NZEA New Zealand Event Awards Finalists: Packed calendar delivers superior quality Event Awards Finalists
The announcement of the 2019 season finalists for the annual New Zealand Events Association (NZEA) New Zealand Event Awards highlights the superior quality of the events that keep the country and the world entertained.
Spanning 18 categories, the 2019/2020 NZEA New Zealand Event Awards recognises excellence of the individual and team efforts of the people, companies and sponsors who deliver the concerts, shows, exhibitions and attractions that bring visitors to New Zealand and entertain local Kiwis.
NZEA General Manager Ségolène de Fontenay says the NZEA New Zealand Event Awards are a celebration of success in a vibrant and valuable industry which makes substantial contributions not only to the economy, but to the happiness of everyday Kiwis.
“2019 was a great year for eventing which is clear in the range of finalists we’re announcing today. The list is a sample of the vast array of events thriving in New Zealand, with everything from the Eminem concert to the Auckland Lantern Festival, Femmepire, Wheels at Wanaka and TEDx making it to the last round.”
Proudly supported by ATEED as the Host City Partner with ATEED, New Zealand International Convention Centre, Fresh Info, Eventfinda, and Sidekicker as our Category Sponsors, thehighly coveted Awards drew more than 105 of entrants.
Of the 18 categories, three are awarded for personal contributions – Best Emerging, Best Established Event Management and Best Event Sponsorship Professional. Among the other categories are awards which recognise the contribution of sponsors, without which many events could not take place. There is also a category for Not for Profit awards, among which is the annual Sky Tower Stair Challenge, in which firefighters in full gear scale the Auckland landmark; another prominent entrant in this category is the ‘You are Us/Aroha Nui concert held for the benefits of the families affected in the Christchurch massacre.
The involvement of local government in putting on events for citizens is recognised in the Best Local Government Event category, with the related Best Community Event shining a light on the regions. These contributions enhance the vibrancy of specific locales and motivate domestic visitors to make a trek to their neighbouring towns and cities. Among the finalists in Best Local Government Event are Hutt City’s Highlight: Carnival of Lights and Christchurch’s House of Travel Botanic D'Lights; Best Community Event finalists include the Akarua Arrowtown Autumn Festival and Wheels at Wanaka.
Sport is a big part of Kiwi life and culture, as is music and entertainment. These categories are always hotly contested, with finalists this year including One Love 2019 and Mardi Gras, IRONMAN New Zealand and the Cadbury Netball Series.
The NZEA NZ Event Awards winners will be announced at a gala evening hosted at The Pavilion, Old Government House Lawn, in Auckland. The event is scheduled for 11 May 2020. Tickets are now on sale through Eventfinda kindly supporting the ticketing for this event.
For further information on the NZEA New Zealand Event Awards, please visit https://nzea.co/awards/
ALL THE CATEGORIES AND FINALISTS:
Best Arts or Cultural Event 2019 - Sponsored by Fresh Info
- Auckland Lantern Festival
Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development - Matariki Festival 2019
Auckland Council - Te Matatini ki te Ao 2019
Te Matatini Society Incorporated - Terracotta Warriors Event Programme
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Best Community Event 2019 - Sponsored by Sidekicker
- Akarua Arrowtown Autumn Festival
Arrowtown Autumn Festival Society Incorporated - Band Together
University of Canterbury - Femmepire
Delight Events - Highlight: Carnival of Lights
Hutt City Council - TEDxChristchurch 2019
Missing Link Consultants - Wheels at Wanaka
- Wheels at Wanaka Charitable Trust
Best Corporate Event 2019
- Building Nations 2019
Infrastructure New Zealand - New Zealand International Business Awards
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise - Samsung Note 9 Launch Event
Copper Brand Experiences & Wunderman Thompson - Southern SaaS 2019
Callaghan Innovation
Best Event Sponsorship 2019
- ASB Auckland Marathon
ASB - Balloons over Waikato - The ZURU Nightglow
Balloons over Waikato Trust - Grow 2019: Boma New Zealand's Agri Summit
Boma New Zealand - Vertical Pursuit
SkyCity Auckland
Best International Event 2019 - Sponsored by Eventfinda
- 2019 HSBC New Zealand Sevens
New Zealand Rugby & 37 South Events - Building Nations Symposium 2019
Infrastructure New Zealand - PHAROS
Live Nation - UCI Track Cycling World Cup
Cycling New Zealand
Best Local Government Event 2019 - Sponsored by Eventfinda
- Auckland Diwali Festival
Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development - Building Nations Symposium 2019
Infrastructure New Zealand - Highlight: Carnival of Lights
Hutt City Council - House of Travel Botanic D'Lights
Christchurch City Council - Kumutoto ReCut 2019
Wellington City Council - Tauranga’s Armistice Centenary Commemorations: Field of Remembrance, Homecoming Exhibition and Centenary Service
Tauranga City Council
Best Music or Entertainment Event 2019 - Sponsored by ATEED
- Eminem Rapture 2019
Wellington Regional Stadium Trust - Highlight: Carnival of Lights
Hutt City Council - Mardi Gras - Ohakune
Audiology Touring - One Love 2019
Pato Entertainment - PHAROS
Live Nation - Second Unit – What Will You Do in the Shadows
Tawhiri - SkyCity New Year's Eve
SkyCity Auckland
Best Not-for-profit or Cause-related Event 2019
- Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge
SkyCity Auckland - Harcourts Dancing for Hospice
Rotorua Community Hospice - Oxfam Trailwalker
Oxfam New Zealand - Tour of New Zealand
Tour of New Zealand Management Co. Ltd - You Are Us - Aroha Nui
Live Nation & Eccles Entertainment
Best Regional or National Event 2019 - Sponsored by Eventfinda
- Air New Zealand Hawke's Bay International Marathon
IRONMAN Group - Anchor AIMS Games
AIMS Games Trust & Tauranga City Council - ASB Auckland Marathon
IRONMAN Group - CINZ MEETINGS 2019
Conventions & Incentives New Zealand - Hot Springs T20 Christchurch Black Clash
Duco Events - The Hi-Tech Awards
The Hi-Tech Trust
Best Sports Event 2019 - Sponsored by Fresh Info
- 2019 HSBC New Zealand Sevens
New Zealand Rugby & 37 South Events - Anchor AIMS Games
AIMS Games Trust & Tauranga City Council - Cadbury Netball Series
Netball New Zealand - Hot Springs T20 Christchurch Black Clash
Duco Events - IRONMAN New Zealand
IRONMAN Group
Best Emerging Event Professional 2019 - Sponsored by NZICC
- Briar Jones
MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology) - Charlotte Meiklejohn
Dunedin Marathon - Lisa Hampe
Auckland Zoo - Simone Pakieto
Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development
Best Established Event Professional 2019 - Sponsored by NZICC
- Carla Steed
Hutt City Council - Andy Gollings
Red Badge Group - Sally Bunce
Infrastructure New Zealand
Best Event Sponsorship Professional 2019 - Sponsored by ATEED
Winner to be announced at the NZEA New Zealand Event Awards Gala Evening
Best Design & Build 2019
- National Fieldays 2019
DE Group Limited - The Sephora Beauty Bus
DARKHORSE
Best Event Marketing 2019
- Hot Spring Spas T20 Christchurch Black Clash
Duco Events - IRONMAN New Zealand
IRONMAN Group - Paintvine Paint and Wine Events
Paintvine - ZM's FLOAT
NZME
Best Food Experience - Sponsored by ATEED
Winner to be announced at the NZEA New Zealand Event Awards Gala Evening
Best Supplier 2019 - Sponsored by NZICC
- Lux Productions for the New Zealand Arts Foundation Ball 2019
- Sidekicker for The All Blacks Game at Westpac Stadium
- Red Badge Group for the You are Us/ Aroha Nui Concert, Christchurch
Best Venue 2019 - Sponsored by Sidekicker
- Westpac Stadium for Te Matatini ki te Ao 2019 and Eminem Rapture 2019
Wellington Regional Stadium Trust - Hospice Waikato and Montana Food & Events Bucket List Banquet
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