Upcoming Events — 2025

The Best of the Best Designers Speak® series represents the highest calibre of design craft and provides the opportunity to kōrero - sharing knowledge that uplifts and connects our community.

Talking to the values - Whakamana Te Toi, Whakamana Te Tiriti, Whakamana Te Ao, Whakamana Te Tangata.

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Designworks & Guardians

Finalist - Toitanga

Great Journey New Zealand - Mike Pepper, DINZ, Designworks; Anzac Tasker, FDINZ, Guardians. 

Presented with the challenge to enhance and continue a 150 year rail journey, Kiwirail made the bold move to invest in creating a premium rail experience in addition to its wider offering.

Curative

Finalist - Toitanga

Protect Your Breath - Connect to Hā - Kaan Hini, Curative. 

A meditative visual podcast offering a moment to pause, connecting rangatahi to hā, te taiao and the atua.

RUN

Finalist - Toitanga

Māori Kiwifruit Growers - Raymond Otene McKay & Ariana Stone, RUN. 

The Māori Kiwifruit Growers’ story began with a karanga, in September 2016, to establish a national body to represent all Māori kiwifruit growers across Aotearoa. An entity created by Māori, for Māori.

Locales

Gold Pin - Toitanga

He Ara Kotahi, Hei Ara Kōrero - Chris Hay, Locales. 

An innovative storytelling trail exploring the histories of six significant sites along the Manawatū River.

TOA Architects

Finalist - Toitanga

Whiti Ora - Craig Wilson & Kahurangi King, TOA Architects. 

Starship Foundation were bequeathed a gift to fund a new research centre to accelerate world-class health for all tamariki in Aotearoa.

Ira

Finalist - Toitanga

Celebrating a Uniquely Tainui Waka Kōrero

A cultural experience to help celebrate a uniquely Tainui Waka narrative about Matariki. 

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