Finalists
MEDIA RELEASE: Finalists Announced for the 2021 NZ Events Association New Zealand Event Awards
Individual Awards
Best Emerging Event Professional 2021 - Sponsored by ChristchurchNZ
- Cuillin Hearty
- Laurence Carey
- Mike McMinn
- Steph Murray
Best Established Event Professional 2021
- Jodie Gill
- Michelle Stevens
- Noddy (Graeme) Watts
- Simon Carter
- Valentina Paladini
Best Event Sponsorship Professional 2021
- Jonathan Rea
- Laurence Carey
- Matt Davy
Excellence Awards
Best Arts or Cultural Event 2021
- CubaDupa 2021, CubaDupa - Creative Capital Arts Trust
- Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival 2021
- Kitchen Takeover – Taiao: Food of the Gods
Best Business Event 2021 - Sponsored by ChristchurchNZ
- Digitally Speaking, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
- Te Hāpai Hāpori | Spirit of Service Awards, Public Service Commission Te Kawa Mataaho
- Toyota Hospitality Experience – 36th America’s Cup 2021, PPG Events
Best Community or Not-for-Profit Event 2021- Sponsored by Kennedy Park
- Balloons over Waikato
- CubaDupa, Creative Capital Arts Trust
- Ending HIV Big Gay Out 2021, Because Creative Experiences
- Oxfam Trailwalker 2021, Oxfam Aotearoa
- Wanaka A & P Show
- Wheels at Wanaka
Best COVID-19 Response for an Event 2021 - Sponsored by ChristchurchNZ
- Auckland Craft Beer & Food Festival, Otago University Students Association
- Auckland Diwali Festival 2020, Auckland Unlimited
- Boma COVID-19 Virtual Summit, Boma New Zealand
- Doc Edge Film Festival
- Fieldays Online, New Zealand National Fieldays Society Inc
- Ports of Auckland Round the Bays, Stuff
- Rhythm and Vines
- uLearn20, CORE Education
- Water New Zealand Conference and Expo 2020, Water New Zealand and Avenues Event Management
Best Event Marketing 2021
- ASB for Borrow the All Blacks + Eden Park
- ASB for The ASB Sustainball – ASB Classic 2020
- Auckland Unlimited for Summernova Festival Series
- Rhythm & Vines
- Wanaka A & P Show and Scope Media for the 2021 Wanaka A & P Show
Best Lifestyle Event 2021 - Sponsored by Big Barrel in Association with Peroni Italy
- Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival, Otago University Students Association
- Kitchen Takeover - Eat Your Memories
- Ripe - The Wānaka Wine & Food Festival, Otago Event Planning
- Wanaka A & P Show
Best Local Government Event 2021
- Digital Nights: Van Gogh Alive, WellingtonNZ
- Enchanted Parks Quest – Parks Week, Gore District Council
- Festival of Cultures, Palmerston North City Council
- Matariki 2020, Porirua City Council
- TSB Festival of Lights, New Plymouth District Council
Best Major or Mega Event 2021
- Winner to be announced at the 2021 NZ Events Association NZ Event Awards Gala Evening
Best Music Event 2021 - Sponsored by Red Badge
- Downtown Shakedown, Precision Live
- Ohakune Mardi Gras, Audiology Touring Ltd
- Rhythm and Vines
- Waitomo Glowworm Caves Underground Sounds, Fortis Events and ESP Ventures
Best Sports Event 2021 - Sponsored by Kennedy Park
- Winner to be announced at the 2021 NZ Events Association NZ Event Awards Gala Evening
Support Awards
Best Event Creative 2021
- Wild in Art and Publica for Pop Up Penguins
- PPG Events for the Toyota Hospitality Experience – 36th America’s Cup 2021
Best Event Use of Technology 2021
- Monstavision for the 2020 ANZ Premiership
- Blerter for the Napier Art Deco Festival, The Summer Concert Tour, Challenge Wanaka, Auckland Triathlon Club Duathlon, 36th America's Cup
- New Plymouth District Council for Oxfam Trailwalker 2021
Best Supplier 2021
- Winner to be announced at the 2021 NZ Events Association NZ Event Awards Gala Evening
Best Venue 2021 - Sponsored by Trinity Hill
- Claudelands Oval for SIX60 Saturdays
- Haere-roa for NZ Antarctic Science Conference
- Whanganui War Memorial Centre for 2021 Downer New Zealand Masters Games

Winners announced 26 July 2022!
Winners to be announced at the NZEA NZ Event Awards Gala Evening at Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, 26 July 2022.
Qualifying Period
The 2021 NZEA New Zealand Event Awards welcomed entries for events that took place between 2 September 2019 and 5 April 2021 (19 months).

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