About The Wellys
2020 WELLYS AWARDS PROGRAMME
Wednesday March 17th 2021 (timings to be confirmed)
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2020 WELLYS TIMELINE
Nominations Open: Monday 7th December 2020
Nominations Closed: Tuesday 22nd December 2020
2020 Finalists Announced: February 9th 2021 (in The Dominion Post and on this website)
2020 Wellys Awards Night - Wednesday 17th March 2021, The Embassy Theatre, Kent Terrace.
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The Wellingtonian of the Year Awards are a Dominion Post project and were started in 1989 to celebrate achievements and contributions across all sectors of the greater Wellington community, awarding those who make the Wellington region the exciting and vibrant place it is.
Now endearingly known as The Wellys, the awards night celebrates these people across nine categories, with one overall Welly Recipient recognised as the supreme winner - The (year) Wellingtonian of the Year.
There have been some truly outstanding recipients over the years, starting with Gloria Grattan in 1989 for her work as a launch fundraiser for Mary Potter Hospice.
Other winners include lawyer Steph Dyhrberg, Sir Richard Taylor, Dane Coles, Steven Adams, Sir Des Britten, Sir Roy McKenzie, Dame Kate Harcourt, Sir Peter Jackson, Sir Jon Trimmer, Steve Logan & Al Brown and Jemaine Clement & Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords fame.
There are 9
• Arts • Business • Community Service • Education • Environment
• Public Service • Science & Technology • Sport • Youth
Over the 2 month campaign, Nominations are sought from the public across these 9 Categories.
The Finalists are announced and then profiled for a month in The Dominion Post.
This all culminates in the Wellingtonian of the Year Awards attended by many local luminaries and past Recipients.
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What family has been nominated for the most Wellys - 4 altogether?
ANSWER: The Harcourt-McKenzie Family
Matriarch Kate Harcourt won the 1997 DominionPost Wellingtonian of the Year.
Daughter Miranda Harcourt was nominated for the Arts Welly in 2017
Grandson Peter McKenzie was nominated for the Youth Welly in 2017
Granddaughter Thomasin Harcourt-McKenzie won the Youth Welly in 2018
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