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SuperHuman Award - Tū Kaha

Mayors and Chairs nominate this award, recognising an elected member who has really delivered for their community. The award is for those who lead by bringing people with them and by building trust with council, community and partners alike. Their impact shows up in the decisions made, the progress delivered and the confidence others place in them.

CRITERIA 
To nominate someone for the SuperHuman, Tū Kaha Award, you must demonstrate they are: 

  • A connector and facilitator: Brings people together and helps council move forward through strong partnerships and practical collaboration.
  • An innovative thinker: Demonstrates a track record of creative problem-solving and innovative thinking that challenges the status quo and makes a positive impact.
  • An active deliverer: Has proven ability to transform ideas into reality efficiently and effectively, making sure intent is followed up with action.
  • A strong community voice: Actively listens to and elevates community voices, especially those who aren’t often heard from, and ensures these local voices help shape council work and decisions.  
  • An expectation exceeder: This person consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty, showing dedication and commitment to their role, team and community. 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

  1. In 1,000 words or less, nominations should be submitted with detailed examples for each criterion, including specific projects, initiatives or examples that demonstrate the nominee’s work.
  2. Provide a 60-90 second video from colleagues, community members and/or stakeholders who support the application and why. Video content must be filmed on a phone and provided in landscape format. To level the playing field, professionally produced content is not permitted.
  3. Up to four pieces of additional supporting evidence such as engagement materials, participation data, feedback mechanisms and examples of resulting policy or programme adjustments may be submitted to enrich the application. These should be in either .pdf, .png or .jpeg format.
  4. Provide two PR summaries. One should be 150 words or less, and the second 500 words or less. The PR summaries may be used if the nominee is a shortlisted finalist or winner and may be used in press release(s), promotional or marketing activities. 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  • To be eligible to enter, the individual must be nominated by either a Mayor or Chair of a current LGNZ member organisation.
  • Membership with LGNZ must be current at both the time of application and at the awards ceremony.
  • The nominated individual must be an elected member.
  • The nominated individual, their current employer or employer at time of application through to the completion of the Awards process, may not have been prosecuted, fined, or have charges or fines pending, for a violation of any environmental, social, or commercial law in Australia, New Zealand or overseas in the past three years. 
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