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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2026 WINNERS
2026 winners LisT
SCHOOL Section:
Regional Ford
School Gala Award
Winner - Hazel Evans, Bayfield High School
Runner Up - Marese Napier, St Matthew’s Collegiate
Highly Com. - Annabel Thorneycroft, St Matthew’s Collegiate
COLLECTIvE DeSIGN
School PREPPY Award
Winner - Grace Shemely, Kaikorai Valley College
Runner Up - Phoebe Goodman, St Matthew’s Collegiate
Highly Com. - Olivia Church, St Matthew’s Collegiate
Tegan
School Androgynous Award
Winner - Quinn Gardner, Wellington Girls' College
Runner Up - Tess Malyon, Wellington Girls' College
Highly Com. - Mikayla Lindsay, Otago Girls' High School
Labels
School From The Earth Award
Winner - Ella Rotmeyer, Nga Tawa Diocesan School
Runner Up - Freja Broughton, Marlborough Girls' College
Highly Com. - Emily Robertson, Whanganui Girls' College
Otago Polytechnic iD Dunedin
Sustainable Excellence Award
Winner - Emily Robertson, Whanganui Girls' College (School From The Earth)
bernina
School award of Excellence
Winner - Hazel Evans, Bayfield High School (School Gala)
Special awards:
The fabric store
best use of fabric Award
Winner - Alex O'Hagan, Ara Institute of Canterbury (Open Collections)
Wools of New Zealand
best use of Wool Award
Winner - Viv Tamblyn, Gore (Open Winter Solstice)
Collaborate Fashion
Garment with the most
commercial potential Award
Winner - Rachael Pedersen, Unitec Institute of Technology (Open Collections)
Gore District Council
auaha Award
Winner - Amy Macaskill, Porirua (Open Aotearoa)
O'CONNOR RICHMOND
Narrative Award
Winner - Jumaanah Vahora, Auckland (Open Aotearoa)
New World Gore
Sustainable Excellence Award
Winner - Kathryn Holloway, Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion (Open Winter Solstice)
Heather Paterson QSM Memorial Trophy - Best southland designer Award
Winner - Dorothy McIntosh, Gore (Open Aotearoa)
Gore RSA Young Designer Award
Winner - Bess Cuddon-Corlet, Blenheim (Open Avant Garde)
Mataura Licensing Trust
Award of Excellence
Winner - Alex O'Hagan, Ara Institute of Canterbury (Collections)
Open Section:
Dunedin Airport
Open Collections Award
Winner - Alex O'Hagan, Ara Institute of Canterbury
Runner Up - Rachael Pedersen, Unitec Institute of Technology
Highly Com. - Indigo Jones, Tapanui
Lion
Open Gala Award
Winner - Jodi Walker, Wellington
Runner Up - Holly Liberona, Ara Institute of Canterbury
Highly Com. - Vicki Taylor Blair, Dunedin
Hokonui Heritage Precinct
Open Avant Garde Award
Winner - Nicole Mason, Ettrick
Runner Up - Jodie Glinster & Jason Harvey, Gore
Highly Com. - Isabella Fenton, Ara Institute of Canterbury
Country Living
Open Winter Solstice Award
Winner - Helen Marshall, Invercargill
Runner Up - Viv Tamblyn, Gore
Highly Com. - Kathryn Holloway, Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion
Van De Water Jewellers
Open Androgynous Award
Winner - Ben Rouse, Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion
Runner Up - Socrates Catapang, Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion
Highly Com. - Charlotte Somerville, Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion
Ivy Clinic
Open Aotearoa Award
Winner - Jumaanah Vahora, Auckland
Runner Up - Dorothy McIntosh, Gore
Highly Com. - Sonia Tilley, Gore