The annual Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards have been taking place since 2005 and recognise outstanding New Zealand leaders who follow in the footsteps of Sir Peter and continue to exemplify his extraordinary kiwi ‘can do’ spirit.
The Sir Peter Blake Young Leader Award, in association with Westpac, recognises young people who have shown promising leadership in their schools and communities. The award is given to one student in each primary and intermediate school that participates, as selected by teachers and peers.
This year Westpac staff across New Zealand are currently presenting awards to over than 600 students.
The Sir Peter Blake Trust Dream Team is an exclusive group of inspirational Kiwi leaders who every year aim to inspire thousands of Kiwi kids to follow their dreams. They tell their stories, plant seeds of inspiration, and encourage young New Zealanders to have big dreams and back themselves to make them happen.
Having sailed around the world five times and clocked up over half a million nautical miles, Sir Peter’s special focus for the environment was on water. As such, the Trust runs environmental programmes to encourage awareness of our marine environment. There are a number of practical initiatives taking place, including the Care for our Coast programme that helps to safeguard its future.
Westpac is the foundation partner of the Sir Peter Blake Trust. Inspired by Sir Peter Blake himself, we like to get involved with the Sir Peter Blake Trust on a very practical level.