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Monday, July 28, 2014
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Last year's Te Matatini kapa haka cultural festival staged at Rotorua International Stadium has been nominated as a finalist in the 2014 NZ Association of Event Professionals (NZAEP) Event Awards. This recognition reflects the successful partnerships developed with Rotorua District Council through Events & Venues, Te Matatini Society and Te Arawa. |
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Thirty-one event professionals and individual events from across the country have been named as finalists in various categories of the awards.
The NZAEP Event Awards have been re-launched this year with a new format to recognise emerging leaders in the events industry and events that have positively impacted on New Zealand, regional or local communities.
RDC’s Creative Communities portfolio lead, Cr Glenys Searancke, said it was great to see the Te Arawa-hosted Te Matatini festival recognised by the country’s event industry as one of last year’s best events.
“This recognition further enhances the event legacy that Rotorua continues to forge. The partnerships formed were a key aspect, with the council, Te Arawa, and Te Matatini national body collectively striving for the same goal, and clearly delivering one of the country’s top events last year.”
Cr Searancke said the Rotorua festival was a breakthrough event with record attendance, and far-reaching profile for Rotorua through New Zealand and overseas media channels.
“Over the four-day festival more than 50,000 people celebrated the best kapa haka the world has seen, with an additional 1645 performers and an event workforce of 1495. These are impressive numbers.
“We were also particularly proud of the way our council facilities accommodated the needs of Te Matatini and our Events & Venues team is to be congratulated for their massive efforts in ensuring the festival was delivered professionally and to a very high standard.”
More than 70 entries from across the country were received for nine different categories. Finalists for the Best NZ Owned Major Award category are:
•Te Matatini 2013 (Rotorua)
•Audi Quattro Winter Games NZ 2013
•Contact Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
•New Zealand Festival
•Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow
•World of WearableArt Awards Show
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