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The Choicest Awards: Celebrating the Best of Aotearoa

See the full list of People's Choicest Award winners, as voted by the public.

26 February 2025

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The Trade Me Property’s People’s Choicest awards celebrate the best of Aotearoa, as decided by over 130,000 public votes.

This year’s winners showcase the unique character of our communities:

- Choicest Suburb: Pāpāmoa

- Choicest Playground: Margaret Mahy Playground

- Choicest Dairy: Darfield Dairy

- Choicest Public Toilet: Hundertwasser Toilets

- Choicest Landmark: The L&P bottle

The Local Legend award was jointly awarded to Coach J and Taka Peters for their outstanding community impact.

Pāpāmoa

Margaret Mahy Playground in Christchurch

Darfield Dairy

Hundertwasser Toilets in Kawakawa

Orokonui Ecosanctuary

The large L&P bottle

Taka Peters & Coach J are the winners

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