Category Awards
Timaru District Council/Venture Timaru Emerging Business Award
Commercial business trading less than 3 years.
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Barkers Hospitality and Tourism Award
Open to businesses delivering accommodation, food, beverage, or visitor experiences tin the tourism and hospitality sector.
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Oceania Dairy Manufacturing, Construction & Transport Award
Open to businesses involved in producing goods, construction, infrastructure, or providing logistics or transport services.
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Retail & Wholesale Award
Open to businesses selling goods directly to consumers or supplying products in bulk to other businesses.
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Fairlie Bakehouse Community Award
Recognises N.F.P. organisations that make a significant contribution to the community.
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PrimePort Professional & Trade Services Award
Open to businesses providing professional expertise or skilled trade services, including consultants, contractors, technical service and health providers.
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Special Awards
2degrees Innovation Award
Recognises innovative practices in the day to day running of your business/organisation and how this contributes to productivity, creativity and profitability.
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Breen Supporting Local Award
Recognises a business, group or project/initiative in our community that demonstrates commitment and involvement to enhancing and supporting the South Canterbury community. The entry may be in areas such as culture, education, health or welfare and one-off projects.
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Workplace Safety Award
Recognises exemplary approach to workplace health and safety. Awarded to a business/organisation with a culture of workplace safety embedded in everyday practice.
Presbyterian Support South Canterbury Good Sorts Award
This award recognises an individual in our community who goes above and beyond to help others. It is someone who is making a difference in our community and working to improve our local community, workplaces, or homes.
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Environment Canterbury Sustainability and Environmental Award
Recognises any company, organisation, farm, community group or school, that is focusing on managing and enhancing the environment and/or sustainability through economic, social, cultural, or environmental protection.
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Mauri Apprentice & Youth Development Award
This category recognises businesses that actively invest in apprentices, trainees, and youth development pathways.
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Forsyth Barr Special Commendation
Recognises a business or individual leader of the business community who has done exemplary work and has made a significant contribution to the business and wider community. Selected by the Chamber Board.
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ANZ People’s Choice Award
All finalists are automatically inculded in this award.
It is voted online by the public.
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Supreme Award
Supreme award voted by the judges from all the caregory winners.
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Confidentiality and Judging Ethics
- The judging panels are made up of local and national business leaders.
For the award process to be effective, there must be unquestionable fairness and objectivity for all concerned. - All awards entry documentation and entry forms are treated as confidential by the organising team and judges and will not be returned to entrants.
- Applicants are not expected to provide or reveal proprietary information regarding products, processes, or services.
Judges will be asked to declare any conflicts of interest and if necessary alternative judging arrangements will be made. - Each judge has volunteered their time without compensation and is committed to assisting with the success of the awards.
- Judging scores remain confidential and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome of the awards. Please do not contact the judges for any comment.
- Judges will be asked to declare any conflicts of interest and if necessary alternative judging arrangements will be made.
- Please note: The top scoring entrants in each category/award will become finalists; however, entrants must score over 60% to become a finalist.
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