Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 1:37 pm
Entries into the 2021 NZ Events Association NZ Event
Awards closed in June with an all-time record of 108
entries.
Ségolène de Fontenay, General Manager of
the NZ Events Association (NZEA), says the record numbers
this year are remarkable given the impacts of COVID-19
during the qualifying period.
“Traditionally, the
purpose of the awards has been to recognise excellence,
promote best practice and creativity, raise awareness of the
events sector and celebrate the contribution of the
industry,” says de Fontenay. “But this year we also
needed to recognise the resilience, flexibility and
responsiveness of the industry under the trying
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Catherine Groenestein18:00, Jul 19 2021
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New Plymouth s airport redevelopment was highly commended in the Local Government New Zealand Excellence Awards (file photo).
New Plymouth District Council’s $33 million airport terminal redevelopment has been recognised in the 2021 Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Excellence Awards. The annual awards celebrate outstanding local government projects that help communities to thrive. New Plymouth District Council was highly commended in the Creative New Zealand Excellence Award for Cultural Wellbeing category. The airport was a collaboration between the council, Puketapu hapū, the airport company and designers to weave designs into the fabric of the terminal that tell the origin story of Puketapu.