True Story Section
The fine print
- The Research Article category is only open to secondary school students.
- Entrants in the Secondary School section must have parents/guardians who are residents or ratepayers of the South Taranaki District. The entrants must be attending a secondary school or be home schooled at a secondary school level.
- Teachers may advise a student on their work in the initial stages, however, the final entry piece must not be edited by a teacher.
- Entrants in the Open section must be over 13 years of age, and must be residents or ratepayers of the wider Taranaki region. You must not be eligible for the Secondary School section.
- The South Taranaki District Council (STDC) takes no responsibility for entries.
- All entries will receive an acknowledgement of their entry immediately on submission.
- Manuscripts will not be returned to the entrants.
- STDC will endeavour to arrange first publication and/or broadcast of the winning manuscript.
- Copyright remains with the author. However, STDC reserves the right to publish the winning entries without fee. A selection of the manuscripts (other than the winner) may be chosen for publication (without fee) after the presentation of the Awards.
- Winners' names, entry details, biographical information and photographs will be required by STDC for promotional purposes.
- The entries chosen as finalists will be universally formatted to fit our chosen template for publication.
- Entries selected for publication (including online) will be subject to editing to usual newspaper requirements before publication.
More about sponsor Normanby and District Lions Club
The history of Lions dates back to 1917 when a leading Chicago business man by the name of Melvin Jones recognised and believed that businesses and corporates had a responsibility to contribute back to the community. And so was born Lions International, along with their founding motto, “We Serve”. Today Lions is truly a global organisation, having 1.4 million members who are represented through 47,000 clubs, spread across 200+ countries.
The Normanby and Districts Lions Club was chartered in 1978, and like all Lions Clubs our focus is on community and service, helping those in need and less fortunate than ourselves, both financially and in kind, helping build a better community. The Normanby and Districts Lions Club has a strong focus on assisting youth and youth events in our community. Donations to youth and youth events over the past years have exceed $5,000 annually.
The Research Article category of the Ronald Hugh Morrieson Awards was set up five years ago, as a Lions initiative. The addition of this section has added a new dimension and breath to the Ronald Hugh Morrieson Awards. It also provides youth with an opportunity for growth and personal development. We as a Club are heartened to see youth, that participate some years ago, in our Junior youth programmes, now being entrants in the Ronald Hugh Morriesons Awards. The Normanby and District Lions clubs is proud to be a major sponsor of the Ronald Hugh Morrieson Awards