The medallists . Kiwibank Local Hero medal winners are (front from left) Charlotte Aarden, of Alexandra, Lox Kellas, of Portobello, Gordon Divers, of Alexandra, Heather McGregor, of Palmerston, Sze-En Watts, of Dunedin (representing Unicrew), (back from left) Keryn Tubbs, of Alexandra, Holly Robinson, of Hokitika and Dunedin, Ashleigh Smith, of Naseby, Mike Paardekooper, of Cromwell, Nikki Cockburn, of Mosgiel, Scott Weatherall, of Dunedin, Carly Laughton, of Oamaru, David Brown, of Dunedin, Anna Hoek-Sims, of Dunedin, and Peter Lewis, of Dunedin. Absent: Hayden Paddon, of Wanaka, Peter Watts, of Arrowtown, and Kevin Moore, of Mosgiel. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH, OTAGO DAILY TIMES
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Seven Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes residents have been recognised in the national Local Hero Awards.
The awards are part of the 2017 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards and Otago recipients were presented with their medals at a ceremony in Dunedin on Monday.
The Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes recipients were Michael Paardekooper, of Cromwell, Ashleigh Smith, of Naseby, Charlotte Aarden, of Alexandra, Hayden Paddon, of Wanaka, Peter Watts, of Arrowtown, Keryn Tubbs, of Alexandra, and Gordon Divers, of Alexandra. For full details, go to www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/otago’s-local-heroes
