Our Beautiful Awards are New Zealand’s longest-running sustainability awards and provide a benchmark for environmental excellence. Run annually since 1972, the Awards inspire, recognise and acknowledge those individuals, schools, community groups, towns and cities working passionately to Keep New Zealand Beautiful.

Beautiful Awards 2023

This year’s Beautiful Awards consist of 13 awards across four categories: Individuals, Community, Places and Towns & Cities. Thanks to Resene there will also be a Supreme Award available in the Towns & Cities category, with the winning town or city winning a mural painting valued up to $10,000.

We asked Kiwis everywhere to nominate the people, projects and places that they believed illustrate the height of environmental excellence in Aotearoa. From all the nominations received, our Beautiful Awards judges chose this year’s recipients and finalists.

Congratulations to the winners and recipients of the Beautiful Awards 2023

Towns & Cities

Most Beautiful Towns & Cities Supreme Award winner - Taupō

Most Beautiful Large City- Tauranga

Most Beautiful Small City - New Plymouth

Most Beautiful Large Town - Whakatāne

Most Beautiful Small Town - Arrowtown

Most Beautiful Tiny Town - Awanui

Places

Best Loo Award - Okere Falls Scenic Reserve, Rotorua

Best Street Award, Proudly sponsored by Resene - Buckingham Street, Arrowtown

Kiwis’ Choice Award, Proudly sponsored by Resene - Te Ātea, Taupō

Community

Community Group Award - Riverlution, Christchurch

Sustainable Schools recipients, Proudly sponsored by Resene - Nelson Intermediate School, Nelson. Waiheke High School, Auckland Waihi Beach School, Waihi. 

Environmental Service Award - Keep Richmond Beautiful, Nelson

Individual recipients - Tidy Kiwi. Antonia Wood, Dunedin. Isaac Adams, Lower Hutt. Karen Lee, Whangārei. Young Legend. Luca & Harley Evans, Auckland. Nate Wilbourne, Nelson. Tyson, Zac & Eli Ogle-Turner

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