Scholarships and awards

Find out about scholarships, prizes, and Dean's Lists in the Faculty of Law.

Every year, the Law School awards prizes and scholarships to students in recognition of their hard work and talents. Many of the prizes are in the name of earlier alumni or staff and, in this way, the outstanding qualities of both the past and present are interwoven.

Visit the scholarships website for details of current scholarships and prizes, application forms and deadlines. There are two sections to visit. Scholarships page and Prizes page.

Dean’s List 2025

Congratulations go to the following students, who are included on the Dean’s List for academic excellence in 2025:

Luke Andrews
Nathan Baker
Alex Barker
Hannah Bautista
Katherine Bayer
Sophie Beasley
Libby Bentley
Johnny Bentley-Cribb
William Berry
Stella Bloomfield
Marcus Bongers
Rosie Cameron
Grace Cartman
Leon Caslavsky
Elliot Clark
Jamie Clumpas
Thomas Cole
William Collins
Oscar Compton-Moen
Hattie Compton-Moen
Xandi Cooke
Harry Cregeen
Emma Cunningham
Finn Davenport
Theo Dawson
Kaitlin Dunn
Francesca Finnigan
Jack Fogarty
Jessica Fraser
Sasha Freeman
Gabriella Geris
Hannah Giles
Sophie Gill
Xandi Gobbi
Kezra Gonzalez
Jack Gormley
Stacia Haitana
Charlotte Hall
Harry Halstead
Georgina Han
Peter Hannah
Amelia Harland
Iemaja Hassell
Tashi Hogan
Melanie Holden
Lara Hopkinson
Imogen Hosford
Layla Hoskin
Sariah Hotai
John Hyatt
Lucy Jessep
Poppy Johnston-Coates
Mirinae Kang
Joshua Kemp Whimp
Georgia Key
Jess Knight
Olesya Korchagina
Arthur Linkhorn
Cully Lockyer

Jimmy Mack
Annabel MacKay
Simon Macknight
Vincent Mahadevan
Ana Marshall
Regan Marshall
Rosa McGann
Emily McKechnie
Claire McSweeney
Eliza Michell
Ella Millar
Brea Miller
Laura Mooney
Jess Munro
Ashleigh Nicholas
Damon Noakes
Lexie Orange
Sinead Pacey
Kate Palmer
Helena Palmer
George Patrick
Sophia Pienaar
Thomas Pope-Kerr
Ella Ricciardi
Jasmine Robinson
Ethan Rogacion
Samantha Romijn
Isla Ryan-Henderson
Nadia Scott
Lulu Shepherd
Ella Shirtcliffe
Alexandra Smith
Ashley Smith
Lara Smith
Sophie Southgate
Pippa Sussex
Olga Suvorova
Shanay Talopau
Millie Thomas
Amiria Tikao
Madeleine Turner
Kim Urbano
Connie Waine
Holly Walker
Otto Wanwimolruk
Ben Watkins
Emma Webster
Katie Wells
Jess Wenham
Olivia Whineray-Kelly
Alex White
Isla Willacy
Quinn Wilson
Fergus Wood
Holly Woolston
Millie Wright
Cindy Xiong
Yashika Yashika
Jess Ye

View past Dean’s Lists

Prize winners for 2024 were:

A H Johnstone Scholarship in Law— Jack Fogarty and Kera Gonzalez
A L Hollings Trust Award—Olivia Lockwood
Archibald Francis McCallum Scholarship in Law—Claire Graham
Bernard Randall Prize in Family Law—Angelica Araboglos
Chapman Tripp Price—Jack Apperley
Chris Highfield Memorial Prize in Public Law— Florence Oakley
Coleman-Brown Memorial Award —No student nomination for 2024
Colin Patterson Memorial Prize—Sameer Mandhan
Dan Winfield Memorial Intellectual Property Prize—Sameer Mandhan
Flacks & Wong Prize in Company Law—Florence Oakley
Gordon Orr Prize— Sophie Yeoman and Lulu Shepherd
Harmos Horton Lusk Mergers and Acquisitions Prize—Zack Limbrick-Jones and Sam Baker
ILM Richardson Prize in Private Law— Claire Graham and Courtney Thomas
Jacob Joseph Award—Antonia Smith
John Miller Award in Social Justice & Community Devt-U/G— Kaea Tibble
John Miller Award in Social Justice & Community Devt-P/G— Ria Holmes
Lord Cooke of Thorndon Prize—Jack Fogarty
Mayne Wetherell Prizes (100 Level Law)—Xandi Cooke
Mayne Wetherell Prizes (Contract Law)—Jimmy Mack
New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties Essay Prize—Emily McKechnie
Prebble Prize sponsored by Deloitte—Paulina (Flo) Pascual
Quentin Baxter Prize in International Law—Isla McDonald
Quentin Baxter Prize in Public and International Law—William Ferris
Robert Orr McGechan Memorial Prize—Helena Palmer
Simpson Grierson Prize in Laws 297—Catherine Sole
Simpson Grierson Prize in Laws 352—Emerald Bendall
Sir John McGrath Distinguished Prize in Public Law—Anna Dombroski
Thomas Prize in Mooting - winner—Zara Blum
Thomas Prize in Mooting - runner-up—Jamie Yee