Partner Content: The Resene Total Colour Awards, the most colourful awards programme of the year, returns for 2026 and there is over $15,000 in prizes to be won. Entries are open now and must be submitted by 19 December 2025.

Projects that show off excellent use of Resene products can be entered in 13 categories: Residential – Interior, Residential – Exterior, Commercial – Exterior, Commercial – Interior Public/Retail, Commercial – Interior Office, Landscape, Education, Installation – Experiential – Product, Neutrals, Heritage, Rising star – Student and Lifetime Achievement.

Each category winner will receive a $1000 prize and the overall Nightingale winner will receive  $2500 in prize money. It is free to enter, and you may enter multiple times, but each entry must be made on a separate form.

Click here to see last year’s Resene Total Colour Awards winners and visit resene.co.nz/colourawards to download an entry form.