Past Award Winners
The images in this gallery are a selection of entries from the 2021, 2023 and 2025 NZ Rural Sculpture Awards. Please acknowledge that these are original works and that copyright applies. There is no permission for them to be digitally reproduced, printed or used in collages or digital mash-ups without the explicit permission of the Kimbolton Arts and Sculpture Festival Trust or the individual artists who produced them.
2025 Winners
The NZ Rural Sculpture Awards
NZ Rural Sculpture Award. Precipice and Play. Danny Dyer. $5,000. Sponsor Central Energy Trust
People's Choice Award. Todd Harris. Hercules. $2,000. Sponsor: All Points Camping
NZ Rural Sculpture Open Award. Greg Tuthill. Samara # 2. $2,000. Sponsors: Central Energy Trust. Rabobank
NZ Creative Cocky Award. Craig Swan. The Farmers Mortgage. $2,000. Sponsors: Totalspan, MyPlumbing Depot, Bromley Dairy & Pump.
NZ Rural Small Sculpture Award. Nick Wolfang. Celestial Body. $1,000. Sponsor: Inspire Net.
The Local Yokel Award. Robert Ferguson. The Gender Pay Equity Lizard. $1,000. Sponsors: Manawatu Mini Spreader, Professional Investment Services.
Give-it-a-go Award. Alan Hawkins. The Old Chook. $300.
Merit Award. Bridgett Murphy. Yes Māori Here. $300. Sponsor: Farmlands
Merit Award. Carl Tangen. Archimedes. $300. Sponsor: FIL
Merit Award. Sarah Elcomb. Rugby. $300. Sponsor: FIL
Merit Award. Harry Robinson. Pearse's Flying Machine. $300. Sponsor: FIL
Merit Award. Kim Kobialko. Honeycomb Vase. $300. Sponsor: FIL
Merit Ward. Ian Harvey. Balance $300. Sponsor: FIL
Primary School Group yrs 0-4. Kimbolton School Room 2. The Bees Knees. $100
Primary Group yr 5-8. Kimbolton School Room 1. Bug Parade. $100
Primary School yrs 5-8. Zoe Williams. Three Wise Owls. $50
Primary School yrs 0-4. Luke Williams. Thor The Viking. $50
2023 Winners
The NZ Rural Sculpture Awards
NZ Rural Sculpture Award. Regan Cooper. Terrybull Prize: $5,000 Sponsor: Hynds Pipe Systems
NZ Rural Sculpture Award Runner up Pam Corpe. Mother Nature Prize: $1,000 Sponsor: Ruralandlifestyles Sales
NZ Creative Cocky Award Tony Waugh . Taming the Black Dog Prize: $2,000 Sponsor: Central Energy trust
NZ Creative Cocky Award Runner Up Glenn Murray. Heroplane Prize: $500 Sponsor: Bromley Dairy & Pumps
NZ Rural Sculpture Open Award Jasmine Creighton. Apollo the Octopus Prize: $2,000 Sponsor: Central Energy trust
NZ Rural Sculpture Open Award Runner up Alan Coleman. Roaring Stag $500 Sponsor: My Plumbing depot
NZ Rural Small Sculpture Award David Jensen. Errol Prize: $1,000 Sponsor: Central Energy trust
NZ Rural Small Sculpture Award Runner Up Greg Tuthill. The Ennead Prize: $500 Sponsor: AllanMcNeill
Local Yokel Award David Jensen. The Big Apple Prize: $1,000 Sponsor: Inspirenet
Local Yokel Award Runner Up Maggie Duff. In a nutshell, it’s life or death Prize: $500 Sponsor: Tim McColl Contracting ltd
Give it A Go Award The Wine Barrel Guy Prize: $300 Sponsor: Manawatu Spreaders
Manufacturing and Engineering Challenge Award. Manawatu traffic Solutions. ToeKnee the Conie. Prize: $500 Sponsor: FIL
Pre-school and Primary School Aged Students Group Sculpture award. Kimbolton School Room 2. Kimbolton Insta Famous. Prize: $300
Primary School Pupil Years 1-2 Luke Williams. Tahi the Tiki Prize: $200
Primary School Pupil Years 3-5 Amelia Stack. The Old Sparkly Woolshed Prize: $200
Primary School Pupil Years 3-5 Runner up Zoe Williams. Hermione the Highland Cow Prize: $100
Primary School Pupil Years 6-8 Sadie Jochem. The Kingfisher Prize: $200
Primary School Pupil Years 6-8 Runner Up Payton Hoggard. Solar System Prize: $100
Lego Masterpiece Award. Primary School Students all ages. Caitlin Silk. Fun-Sized Feilding Prize: $200
Lego Masterpiece Award. Primary School Students all ages. Runner up Zoe Williams. Tree house farm Prize: $100
Merit Award David Krsticevic. Paddock Politics Prize $300 Sponsor: FIL
Merit Award Marie Johnston. Gentrified Butterfly Prize: $300 Sponsor: FIL
Merit Award Fiona Simcox. Spirit-The Wooden Horse Prize: $300 Sponsor: FIL
Merit Award Alice Hood. My little pony Prize: $300 Sponsor: FIL
Merit Award Kimbolton Early Learning Centre. Bee Sustainable. Prize: $300 Sponsor: FIL
People's Choice Award Regan Cooper. ‘Terrybull’ Prize: $2,000 Sponsor: Allpoints Camping NZ
2021 Winners
The NZ Rural Sculpture Awards
NZ Rural Sculpture Award Winner: Pam Corpe. The Oroua Bird $5,000 Sponsor: Hynds Pipe systems
NZ Rural Sculpture Award . Runner up Mark Tisdall. Te Whakangaromanga o te Ngahere $1,000. Sponsor: Ruralandlifestyle sales
NZ Creative Cocky Award Terry Hawkins. The Shearing Shed Kiwi $2,000 Joint sponsors: Bayleys/Inspirenet
Creative Cocky Runner Up. Berenice Jensen Bamboozled by the Wind $500 Sponsor: Bromleys Pump & Dairy
Gill Absolon Memorial Award Shivaun Hogan. Alpha centurion and Omega centurion. $3000 Gill Absolon family
NZ Rural Sculpture Open Award Owen Cox. Trinity $2,000 Sponsor:
NZ Rural Sculpture Open Award. Runner up Greg Allen. Smoke over the Southern Skys $500 Sponsor: Totally Vets
NZ Rural Small Sculpture Award. Greg Tuthill. Laser Robot $1,000 Sponsor: BarltropGraham
NZ Rural Small Sculpture Award. Runner up Stuart Mitchell. Tiki $500 Sponsor: AllanMcNeill
The Local Yokel Award Sophie Coleman. Ashia $550 Sponsor: All points camping NZ
The Local Yokel Sculpture Award. Runner up Runner Up: Debbie Coleman Everlasting Bouquet $250
Give it a Go Award Winner: Robin Halberg $300
Peoples Choice Award Terry Hawkins. The Shearing Shed Kiwi $1,000 Sponsor: Property Brokers
Secondary School Aged Students Jack Hawkins. Maggie Magpie $350 Sponsor: Allflex
Secondary School Aged Students. Runner up Cameron Royds. Engineers Workshop Stool $100 Sponsor: Allflex
Primary School Students 1-2 years Bradley Allen. Bradley’s Secret Garden $200 Sponsor: Allflex
Primary School Student 1-2years. Runner up Declan Cox. Bell Ringer $100 Sponsor Allflex
Primary School Students 3-5 years. Runner up. Jermaine Allen. The Windmill $100 Sponsor Allflex
Primary School Students 3-5 years Payton Hoggard. The Mystery Owl $200 Sponsor: Allflex
Primary School Students 6-8years Sadie Jochem. Workshop Bugs $200 Sponsor: Allflex
Pre-school & Primary school aged students group award. Kimbolton School. Ruahine Ranges $300 Sponsor: Allflex