16 INSIDE Harcourts NEWZEALAND UPDATE As we reach the end of the year, not only arewe taking time to reflect on what we have achieved in 2022, it is the time of year whenwe all look forward to gatheringwith family and friends, many of whomwemay not have seen for some time. It is also a time of year when our actions and focus will set the tone for the year we are in, and the one to come. With the last quarterly awards of the year under our belts and our Christmas parties and catch-ups in full swing, in NewZealandwe are taking time to thank our team for their hardwork and dedication in what has definitely been another interesting year in business. The general consensus is that 2023 will be better than 2022 for somany reasons. As we continue to celebrate our people and our culture, we have been delighted this quarter to induct two further recipients into ‘Titanium’. This award recognises exceptional achievement, andwe are thrilled to advise that Yvenna Yue – Harcourts Monarch, Hamilton Central City and Diego Traglia – Harcourts Northwest Realty are the second and third recipients of this recognition. Congratulations Yvenna and Diego - we are proud of all your hardwork and dedication. It is wonderful to be able to showcase your achievements in this way. 2022 has also been a year were we have done evenmore for our communities and people in need across NewZealand. Along with continuing our commitment to the Hospice Grants Programme for the sixth year, we have increased the grant total from$225,000 to $275,000 thanks to a donation through the Harcourts Foundation for $30,000 and also to Riley Blackham, Business Owner - Harcourts Blackhamand Co. for his incredible $20,000 donationmade earlier this year at HX22. I cannot forget tomention Gumboot Friday 2022. The engagement fromall parts of our network towards this initiative which Harcourts Foundation are proudly supporting for the first time, has been unbelievable. At $138 per counselling session, the Harcourts network raised $167,652.45, enough to fund 1,215 free counselling sessions to our young kiwis who so desperately need our help and support. What we have done for Gumboot Friday is an amazing start, but it most certainly doesn’t stop here. Mental health issues for our young people continue to be on the rise, so let’s all pull together and continue what we have started in raising awareness and funding for our kiwi kids. INPLACENEWZEALAND Diego Traglia (top) & Yvenna Yue (bottom), our Titanium recgonition awardwinners. Bryan Thomson Managing Director, Harcourts NewZealand bryan.thomson@harcourts.net Trans-TasmanWalkathon In September, our Harcourts NewZealand and Harcourts Australia Corporate teams, battled it out for the inaugural Trans-Tasman Walkathon Competition, andwhat a week it was! Harcourts NewZealand took out the top prize with a whopping 3,476,673 steps, beating Australia’s 2,571,618 steps! Thismeans the Trans-TasmanWalkathon trophy will stay here in NZ for the next 12 months until it is contested in September 2023. • Top Trans-Tasman Team B east Mode Steppers 430, 383 steps (Shannon Hamilton, Jay Areora, Nataly Lopez & Victoria Ly) • TeamWinners 1st Place Beast Mode Steppers 430,383 steps (Shannon Hamilton, Jay Areora, Nataly Lopez & Victoria Ly) 2nd Place Insteption 422,491 steps (Liane Thomson, Jennie Harrison, Grace Hartley & Luke Meintjes) 3rd Place Has-Beens &Wannabies 369,281 steps (Olivia Graham, Minnie Baweja, Aaron Davis and Dimi) • Individual Winners 1st Place Liane Thomson 162,429 steps 2nd Place Victoria Ly 136,178 steps 3rd Place Olivia Graham 128, 065 steps
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