Awards

Individual Awards

17 Squadron Tramping Group Trophy

Awarded for demonstrating a passion for outdoor skills and experiences. Donated to the unit by PLTOFF Jarren Beckett.

  • 2017 Yet to be Awarded
  • 2018 LAC A. PROBERT.
  • 2019 CPL J. TAYLOR.
  • 2020 F/S R. KINGSLEY.
17 Squadron Tramping Group Trophy

Woodfield Recruit Cup for Best Recruit

  • 1954 CDTCDT Cadet (rank). W.J. GRIEVE.
  • 1956 CDT G.W. RAGG.
  • 1957 CDT J.L. OLIVER.
  • 1958 CDT A.C. JENKINS.
  • 1970 CDT P.D. STEVENSON.
  • 1971 CDT W.J. McKENZIE.
  • 1972 CDT K. COSTELLO.
  • 1973 CDT D.J. BROWN.
  • 1974 CDT M.J. PHILPOT.
  • 1975 CDT D.J. BARKER.
  • 1976 CDT O.J. BLACK.
  • 1977 CDT D. JENKINS.
  • 1978 CDT S.R. TAYLOR.
  • 1979 CDT(W) H. CAREY.
  • 1980 CDT C. HOKOMAU.
  • 1981 CDT G.J. TAIT.
  • 1982 CDT C. BELL.
  • 1983 CDT(F) R.A. DUNLOP.
  • 1984 CDT D.R. BORGEFELT.
  • 1985 CDT(F) T.K. COFFIN.
  • 1986 CDT S.J. PARFITT.
  • 1987 CDT(F) R.A. SMALL.
  • 1988 CDT R.S. FARRELLY.
  • 1989 CDT G.A. CREAGH.
  • 1990 CDT D ALLINGHAM.
  • 1991 CDT S. LEE.
  • 1992 CDT D. COCKBURN.
  • 1993 CDT R.A. McLEOD.
  • 1994 CDT L.A. SMITH.
  • 1995 CDT R. GRAY.
  • 1996 CDT N. JONES.
  • 1997 CDT D. FILER & CDT S. HAMERS.
  • 1998 CDT A. LAW.
  • 1999 CDT C. SCOTT.
  • 2000 CDT M. WRIGHT.
  • 2001 CDT L. KRAINS.
  • 2002 CDT KEEN.
  • 2003 CDT MANUEL.
  • 2004 CDT C. NEWTON.
  • 2005 CDT L. WILLIAMS.
  • 2006 CDT R. COOPER.
  • 2007 CDT S. HART.
  • 2008 CDT H. McLEAN.
  • 2009 CDT I. PRATTLEY.
  • 2010 CDT C. PUGH.
  • 2011 CDT CROSBIE-PIRITAIE.
  • 2012 CDT A. VALLANCE.
  • 2013 CDT G. WILSON.
  • 2014 CDT A. WOODS.
  • 2015 CDT J. LANGE.
  • 2016 CDT C. RAY.
  • 2017 CDT W. MACKENZIE.
  • 2018 CDT N. WILLCOX (nee SMITH)
  • 2019 CDT M. TUCKER.
  • 2020 CDT E. YOCKNEY.
Woodfield Recruit Cup for Best Recruit

Adventure Training Trophy for Cadet Adventure Training

  • 1970 CPL M.J. PUGH.
  • 1971 CDT L. RICE.
  • 1972 CDT W.J. McKENZIE.
  • 1973 CPL T.W. PLATT.
  • 1974 CPL C. PLOTT.
  • 1975 CDT P.C. SPARKS.
  • 1977 F/S P. PONT.
  • 1978 F/S I.D. PRESCOTT.
  • 1979 CPL R.W. HENDERSON.
  • 1999 CDT J. BOIVARD.
  • 2000 CDT R. HORSAM.
  • 2001 CDT AUBREY.
  • 2002 CDT MARRIS.
  • 2003 CDT WILSON.
  • 2004 CDT HEWITT.
  • 2005 CDT J. WILLIAMS.
  • 2006 CDT M. COLLETT.
  • 2007 CPL M. COLLETT.
  • 2008 CDT R. BRICE.
  • 2009 CDT R. VARCOE.
  • 2010 CDT A. COTTON.
  • 2011 CDT G. SAVILLE.
  • 2012 CDT S. POULSEN.
  • 2013 CDT K. RYKEN.
  • 2014 CDT A. STOPFORTH.
  • 2015 LAC A. STACK.
  • 2016 CDT J. PUGH.
  • 2017 LAC N. ROBINSON.
  • 2018 CDT S. REID.
  • 2019 CDT O. TAYLOR-TORRENCE.
  • 2020 LAC S. BAKER.
Adventure Training Trophy for Cadet Adventure Training

Halldane Shooting Cup

  • 1970 CDT A. MCFADDEN.
  • 1971 CDT C. MILNE.
  • 1972 CDT K. FULLER.
  • 1974 CDT I. PRESCOTT.
  • 1975 CDT I. PRESCOTT.
  • 1976 CDT J. ANDERSON.
  • 1977 CDT P. TURVEY.
  • 1978 CDT P. TURVEY.
  • 1979 CDT S. FLOOD.
  • 1980 CDT D. LAMPEN-SMITH.
  • 1981 CDT A. CUTBUSH.
  • 1982 CDT P. BLAGDEN.
  • 1983 CDT J. WHITWORTH.
  • 1984 CDT J. WHITWORTH.
  • 1985 CPL J. WHITWORTH.
  • 1896 CDT D. REIMER.
  • 1987 CDT A. LINDSAY.
  • 1988 CDT M. BOYES.
  • 1989 CPL G. BERRY.
  • 1990 CPL C. BENNETT.
  • 1991 CPL D. SEDDON.
  • 1992 CPL R. GARLAND.
  • 1993 CDT A. CUNNINGHAM.
  • 1994 U/O R. GARLAND.
  • 1995 CPL S. MCLACHLAN.
  • 1996 SGT S. MCLACHLAN.
  • 1997 CDT L. KEENAN.
  • 1998 CDT L. KEENAN.
  • 1999 CDT C. FORSYTH.
  • 2000 CDT M. HATHERLEY.
  • 2001 CPL A. AU-YEUNG.
  • 2002 CDT J. JACKSON.
  • 2003 CPL K. O’REGAN.
  • 2004 CDT C. SALISBURY.
  • 2005 CDT S. NIKOLOFF.
  • 2006 CDT J. WILLIAMS.
  • 2007 CPL G. DOWIE.
  • 2008 W/O J. WILLIAMS.
  • 2009 W/O J. WILLIAMS.
  • 2010 U/O J. WILLIAMS.
  • 2011 CDT M. WITHERS.
  • 2012 SGT C. PUGH.
  • 2013 W/O J. WHITCOMBE.
  • 2014 UO M. WATSON.
  • 2015 F/S L. SENIOR.
  • 2016 F/S L. SENIOR.
  • 2017 F/S S. LANGAN.
  • 2018 W/O M. SAVILLE.
  • 2019 CPL H. LISWOYO.
  • 2020 SGT H. LISWOYO.
Halldane Shooting Cup

Paul Garrett Cup for NCO Adventure Training

  • 1969 F/S D.J TAFFS.
  • 1970 FLTLT G.A. KELBERG.
  • 1971 F/S M. GARRETT.
  • 1972 CDT L. RICE.
  • 1973 CPL K.F FULLER.
  • 1974 CPL A.L. LOKLINDT.
  • 1975 CPL C.D PAULSEN.
  • 1976 CPL P.C. SPARKS.
  • 1977 CDT P.J. MCCLELLAND.
  • 1978 CDT R.W. HENDERSON.
  • 1979 CPL A.J.P. STAPLETON.
  • 1980 F/S P. TURVEY.
  • 1981 CPL R.M. CLARKE.
  • 1982 SGT R. CLARKE.
  • 1983 SGT (F) R.A. HODDINOTT.
  • 1984 SGT C.S. MARSHALL.
  • 1985 CPL (F) R. DUNLOP.
  • 1986 SGT J.C. WHITWORTH.
  • 1987 CPL L.G.COLEMAN.
  • 1988 CPL L.G. COLEMAN.
  • 1989 SGT A.J. MCLAUGHLAN.
  • 1990 CPL C.F.BENNETT.
  • 1991 CPL J.M. WHITING.
  • 1992 CPL K. BAIRD.
  • 1993 CPL W.R. DEGARNHAM.
  • 1994 SGT G.J. CLIMO.
  • 1995 SGT R.A. MCLEOD.
  • 1996 SGT M. PETERSON.
  • 1997 CPL J. EARLE.
  • 1998 SGT C. JACKA.
  • 1999 NOT AWARDED.
  • 2000 U/O C. JACKA.
  • 2001 F/S N. DOUGLAS.
  • 2002 SGT D. NICHOLS.
  • 2003 SGT A. ABELENTSEVA.
  • 2004 F/S K. O’REGAN.
  • 2005 SGT G. DOUGLAS.
  • 2006 F/S L. JOHNSTONE.
  • 2007 F/S S. GARDIINER.
  • 2008 CPL M. COLLETT.
  • 2009 F/S K. QUINN.
  • 2010 F/S A. MORRIS.
  • 2011 CPL R. O’GRADY.
  • 2012 CPL M. JONES.
  • 2013 CPL C. CULLIMORE.
  • 2014 F/S L. TRENBERTH.
  • 2015 SGT E. SWAIN.
  • 2016 CPL J. LANGE.
  • 2017 CPL R. KINGSLEY.
  • 2018 SGT R. KINGSLEY.
  • 2019 F/S R. SIES.
  • 2020 CPL N. WILLCOX (nee Smith)
Paul Garrett Cup for NCO Adventure Training

Brevet Club Aviation Award for Best Progress in Aviation Studies

  • 2014 SGT E. SWAIN.
  • 2017 CPL M. DAVIES.
  • 2018 CPL S. SIMPSON.
  • 2019 SGT R. TAIT.
  • 2020 SGT J. TAYLOR.

Sommerville Cup for Endeavour

  • 2005 CDT WRAGG.
  • 2006 CDT K. JOHNSTONE.
  • 2007 CDT J. BOYCE.
  • 2008 CDT S. GILLOOLY.
  • 2009 CDT N. ALBERS.
  • 2010 LAC J. ROSS.
  • 2011 CDT J. SAUL.
  • 2012 CDT E. SWAIN.
  • 2013 CDT T. WERE.
  • 2014 SGT N. CLARK.
  • 2015 CPL K. MAIKUKU.
  • 2016 CDT T. GILLINGHAM.
  • 2017 CDT B. COLYER.
  • 2018 CDT J. TAYLOR.
  • 2019 CDT D. HOWIE.
  • 2020 CDT K. DAYMON.
Sommerville Cup for Endeavour

Mckenzie Trophy for NCO Leadership

  • 1973 FLTSGT B.R. SHAW.
  • 1974 W/O D. SMITH.
  • 1975 F/S D.J. BROWN.
  • 1976 CPL D.A. SUTTIE.
  • 1977 CPL O.J. BLACK.
  • 1978 W/O P. RAY.
  • 1979 SGT B. PAULSEN.
  • 1980 F/S P. TURVEY.
  • 1981 F/S R.W. HENDERSON.
  • 1982 CPL C. HOUKAMAU.
  • 1983 F/S E.H. TRIP.
  • 1984 SGT B.W MENZIES.
  • 1985 SGT(F) R.A. HODDINOTT.
  • 1986 W/O G.J. TAIT.
  • 1987 W/O J.C. WHITWORTH.
  • 1988 F/S(F) R.A. DUNLOP.
  • 1989 F/S K.W. DOBSON.
  • 1990 W/O K. DOBSON.
  • 1991 F/S G. SENIOR.
  • 1992 W/O G. CREAGH.
  • 1993 W/O D. ALLINGHAM.
  • 1994 W/O D. ALLINGHAM.
  • 1995 W/O P. MOLLARD.
  • 1996 U/O R. McLEOD & W/O S. PETERSON.
  • 1997 CPL G. YUEN.
  • 1998 SGT S. SAMSON.
  • 1999 SGT J. DEMMOCKS.
  • 2000 SGT J. HUTCHINSON.
  • 2001 F/S N. DOUGLAS.
  • 2002 W/O J. HUTCHINSON.
  • 2003 F/S TOOTELL.
  • 2004 SGT VANDER PLAS.
  • 2005 F/S GALPIN.
  • 2006 F/S T. WECH.
  • 2007 CPL J. WILLIAMS.
  • 2008 CPL J. BOYCE.
  • 2009 F/SGT K. QUINN.
  • 2010 SGT J. HOULT.
  • 2011 CPL C. PUGH.
  • 2012 SGT J. ROSS.
  • 2013 F/S A. COTTON.
  • 2014 F/S G. SAVILLE.
  • 2015 F/S A. VALLANCE.
  • 2016 F/S L. TRENBERTH.
  • 2017 F/S A. ABBARI.
  • 2018 F/S J. COTTON.
  • 2019 F/S R. TOWNSEND.
  • 2020 F/S J. HOWIE.
Mckenzie Trophy for NCO Leadership

RNZAFA Cup for General Excellence

  • 1999 CDT J. HUTCHINSON.
  • 2000 CDT A. AU-YEUNG.
  • 2001 CDT A. ABELENTSEY.
  • 2002 CPL K. O’REGAN.
  • 2003 CPL O. REGAN.
  • 2004 CDT J. EILKEN.
  • 2005 W/O K. O’REGAN.
  • 2006 SGT S. GARDINER.
  • 2007 F/S C. WILSON.
  • 2008 F/S M. PENDLY.
  • 2009 LAC S. JOBSON.
  • 2010 CPL H. McLEAN.
  • 2011 CDT A. COTTON.
  • 2012 CDT W/O J. HOULT.
  • 2013 SGT M. WATSON.
  • 2014 W/O A. COTTON.
  • 2015 CPL A. WOODS.
  • 2016 W/O A. VALLANCE.
  • 2017 CPL C. RAE.
  • 2018 LAC B. COLYER.
  • 2019 W/O J. COTTON.
  • 2020 CDT L. WILLIAM.
RNZAFA Cup for General Excellence

Squadron Commanders Cup

  • 1976 CDT G.G.D. TAYLOR.
  • 1977 SGT P.M. DUNFOY.
  • 1978 CPL R.J WILCOX.
  • 1979 CDT CDT A.C. ANDERSON.
  • 1980 CDT M. NABER.
  • 1981 CPL C.L. HOUKAMAU.
  • 1982 CDT A. HENDERSON.
  • 1983 CDT A.M. BROWN.
  • 1984 CDT P.H. HENDRICK.
  • 1985 CDT (F) M. KHA.
  • 1986 CPL (F) A.J. CAMERON.
  • 1987 CPL J.R. POPE.
  • 1988 CDT (F) J.C. MILLARD.
  • 1989 CDT R.J CLARKE.
  • 1990 CDT B.R. NICHOLLS.
  • 1991 CDT D.P. CUTTING.
  • 1992 CDT K. PHILLIPS.
  • 1993 CDT G.J. CLIMO.
  • 1994 CDT E. CHAPMAN.
  • 1995 CDT K. TREBILCO.
  • 1996 CDT R. GRAY.
  • 1997 CDT SAMSON.
  • 1998 CDT C. HOBBS.
  • 1999 CDT L. AUSTIN.
  • 2000 CDT J. MCGREGOR.
  • 2001 CDT L. FRASER.
  • 2002 CDT STOTT.
  • 2003 CDT REID.
  • 2004 CDT A. JACKSON.
  • 2005 CDT B. MARRETT.
  • 2006 SGT C. WILSON.
  • 2007 CDT C. WHITE.
  • 2008 LAC H. FARROW.
  • 2009 CDT A. VAN LOENEN.
  • 2010 CDT D. CHARNLEY.
  • 2011 LAC M. JONES.
  • 2012 CDT R. PUGH.
  • 2013 CDT C. BLAIR.
  • 2014 CDT N HAVERLAND.
  • 2015 CDT E. THAM.
  • 2016 CDT C. DEBENHAM.
  • 2017 CPL R. TAIT.
  • 2018 SGT R. SIES.
  • 2019 CPL D. MACDONALD.
  • 2020 SGT T. DOWNING.
Squadron Commanders Cup

Ian Petit Cup for Attendance

  • 1986 CDT M.D. LONG.
  • 1987 CDT P.C. JENKINS & CDT A.J LINDSAY.
  • 1992 SGT D. TINBS & CPL D. ALLINGHAM.
  • 1996 CDT N. ANDREW.
  • 1998 CDT A. LAW.
  • 1999 CDT A. CLARK.
  • 2000 CDT A. ABELENTSEVA.
  • 2001 CDT O’REGAN.
  • 2002 CDT A. McBREARTY.
  • 2003 CDT GALPIN.
  • 2004 CDT D. HEWITT.
  • 2005 CDT CATTELL.
  • 2006 CDT S. WRIGHT.
  • 2007 CDT PENFOLD.
  • 2008 CDT R. RAY.
  • 2009 CDT C. ANDREW.
  • 2010 SGT M. ROSS.
  • 2011 CDT C. WILLAN.
  • 2012 CDT K. O’REGAN.
  • 2013 CPL E. SWAIN.
  • 2014 CDT T. DONALDSON.
  • 2015 LAC L. PARKINSON.
  • 2016 CDT R. TAIT.
  • 2017 CPL C. RAE.
  • 2018 LAC W. MACKENZIE.
  • 2019 F/S M. DAVIES.
  • 2020 F/S D. MACDONALD.
Ian Petit Cup for Attendance

R L Austin Trophy for Cadet Leadership

  • 2000 CDT C. SCOTT.
  • 2001 CDT J. HARGRAVES.
  • 2002 CDT WECH.
  • 2003 CDT DOUGLAS.
  • 2004 CDT C. WILSON.
  • 2005 CDT S. GARDINER.
  • 2006 CDT K. QUINN.
  • 2007 CDT M. COLLETT.
  • 2008 CDT L. CRAIG.
  • 2009 CDT J. HOULT.
  • 2010 CDT I. PRATTLEY.
  • 2011 CDT M. WATSON.
  • 2012 CDT L. SUTTON.
  • 2013 LAC T. WARMING-SMITH.
  • 2014 CDT B. WILLIAMS.
  • 2015 CDT C. SENIOR.
  • 2016 CDT E. BASTERFIELD.
  • 2017 LAC R. BUCHANAN.
  • 2018 LAC W. FALCONER-BEACH.
  • 2019 LAC L. ZAMPERINI.
  • 2020 CDT M. TUCKER.
R L Austin Trophy for Cadet Leadership

Brevet Club Efficiency Cup (Inter-Flight Competition)

  • 1970 No.2 FLIGHT.
  • 1971 No.1 FLIGHT.
  • 1972 No.2 FLIGHT.
  • 1973 No.2 FLIGHT.
  • 1974 No.1 FLIGHT.
  • 1975 No.2 FLIGHT.
  • 1977 No.3 FLIGHT.
  • 1978 No.2 FLIGHT.
  • 1979 No.1 FLIGHT.
  • 1980 No.2 FLIGHT.
  • 1981 No.1 FLIGHT.
  • 1982 No.2 FLIGHT.
  • 1983 No.2 FLIGHT.
  • 1984 DRILL TEAM.
  • 1985 No.3 FLIGHT.
  • 1986 No.1 FLIGHT.
  • 1987 No.2 FLIGHT.
  • 1995 DRILL FLIGHT.
  • 1996 PROFICIENCY.
  • 1998 BASIC FLIGHT.
  • 1999 PROFICIENCY.
  • 2000 BASIC FLIGHT 2.
  • 2001 No.3 FLIGHT.
  • 2002 No.3 FLIGHT.
  • 2003 No.2 FLIGHT.
  • 2005 DRILL TEAM.
  • 2008 CDT N. LANGAN.
  • 2009 HARVARD.
  • 2010 SPITFIRE.
  • 2011 HURRICANE.
  • 2012 HURRICANE.
  • 2013 SPITFIRE.
  • 2014 SPITFIRE.
  • 2015 HURRICANE.
  • 2016 SPITFIRE.
  • 2017 SPITFIRE.
  • 2018 HARVARD.
  • 2019 MUSTANG.
  • 2020 MUSTANG.
Brevet Club Efficiency Cup (Inter-Flight Competition)

RSA Cup for Community Service

  • 2010 SGT H. ROSS.
  • 2011 SGT H. McLEAN.
  • 2012 CPL M. DOWIE.
  • 2013 SGT R. SIDDALL.
  • 2014 CDT E. SWAIN.
  • 2015 SGT E. SWAIN.
  • 2017 SGT E. THAM.
  • 2018 F/S E. THAM.
  • 2019 LAC N. WILLCOX (nee SMITH)
  • 2020 CPL M. BETTS & A/SGT T. DOWNING.
RSA Cup for Community Service

Hoult Trophy for Dress and Bearing

  • 2009 LAC H. MCLEAN.
  • 2010 CPL R. O’GRADY.
  • 2011 LAC J. LEE.
  • 2012 CDT L. TRENBERTH.
  • 2013 CDT A. MEULDIJK.
  • 2014 CPL L. SENIOR.
  • 2015 F/S E. CATTO.
  • 2016 CDT A. BOYCE.
  • 2017 CPL J. PUGH.
  • 2018 LAC C. MCPHERSON.
  • 2019 LAC V. KHO.
  • 2020 CDT A. COPPLESTONE.

The Doug Lord Memorial Cup for Best Recruit Natural Flying Aptitude

Inscription reads: “Presented to the No 17 (City of Christchurch) Squadron Air Training Corps in December 2005 in commemoration of the role played by the ATCATC Air Training Corps, a branch of the New Zealand Cadet Forces and formally the Royal New Zealand Air Force. in launching a 1260 hour 58 year private flying career, which involved some 35 years of glider towing and some 5774 glider tow flights.Sponsored towards PPL [Private Pilot’s Licence] by the No 1 (Wellington) Squadron ATC from 1948, Doug always recalled fondly the excellent start and training quality extended by the ATC and attributed his safe passage into the air to the recall of such discipline at all times. Douglas Albert Lord 8 Sept 1929-31 Aug 2005.”

  • 2005 CDT D. BULL.
  • 2007 CDT J. HOULT.
  • 2008 CPL P. HUGHES-GAMES.
  • 2009 CDT R. HODGKINSON.
  • 2010 LAC T. HOARE.
  • 2011 CPL B. BASHAM.
  • 2012 CPL R. SMITH.
  • 2013 F/S B. BASHAM.
  • 2014 LAC M. CALDERON.
  • 2015 F/S L. TRENBERTH.
  • 2016 F/S A. DEBENHAM.
  • 2017 CPL R. TAIT.
  • 2018 SGT M. DAVIES.
  • 2019 F/S M. DAVIES.
  • 2020 A/SGT B. YANG.
The Doug Lord Memorial Cup for Best Recruit Natural Flying Aptitude

Dan the Man Trophy for Motivation and Enthusiasm

Trophy created and named in the memory of UO Daniel HEWITT, who passed away in 2009.

  • 2009 LAC F. HUDSON.
  • 2010 CDT B. JOBSON.
  • 2011 CDT S. COLLET.
  • 2012 CDT J. CROSBIE-PIRITAIE.
  • 2013 CPL L. TRENBERTH.
  • 2014 F/S M. WITHERS.
  • 2015 CDT J. BUCHANAN.
  • 2016 CPL E. THAM.
  • 2017 CDT W. MACKENZIE.
  • 2018 LAC W. MACKENZIE.
  • 2019 CPL L. WERE.
  • 2020 CPL N. WILLCOX (nee SMITH).
Dan the Man Trophy for Motivation and Enthusiasm

Cadets Choice Award

  • 2004 SQNLDR COLE.
  • 2005 SQNLDR COLE.
  • 2006 FGOFF SOUTER.
  • 2007 PLTOFF O’REGAN.
  • 2008 SQNLDR COLE.
  • 2009 PLTOFF JOHNSTONE.
  • 2010 Not Awarded.
  • 2011 PLTOFF WECH.
  • 2012 PLTOFF WECH.
  • 2013 PLTOFF WECH.
  • 2014 Not Awarded.
  • 2017 PLTOFF BECKETT.
  • 2018 Not Awarded.
  • 2019 PLTOFF WATSON.
  • 2020 SQNLDR S. COLE.