Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award (Program)
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in New Zealand (Program), International Award for Young People, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award
Founded in 1956 in the United Kingdom by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and German eductionalist Kurt Hahn as an award programme for youth. By 2021 the prgramme operates in 44 countries. The programme takes between one to four years to complete and comprises volunteering, physical, skills, and expedition activities for young people 14 to 25 years.
In the United Kingdom the programme is run by the Duke of Edinburgh's Award corporation. Another body, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, promotes the award internationally as the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. The Foundation also co-ordinates award sponsor organisations outside the United Kingdom.
In New Zealand the inaugural meeting of the National Council of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award was held by Governor-General, Sir Bernard Fergusson in 1963, and a constitution drawn up. In 2009 the New Zealand programme was renamed from 'The Duke of Edinburgh's Award' to 'Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award' after Sir Edmund Hillary died.
Circa 2008 the New Zealand programme was called 'The Young New Zealanders Challenge of the Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award'
In India the programme is known as 'International Award for Young People'.
Manuscript
Date:
1966-1968
From:
Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (Inc): Records
Reference:
MS-Papers-4030-82
Description:
Includes papers relating to The Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme
Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Other
From:
Taylor, Heather Marie, active 1991-2014: Girls' Brigade New Zealand collection
Reference:
MS-Papers-12369-066
Description:
Unnused copy of 'The Duke of Edinburgh's award record book'.
Title transcribed from item.
Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 1 volume.
Physical Description: Printed booklet.
Image
Date:
1950-2000
From:
Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference:
PAColl-7327-1-063
Description:
Photographs related to secondary and tertiary education in New Zealand, taken and collected by the Evening Post. Includes head boys and girls from Wellington high schools, and items related to International Pacific College, Palmerston North. Images taken by a range of photographers, between 1950 and 2000.
Images relating to tertiary education are arranged alphabetically from B to PA.
Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.
Manuscript
Date:
1970-1985
From:
GirlGuiding New Zealand : Records
Reference:
88-130-17/16
Description:
Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).
Online
Image
Date:
1968
From:
Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference:
EP/1968/1850-F
Description:
Three prefects of Wellington College (from left), Mark de Berry, David Graves, and Kevin Moss, who were the first Wellington scondary school pupils to gain the gold badge under the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
Photographed on 3rd of May 1968 for the Evening Post newspaper by an unknown photographer
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Film negative
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