Winners

    Meet your 2022 winners.
    It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners for the HeadFit Awards 2022. The competition was incredibly tough, so a huge congratulations to all finalists and winners! Thank you to everyone who entered the awards - your work is making a real difference for Kiwi workers and workplaces 🧠❤️🚀👍😊

    All About People • Specialist of the Year Award

    Recognising an individual in a formal HR, Health & Safety, Wellbeing or Diversity & Inclusion role who has demonstrated excellence and leadership in workplace mental health:

    • John Frear, Giltrap Group
    • Ross Larsen, Flight Centre New Zealand Highly Commended
    • Nicky Primrose, Mitre 10 Winner

    Mental Health Foundation • Lived Experience Leadership Award

    Recognising an individual with lived experience of neurodiversity, mental illness or mental distress, who has demonstrated leadership by role modelling, reducing stigma and driving positive mental health conversations:

    • Mark Belchamber, Hato Hone St John Highly Commended
    • Chris Collins, Air New Zealand Winner
    • Natalee Scripps-Hawkins, Auckland Airport

    HeadFit • Judges’ Special Commendation Award

    A special award recognising an entrant that the judges considered as demonstrated significant leadership in improving workplace mental health within New Zealand:

    • Michael Barnett, Auckland Business Chamber Winner

    Groov • Leader of the Year Award

    Recognising a senior leader (eg. director, CEO, direct report of CEO) who has demonstrated leadership in improving mental health within their workplace:

    • Mark Lewis, Connetics
    • Dr Tony Smith, Hato Hone St John
    • Heidi Walker, Flight Centre New Zealand Winner

    HeadFit Foundation • Legend Award for Lifetime Achievement

    This lifetime achievement award recognises an individual who has devoted much of their working life to improving workplace mental health in New Zealand. This award will be presented to a worthy New Zealander at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner.

    • Col Clare Bennett, New Zealand Defence Force Winner

    nib New Zealand • Best Emerging Programme Award

    Recognising a new workplace mental health programme that is showing significant potential to improve mental health within the workplace:

    • Coffee Supreme Winner
    • Giltrap Group 

    Fulton Hogan • Best Targeted Programme Award

    Recognising a workplace mental health programme demonstrating significant positive mental health impacts for a targeted group of staff:

    • Air New Zealand Winner
    • Hato Hone St John
    • nib New Zealand

    Woo Wellbeing • Diversity & Inclusion Excellence Award

    Recognising excellence and leadership in designing and implementing workplace policies and practices that support and strengthen diversity and inclusion in the area of mental health and wellbeing:

    • Hato Hone St John Winner

    Xero • Innovation & Technology Excellence Award

    Recognising the outstanding use of innovation or technology to improve workplace mental health outcomes and culture:

    • Auckland Transport Winner
    • Giltrap Group
    • Worldline NZ

    Business Leaders’ Health & Safety Forum • Learning & Development Excellence Award

    Recognising excellence in the design and delivery of learning resources and programmes aimed at improving mental health awareness and capability:

    • BNZ Winner
    • Flight Centre New Zealand Highly Commended
    • Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury

    Vitae • Engagement & Communication Excellence Award

    Recognising excellence in engaging and communicating with staff in relation to mental health within the workplace:

    • Fulton Hogan
    • Northpower Winner
    • Worldline NZ

    Top Drawer Consultants • Provider of the Year Award

    Recognising an external provider of workplace EAP services, technology solutions, consulting or training services that has demonstrated innovation, leadership and positive impact in improving mental health within New Zealand workplaces:

    • CoLiberate Highly Commended
    • My Everyday Wellbeing Winner
    • Shine DVFREE

    Spark • Small Workplace of the Year Award

    Recognising an employer with up to 200 employees that has demonstrated leadership, innovation and impact in improving mental health within its workplace:

    • Coffee Supreme
    • Whitaker Civil Engineering Highly Commended
    • Worldline NZ Winner

    HSE Global • Large Workplace of the Year Award

    Recognising an employer with over 200 employees that has demonstrated leadership, innovation and impact in improving mental health within its workplace:

    • Flight Centre New Zealand Highly Commended
    • Fulton Hogan Winner
    • Giltrap Group

    My Everyday Wellbeing • Public Sector Workplace of the Year Award

    Recognising a public sector workplace that has demonstrated leadership, innovation and impact in improving mental health within its workplace:

    • Auckland Transport Winner

    WorkSafe • Supreme Award

    Recognising the organisation that the judges consider has demonstrated overall leadership, excellence and positive impact relating to mental health within the workplace.

    Entries are not directly submitted for this award category. The winner will be selected from the winners of the Programme and Excellence Awards and Workplace Awards.

    • Fulton Hogan Winner
    Principal Sponsor
    WorkSafe
    Charity Partner
    Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
    Sponsors
    All About PeopleBusiness Leaders' Health & Safety Forum
    Groov
    HSE Global
    nib New ZealandSpark
    Top Drawer Consultants
    Whittaker'sWoo Wellbeing
    Xero

    Selected sponsorship packages are still available. Please call 021343121 or submit an enquiry form to request a sponsorship prospectus and talk through the available options.

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    Awards Trophy & Engraving ExpertsCreative Eye
    Dave Simpson PhotographyMatley Chartered Accountants
    Mitre 10Outspoken
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