlBoss Leadership Day, was held recently and inspired 50 New Zealand young women from across the country. The day involved intensive mentorship with The Global Women Network, Xero Software Engineers, Beca Engineers, and Auckland Mayoral Candidate: Chloe Swarbrick.

“I pitched this event to both Xero and Orion Health and was able to get sponsorship so that the event was only $10 and hence any girl could attend regardless of their socioeconomic background.”

During the year Alexia has also launched Teaching“Online Design” (website making) classes for 30 year seven and eight students at Albany Junior High School.

“The classes are conducted an hour a week and I have specifically targeted this age group to encourage them into STEM before they choose their high school subjects.

I ensure that the classes are a safe space where attendees feel supported and included. Early classes of this initiative saw real progress and transformation in the students.”

Clearly, young Alexia is not one to stand still for too long. She has also founded KaiShare (www.kaishare.co.nz), an online platform which allows organisations with excess food to notify food banks. KaiShare won the 2015 Unitec App Competition (first place worth $30,000) and has been successfully implemented in Pak N Save Ormiston and Countdown Roselands. Alexia is currently working with Goodman Fielder to implement KaiShare in over 100 supermarkets throughout Auckland and ensure all their excess chilled foods are donated to those in need.

In early October Alexia’s efforts were also rewarded nationally when she was presented with the Westpac Women of Influence Young Leader award, given to the most influential woman in New Zealand under 25.

Alexia is currently in her final year of high school. Her aim is to take a gap year in 2017 to focus on her organisation. This will include touring the country and establishing Tech and Leadership Workshops for young people throughout New Zealand.

Alexia Hilbertidou receives a North Harbour Club Emerging Talent Award (sponsored by Bellingham Wallace) and a grant of $5000.

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KATE & GRETA STEWART

KATE (18), GRETA (16) - YACHTING In a first for the North Harbour Club an AIMES Award has been made jointly in 2016 to sisters, Kate and Greta Stewart. For the past two years the Stewart sisters have been turning heads in the yachting world in the super competitive 29er Class.

Kate and Greta grew up on the Shore, attending Vauxhall Primary and Kristin School. They are now sailing for New Zealand around the world and are currently based in Bermuda.

Kate Stewart was a New Zealand Yachting Emerging Talent Winner in 2014. In that year she won the prestigious P-Class Tauranga Cup event, becoming only the second female to ever win this cup, with Lesley Egnot being the other. The trophy, which with the Tanner Cup is the top prize in P-Class sailing, has been held by some of the country’s greats, including Chris Dickson, Dean Barker and Ray Davies. In doing so she won the honour of representing North Harbour in the prestigious Tanner Cup in 2013. Kate had previously represented New Zealand internationally in the Optimist class (North American Champs in Bermuda in 2013).

At the time international yachting media had this to say... “Kate, who turned 16 in September, is one of the hottest young talents in sailing taking 1st place in the prestigious Tauranga Cup for P-Class sailors. She goes down in history as the second female ever to have won the Tauranga Cup.” Younger sister Greta also had a strong Tauranga Cup regatta in 2014, finishing ninth overall. She followed this up with a third place at the Tauranga Cup in 2015, also winning the honour of representing North Harbour in the prestigious Tanner Cup, in 2015.

She has also represented New Zealand internationally in the Optimist class at the European Championship in Ireland in 2014.

The sisters have gone on to team up in the 29er Class and have already tasted success that has seen them recently rewarded by Yachting New Zealand in the 2016 Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards. They have been awarded a joint Yachting New Zealand Youth Performance Award which will be presented in late November at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

This is the second national award to Kate Stewart. In 2014 she was the winner of Yachting New Zealand’s Aon Emerging Talent Award, becoming the first female to take the honour.

The sisters tasted early international success when New Zealand won four medals at the 2015 ISAF Youth World Sailing Championships sailed in Langkawi, Malaysia.

The report said: “The good news just keeps coming with sisters Kate and Greta Stewart, from the North Shore, moving up into third place, on equal points to second, but taking home the bronze medal on count-back. Responding well to the high pressure situation the girls sailed a phenomenal final race.”

Kate and Greta have sailed out of both the Wakatere Boating Club (Narrowneck) and Murrays Bay Sailing Club. They are currently gaining valuable experience all over the world and are strong contenders for medals at world events and Olympics in the years to come.

Kate & Greta Stewart achievements 2015/2016:2016 – USA 29er Nationals, June (Newport, Rhode Island) = 1st Girls; German 29er Nationals (July) = 5th Girls; 2016 Open Worlds July (Medemblik, Holland) = 6th Girls; North American 29er Champs, August (Kingston, Canada) = 1st Girls.

2015 – British 29er Nationals = 5th Girls; 2015 Open Worlds (Wales): 6th Girls; 2015 Top Girls at NZ Youth Trials; ISAF Youth Worlds Dec 2015 (Malaysia) = BRONZE MEDAL; Invited to attend USA Olympic Development Programme training in Miami (held about 4 times a year).

Kate & Greta Stewart receive a North Harbour Club Emerging Talent Award (sponsored by Bellingham Wallace) and a grant of $8000.

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FLORI DA FATANITAVAKE

RUGBY PLAYER (18) Glenfield College sporting dynamo Florida Fatanitavake has set her long term goals as playing in the Rugby World Cup and Olympics. She has excelled at Rugby, Touch, Tag, Athletics and Netball and has been the Glenfield College Sportswomen of the Year for the past two years in a row.

“I have been in sport since as long as I can remember from my early days at primary school to the present day,” explained Florida in her AIMES application. “It has long been a goal of mine to play sport at the highest level I possibly can.

“Over the last two years I have chosen to focus on my chosen sport of Rugby. This has been hard as it has meant that I have had to withdraw some of my commitments in other sports at a representative level, however I continue to proudly represent my school in these pursuits.”

Florida’s achievements, outlined below, have seen her represent her country in nine different teams and she is determined to continue on this path of representation towards her ultimate goal of competing at the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup and also the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

For the 15 a-side game Florida represents North Harbour in the FPC competition.

“My goal is to represent my province with pride and seek further recognition from selectors and the TV audience so that I can be included in the New Zealand Black Ferns team for the 2016 Tour to London, England.”

“In terms of the Seven’s, having been involved in the wider training group for the Rio Olympic Games, this has made me more determined than ever to board the plane to Tokyo in 2020.”

In October there was a camp for selected players by the New Zealand Seven’s coaches and following this process Florida was aiming to be chosen in the squad for the Dubai Seven’s held in December.

Florida’s achievements to date:Rugby – New Zealand Open Women’s 7’s Development Team 2015, 2016; New Zealand U18’s 7’s Team; 2016; Harbour Open Women’s 15’s FPC Team 2016; Harbour Open Women’s 7’s 2016; Harbour U18’s Women’s 15’s 2016; Harbour U18’s Women’s 7’s (National Champions – Captain) 2016.

Tag – New Zealand U18’s Captain 2016; New Zealand Open Women’s World Cup Squad 2015; Greater Auckland Champions (Captain – Glenfield College) 2016; North Harbour U18’s Women’s Captain 2016; North Harbour U16’s (National Champions) 2015; New Zealand U18’s 2011, 2012.

Touch – New Zealand U17’s 2015 and 2014; North Harbour U17’s 2015 and 2014.

Netball – North Harbour A U17’s 2015; North Harbour A U15’s 2014.

Athletics – North Harbour 100m Champion 2013, 2012, 2011; North Harbour Long Jump 3rd Place 2012 Glenfield College Sportswoman of the Year, 2014 and 2015.

Florida Fatanitavake receives a North Harbour Club Emerging Talent Award (sponsored by Bellingham Wallace) and development opportunities including training and equipment to the value of $5000.

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Awards were presented at a special cocktail function held on Friday November 11th:-

Satine Finer-Neuhauser ARTS - Musician/Singer/Actor/Dancer

Henry Meng MUSIC - Pianist

Rico Bearman SPORT - BMX

Nadia Evans (Athletics) SPORT - Athletics

Daniel Stoddart (Gymnastics) SPORT - Gymnast

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SATINE

FINER-NEUHAUSER MUSICIAN/SINGER/ACTOR/DANCER (13) At 13, Satine Finer-Neuhauser is passionate about the performing arts and aspires to pursue a career in music, theatre, and performance.

The former Murrays Bay Intermediate and current Westlake Girls student began dancing at the age of two and fell in love with the theatre when she took to the Bruce Mason Centre stage in her first acting role at the age of four.

Although classically trained in Ballet, Jazz, and American Tap, Satine has also experimented with Lyrical, Contemporary, and Hip Hop dance styles and considers herself an “all-rounder”.

“My passion for music began when at the age of seven I started playing the fife,” explained Satine when making her award application. “My teacher (Mary O’Brien) said that I had a natural talent and encouraged me to learn to play the flute. Within my first year of playing, I entered the New Zealand Woodwind Competitions and won “Best Performance of a New Zealand Work” in the Primary/Intermediate Class. I went on to win this title again the following year.”

Satine successfully passed her Grade 5 ABRSM Flute exam in 2015 and at the time of application was preparing to sit her Grade 5 ABRSM Music Theory and Grade 6 ABRSM Flute exams. This year she has also begun learning to play the Piccolo.

Satine has been singing from a very young age and has been under the tutelage of Janice Webb for the past two and a half years. She is currently preparing to sit her Grade 5 Trinity Singing exam.

In addition to singing, flute and piccolo, Satine is also learning to play the guitar and piano, and aspires to learn music composition and song-writing. She also attends weekly drama classes and participates in local and youth theatre at every opportunity possible.

Satine is in Westlake Girls premier choir (Cantare) and is a member of Westlake’s Symphonic Band and Flute Choir.

At the tender age of ten, Satine developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – an incurable neurological condition which causes the patient to suffer from non-stop pain which is ranked higher than childbirth, cancer, and a limb amputation. Despite being unable to walk for seven months, Satine continued to play the flute. She was facing a lifetime of disability, however, against all odds, she surprised the medical profession by curing herself – and has since inspired dozens of others (both children and adults alike) to follow in her footsteps. Satine has been 100% free of pain for over two and a half years now and is living life to the absolute fullest. She won’t even let dyslexia prevent her from achieving academically as well as in her chosen field of the performing arts.

When applying, Satine explained that she would put funds received towards her music studies, with the view to going on to tertiary level training in both flute and singing performance as well as music composition. Satine aspires to become a music teacher whilst continuing to pursue performance opportunities in all aspects of theatre.

Satine Finer-Neuhauser receives a North Harbour Club Junior Excellence Award (sponsored by Library Lane) and a grant of $3000.

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HENRY MENG PIANIST (12) 13 Year old Henry Meng has attended Willow Park School, Forrest Hill School and is currently at Takapuna Normal Intermediate. He started his adventures in Piano, Improvisation and Composition when he was just four years old, playing an unnamed story that he had improvised.

In the first competition that Henry entered, at the age of eight – the South Auckland Performing Arts Society competition – he came first. Henry entered playing a piece named ‘Gigue’ by Johann Sebastian Bach, which he would later find out was challenging for competitors two or three years older.

In 2011 and 2012, Henry became involved in the Willow Park School Talent Quest. He was a finalist and claimed second place, up against other more popular types of presentations such as magicians and gymnasts. Henry says that he would have competed again in 2013... “except frankly no such competition existed”.

“In 2013, I wrote my first Piano Concerto consisting of 10 types of instruments, around 45 if counting individual instruments,” explained Henry, when applying for his North Harbour Club Junior Excellence Award. “I received a Forrest Hill School Music Award at the end of 2014. A year later and it was Piano once again with my acceptance to the annual Forrest Hill Talent Show, receiving loud applause and some cheers after I performed. A symphony of 12 different types of instruments came a while later.”

While at Intermediate School Henry has performed a concert at the Lewis Eady showroom featuring two of his best works. He has received no less than 13 awards at competitions. These have included – the Lang Lang New Zealand Youth Piano competition; North Shore Performing Arts Society competition; Hamilton Society competition. Some of these were achieved with a broken hammer inside his piano.

“With $3000 (the award grant), not only could that hammer be fixed – and the sound produced returned to normal, but my future musical career could be further galvanised,” said Henry Meng at the end of his application.

Henry Meng receives a North Harbour Club Junior Excellence Award (sponsored by Library Lane) and indeed a grant of $3000.

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RICO BEARMAN

BMX (13) 13 year old Rico Bearman of Greenhithe has already tasted international success on the world BMX stage and has firm ambitions to be the very best.

Rico went to Oteha Valley Primary and currently attends Murrays Bay Intermediate. He says his long term goal is to be the best athlete and person that he can be.

“Ultimately I would like to compete at the Olympics and not just be an athlete making up the numbers, I want to win a medal,” was the message young Rico detailed for judges with his application for this award. “I know there is a few years before I get to that level.

My short term goal is to continue to compete at World Championships as much as I can.”

Rico has been doing this already. Traveling to America and Australia to compete on their local circuits as part of the New Zealand Junior High Performance BMX squad.

At the time of making the application he had just returned from a week training in Australia, and going forward he had the following planned:- Continue with personal trainer - travel required where possible to Tauranga for PT sessions, Track sessions, travel to Tulsa (USA) for one on one training with coaches for the USA Grand Nationals; travel to Wellington, New Plymouth and other parts of the country for various races/training; there was a trip scheduled to Australia in September, then racing in Nerang (Australia) in January 2017; planning was also under way for another trip to the USA before the Worlds in July 2017 (Rockhill, USA).

“Until now, my parents have funded all my travel and expenses. Awarded funds would allow me to attend more international races that will benefit my riding as they race/train all year whereas the New Zealand season is only October through to April, making it hard to get racing in the lead up to the worlds in July.”

Rico Bearman – Achievements to date 4 X World BMX Champion; 8 X NZ National Bmx Champion; 4 x Nerang International winner (Australia); 1st Winter National (Arizona, USA): 1st Gator National (Florida, USA): 1st Cajun National (Louisanna, USA): 1st Vegas National (Las Vegas, USA); 1st Pine Rivers Classic (Australia): 1st NSW state titles ( Australia): 1st Nerang International (Australia); 1st Track attack (Melbourne, Australia ): 1st Mighty 11 Trans Tasman Series; Selected to be the New Zealand Captain for Trans Trasman Challenge against Australia 2014; Team SPEEDCO (USA) rider; Oteha Valley Primary School Sportsperson of the Year.

Rico Bearman receives a North Harbour Club Junior Excellence Award (sponsored by Library Lane) and a grant of $3000.

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NADIA EVANS

ATHLETICS (12) 12 year old Northcross Intermediate student Nadia Evans has been setting athletic records all over the country for years. The Torbay Sprinter and Long Jumper clearly has a very bright future, with Commonwealth and Olympic Games medals in her sight.

When aged just eight, the North Harbour Bays Cougars athlete unofficially broke the World Record for the long jump, achieving 4.23 metres in New Plymouth. Official records were not kept for those under 10, but 4.20m is believed to be the previous best. She repeated this as a nine year old (4.47m, 2cm clear of previous record). As a nine year old Nadia also broke the 60m, 100m and 200m Auckland sprinting records.

As a 10 year old in 2014 she won eight medals across the North and South Island Colgate Games meets. At the North Island’s held in Wellington she won 100m, 200m, 400mm and the Long Jump Gold Medals and then repeated this at the South Island meet held in Dunedin. This is for athletes aged seven to 14 years. In doing so she set personal bests and broke Auckland records.

In 2016 she received the Auckland Athlete of the Year for 11 years old’s. Included in her achievements was breaking a 31 year record for the 200 metres, recording a time of 26.61 seconds. During the 2015/2016 season Nadia also ran a personal best in the 100m of 12.88. She also won the Auckland Junior Pentathlon and represented Auckland against Australia in the Trans-Tasman Challenge and won Gold’s in the 100m, 200m and a Silver in the Long Jump.

For a third time she also won the John Hamlin Trophy for the best performance at the North Island Colgate Games – winning Golds in 100m, 200m, 400m, Long Jump and 4x 100 Relay.

“I would like to compete against the fastest girls in Australia in order to develop my skills further and push myself,” explained Nadia in her North Harbour Club Junior Excellence Award application. “I am currently the fastest girl in New Zealand in my age group and I feel that I would benefit from overseas competitions. If I was successful in winning an award I would put the funds towards coaching and attending important major competitions in New Zealand and Australia.”

“I intend to continue my sprint training in the coming season with my coach Steve Erkkila. He is an excellent coach and brings out the best in me. I train twice a week as well as attending a club night and any weekend competitions.”

Nadia’s times are fast enough to meet the qualifying standards for the under 14 age group for the Australian Junior Championships in March 2017.

Nadia has set some solid goals. In the future she wants to become an Elite Athlete. She says she is willing to work hard to achieve these dreams and goals that include:- Being selected for major athletics champs around the world and win medals in Sprinting and Long Jump. The timeline she has set is 2021 (age 16) to go to World Youth Champs; 2022 (17/18) Junior Olympics and possibly Commonwealth Games; 2024 (19) World Junior Champs and possibly Olympics. Then through until 2036 her goal is to attend every Commonwealth and Olympic Games – six in all.

Nadia Evans – Achievements To Date Auckland Athletics – Auckland Athlete of the Year for age: 2012,2013,2014,2015 and 2016; Nominated for Auckland Junior Sportsperson of the Year: 2015 and 2016; Auckland Junior Pentathlon: 3rd 2012, Winner 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016; Holder of 8 individual Auckland Records for 60m, 100m, 200m, Long Jump. Holder of one record in 4x200m relay team.

Bays Athletics – Bays Athletics Club Champion for age: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016; Bays Athletics Age Grade Champion for her age: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016; Bays Athletics Pentathlon: 2nd 2012, Winner 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016; Awarded John Hamlin Trophy (Best performance and sportsmanship at North Island Colgate Games): 2013, 2015 and 2016. Youngest recipient at 8yrs old, usually reserved for 10-14yr olds; Holder of 16 Bays Athletics Records for 100m, 200m, 300m, 400m and Long Jump.

North Island Colgate Games – 2015 4 x Gold Medals in 100m, 200m, 400m and Long Jump; 2016 4 x Gold Medals in 100m, 200m, 400m and Long Jump. Also won Gold as part of 12yr old Girls 4 x 100m relay team with 3 out of the 4 members being only 11, including Nadia.

South Island Colgate Games – 2015 4 x Gold Medals in 100m, 200m, 400m and Long Jump.

Trans-Tasman – 2016 Winner 100m and 200m. 2nd Long Jump.

International Age Records – Former International Age Record Holder: 7yr Girls Long Jump 3.74m; 8yr Girls 60m 8.99s; As an 8yr old jumped over 4.20m four times which was the International Age Record for that age group at that time. As no wind readings could be taken on these jumps they were unable to be recorded. Nadia’s biggest jump that season was 4.25m which was a new Auckland Record by 25cm.

Nadia Evans receives a North Harbour Club Junior Excellence Award (sponsored by Library Lane) and indeed a grant of $3000.

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DANIEL STODDART GYMNAST (13) Daniel Stoddart attended Red Beach Primary, Northcross Intermediate and is currently at Westlake Boys High School. His goal is to win an Olympic Gold Medal in Gymnastics.

The 13 year old North Harbour representative has been learning gymnastics since he was four years old. The dedicated youngster trains five days a week for 50 weeks of the year and attends camps every school holidays. This dedication to being the best he can be represents more than 1,000 hours each year.

Daniel’s highlights to date have been winning New Zealand Nationals and representing New Zealand as the youngest member of the New Zealand Men’s team at both the 2014 Australian National Championships in Melbourne, and the 2015 Valerie Luikin Invitational in the USA. Another highlight for Daniel was being selected to be part of the New Zealand 360 Development Squad. There are six in the squad from around the country, aged 13-17. This squad meets regularly for training camps and is intended to become the New Zealand team for future Olympic and Commonwealth Games.

“Gymnastics is a costly sport and we need to pay our own way in most aspects so it would help my family and me a lot to get an award,” explained Daniel when applying for the Junior Excellence Award. “It is planned that the 360 Squad will compete overseas again in the near future. This will be self-funded so the award grant will be greatly appreciated.”

“My goals for the future are to win New Zealand national titles in the coming years, qualify for the Pacific Rim in 2017 (an under 18 gymnastics competition held every two years), compete in the Commonwealth Games in 2022, 2026 and in the Olympics in 2024 and 2028. By then I will be 25 years old and have my best chance to win a gold medal.”

Daniel Stoddart’s results to date:2012 NZ Nationals (Level 4): All Around Champion; Floor 1st; Pommel 1st; Rings 2nd; Vault 3rd; Parallel Bars 1st; High Bar 1st.

2013 NZ Nationals (Level 5): All Around Champion; Floor 1st; Pommel 3rd; Rings 1st; Parallel Bars 1st; High Bar 1st.

2014 NZ Team for Australian Nationals, May 2014, Melbourne. 2014 NZ Nationals (Level 6): Floor 1st; Rings 1st; Vault 3rd; Parallel Bars 1st; High Bar 2nd. 2014 AIMS Intermediate School Tournament: 1st All Around; Gold Medal.

2015 NZ Secondary Schools Gymnastics A Grade: 2nd All Around. 2015 Selected for New Zealand Men’s Team to compete at the Valerie Lukin Invitational in the USA (Level 8): Floor 3rd. 2015 NZ Nationals (Level 7, Under 14 years): Floor 2nd; Pommel 2nd; Rings 2nd; Vault 2nd; Parallel Bars 2nd; High Bar 2nd; 2nd All Around.

2016 Mason Gillespie Championships (Level 8): 1st All Around. 2016 NZ Secondary Schools A Grade: 2nd All Around. 2016 NZ Nationals: to be held September-October 2016 in Invercargill.

Daniel Stoddart receives a North Harbour Club Junior Excellence Award (sponsored by Library Lane) and a grant of $3000.

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NORTHCROSS KAPA HAKA GROUP

Groups have won North Harbour Club AIMES/ Excellence Awards, but never one as big as Northcross Intermediate’s Kapa Haka Group. This is a group that is active in the community and consistently achieve at very high standards. Tonight, their efforts over many years are rewarded with a North Harbour Club Junior Excellence Award.

The group involves a large number of students from different backgrounds and experiences. The children find that participation in the group enables them to experience Maori culture in a variety of contexts:- Te reo (language); Tikanga (correct ways); Kawa (processes and practices); Whanaungatanga (relationships); Mahi tahi (group work); Manaakitanga (support) and Aroha (love and care).

“Kapa Haka is performed at the convergence between theatrical and the sporting, a disciplined display of artistry in song and dance, but also a vigorous competition for prizes and demonstration of physical and linguistic prowess,” explains Mark Jensen, the man often referred to as Northcross Intermediate’s awesome Kapa Haka Teacher.

Recent achievements for the group have included performing at:- Unveiling of the Waharoa (2012); the release of a CD Whakaaria Mai! (2013); 12 Community Performances (2014); Staging of ‘Parihaka’ School Production (2015).

2016 has been a step up again for the group, with these achievements being documented up until the time of applying for the award:- School powhiri; Performance for the Auckland North Shore Friendship Force; Murrays Bay Primary Cultural Festival; Opening performance at Inside/Outside Exhibition at Mairangi Arts Centre; Welcome performance for Japanese Cultural Exchange students; Evening of Dance performance at Northcross Intermediate; Performance at Discovery’s Play Centre, Constellation Drive; Performance at North Shore Play Centre.

“In addition, Northcross Intermediate is currently collaborating with both Long Bay Primary and Long Bay College to develop more of a continuum and sharing of tikanga,” says Mark Jensen. “Through sharing of waiata, whakatauki and moteatea, we are hoping to allow for students to make meaningful transition through their schooling in the Bays, through their dedication and passion for Kapa Haka and our collective kaupapa.”

Award funds will be directed into piu piu outfits for their roopu. They are also hoping to establish a regular gathering of the local schools, where a traditional hangi meal is a feature.

The Northcross Kapa Haka Group receives a North Harbour Club Junior Excellence Award (sponsored by Library Lane) and a grant of $3000.

AIMES AWARDS WINNERS 1995-2015 2015

The AIMES Award winners for 2015 were:Supreme ($15,000) & AIMES Education Award ($15,000) – Carl Hume Arts Award ($15,000) – Emily Scott Innovation Award ($15,000) – Sian Simpson Music Award ($15,000) – Alexander Verster Sport Award ($15,000 each - Joint Winners) – Michael Brake & Gemma Jones Service to the Community Award ($15,000) – Mattea Mrkusic Emerging Talent Awards 2015 ($5,000 each) – Elizabeth Mandeno, Elizabeth Lunn, Shauno Isomura, Louisa Wang, Brendon Thomas, Danielle McKenzie, Britt Kindred, Lina Kim. 2015 Junior AIMES Winners ($3000 each) - Matthew O'Connor, Cameron Brownsey, Iain Lam, Blake Tolmie, Catherine Oh, Jaden Movold, Quillan Denton (awarded $1500).

2014

The AIMES Award winners for 2014 were:Supreme ($15,000) & AIMES Arts Award ($10,000) – Ben Sanders IT, Innovation & Science Award ($10,000) – Leighton Watson Music Award ($10,000) – Hye-Won Suh Education Award ($10,000) – Finn Lowery Sport Award ($10,000) – Teneale Hatton Service to the Community Award ($10,000) – Dannie Cullen Judges Special Award ($4,000 & $6,000 respectively) – Tayla Alexander & David Light Emerging Talent Awards 2014 ($4,000 each) – Harry Bartlett, Lewis Fry, Emily Scott, Kit Reilly, Nicole Ashby, Eliza McCartney, Gemma Jones, Daniel Hoy.

2013

The AIMES Award winners for 2013 were:Supreme ($20,000) & AIMES Music Award ($10,000) – Ella Yelich-O'Connor Arts Award ($10,000) – Bridget Costello IT, Innovation & Science Award ($10,000) – Sarah Mitchell Education Award ($10,000) – Michael MacDonald Sport Award ($10,000) – Andrew Maloney, Service to the Community Award ($10,000) – Loren O'Sullivan Judges Special Award ($10,000) – Liam Stone Emerging Talent Awards 2013 ($4,000 each) – Joel Granger, Matthew Jones, Alex Taylor, George Muir, Georgia Williams, Finn Howard, Natalie Te Paa, Keon Park.

2012

The AIMES Award winners for 2012 were:Supreme ($20,000) & AIMES Sport Award ($10,000) – Lydia Ko Arts Award ($10,000) – Rob Tucker IT, Innovation & Science Award ($10,000) – Amy Smith Music Award ($10,000) – Jason Bae Education Award ($10,000) – Andrew MacDonald Service to the Community Award ($10,000) – Joseph Bergin Emerging Talent Awards 2012 ($4,000 each) – Petra Bullock, Nick Hall, Teneale Hatton, Sarah Mitchell, Mattea Mrkusic, Jeremy Reid, Ben Sanders.

2011

The AIMES Award winners for 2011 were:Supreme ($20,000) & IT, Innovation & Science Award ($10,000) – Richard Stebbing Arts Award ($10,000) – Elliot Christensen-Yule Music Award ($10,000) – Moses MacKay Education Award ($10,000) – Blake Hansen Sport Award ($10,000) – Thomas Abercrombie Service to the Community Award ($10,000) – Amanda Judd Emerging Talent Awards 2011 ($4,000 each) – lexandra Foster, Adam Gerrett, Seok Jun Bing, Aine Kelly-Costello, Lydia Ko, Rebecca Dubber.

2010

The AIMES Award winners for 2010 were:Supreme ($20,000) & AIMES Sports ($10,000) – Jacko Gill Arts Award ($10,000) – Verity Burgess IT, Innovation & Science Award ($10,000) – David MacDonald Music Award ($10,000 each - Joint Winners) – Sophie Bird; Will Martin Education Award ($10,000) – Andrew MacDonald Service to the Community Award ($10,000) – Anita Walbran Judges Special Award ($6,000) – Shaun Quincey Emerging Talent Awards 2010 ($4,000 each) – Maddie Dillon, Chloe Francis, Stephanie Mitchell, The Naked & Famous, Michael Macdonald, Joseph Bergin.

2009

The AIMES Award winners for 2009 were:Supreme ($20,000) & Sport Award ($10,000) – Melissa Ingram Arts Award ($10,000) – Anna-Louise Dillon-Herzog IT, Innovation & Science Award ($10,000 each - Joint Winners) – Daniel Playne & Yvette Perrott Music Award ($10,000 each - Joint Winners) – Grayson Masefield & Amalia Hall Education Award ($10,000) – Adrienne Anderson Service To The Community Award ($10,000) – Cameron Calkoen Emerging Talent Awards ($4,000 each) – Sophie Corbidge, Chris Rahardja, Jenna Gallie, Jason Bae, Ellen Deverall, Arkesh Patel.

2008

The AIMES Award winners for 2008 were:Supreme Award ($20,000) & Sport Award ($10,000) – Tom Ashley Arts Award ($10,000) – Sophie Henderson IT, Innovation & Science Award ($10,000) – Daniel Playne Education Award ($10,000) – Naomi Jones Service To The Community Award ($10,000) – Sean Yang Judges Special Award ($7,000) – Melissa Ingram Emerging Talent Awards ($4,000 each) – Verity Burgess, Brittany Carter, Andrew MacDonald, Andrew Maloney,Yvette Perrott, Yousif Rassam, Chris Steele, Erin Taylor,The Earlybirds (Filip Kostovich, Jared Aisher, Michael Cannon, Sean Patterson and Kane ter Veer).

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2007

2003

Service To The Community Award ($10,000) – Loren O’Sullivan

Sport Award ($8,000) – James Cressey

The AIMES Award winners for 2007 were:Supreme Award ($15,000) & Education Award ($10,000) – Matthew Flinn Arts Award ($10,000) – Ananth Gopal IT, Innovation & Science Award ($10,000) – Daniel Playne Music Award ($10,000 each - three Winners) – Sarah McCallum, Tanya Cooling & Hollie Smith Sport Award ($10,000) – Jo Aleh Emerging Talent Awards ($2000 each) – Samuel Coldicutt, Robert Ellis, Mikhail Koudinov, Alexandra Maloney, Stephen Smith, Rob Tucker

2006

The AIMES Award winners for 2006 were:Joint Supreme Award ($10,000 each) & Sport Award ($10,000 each) – Juliette Haigh & Rebecca Spence Arts Award ($8,000) – Dmitri (Dima) Ivanov IT, Innovation & Science Award ($8,000) – Hayley Reynolds Music Award ($8,000 each - Joint winners) – Julia McCarthy & Sarah McCracken Education Award ($8,000) – Chye-Ching Huang Service To The Community Award ($8,000) – Cameron Calkoen Emerging Talent Awards ($2000 each) – Tom Ashley, Richard Chen, Caroline Grey, Blake Hansen. Violinist Richard Chen also received $5,000 from Corelli School for production of his own CD.

2005

The AIMES Award winners for 2005 were:Supreme Award ($10,000) & IT, Innovation & Science Award ($7,000) – Nodira Khoussainova Arts Award ($7,000) – Ananth Gopal Music Award ($5,000 plus $5,000 from Corelli School for production of a CD) – The Checks (Rock Band) Karel Chabera, Jacob Moore, Ed Knowles, Sven Petterson, Callum Martin Education Award ($5,000) – Elizabeth Duncan Sport Award ($5,000) – Hannah McLean Judges Special Award ($5,000) – Amalia Hall

2004

The AIMES Award winners for 2004 were:Supreme Award ($10,000) & IT, Innovation & Science Award ($7,000) – Heather Brown Arts Award ($5,000) – Kendra Oxley Music Award ($5,000 plus $5,000 from Corelli School for production of a CD) – Simone Roggen Education Award ($5,000 each, Joint winners) – Vicki McCall & Nicole Roughan Sport Award ($5,000 each, Joint winners) – Juliette Haigh & Corney Swanepoel

The AIMES Award winners for 2003 were:Supreme Award ($20,000) & Music Award ($7,000) – Kristen Darragh Arts Award ($8,000) – Felicity Rogers IT, Innovation & Science Award ($8,000) – Nodira Khoussainova Music Award ($5,000 plus $5,000 from Corelli School for production of a CD) – Matthew Flinn Education Award ($8,000) – Karen Lindsay

2002

The AIMES Award winners for 2002 were:Supreme Award ($10,000) & Sport Award ($8,000) – Terenzo Bozzone Arts Award ($8,000) – Anna-Louise Herzog IT, Innovation & Science Award ($8,000) – Michael Brown Music Award ($8,000) – Sarah McCallum Music Award ($5,000) – Robbie Ellis Education Award ($8,000) – James Russell

2001

The AIMES Award winners for 2001 were:Supreme ($5,000) & Education Award ($8,000) – Mark Robinson Arts Award ($8,000) – Helen Candy Music Award ($9,000) – Sarah McCallum Music Award ($4,000 each) – Emma Buckton, Vanessa McGowan Education Award ($5,000) – Paul Bracewell Education Award ($3,000) – Ian Munro Sport Award ($8,000) – Michael Bullot Sport Award ($7,000) – Terenzo Bozzone Sport Award ($2,000) – Dean Kent Sport Award ($2,000) – Jennifer Dryburgh Judges Special Award ($1,000) – Fleur Ritchie Judges Special Award ($500 each) – Jordan Barnes, Jonathan Coulam

2000

The AIMES Award winners for 2000 were:Supreme Award ($5,000) & Education Award ($8,000) – Clarissa Dunn Arts Award ($8,000) – Andrea Proud Music Award ($8,000) – Lara Hall Sport Award ($8,000) – Monique Robins Sport Award ($5,000) – Scott Talbot-Cameron Sport Award ($5,000) – Steven Ferguson Sport Award ($3,000) – Michael Bassett Sport Award ($3,000) – Terenzo Bozzone Sport Award ($2,000) – Simon Rea

1999

The AIMES Award winners for 1999 were:Supreme Award & Music Award ($8,000) – Rainer Gibbons Arts Award ($1,500) – Mark Wells Arts Award ($1,000) – Helen Candy Arts Award ($1,000) – Felicity Rogers Arts Award ($1,000) – Elaine Dowsett Arts Award ($1,000) – Jon Gorrie

TONIGHTS PERFORMERS

Arts Award ($500) – Bradley Fagan Music Award ($500) – Ji-Hyun Kim Music Award (Presented with a Picolo Clarinet) – Teresa Davis Education Award ($3,000) – Nikolozi Meladze Education & Sport Awards ($2,000) – Jamie Voss Sport Award ($5,000) – Benjamin Pilley Sport Award ($5,000) – Jennifer Dryburg Sport Award ($2,500) – Slavik Shorinov

1998

The AIMES Award winners for 1998 were:Supreme Award & Sport Award ($8,000) – Nathan Handley Music Award (Presented with Baby Grand Piano) – Justin Bird Music Award ($3,750) – Neil Watson Education Award ($2,500) – Amanda Rubick Sport Award ($2,000) – Jemima Smeadley Sport Award ($2,000) – Alister Gair Sport Award ($2,000) – Felicity Gould-Hope Sport Award ($2,000) – Jennifer Dryburgh Sport Award ($2,000) – Jayson Herbert

1997

The AIMES Award winners for 1997 were:Supreme Award & Education Award ($6,000) – Philip Misur Music Award ($3,000) – Lara Hall Education Award ($2,000) – Claire Speedy Sport Award ($2,000) – Sarah Macky Sport Award ($2,000) – Jayson Herbert Sport Award ($2,000) – Alastair Gair Sport Award ($2,000) – Julie Worth Sport Award ($2,000) – Craig Harper Sport Award ($2,000) – Matthew Davies Sport Award ($2,000) – Nathan Handley

1996

The AIMES Award winners for 1996 were:Supreme Award & Arts Award ($10,000) – Patricia Bolton

THE FOLLOWING PERFORMERS FOR THE EVENING ARE 2016 AIMES AWARD RECIPIENTS: NORTHCROSS INTERMEDIATE KAPA HAKA GROUP, 2016 Junior Excellence Winner ANDREW COSHAN, 2016 AIMES Emerging Talent Winner JOEL GRANGER, 2016 AIMES Arts Winner MILLER CHRISTENSEN-YULE, 2016 AIMES Music Winner

OTHER PERFORMERS: RIO DANCERS & DRUMMERS, DIAMOND ENTERTAINMENT

Diamond Entertainment specialise in creating experiences that will be remembered. Their team is made up of some of NZ’s top choreographers and dancers, who all strive to exceed expectations and leave an impression!

BANDA LATINA

Few dance bands enjoy the awesome feeling of a full dance floor from the very first song. BANDA LATINA, the hot Latin American group has a sound that proves irresistible to all walks of life. Performing music from the romantic Bolero and swinging Bachata, to the lively rhythms of salsa, cumbia and merengue; an unforgettable experience.

ORCHESTRA: Tonight’s orchestra includes the following talented musicians...

Conductor

Penny Dodd

Music Award ($1,500) – Aron Ottingon

Piano

Stephen Small

Sport Award ($5,000) – Daniel Slater

Guitar

Dean Kerr

Sport Award ($2,500) – Matt Brown

Bass

Neil Hannan

Drums

Jasper De Roos

Trumpet

Brendon Packard

Saxophone

Lewis McCallum

Trombone

Mark Bingham

Music Award ($2,000) – Ben Hoadley

Sport Award ($2,500) – Simon Cooke Sport Award ($1,000) – Jacqui Ashworth Sport Award ($1,000) – Abby Lye Sport Award ($1,000) – Emma Tepavac Music Award ($1,150) – Cameron Bettridge (Presented 1995)

Musical Director Mark Dennison

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Jessica Alloway Jenny Chen Charmian Keay Miyo Yoon Britta Balzat Marika Balzat Olivia McNeil April Ju

Violas

Sophie Buxton Emma Dann

Cellos

Matthias Balzat Tierney Baron

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