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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.
Winners across several categories include:
- Choicest Suburb: Pāpāmoa, Tauranga
- Choicest Playground: Margaret Mahy Playground, Christchurch
- Choicest Dairy: Darfield Dairy
- Choicest Public Toilet: Hundertwasser Toilets, Kawakawa
Other winners were the L&P bottle for Choicest Landmark and a tie for Local Legend between Coach J and Taka Peters, honouring the unique places and people that define our communities.
Choicest Suburb
Pāpāmoa
Choicest Playground
Margaret Mahy Playground in Christchurch
Choicest Dairy
Darfield Dairy
Choicest Public Toilet
Hundertwasser Toilets in Kawakawa
Choicest Bush
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
Choicest Landmark
The large L&P bottle
Choicest Local Legend
Taka Peters & Coach J are the winners
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