The New Zealander of the year for 2018 will be named tonight at an awards ceremony in Auckland.
The finalists announced for the title of 2018 New Zealander of the Year are:
Mike King, Mental Health advocate
Kristine Barlett, pay equity campaigner
Doctor Siouxsie Wiles, a microbiologist and researcher.
Chief judge of the awards Cameron Bennett said all three have put ideas into action.
The 2017 winner was well known film director Taika Waititi.
Other awards that will be announced tonight include, University of Auckland Young New Zealander of the Year, Mitre 10 New Zealand Community of the Year, Sanitarium New Zealand Innovator of the Year, Metlifecare Senior New Zealander of the Year and Kiwibank Local Hero of the Year.
The finalists for Local Hero of the Year are Ricky Houghton, Dave Letele and Mohamud Mohamed.
* The awards ceremony will be livestreamed on 1 News Now and the 1 News Facebook page from 9pm-10.30pm tonight.
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