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Awards

Ōpuke hot pools wins swag of business awards 27th February 2024 /

Ōpuke hot pools wins swag of business awards

Ōpuke Thermal Pools & Spa has won five categories at the 2024 ANZ Business of the Year Awards.


Tyson-Nathan made Dame in New Year Honours 15th January 2024 /

Tyson-Nathan made Dame in New Year Honours

New Zealand Māori Tourism chief executive Pania Tyson-Nathan has been made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM) in the 2024 New Year Honours List for her services to Māori and business.


The Landing, Sofitel Queenstown, The Carlin among HM Awards 5th December 2023 /

The Landing, Sofitel Queenstown, The Carlin among HM Awards

The Carlin, Holiday Inn Express, Hilton Auckland, Rydges Latimer Christchurch, Park Hyatt, Sofitel Queenstown and The Landing have been named New Zealand winners in the 2023 HM Awards.


Te Pae, Toitoi, Forsyth Barr Stadium win EVANZ awards 1st December 2023 /

Te Pae, Toitoi, Forsyth Barr Stadium win EVANZ awards

Toitoi Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre, Te Pae and Forsyth Barr Stadium are among the winners in the Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand Awards.


Tourism NZ wins ICCA Best Marketing Award 16th November 2023 /

Tourism NZ wins ICCA Best Marketing Award

Tourism New Zealand has won the Best Marketing Award at the International Congress and Convention Association’s annual awards.


Second big win for TOP 10 holiday park 13th November 2023 /

Second big win for TOP 10 holiday park

Hot Water Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park in Whitianga has won the Excellence on Customer Engagement award at the Westpac NZ Franchise Awards 2023.


Taupō wins top town at Beautiful Awards 13th November 2023 /

Taupō wins top town at Beautiful Awards

Taupō has received the Beautiful Awards Supreme Towns & Cities Award at Keep New Zealand Beautiful’s 2023 Beautiful Awards.


RTOs, XPO’s Spillane win NZ Events Awards 10th November 2023 /

RTOs, XPO’s Spillane win NZ Events Awards

ChristchurchNZ, Tourism Bay of Plenty, and XPO Exhibitions’ Brent Spillane have been recognised at at New Zealand Events Association’s industry awards.


Tour, retail operator Mountain Jade takes top business award 9th November 2023 /

Tour, retail operator Mountain Jade takes top business award

Carving tour, art and retail business Mountain Jade has won two awards at the Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards.


Active Adventures leads operator haul at Queenstown awards 6th November 2023 /

Active Adventures leads operator haul at Queenstown awards

The small group hiking and adventure tour operator, led by chief executive Wendy van Lieshout, also won the Excellence in People & Capability accolade at the awards on Saturday night.


THL, Webster finalists in Deloitte Top 200 Awards 2nd November 2023 /

THL, Webster finalists in Deloitte Top 200 Awards

Tourism Holdings has been shortlisted for Company of the Year in the Deloitte Top 200 Awards.


Taranaki travel app receives commendation 30th October 2023 /

Taranaki travel app receives commendation

A travel planning app has received a commendation for best practice innovation at the Economic Development New Zealand Awards.


Encounter Kaikōura reigns supreme at business awards 18th October 2023 /

Encounter Kaikōura reigns supreme at business awards

Encounter Kaikōura has won two accolades at the North Canterbury Business Awards.


Taupō, Hawke’s Bay, Invercargill win airport awards 17th October 2023 /

Taupō, Hawke’s Bay, Invercargill win airport awards

Taupō, Hawke’s Bay, and Gisborne airports have been recognised at the New Zealand Airports Awards 2023.


AHICE: Accor, Nesuto, Sudima execs win inaugural hotel leadership awards 11th October 2023 /

AHICE: Accor, Nesuto, Sudima execs win inaugural hotel leadership awards

Three of the country’s top hotel professionals have been lauded at the inaugural Aotearoa Hotel Industry Leadership Awards.


Wairarapa luxury accom wins Condé Nast recognition 9th October 2023 /

Wairarapa luxury accom wins Condé Nast recognition

Wharekauhau Country Estate in Wairarapa has been named the best resort in Australasia and the Pacific in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.


Operators among Waikato Business Awards finalists 18th September 2023

Operators among Waikato Business Awards finalists

Hamilton Airport, Dive Zone Whitianga, and the NZ National Fieldays Society are all up for awards at the 2023 Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.


Geraldine TOP 10 reigns supreme at awards 15th September 2023 /

Geraldine TOP 10 reigns supreme at awards

Geraldine TOP 10 Holiday Park has taken out the top honour at the TOP 10 Holiday Parks Awards.


NZ’s most beautiful town, city finalists named 7th September 2023 /

NZ’s most beautiful town, city finalists named

From Awanui in the north to Arrowtown in the south, the 10 finalists for the 2023 Most Beautiful Awards have been named.


Southern Crossings wins Virtuoso award 24th August 2023 /

Southern Crossings wins Virtuoso award

Luxury travel experience operator Southern Crossings has taken out a Best of the Best Award at the 2023 Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas.


Active Adventures, JW Marriott, Hotel Britomart nominated for business awards 24th August 2023 /

Active Adventures, JW Marriott, Hotel Britomart nominated for business awards

Active Adventures & Austin Adventures, JW Marriott Auckland and The Hotel Britomart have been nominated 2023 AmCham-DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards.


Operators recognised in Grand Pacific Tours awards 17th August 2023 /

Operators recognised in Grand Pacific Tours awards

Distinction Christchurch has taken the top spot in two categories at Grand Pacific Tours’ Supplier and Crew Awards this year.


Atticus Finch reigns supreme at Rotorua hospo awards 14th August 2023 /

Atticus Finch reigns supreme at Rotorua hospo awards

Rotorua restaurant Atticus Funch has taken home the top gong at the Rotorua Hospitality Awards.


Hot tubs, hotels, holiday parks among Rotorua Business Awards finalists 11th August 2023

Hot tubs, hotels, holiday parks among Rotorua Business Awards finalists

Secret Spot Hot Tubs, MDA Experiences, All Seasons Holiday Park, the Pullman, Sudima, Novotel and Ibis, and Burger Fuel have been nominated for the Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards.


Top gongs for Southern World, Sudima at TECNZ awards 10th August 2023 /

Top gongs for Southern World, Sudima at TECNZ awards

The operators were among the winners at the Tourism Export Council Operator of the Year and YoungTEC Awards.


TNZ’s Ashford, XPO’s Spillane finalists in NZEA awards 8th August 2023 /

TNZ’s Ashford, XPO’s Spillane finalists in NZEA awards

Fieldays, Pasifika Festival, Flavours of Plenty, Crankworx and individuals from XPO Exhibitions and Tourism New Zealand are among a swathe of nominees announced for the 2023 New Zealand Events Awards.


Kiwi Water Park owner finalist in Entrepreneur of the Year 4th August 2023 /

Kiwi Water Park owner finalist in Entrepreneur of the Year

Queenstown-based Kiwi Water Park co-owner and marketing director Emily Rutherford is a finalist in the 2023 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.


Most Beautiful Awards open for nominations 19th July 2023

Most Beautiful Awards open for nominations

Keep New Zealand Beautiful has opened nominations for its annual Beautiful Awards for the year.


Sudima shortlisted in global Reuters awards 18th July 2023 /

Sudima shortlisted in global Reuters awards

Sudima Hotels and Hind Management have made the shortlist for the Reuters’ Responsible Business awards.


YoungTEC Awards finalists revealed 5th July 2023 /

YoungTEC Awards finalists revealed

Finalists from RealNZ, Wētā Workshop, Go with Tourism, Tomahawk and Central Otago District Council are up for top spots at the Young Tourism Export Council of New Zealand Awards this year.


QT celebrates hospo awards hat-trick 3rd July 2023 /

QT celebrates hospo awards hat-trick

QT Hotels & Resorts New Zealand is celebrating three accolades from Hospitality New Zealand’s Hospitality Awards for Excellence 2023.


Finalists revealed in TECNZ Operator of the Year Awards 30th June 2023 /

Finalists revealed in TECNZ Operator of the Year Awards

The Tourism Export Council of New Zealand unveils a 12-strong shortlist for its Operator of the Year Awards.


QT, The Landing, TOP 10 win Hospitality Awards for Excellence 29th June 2023 /

QT, The Landing, TOP 10 win Hospitality Awards for Excellence

Christchurch venues win both the Supreme Award and the People’s Choice at last night’s gala dinner.


SkyCity’s Allot, QT’s Whaite win hospitality leadership awards 28th June 2023 /

SkyCity’s Allot, QT’s Whaite win hospitality leadership awards

SkyCity Entertainment’s general manager of Auckland hospitality, David Allot, has been named the Hospitality Industry Leader of the Year.


MEETINGS 2023 crowns Best Stand Winners 23rd June 2023 /

MEETINGS 2023 crowns Best Stand Winners

RotoruaNZ, HOT Events and Kim Chan Events have been crowned the winners of the Best Stand Awards at MEETINGS 2023.


Air NZ climbs into top 20 in Skytrax rankings 21st June 2023 /

Air NZ climbs into top 20 in Skytrax rankings

Air New Zealand has been ranked 19th in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2023.


Airport, nature precinct, venue amongst top architecture winners 20th June 2023 /

Airport, nature precinct, venue amongst top architecture winners

The architects behind Taupō Airport, Te Kaaroro Nature Precinct and the Sir Howard Morrison Centre have received accolades for their work at the The 2023 Te Kahui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Bay of Plenty and Waikato Awards.


Award for construction of Auckland double hotel tower 15th June 2023 /

Award for construction of Auckland double hotel tower

The construction company behind the voco and Holiday Inn Express double hotel tower has won an award for its site safety.


Te Matatini leadership, tourism education recognised in King’s Birthday Honours 6th June 2023

Te Matatini leadership, tourism education recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

The chair of Te Matatini and and an Auckland Institute of Studies tourism educator are among those recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours.


Craggy Range, Kamana Lakehouse, Kaiser Brew lead Hospitality NZ Awards nominations 24th May 2023 /

Craggy Range, Kamana Lakehouse, Kaiser Brew lead Hospitality NZ Awards nominations

The three businesses are among 120 finalists across 24 categories to be honoured at the awards.


Entries open for Sustainable Business Awards 24th May 2023 /

Entries open for Sustainable Business Awards

The 21st year of the annual awards will recognise business, local government, social enterprise and individuals for their sustainability achievements.


Heli pilot wins cinematography award 19th May 2023 /

Heli pilot wins cinematography award

Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters pilot Alfie Speight has been awarded for his flight skills and contribution to cinematography.


LyLo Auckland wins design award 12th May 2023 /

LyLo Auckland wins design award

LyLo Auckland has won Best Hotel of the Year in the conversion category at the Australasia-Pacific Hotel Design Awards.


Aoraki Mt Cook Loop named one of world’s top hikes 12th May 2023 /

Aoraki Mt Cook Loop named one of world’s top hikes

The Canterbury Aoraki/Mount Cook Loop has been named the second-best hike in the world, according to Explore! Worldwide.


Nominations open for International Business Awards 3rd May 2023

Nominations open for International Business Awards

Entries are now open for the New Zealand International Business Awards (NZIBA) 2023, which celebrate the success of the country’s exporters.


Nominations open for NZ Event Awards 14th April 2023 /

Nominations open for NZ Event Awards

All events that took place from 6 April 2021 to 10 April 2023 are eligible to enter this year’s awards, run by the New Zealand Events Association.


Nominations open for Wellington Airport Community Awards 12th April 2023 /

Nominations open for Wellington Airport Community Awards

The awards, held in collaboration with five Wellington regional councils, recognise work carried out by community groups.


Kelly Tarlton, Wally Stone inducted into Business Hall Of Fame 4th April 2023

Kelly Tarlton, Wally Stone inducted into Business Hall Of Fame

Auckland aquarium founder Kelly Tarlton (posthumously) and tourism stalwart Wally Stone have been inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.


Nelson outdoors trailblazer recognised 29th March 2023 /

Nelson outdoors trailblazer recognised

Bill Gilbertson has been recognised for his work and dedication to Nelson’s Great Taste Trail and access improvements to the Abel Tasman National Park.


Get your entries in for the Hospo NZ awards 21st March 2023 /

Get your entries in for the Hospo NZ awards

Entries are open for the 25th Hospitality New Zealand Awards for Excellence 2023, run by Hospitality New Zealand and sponsored by Lion New Zealand.