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Awards

Bill Wareham Award

The Bill Wareham Award is presented annually at the MANZ AGM to an MANZ member who has made an out-standing contribution to the massage profession. Bill Wareham started the first massage organisation in New Zealand, the Massage Institute of New Zealand (MINZ) back in 1985 and this award is a recognition of his contribution to massage therapy in New Zealand.

Bill and Winnie Wareham with the Award.

Bill Wareham Award Recipients

2008 Verena Funnell

2009 Frances Halligan

2010 Marianne Macdonald
For services to MANZ as Executive Officer

2011 Roger Gooch
For long service to MANZ as President, and to the massage industry as an educator.

2012 Carol Wilson
For services to MANZ as Editor of the MANZ Magazine, and to the massage community through teaching.

2013 Pip Charlton
Pip was nominated for her longstanding service to massage students, training and supporting MANZ by serving on the Executive Committee and providing numerous articles for the MANZ magazine.

2014 Stephen Burden
Presented for long service on the MANZ Exec - 6 years as Education Officer

2015 Barry Vautier
Presented for his longstanding service to MANZ on the Executive Committee and in non-Executive positions, and for his service to massage education.

2016 Dr Jo Smith
Presented to Jo for her outstanding service to the massage profession through teaching, research, and promoting evidence-based massage therapy, and her contributions made on the MANZ Executive Committee.

2017 Iselde de Boam
Presented for her ongoing and consistent support to massage and MANZ as the Lower North Island Representative and Allied Health Rep.

2018 Dawn Burke
Presented for her proactive commitment to MANZ and the massage profession by providing support in education, events and mentoring.

2019 Shelley Moana Hiha
Presented for her outstanding academic credentials and contributions to the New Zealand's professional landscape. Sharing cultural and professional diversity as a massage practitioner. Developing educational programs, providing mentoring for students and professional development for massage practitioners. Providing and teaching energy and body work, leading massage therapist for top sporting teams.

How to nominate someone for the Bill Wareham Award

To nominate an individual for the Bill Wareham Award download and complete the Bill Wareham Award Nomination Form complete and send to the Executive Administrator by the required date as shown on the form.

Bill Wareham Award Nomination Form

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Life Membership Award

Massage Aotearoa New Zealand may award Life Membership to a current MANZ member who, in the opinion of the organisation has made an exceptional contribution to Massage Aotearoa New Zealand and/or the field of therapeutic massage. Life membership is an honour bestowed by the organisation, therefore as such, it is limited to 12 life members at any one time. To be eligible for Life Membership, a person must have held Massage Aotearoa New Zealand membership for at least five years prior to the nomination. The Life Membership Award is voted on and presented at the Annual General Meeting.

Life Membership Award Recipients

Previously NZATMP/TMANZ Life Members

Wayne Hackett

Jim Sandford

Shay Penman

Previously MINZI Life Members

Terry Hamilton - Deceased 2011

Louis Kuys - Deceased 2013

Nick Tall

George Thomas - Deceased 2015

Winnie Wareham - Deceased 2013

Bill Wareham - Deceased 2014

Gail Wolf

Jim Zohs

MANZ Life Members

2010 Frances Halligan

2014 Pip Charlton and Roger Gooch

2016 Barry Vautier and Yoka Hermanides

2017 Reina Reilly

2023 Carol Wilson 

How to nominate someone for a Life Membership Award

Life members must be nominated for such status by two current financial members of MANZ. The nomination must include details about why the person has been nominated The nominated member must provide a written citation detailing the positions they have held and achievements they have accomplished that have contributed to the work of MANZ and the field of massage therapy. This citation must be included with this nomination form. To be passed, the nomination must be endorsed by a majority vote of 75% of those present at an AGM.

To request a Life Membership nomination form, please contact the Executive Administrator:admin@massagenewzealand.org.nz

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Top Student Award

Massage Aotearoa New Zealand offers a Top Student Award annually. The award gives the recipient one complimentary annual MANZ membership. Awards are given through colleges that are Affiliate members of MANZ (an affiliate college is one that has paid the annual Massage Aotearoa New Zealand Affiliate membership fee). Each college selects their own top student to be the recipient of the award that year. The award is presented to the student at the college's graduation ceremony or prize giving.

Top Student Award Recipients

Year	Educational Institution	Student Name
2009	Eastern Institute of Technology	Amy Couper
2010	Eastern Institute of Technology	Amanda Peterson
	Southern Institute of Technology	Tracey Senior
	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Lindsey Warwick
2011	Eastern Institute of Technology	Maree Braddock
	New Zealand College of Massage	Rebecca Reedy
	Southern Institute of Technology	Name not available
	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Amber McIntosh-Dona
2012	Aoraki Polytechnic	Deirdre Dobson-Le
	Eastern Institute of Technology	Jessica Fibbes
	New Zealand College of Massage	Veronica Taikato
	Southern Institute of Technology	Emma Crosswell
	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Kim McKay
2013	Aoraki Polytechnic	Sonja Smart
	Eastern Institute of Technology	Cheryl Clark
	Southern Institute of Technology	Chelsie Dimmock
	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Carol Ann Rose
2014	Aoraki Polytechnic	Vicki Keene
	Eastern Institute of Technology	Christine Tantrum
	Southern Institute of Technology	Philip O'Kane
	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Rachel Louise Rothman
2015	Eastern Institute of Technology	Melissa Whitefield
	Southern Institute of Technology	Sarah Carter
2016	Eastern Institute of Technology	Nicola Wright
	Southern Institute of Technology	Georgia Hollebon
	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Ardeena Scott
2017	Eastern Institute of Technology	Emma Coleman
	New Zealand College of Massage - Auckland	Catherine Chu
	New Zealand College of Massage - Christchurch	Shannon Bills
	New Zealand College of Massage - Wellington	Maree Sandbrook
	Otago Polytechnic	Nicole Hedges
	Southern Institute of Technology	Kieran Caldwell
	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Caroline Scott
	Wintec	Felicity Leydon-Davis & Ellen Burmester
2018	Eastern Institute of Technology	Tracy Maree Fleming
	Evolution School of Beauty	Samantha Armstrong
	Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology	Louise Dumee & Maddison Black
	New Zealand College of Massage - Auckland	Tamara Wright
	New Zealand College of Massage - Christchurch	Joanne Carter
	New Zealand College of Massage - Wellington	Jodye Tomalin
	Wintec	Gemma Parsons
	Southern Institute of Technology	Clara Gyllensten & Jenny Mason
	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Michael King
2019	Evolution School of Beauty	Maria Verberne
	Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology	Catherine McDonald
	Southern Institute of Technology	Delkon Woodhead
	Wintec	Keryn Pegram
	New Zealand College of Massage - Auckland	Toni Bryant
	New Zealand College of Massage - Christchurch	Lucy Burridge
	New Zealand College of Massage - Wellington	Hannah Temple
	Eastern Institute of Technology	Tracy Maree Fleming
	Otago Polytechnic	Lorna Canham & Jemima Aratema
2020	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Kimberly Tall
	Southern Institute of Technology	Helene Dominique Laure Marie Geoffroy Legeay
	Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology	Ella Berryman
	Otago Polytechnic	Jai Hao Lam
	Wintec	Silver Daly
	Eastern Institute of Technology	Helen Courtnell
2021	Southern Institute of Technology	Sandee Clark
	Wintec	Emma Parker
	Otago Polytechnic	Rowena Rushton-Green
	Eastern Institute of Technology	Jutamas Sakultharathorn
	Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology	Freyah Zwart
	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Laura Alpe
2022	Eastern Institute of Technology	Jennyne Lowe
	Wellpark College of Natural Therapies	Craig Bennett
	Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology and Te Pūkenga	Tia Dench
	Southern Institute of Technology	Victoria Morgan
2023	Eastern Institute of Technology	Rowan Westbrook
	Toi-Ohomai Institute of Technology	Irena (Iryna) Bragg
	Otago Polytechnic	Thomas Fisher
	Southern Institute of Technology	Louise De Chasteigner Dumee

How to nominate someone for the Top Student Award

Affiliate education providers can arrange ONE Top Student Award certificate for their top student for the year by contacting the Executive Administrator:

admin@massagenewzealand.org.nz