DIABETES NEW ZEALAND AWARDS
2025 Awards will open for nominations on 4 August - Sir Charles Burns Award open all year
Every year, Diabetes New Zealand presents a series of awards to individuals who have demonstrated successful management of their diabetes, or through their achievements or contribution to the care and support of people with diabetes and management of diabetes, have created significant benefits - directly or indirectly - for the diabetes cause in New Zealand. The awards are listed below.
We also have an Award to encourage young New Zealanders with diabetes to achieve their goals, despite the daily challenges they face living with the condition.
The Awards are: The Sir Charles Burns Memorial Award (nominations for this award can be received at any time), the Silver Medal Award (launched in 2021), the Diabetes NZ Award, the John McLaren Youth Awards, and the Diabetes NZ Life Membership.
Read about our 2024 winners in our blog.
Winners will be announced in our e-newsletters Connect and Kaha’s Connect, and on Facebook and Instagram in October/ November 2025.