School Section:
Amore
School Avante Garde Award
Winner - Alice Parsons, Bayfield High School
Runner Up - Madison Brooks, Marlborough Girls College
Highly Commended - Eva Albiston, -
Thomas green
School streetwear Award
Winner - Te Rina Coffin, Bethlehem College
Runner Up - Amelia Phillips, St Hilda's Collegiate
Highly Commended - Zoe Coventry, Wellington Girls College
Macca lodge
School sustainable Award
Winner - George Park, Bayfield High School
Runner Up - Leah Murray, Gore High School
Highly Commended - Lucy Girvan, St Hilda's Collegiate
regional ford
School Nightlife Award
Winner - Libby Dalziell, St Matthews Collegiate
Runner Up - Sophia Garner, Wellington Girls College
Highly Commended - Rebekah Graham, Rangiora High School
School Merit Awards
Hannah McNabb
Libby Dalziell
Jess Long
Hope Jackson
Gemma Sims
Julie Barrow
bernina
School award of Excellence
Winner - Alice Parsons, Bayfield High School
Special awards:
The fabric store
best use of fabric Award
Jennifer Cavanagh, Arrowtown (Collections)
O'Connor Richmond
best us of natural fibre Award
Ruth Bucknell, Masterton (Open Sustainable)
Collective Design
Garment with the most
commercial potential Award
Libby Dalziell, St Matthews Collegiate (School Nightlife)
Farmlands/fmg
best men's garment Award
Liz Reissmann, Greymouth (Collections)
Tohu Wines
auaha Award
Amanda Tangiwai, Invercargill (Open Avante Garde)
Heather Paterson QSM Memorial Trophy - Best southland designer Award
Anna Balloch, Gore (Open Nightlife)
Southern Institute of technology Young Designer Award
Jackson Smith, Christchurch (Open Avante Garde)
Mataura Licensing Trust
Award of Excellence
Winner - Vicki Taylor-Blair, Dunedin (Open Nightlife)
School Section:
Amore
School Avante Garde Award
Winner - Alice Parsons, Bayfield High School
Runner Up - Madison Brooks, Marlborough Girls College
Highly Commended - Eva Albiston, -
Thomas green
School streetwear Award
Winner - Te Rina Coffin, Bethlehem College
Runner Up - Amelia Phillips, St Hilda's Collegiate
Highly Commended - Zoe Coventry, Wellington Girls College
Macca lodge
School sustainable Award
Winner - George Park, Bayfield High School
Runner Up - Leah Murray, Gore High School
Highly Commended - Lucy Girvan, St Hilda's Collegiate
regional ford
School Nightlife Award
Winner - Libby Dalziell, St Matthews Collegiate
Runner Up - Sophia Garner, Wellington Girls College
Highly Commended - Rebekah Graham, Rangiora High School
School Merit Awards
Hannah McNabb
Libby Dalziell
Jess Long
Hope Jackson
Gemma Sims
Julie Barrow
bernina
School award of Excellence
Winner - Alice Parsons, Bayfield High School
Special awards:
The fabric store
best use of fabric Award
Jennifer Cavanagh, Arrowtown (Collections)
O'Connor Richmond
best us of natural fibre Award
Ruth Bucknell, Masterton (Open Sustainable)
Collective Design
Garment with the most
commercial potential Award
Libby Dalziell, St Matthews Collegiate (School Nightlife)
Farmlands/fmg
best men's garment Award
Liz Reissmann, Greymouth (Collections)
Tohu Wines
auaha Award
Amanda Tangiwai, Invercargill (Open Avante Garde)
Heather Paterson QSM Memorial Trophy - Best southland designer Award
Anna Balloch, Gore (Open Nightlife)
Southern Institute of technology Young Designer Award
Jackson Smith, Christchurch (Open Avante Garde)
Mataura Licensing Trust
Award of Excellence
Winner - Vicki Taylor-Blair, Dunedin (Open Nightlife)
Open Section:
Hokonui Heritage Precinct
Open Avante Garde Award
Winner - Laura Hearn, Christchurch
Runner Up - Sophie Ward, Wellington
Highly Commended - Courtney Cansdale, Christchurch
Carvin Streetwear
Open streetwear Award
Winner - Abed Ghandour, Christchurch
Runner Up - Katherine Edyvean, Christchurch
Highly Commended - George Borrie, Invercargill
Liz Thomas
Open collections Award
Winner - Seda Demirsoy, Tauranga
Runner Up - Jasmine Tainui, Tauranga
Highly Commended - Liz Reissmann, Greymouth
New World
Open sustainable Award
Winner - Viv Tamblyn, Gore
Runner Up - Ruth Bucknell, Masterton
Highly Commended - Lucy Maw, Dunedin
Heartland Hotel Croydon
Open Nightlife Award
Winner - Vicki Taylor-Blair, Dunedin
Runner Up - Kamonchakrie SaeHung, Wellington
Highly Commended - Cindy Weiss, Christchurch
Gore District Council
Open 80's retro Award
Winner - Marike Uys, Christchurch
Runner Up - Reubin Caldwell, Christchurch
Highly Commended - Rosie Gyde, Lumsden
Open Merit Awards
Viv Tamblyn - Streetwear
Jin Pingye - Streetwear
Steven Park - Sustainable
Ella van Beynen - Sustainable
Brittany Glassey - Retro 80's
Angela Christie - Retro 80's
Vida Zelenka - Retro 80's
Jennifer Cavanagh - Collections
Genaya McKenzie - Collections
Steve Hall - Collections
Brittany Glassey - Avante Garde
Amanda Tangiwai - Avante Garde
Jackson Smith - Avante Garde
Anna Balloch - Nightlife
Xiao Ping Jones - Nightlife
Open Section:
Hokonui Heritage Precinct
Open Avante Garde Award
Winner - Laura Hearn, Christchurch
Runner Up - Sophie Ward, Wellington
Highly Commended - Courtney Cansdale, Christchurch
Carvin Streetwear
Open streetwear Award
Winner - Abed Ghandour, Christchurch
Runner Up - Katherine Edyvean, Christchurch
Highly Commended - George Borrie, Invercargill
Liz Thomas
Open collections Award
Winner - Seda Demirsoy, Tauranga
Runner Up - Jasmine Tainui, Tauranga
Highly Commended - Liz Reissmann, Greymouth
New World
Open sustainable Award
Winner - Viv Tamblyn, Gore
Runner Up - Ruth Bucknell, Masterton
Highly Commended - Lucy Maw, Dunedin
Heartland Hotel Croydon
Open Nightlife Award
Winner - Vicki Taylor-Blair, Dunedin
Runner Up - Kamonchakrie SaeHung, Wellington
Highly Commended - Cindy Weiss, Christchurch
Gore District Council
Open 80's retro Award
Winner - Marike Uys, Christchurch
Runner Up - Reubin Caldwell, Christchurch
Highly Commended - Rosie Gyde, Lumsden
Open Merit Awards
Viv Tamblyn - Streetwear
Jin Pingye - Streetwear
Steven Park - Sustainable
Ella van Beynen - Sustainable
Brittany Glassey - Retro 80's
Angela Christie - Retro 80's
Vida Zelenka - Retro 80's
Jennifer Cavanagh - Collections
Genaya McKenzie - Collections
Steve Hall - Collections
Brittany Glassey - Avante Garde
Amanda Tangiwai - Avante Garde
Jackson Smith - Avante Garde
Anna Balloch - Nightlife
Xiao Ping Jones - Nightlife
about the AWARDS
about the AWARDS
about the AWARDS
about the AWARDS
about the AWARDS
about the AWARDS
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Attend the 2026 awards
Pre-sale tickets for designers will be available from Tuesday 7 July, with public ticket sales opening on Friday 10 July.
Available from www.iticket.co.nz and also the St James Theatre, Irk Street, Gore
Hokonui STRICTLY DESIGN
fRiday 24 July 2026
7.30pm start
Gore Town & Country Stadium
The first night of the 2026 MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards, is our Strictly Design evening. This is an opportunity to see all designs on the catwalk, with seating arranged theatre style. School category winners are presented on this night.
Allocated seating for VIP admission only.
VIP Admission*: $75 per person + booking fee
* VIP tickets include premium seating, access to exclusive Q&A with judges prior to the show, plus a goodie bag
General Admission:
Adult: $50 per person + booking fee
School (17yrs and under): $25 per person + booking fee
Pre-sale tickets for designers open Tuesday 7 July
Available from www.iticket.co.nz
Tickets for public sale open Friday 10 July
Available from www.iticket.co.nz
Hokonui Gala Awards
Saturday 25 July 2026
7.30pm start
Gore Town & Country Stadium
The second night of the 2026 MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards, is the Gala Awards evening which features all competition designs, entertainment, judges showcases and the award presentations.
All seating is arranged at circular tables, and is allocated.
Premium Admission: $120 per person + booking fee
A Reserve Admission: $110 per person + booking fee
B Reserve Admission: $100 per person + booking fee
Pre-sale tickets for designers open Tuesday 7 July
Available from www.iticket.co.nz
Tickets for public sale open Friday 10 July
Available from www.iticket.co.nz
