The owner and organiser for the Diversity Awards NZ™ is the Centre for Workplace Inclusion, trading as Te Uru Tāngata, Level 1, 90 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand 1010.

Awards Terms and Conditions

1. Entries close at 3pm NZST, Monday, 1 December 2025.
2. Entries must be from organisations operating in New Zealand.
3. Entries must relate to workplace diversity and inclusion programmes benefitting people who are resident and working in New Zealand.
4. Entry costs

Individual Awards

Entries are free for individuals employed by organisations that are members of Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion. A fee of $350+GST applies to entries from individuals who are not employed by a member organisation. Invoices will be issued after submission. Entries will only be accepted for consideration once payment has been received.

 

Organisation and Team Awards

Entries are free for organisations that are members of Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion. A fee of $350+GST applies to entries from non-member organisations. There is no additional cost if you request to be considered for a Feature Award. Invoices will be issued after submission. Entries will only be accepted for consideration once payment has been received.

5. All entries must be submitted through the official online entry form and process.

• All entries submitted must fulfil the entry requirements of the chosen award.
• Entrants will be referred to by the name they entered under on the official online entry form throughout the awards programme and on all subsequent awards collateral or marketing material produced to support the awards programme.
• A separate online entry form is required to be submitted for each award entered, using the text fields supplied.
• Entries must be within the word limit of respective awards.
• There is no facility to upload supporting material, videos or photos.
• Incomplete entries can be disqualified.

6. Organisations may enter more than one category, and you’re welcome to submit multiple entries within the same category if each one features a distinct programme or initiative. However, the same initiative cannot be submitted across multiple categories.

An exception applies to the Feature Awards, which are designed as an extension of the Organisation or Team Awards. In these cases, the same initiative can be considered for a Feature Award, provided it is clearly aligned and you opt in accordingly. Each Team or Organisation Award can be entered in one Feature Award category.

Entries in the Individual Awards categories can reference initiatives entered in the Team or Organisational Awards categories.

If you are not a member of Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion, you will be charged a separate fee for each entry.

16. Finalists will be announced after entries have closed. Finalists will be allocated times for a virtual meeting with judges and must make themselves available at the scheduled time. The judges may, during the visit, request evidence to substantiate any claims made on the entry form.
17. Entrants selected as finalists will be required to provide visual materials, including photographs and video content, for use in showcasing their entry at the awards ceremony
18. The independent judging panel will be appointed by the awards organisers.
19. All entry information and material submitted remains the property of the organiser.
20. Entrants agree to allow the use of their entry information and material for publicity purposes and ongoing Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion promotions and will ensure they have obtained consent for any images, video footage or quotes to be used to support their entry from the relevant individuals and entities.
21. By agreeing to these terms and conditions, you agree that the organisers can send you correspondence from time to time in relation to the awards process.
22. Entrants may be invited to participate in publicity activities at no cost, and are encouraged to make themselves available if required
23. Entrants selected as finalists should be available to attend the awards event in Auckland or any other alternative celebration event as may proceed as a result of circumstances as they then exist. (Inability to attend does not disqualify entry).
24. The award organisers reserve the right to:

• Transfer any entry from one category to another if it is deemed advantageous to the entrant. The entrant will be notified of this change of category.
• Disqualify any entrant deemed to have breached the above terms and conditions.
• Disqualify any entrant that could potentially damage the brand reputation of the awards.
• Withdraw any award or choose not to award a winner in one or more of the categories.

16. Eligibility for all award categories will be at the sole discretion of the award organisers. Notwithstanding any other provision in these terms and conditions, the organiser reserves the right at its sole and absolute discretion to at any time suspend, cancel and/or modify in whole or in part any part of the awards process, the format of the proposed judging and/or method of celebrating the achievements of award entrants and/or finalists and/or winners.
17. The judge’s decisions around finalists and/or winners are final and the decision of the awards organisers around the shape of the programme and the nature of the celebrations are also final. No correspondence will be entered into in either case.
18. The issuance of these terms and conditions does not constitute an offer by the organisers that is capable of acceptance by any entrant. Each entrant, by submitting their award entry, acknowledges and agrees that the award process (and any suspension, cancellation or modification of it) will not result in the organiser incurring any obligations or liability whatsoever to entrants.
19. Organisation, Team and Feature Award winners are eligible to win the People’s Choice and Supreme Award.

Agreement of Terms and Conditions
By submitting an online entry to the Diversity Awards NZ™, entrants are deemed to have accepted the Terms and Conditions.