Winners of Coastguard Volunteer Awards of Excellence 2023 announced.
It goes without saying that Coastguard volunteers go above and beyond on the daily, dedicating so much time, energy, passion, and a whole lot of heart into everything they do. Coastguard is powered by volunteers. In the last year, our 2,001 volunteers gave an incredible 273,269 hours of their time to saving lives at sea – a remarkable statistic by any measure. They conducted nearly 2,600 operations and brought 6,300 people home to safety, rescuing 142 people and saving six lives – all in the face of adverse weather conditions, particular in the North Island.
Coastguard New Zealand extends a massive congratulations to all winners, finalists and those nominated for this year’s Awards of Excellence!
- Supreme Award Volunteer of the Year/Outstanding Leadership Award – Rob Carpenter, Coastguard Marlborough
Rescue Vessel Volunteer of the Year – Emma Psaila, Coastguard Titirangi/Auckland
Unit of the Year – Coastguard Hawke’s Bay
Rescue of the Year – Coastguard Hawke’s Bay and Coastguard Gisborne
Community Engagement Unit of the Year – Coastguard Hawke’s Bay
Support Volunteer of the Year – Michelle Smyth, Coastguard Hibiscus
Emerging (Young) Volunteer of the Year – Amy Nattrass, Coastguard Rotorua Lakes
Communication / Incident Management Team Volunteer of the Year – Barry Dulieu, Coastguard Marlborough
Air Patrol Volunteer of the Year – Larry Sutherland, Northland Coastguard Air Patrol
