The Loder Cup is a New Zealand conservation award. It was donated by

Gerald Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst, JP DL LLB (25 October 1861 – 30 April 1936) was a British barrister, businessman and Conservative politician. He is best remembered for developing the gardens at Wakehurst Place, Sussex. ...

in 1926 to "encourage and honour New Zealanders who work to investigate, promote, retain and cherish our indigenous flora". The Minister of Conservation awards the Loder Cup to a person or group of people who best represent the objectives of the Cup.

Recipients

The Loder Cup has been awarded to the following individuals and groups: *1929 – Duncan and Davies Ltd, New Plymouth *1930 – Henry Bennett and son *1931 – Henry Bennett and son *1933 – T. Waugh and son *1934 – Lord Bledisloe *1935 – Trustees of R. C. Bruce *1936 – John Scott Thomson & George Simpson *1937 – Auckland Institute & Museum and

Lucy Cranwell Lucy May Cranwell (7 August 1907 – 8 June 2000) was a New Zealand botanist responsible for groundbreaking work in palynology. Cranwell was appointed curator of botany at Auckland Museum in 1929, when she was 21 years old. As well as her work ...

*1938 – Elizabeth Knox Gilmer *1939 – W. A. Thomson *1940 – P. H. Johnson *1941 –

Edward Earle Vaile Edward Earle Vaile (3 March 1869 – 11 January 1956) was a real estate agent, farmer, philanthropist, author, railway campaigner and a pioneer of the pumice country - Broadlands, North Island, New Zealand. Vaile was born at Hampstead, London, ...

*1942 – A. W. Wastney *1943 – James Speden *1944 – Norman Potts *1945 – Walter Boa Brockie *1946 – Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society and

Val Sanderson Ernest Valentine "Val" Sanderson (8 February 1866 – 29 December 1945) was a notable New Zealand businessman and conservationist. He was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1866. Sanderson is known for founding in 1923 the Native Bird Protection ...

*1947 – N. R. W. Thomas *1948 – Andrew Davidson Beddie *1949 –

Noeline Baker Isabel Noeline Baker (25 December 1878 – 25 August 1958), known as Noeline Baker, was a New Zealand suffragist, wartime women's labour administrator, gardener and peace educator. Biography She was born in the Christchurch suburb of Opawa, N ...

*1950 –

Arthur Paul Harper Arthur Paul Harper (27 June 1865 – 30 May 1955) was a New Zealand lawyer, mountaineer, explorer, businessman and conservationist. He was simply known as AP or APH. He was born at his parents' house in Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zeala ...

*1951 –

Lance McCaskill Lancelot William McCaskill (8 May 1900 – 9 August 1985) was a New Zealand agricultural instructor, lecturer, conservationist and writer. Born in Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand, he became aware of soil erosion problems in 1929 throu ...

*1952 –

Marguerite Crookes Marguerite Winifred Crookes (18 January 1899 – 26 January 1991) was a botanist and conservationist from New Zealand and founder of the Auckland Natural History Club. Her best known work is ''Plant Life in Maoriland: A Botanist’s Note Book''. ...

*1953 –

Pérrine Moncrieff Pérrine Moncrieff (née Millais; 8 February 1893 – 16 December 1979) was a New Zealand writer, conservationist and amateur ornithologist. Biography She was born in London, England in 1893 as Pérrine Millais. She was the grand daughter of t ...

*1954 – Norman L. Elder *1955 – Michael Christian Gudex *1956 – Frank Singleton Holman *1957 – Frederick William Lokan *1958 –

Ernest Corbett Ernest Bowyer Corbett (7 May 1898 – 15 June 1968) was a New Zealand National Party politician. Early life and family Corbett was born in Ōkato in 1898; his father was William Corbett. His mother was descended from Thomas Hansen, who had c ...

*1959 – Charles Cameron *1960 – William Marton *1961 – Charles Thomas Keeble *1962 – Bernard H. M. Teague *1963 –

Nancy Adams Jacqueline Nancy Mary Adams (19 May 1926 – 27 March 2007) was a New Zealand botanical illustrator and museum curator. Early life Nancy Adams was born in Levin in 1926, the daughter of Jessie Whittaker and her husband, Kenneth Ernest Adams ...

*1964 – David Alfred Bathgate *1965 – Arthur Farnell *1966 – Oliver Hunter *1967 – John Salmon *1968 – Victor C. Davies *1969 – Patrick John Devlin *1970 – Muriel E. and William E. Fisher *1971 – Violet Ada Briffault *1972 – Arthur David Mead *1973 – Katie Reynolds *1974 – Alexander Walter Anderson *1975 –

Alan Mark Sir Alan Francis Mark (born 19 June 1932) is a New Zealand botanist and environmentalist. He was an initial member of the Save Manapouri campaign and the inaugural chair of the Guardians of Lake Manapouri for 26 years. Biography Mark was bor ...

*1976 – Waipahihi Botanical Society, Taupo *1977 – Reginald Ivan Bell *1978 – Lawrence J. Metcalf *1979 – Roger & Christina Sutton *1980 – Whangarei Native Forest & Bird Protection Society (Inc.) *1981 – Raymond H. Mole *1982 – Arthur William Ericson *1983 – Roy J. Peacock *1984 –

Eric Godley Eric John Godley (10 May 1919 – 27 June 2010) OBE, FRSNZ, Hon FLS, Hon DSc (Cantuar.), AHRNZIH was a New Zealand botanist and academic biographer. He is best known for his long-running series of in the popular magazine '' New Zealand Garden ...

*1985 –

Audrey Eagle Audrey Lily Eagle (née Brodey; 30 October 1925 – 27 November 2022) was a New Zealand botanical illustrator, whose work mainly focused on New Zealand's distinctive trees and shrubs. As the author and illustrator of the two volume ''Eagle's ...

*1986 –

Roderick Syme Roderick Syme (24 February 1900 – 2 May 1994) was a notable New Zealand agricultural instructor, mountaineer, conservationist and alpine sports administrator. He was born in Hawera, New Zealand, in 1900. In 1931, he climbed a new ridge rou ...

*1987 – Hugh Wilson *1988 – Arthur Blair Cowan *1989 – no award *1990 – Brian Molloy *1991 – Reginald Janes *1992 –

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and Celia Stephenson *1993 – Michael Greenwood *1994 – Peter Johnson *1995 – David Given *1996 – Native Forests Restoration Trust *1997 – Isabel Morgan *1998 – Supporters of

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*1999 – Chris and Brian Rance *2000 – Jorge Santos *2001 – Colin Meurk *2002 – Marge Maddren *2003 –

Gerry McSweeney Gerry is both a surname and a masculine or feminine given name. As a given name, it is often a short form (hypocorism) of Gerard, Gerald or Geraldine. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814), fifth US vice pres ...

*2004 – Colin Ogle *2005 – Ewen Cameron *2006 – Bruce Clarkson *2007 – Amanda Baird *2008 – Shannel Courtney *2009 – Philip Simpson *2010 –

Colin Burrows Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Syd ...

*2011 – Mark Dean *2012 – Ralph Allen *2013 – Nick Head *2014 – Clive Paton *2015/16 – Barbara and Neill Simpson *2017 –

Peter de Lange Peter de Lange (23 March 1988) is a Dutch association football player in the forward position. He is a resident of Rotterdam. Club career De Lange played in Barendrecht, Willem II, SBV Excelsior, Barendrecht, VV Capelle, and Spakenburg. From 201 ...

*2018 – Robert McGowan *2019 – Chris Horne *2020 – Graeme Atkins *2021 –

Beverley Clarkson Beverley Rae Clarkson is a New Zealand botanist, ecologist and wetland researcher and conservationist. She is best known for her research into and her conservation work with New Zealand wetlands. In 2021, the city of Hamilton awarded her the ...

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References

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