Press Release – Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards Entries are now open for the 2021 Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards. The event is being held on October 28 this year after the 2020 awards were postponed due to COVID-19. Committee chair Kate Rigg says The last year has been an incredibly …
Entries are now open for the 2021 Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards. The event is being held on October 28 this year after the 2020 awards were postponed due to COVID-19.
Committee chair Kate Rigg says “The last year has been an incredibly challenging time for businesses. But people in our region have shown extraordinary resilience as they’ve managed their business through this period, and that’s something we want to acknowledge and celebrate.”
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 12:35 pm
Entries are now open for the 2021 Hauraki Coromandel
Business Awards. The event is being held on October 28 this
year after the 2020 awards were postponed due to
COVID-19.
Committee chair Kate Rigg says “The last
year has been an incredibly challenging time for businesses.
But people in our region have shown extraordinary resilience
as they’ve managed their business through this period, and
that’s something we want to acknowledge and
celebrate.”
There are seven categories that
businesses can enter: Emerging Business, Hospitality,
Manufacturing & Trade, Professional Services, Retail,
Rural and Primary Industries, and Tourism. There’s also
the Services to Business award, nominated by members of the
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 4:18 pm
There
is currently a rāhui (no harvest) in place for the
collection of scallops in theOpito Bay area, and elsewhere
in New Zealand. The sustainability of scallopslocally and
nationally is a priority for Whitianga Scallop Festival Inc.
In observingthe need for the rāhui and the need to ensure
the regeneration of scallops, thefestival organisers will
focus on offering a variety of seafood from New
Zealandwaters this year as the local scallop beds are left
to rest.
This community event is in its sixteenth year
and the festival has grown into one ofNew Zealand’s iconic
Minister of
Tourism
Another cash lifeline is being rolled out to
the regions after the approval of funding towards a wide
range of events and activities to stimulate domestic
tourism.
Contracts have now been signed with all nine
regional tourism groupings to enable the $50 million
Regional Events Fund to be distributed around the
country.
“Event organisers and tourism operators
from Northland to Southland will benefit from the events
outlined in the plans from their regional organisations,”
said Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.
“Events drive
visitors, which brings economic spin-offs across the
accommodation, hospitality and wider tourism and retail
sectors. The Regional
Press Release – New Zealand Government
Hon Stuart Nash
Minister of Tourism
Another cash lifeline is being rolled out to the regions after the approval of funding towards a wide range of events and activities to stimulate domestic tourism.
Contracts have now been signed with all nine regional tourism groupings to enable the $50 million Regional Events Fund to be distributed around the country.
“Event organisers and tourism operators from Northland to Southland will benefit from the events outlined in the plans from their regional organisations,” said Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.
“Events drive visitors, which brings economic spin-offs across the accommodation, hospitality and wider tourism and retail sectors. The Regional Events Fund was part of the government’s $400 million Tourism Recovery package.