Our Golden Foot Walking Awards celebrate and recognise New Zealand achievements for walkers by acknowledging innovative new facilities, highlighting national best practice and rewarding ongoing commitment to walking.
The awards are open to all - private companies and public organisations, not-for-profit groups, community organisations and individuals.
The Golden Feet - The original award was a ceramic jandal developed by artist Brendon Adams and Andy Smith from Living Streets. Then in 2022 we opted for a wooden foot made from native timber. These were created by Rowan Saker of Global Wood Rework using recycled rimu wood. Rimu is now hard to source, so in 2024 we used a beautiful sustainably grown southern beech wood. It was crafted by Tony at Atomik in Lower Hutt and Ellen Blake of Living Streets. The supreme Andy Smith award was wrapped in its namesake's preferred Hawaii-style material.
2024
Read about the 2024 Golden Foot Walking Awards, announced on Tuesday 23 July 2024. The awards ceremony was held at Parliament and hosted by Celia Wade-Brown QSO MP.
2022
Read about the 2022 Golden Foot Walking Awards.
2020
Read about the 2020 Golden Foot Walking Awards.
2018
The presentation for the Golden Foot Walking Awards 2018 was on June 26, 2018. Our key sponsor from the last awards was again our sponsor - thank you WSP Opus
The award ceremony was in the Grand Hall, Parliament. It was an opportunity for finalists and winners to showcase their projects. The awards ceremony was hosted and attended by Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter.
Finalists 2018
Whananaki footbridge, Whangarei District Council details here
Rangitoto Summit Walk Sport Auckland, Department of Conservation, details here
Walking Radical Wellington, Dr Dougal McNeill, Samantha Murphy details here
Paul Pope, Otago Peninsula Community
The Power to Walk, The Duncan Foundation details here
Claire Dixon, Auckland Transport
Movin' March Greater, Wellington Regional Council
Winners 2018
Winner:Community Led Project
Gruffalo Explorer - Christchurch Walking Festival
Christchurch City Council, St Margarets, Canterbury Playcentre Association, Canterbury Plunket
Winner:School Travel
Henry Hill School Travel unplan
Principal Jason Williams and Henry Hill School
Winner:Connecting communities
Hemo Gorge intersection
Fred Shilton WSP OPUS and New Zealand Transport Agency
Winner:Walking School Bus
Fernridge School Walking School Bus
Janine Devenport and Fernridge School
Winner:Walking Champions
Walking Samoans
Ane Bonifacio Radio Samoa, Pacific Heartbeat, Heart Foundation
Winner:Understanding Walking
Business Case for Walking
Darren Davis - Auckland Council
2016
The 2016 Golden Foot Awards were presented at the 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Auckland July 2016.
The 2016 Golden Foot Awards were 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 |
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2014
The four Walking Award Category Winners were:
- “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
2012
The Awards Ceremony was held on 23 February 2012 in Hastings at the 2WalkandCycle Conference.
2010
Read about the 2010 Awards.
2009
Read about the inaugural 2009 National Walking Awards.