Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award

  • <span class="title">Hillary Award</span><br/>Pictured after the announcement were, from left, Hon Paula Bennett, Minister of Youth Affairs, Andrew Meehan, Chairman of the Young New Zealander's Challenge; Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General and President of the Challenge; and Sir Edmund's son, Peter Hillary.

Governor-General, Hon Sir Anand Satyanand, as President of the Young New Zealander's Challenge announced that in honour of the late Sir Edmund Hillary, the awards would in future be known as the Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award. The new name was announced at a event at the Wellington Club on 20 August 2009.