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Congratulations to all our recipients at this week's 2026 Reefton Volunteer Awards 🎉🏆Volunteer of the Year🏆Winner: Tara ...
20/06/2026

Congratulations to all our recipients at this week's 2026 Reefton Volunteer Awards 🎉

🏆Volunteer of the Year🏆
Winner: Tara Papworth
Runner-up: Rebecca Turnbull

🏆Unsung Hero Award🏆
Winner: Zie Rosanowski
Highly Commended: Margaret Prince & Rosco
Recognised: Jocelyn Archer, Richard Barrington & Wayne Wright

🏆Community Impact Award🏆
Winner: Friends of Waiuta
Highly Commended: Reefton Trail Collective

🏆Volunteer Project of the Year🏆
Reefton Trail Collective: Big River to Waiuta Track

🏆Volunteer Event of the Year🏆
Reefton Vehicle Display

🏆Essential Services Volunteer of the Year Awards🏆
Jeremy Watson – Reefton Volunteer Fire Brigade
Sam Polglaze – Reefton Hato Hone St John
Peter Alspach – Reefton Land Search and Rescue

🏆Lifetime Volunteer Services to Reefton🏆
Ronnie Buckman

The awards provided an opportunity to recognise and celebrate not only this year's recipients, but also the countless volunteers whose time, energy and dedication help make Reefton such a vibrant and connected community - THANK YOU TO YOU ALL 🫶

Wowweeeee what a night! Thank you to everyone who came along to tonight's 2026 Reefton Volunteer Awards to celebrate our...
18/06/2026

Wowweeeee what a night! Thank you to everyone who came along to tonight's 2026 Reefton Volunteer Awards to celebrate our local volunteers 🥳 We'll share more photos when we have them 🤩

Thanks again to our sponsors, Reefton Inc and the organising crew who made this event possible 🫶

TONIGHT! 6.30PM @ Dawson's Hotel 🎉
18/06/2026

TONIGHT! 6.30PM @ Dawson's Hotel 🎉

TOMORROW! Who's coming?Dawson's Hotel, 6.30pm 🏆
16/06/2026

TOMORROW! Who's coming?

Dawson's Hotel, 6.30pm 🏆

Who's coming on Thursday 18 Jun to the 2026 Reefton Volunteer Awards? Join us at Dawson's Hotel to recognise and celebra...
15/06/2026

Who's coming on Thursday 18 Jun to the 2026 Reefton Volunteer Awards? Join us at Dawson's Hotel to recognise and celebrate the outstanding volunteers (shortlists below) who give so much to our community. Nibbles provided!

Thanks to our sponsors who make this event happen:
Key sponsors:
- Rua Gold & Dawson's Hotel
Prize sponsors:
- Guthrie Bowron
- Reefton Community Gym
- Endura Mining
- Bassano Pizza Parlour
- Rosco Contracting
- Reefton FourSquare
- Reefton Retreat
- Kohatu Pounamu & Art
- Hale Gallery
- Farm Support Trust
- Broadway Tearooms

It's National Volunteer Week! Come along to Dawson's Hotel on Thursday 18 Jun to the 2026 Reefton Volunteer Awards and c...
15/06/2026

It's National Volunteer Week! Come along to Dawson's Hotel on Thursday 18 Jun to the 2026 Reefton Volunteer Awards and celebrate! 🎉

Thanks to everyone who entered - now we're gearing up for the big event! Come along a week today - Thursday 18 June 2026...
11/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who entered - now we're gearing up for the big event!

Come along a week today - Thursday 18 June 2026 6.30pm - at Dawson's Hotel to recognise and celebrate our local volunteers! 🎉

09/06/2026

Show your love of Buller with these cool bumper stickers or badges! 💚 Pick yours up from Heritage Jewellers in Westport (one per person, please).

📣📣LAST CHANCE!! You have until 5pm on Sunday 7 June (TODAY!) to vote, nominate or apply for:🏆Volunteer of the Year - nom...
06/06/2026

📣📣LAST CHANCE!! You have until 5pm on Sunday 7 June (TODAY!) to vote, nominate or apply for:

🏆Volunteer of the Year - nominate anyone in our community who's doing great things
🏆Unsung Hero Award - choose from a shortlist of 6 awesome people
🏆Community Impact Award - a team, group or organisation with a big organisation
🏆Project or Event of the Year - a project or event in the last year that's made a big impact in Reefton

Get your entry in online ASAP 👉 https://forms.gle/XTja3Txm8Ge9PGbo9

Let's celebrate and recognise our volunteers together! 🫶

See you at the awards on Thursday 18 June 6.30pm @ Dawson's Hotel 🤩

The other two awards you can nominate or apply for are:- COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD - for groups, teams or organisations tha...
05/06/2026

The other two awards you can nominate or apply for are:

- COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD - for groups, teams or organisations that have made a clear positive impact in the community
- PROJECT OR EVENT OF THE YEAR - for a volunteer-led project or event delivered within the past year that created a positive community impact

You can either apply for your own group or event, OR you can nominate a group or event - just tell us about the impact it had! We know there are heaps of great things happening out there, so let's hear about them!

Don't forget - you can have more than one entry so if you can't choose - enter them all!

Nominate here 👉 https://forms.gle/82m8bup2ZTVsPqEi9 or fill in a paper form at the Reefton Visitor and Service Centre.

Entries close Sunday 7 Jun 5pm so get your entries in asap!

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