DRAMA

Announced by Mrs Kathy Atkin

Nominations for

2026

Best Junior Actor

Freddie Fleming & Sam Allen

Best Senior Actor

Joshua Vossen-Chong

Consistent Performance in Speech & Drama

Lindisfarne Cup

Frank Gilligan

Best Shakespearean Actor

Frank Gilligan

Outstanding Performance in a School Production

Orlando Norman

Excellence in Public Speaking

Ted Oliver

Outstanding contribution to school production

Joshua Vossen-Chong

Excellence in Public Speaking and Drama (Assembly Award)

Shirley Wane Cup

Thomas King

Visual Art

Announced by Rachel Harland

Emerging Intermediate School Artist Award

Lawrence Jiang

Emerging Junior School Artist Award

Harry Daly

Innovation in Visual Arts Award

Tay Barton & Kunwar Puri

Creative Endeavour Art Award

Taurere Whiunui

Artistic Excellence as a Year 11 Student

Max Knowles and Kade Ward

Multi Discipline Excellence Art Award

Beck Allen

Excellence in Design

Leo Marcroft

Excellence in Photography

Mason Millar

Excellence in Painting

William Jerebine

Most Creative Intermediate School Artist

of the Year

Lindisfarne Cup

Patrick Ryan

Most Creative Junior Artist of the Year

Lindisfarne Cup

Kris Ni

Christian Dimension

Announced by Mr S Dunnett

Intermediate School Bible Reading Competition

St Oswald Cup

Magnus Jones

Junior School Bible Reading Competition

Wakeman Cup (Lindisfarne Cup)

Felix McFarlane

Senior School Bible Reading Competition

R F Campbell Cup

Jasper Jamieson

Contribution to Community Service

Selected by the Service Prefect, this award is presented to the senior student who has made the most significant contribution to service at Lindisfarne College during the year.

Ethan Du Toit

Contribution to Christian Dimension

Selected by the Chapel Prefect, this award recognises the student who has made the most significant contribution to the lunchtime Christian groups, activities, and the Chapel community throughout the year.

Titus Dunnett

DEBATING

Announced by Mrs A Jarden

Most Promising Junior Debater

Max Grieve

Best Senior Debater

Austin Cup

Jasper Jamieson

Te Kapa Haka o Motutapu

Announced by Matua Renata Nepe

Best Junior Performer

Reimana Johnson Trophy

Magnus Jones

Best Senior Performer

Reimana Johnson Leadership Trophy (RP)

Davey Simutoga

Services to Kapa Haka

Sir Rodney Gallen Trophy (RP)

Te Awarangi Puketapu-Pene

MUSIC

Announced by Dr F Kristensen

VOICE AND CHORAL

Excellence in Junior Singing

Elliot Lewin

Contribution to Junior Vocal Ensemble

NEW IN 2025

Not Awarded in 2026

Best Senior Vocalist

Jill Tobin Studio of Voice Cup

Liam King

Most Improved Vocalist

Joshua Vossen-Chong

Contribution to Choral music

Lindisfarne Cup

Dominic Goodenough

INSTRUMENTAL

Excellence in Brass

James McDougal

Best Junior Brass Musician

Lin Kokuryo

Best Senior Brass Musician

Darcy Jamieson

Most Improved Brass Musician

Michael Cope

Best Junior Woodwind Musician

Lucius Zhang

Best Senior Woodwind Musician

Ethan Lys

Most Improved Woodwind musician

Harry McNamara

Best Junior Percussion Musician

Austin Yao

Best Senior Percussion Musician

Craig Law Cup

Tait Humphreys

Excellence in Percussion

Oliver Watson

Most improved Percussion Musician

Keiran Johnstone

Most improved beginning drummer

Braxton Truman

Best Concord Symphonic Band Soloist

John Snowling Cup

Ethan Lys

Contribution to the Symphonic Band

Thompson Family Cup (RP)

Tait Humphreys

Best Senior Guitarist

The Albers-Connolly Cup

Peter Mitchell

Best Junior Guitarist

Fred Beech

Most Improved Guitarist

Liam King

Best Senior Bass Player

Max Han

Best Junior Bass Player

Reiver Wallace

Most Improved Pianist

Rachel Brownrigg Cup

Josh Reidpath

Best Junior Pianist

Ethan Xu & Oscar Zhao

Music

Announced by Mr D Selfe

COMPOSITION

Best Senior Composition

Oliver Watson

ROCK AWARDS

Best Rock Group

Lindisfarne Cup

Miscellania: Johnson Blakely, Tait Humphreys, Liam King, Dominic Goodenough

JAZZ

Best Jazz Soloist

Alan Meakin Cup

Ethan Lys and Harry McNamara

Contribution to Jazz Band

D J Apperley Trophy

Tait Humphreys

Most Improved Jazz Player

William Gold

CHAMBER MUSIC

Best Ensemble

Bridging the Gap: Max Han, Oliver Kee, Ethan Xu

Best Performer 

Max Han

Most Improved Performer

Oliver Kee

Contribution to Chamber Music

Lindisfarne Cup

Ethan Xu

STRINGS

Best Junior String Player

Oscar Zhao & Ethan Xu

Best Senior String Player

Max Han

Most Improved String Player

Isaac Chan

CHAPEL ENSEMBLE

Service to Chapel Ensemble

Chaplain’s Cup

James McDougal & Lin Kokuryo

PIPES AND DRUMS

Pipe Major

Fergus Denton

Most Improved Drummer

Angus Gardiner

Best Drummer

Campbell Lash Cup (RP)

Tait Humphreys

Most Improved Piper

Menzies Cup

Liam Pentreath

Best Junior Piper

Wilton Family Cup

Felix Bromhead

Best Senior Piper

Royston Campbell Cup (RP)

Dominic Goodenough

Contribution to Pipe Band

Liam King

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Announced by Mr S Dunnett

Service to Sound

Harjoban Kullar, Ted Oliver,  Ben Springford

Excellence in Sound

Lindisfarne Cup

Taine Hemmingsen

Excellence in Lighting

Lindisfarne Cup

Ashton Scott

Service to the Arts (Tech support)

Lindisfarne Cup

Simran Singh

SPECIAL AWARDS

Contribution to Cultural Dimension

Alexander Family Cup (RP)

Fergus Denton

Outstanding Contribution and Leadership in the Arts 

NEW IN 2026 because of Tait’s independent teaching of the new drummers

Tait Humphreys

Excellence and Outstanding Achievement in Public Speaking and Debating (Also an assembly award.)

Smith Salver Award

Ted Oliver

Artist of the Year

Herbert Trophy

Mason Millar

Most Promising Junior Musician

Sutcliffe’s Award

Reiver Wallace

Outstanding Contribution to Drama (also assembly award)

Millingham Cup

Joshua Vossen Chong

Contribution to Music

Arrowsmith Cup

Tait Humphreys

Musician of the Year

Rumbal Cup (RP)

Oliver Watson