Other winners

Te Putanga Toi Arts Access Awards

● Beth Hill, programme leader for arts, self-directed learning and living skills at Northland Region Corrections Facility, the Accolade Award and the Ma¯ui Tikitiki a Taranga Award: For leadership in arts and education as transformative tools for inmates.

● tautahi Creative Spaces, the O¯ Holdsworth Creative Space Award: For its focus on artists and their path to mental health.

● Auckland Arts Festival, the Creative New Zealand Arts For All Award: For making the festival accessible to diverse audiences.

● Jesse Johnstone-Steele, the Artistic Achievement Award: For his pivotal role in Touch Compass Dance Trust.

● Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison and St John’s College, the Corrections Whai Tikanga Award: For a project between students and young prisoners that explored creative potential and developed a business model within a tikanga framework.

● Lynn Freeman, Radio NZ, Media Award:For her commitment to reporting on diverse artists over nearly 20 years.