One thing Hawke's Bay does well is awards.
We have business awards, community service awards, hospitality awards, wine awards, signature dish awards, and they are all well supported.
But one glaring omission has been health awards, which seems somewhat strange when you think about it. If we are prepared to applaud a cup of coffee, then surely we would also want to recognise the men, women and teams that keep us alive and well so we can enjoy that cup of coffee in the first place.
The lack of any formal community recognition of our health heroes has not gone unnoticed by the sector, which has banded together to set things right by holding the inaugural Hawke's Bay Health Awards at the Hawke's Bay Opera House tomorrow night.
The Awards are supported by Hawke's Bay District Health Board and Health Hawke's Bay - Te Oranga Hawke's Bay.