The Hospitality Association of New Zealand - Awards for Excellence
The Hospitality Association of New Zealand is a voluntary trade organisation of like-minded businesses and operators in the hospitality sector.
Held annually in September the Awards for Excellence programme is an initiative recognising those HANZ members who are performing with excellence over a range of categories.
APRA support these nationwide Awards by way of the Best Music Entertainment Venue Award, for establishments where delivering quality music is the focus.
APRA HANZ Best Music Entertainment Venue – Winner History
- 2006 San Francisco Bath House, Wellington
- 2007 Sandwiches, Wellington
- 2008 Sandwiches, Wellington
- 2009 The Garden Club, Wellington
- 2010 Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland
- 2011 Sale Street Brewery Co, Auckland
For more about the Hospitality Association of New Zealand please visit their website www.hanz.org.nz
Auckland’s Outstanding Hospitality Staff officially recognised at the Hospitality party of the year - the Lewisham Foundation Awards. The Awards are named in honour of colourful hospitality entrepreneur Richard Lewisham who helped establish the modern day eating and drinking scene in the City of Sails. Held annually in May, at a night of glamour and glitz the current ‘cream of the crop’ in Auckland’s hospitality industry will be honoured for their outstanding commitment to this exciting and vibrant business.
APRA are proud to support these Awards each year by sponsoring the Best New Auckland Venue. Click here to view the finalists.
Previous winners of this Award include: Agents and Merchants, Sale St, Merediths, Clooney & Monsoon Poon.
The New Zealand Fitness Awards - the Facility Sight and Sound Award
The Fitness Industry Awards are an annual event, which started in 2005, recognising excellence in the exercise and fitness industry. The awards are run by Fitness New Zealand, the industry association.
The awards have a number of categories for both individuals and facilities that operate in the fitness/ exercise industry, as well as special awards for those outside the industry showing a commitment to health and wellness through exercise. Starting 2010 APRA is proud to be sponsoring the Facility Sight and Sound Award.
The 2010 Award went to Les Mills Christchurch City.
For more information about the awards visit http://www.fitnessindustryawards.co.nz
Hackman Theatre Awards
The Hackman Theatre Awards are a celebration of excellence for the year in theatre. The evening looks back on the past year, highlighting specific moments of magic from over 100 plays that were produced over that time.
2010 saw APRA sponsor the award for Best Singing in a Play.
The winners of the award for 2010 were:
Auckland- The cast of Raising the Titanics
Wellington- The cast of The Great Gatsby
2010 was the first year that an awards ceremony was held in Wellington as well as Auckland.
APRA sponsored the Best Sound Effect in a Play award in 2009.