The walking awards celebrate and recognise New Zealand achievements for walkers by acknowledging innovative new facilities, highlighting national best practise and rewarding ongoing commitment to walking. The awards are open to all - private companies and public organisations, not-for-profit groups, and community organisations or individuals.
The next awards will be in 2018 but please contact us if you have a project you think fits.
The 2016 Golden Foot Awards were at the 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Auckland 6-8 July 2016.
The 2016 Golden Foot Awards are supported by OPUS
| Name of Organisation | Name of Project |
Winner | Hamilton City Council | Accessible Kerb Upgrade Programme |
Winner | Sculpture Trust Wellington | Park(ing) Day |
Winner | Mainstreet Tauranga | Wharf Street Shared Space Project |
Finalist | Abley Transportation Consultants Ltd | Australasian Pedestrian Facility Selection Tool |
Finalist | Community and Public Health, Aranui Primary School, Chisnallwood Intermediate School, St James School , Wainoni School and the All Right? Campaign. | AWA Trails Walking Map |
Finalist | Devonport Peninsula Trust | Devonport Community Treasure Hunt |
Finalist | New Plymouth District Council- Let’s Go Project | Let’s Go Scooter Sessions |
Finalist | Te Araroa Trust (CEO) | Paekakariki Escarpment Track |
Finalist | Castor Bay Ratepayers and Residents Association | Wairau-Estuary Bridge |
Finalist | Christchurch City Council | Walk or Wheel Safely to School Day 2016 |
Finalist | Rosamund Averton and Edward Sarfas | Walking Champions Extraordinaire |
Finalist | Make Collective: Clare Jones | Walking Poster Generator |
Judges accepted nominations for projects that have not been entered into previous Golden Foot Awards, including:
Projects
Facilities
Events
Research
School projects (can include scooting and skating)
Walking Advocate Champions
Extraordinary walkers (eg walkers completing the Te Araroa Trail fundraising for a particular cause, commuters walking long distances, stories of extraordinary weight loss through walking )
Walking and Public Transport
Buildings and public spaces that demonstrate strong accessibility and CPTED principles
Other
The Judges considered:
Accessibility
Whether the NZ Pedestrian Planning and Design Guidelines have been considered in the planning and implementation of each nomination.
Budget
How well the project/facility/ individual encourages others to walk
How well the project/facility/ individual overcomes barriers to enable more walking
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Please see the attachments for the winning projects from 2014. Great examples of what we are looking for in 2016.
Living Streets Aotearoa is proud to present in 2014 the 4th Golden Foot Walking Awards.
The 4 Walking Award Category Winners are:
“Best New Zealand Joint Walking and Cycling Project” Uni of Otago, Adolescent Mobility Health Consortium for symposia on youth and tranport.
“Best New Zealand Walking Facility” (enabling walking) New Plymouth DC with Let's Go Streets Project
“Best New Zealand Walking Promotion” (educating about walking) New Plymouth DC with Let's Go School Travel Planning
“Best New Zealand Walking Project” (encouraging walking) Christchurch CC & Recreation and Sport Unit with The Breeze
Read about the Awards Ceremony held 23 February 2012 in Hastings at the 2WalkandCycle Conference.
Read about the 2010 Awards
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Golden Foot Nomination Form 2016 - OPUS | 64.61 KB |
| Winner 2014 CCC Walking Festival | 630.61 KB |
| Winner 2014 The Adolescent Mobility Health Consortium | 959.43 KB |
| Winner 2014 Lets Go Travel Planning New Plymouth | 1.05 MB |
| Winner 2014 Lets Go Street Project New Plymouth | 2.28 MB |