Accommodation Host of the Year
Winner: Sport of Kings Motel, Rotorua
Finalists:
The St James, Hanmer Springs
Waipoua Lodge, Waipoua
Best Accommodation 30 rooms and under
Winner: Waipoua Lodge, Waipoua
Finalists:
Argent Motor Lodge, Hamilton
Mangapapa Hotel, Havelock North
Navigate Seaside Hotel & Apartments, Napier
Sport of Kings Motel, Rotorua
The St James, Hanmer Springs
Best Accommodation over 30 rooms
Winner: Bolton Hotel, Wellington
Finalists:
Amora Hotel Wellington
Art Deco Masonic Hotel, Napier
Rydges Wellington
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Best Bar
Winner: Emporium Eatery & Bar, Art Deco Masonic Hotel, Napier
Finalists:
D4 on Featherston, Wellington
Dirty Little Secret, Wellington
Little Blackwood, Queenstown
St Johns Bar and Restaurant, Wellington
Best Cafe
Winner: Dog with Two Tails, Dunedin
Finalists:
Jellyfish Café and Bar, Mapua, Nelson
No 1 Queen St Café, Auckland
Watery Mouth Café, Blenheim
Best Country Hotel
Winner: Omakau Commercial Hotel, Omakau
Finalists:
Brown Pub, Methven
Theatre Royal Hotel, Kumara
Best Music Entertainment Venue
Winner: Smash Palace, Gisborne
Finalists:
Playhouse Theatre, Richmond, Nelson
Stampede Bar and Grill, Papakura, Auckland
Best New / Redeveloped Accommodation
Winner: Mangapapa Hotel, Havelock North
Finalists:
Heartland Hotel Croydon
West Plaza Hotel, Wellington
Best New / Redeveloped Bar / Restaurant
Winner: The Papanui, Christchurch
Finalists:
Charlottes Kitchen, Paihia
Chi Kitchen, Christchurch Casino
Emberz @ Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill
Little Blackwood, Queenstown
The Laboratory, Lincoln, Christchurch
Best Restaurant
Winner: Harbourside, Auckland
Finalists:
Botswana Butchery, Auckland
Emberz @ Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill
Emporium Eatery & Bar, Art Deco Masonic Hotel, Napier
Francesca’s Italian Kitchen, Wanaka
Best Retail Off-Licence
Winner: Super Liquor Ilam, Christchurch
Finalist:
Super Liquor Richmond, Nelson
Excellence in Customer Service
Winner: Waipoua Lodge, Waipoua
Finalists:
Amora Hotel Wellington
Emporium Eatery & Bar, Art Deco Masonic Hotel, Napier
Jellyfish Café and Bar, Mapua, Nelson
Radfords on the Lake, Te Anau
The Co-Op Kitchen and Bar, Whitby, Wellington
The Riverhead, Auckland
Thistle Inn, Wellington
Excellence in Gaming
Winner: Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe
Finalists:
Five Stags Leamington, Cambridge
Florrie McGreals Irish Pub, Auckland
Yardhouse, Hamilton
Excellence in Host Responsibility
Winner: Christchurch Casino
Finalists:
Delaware North Wellington Airport
Dirty Little Secret, Wellington
Skyline Rotorua
Excellence in Marketing
Winner: Rydges Wellington
Finalists:
Dirty Little Secret, Wellington
SKYCITY, Hamilton
Excellence in Training & Staff Development
Winner: Delaware North Wellington Airport, Wellington
Finalists:
Rydges Wellington
The Riverhead, Auckland
