best emerging business award

Highlights an outstanding established business.

Spirit of the Manawatu Award

Celebrates a business or organisation that significantly contributes to and gains from its presence in the Manawatu. 

MICRO BUSINESS Award

Highlights the success of a micro business with a maximum of five full-time equivalents.

Investors IN SKILLED MIGRANTS Award

Recognises a business that recruits, supports and works to retain a significant number of skilled, high value migrant staff.

Innovation in the Manawatu Award

Acknowledges innovation and international potential (or an existing international market presence in an industry that is core to the Manawatu economy) including, but not limited to, specialised manufacturing, primary industry, food processing, education and bio industry.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD

Highlights excellent contribution to Manawatu’s service, retail and distribution centres.

There are two categories in this award:

SMALL BUSINESSES - Under 20 FTE’s
LARGE BUSINESSES - Over 20 FTE’s

Workplace
Safety Award

Recognises and celebrates those important people and organisations who are leading the way in managing hazards and preventing accidents in their own workplace, thus helping reduce the personal and social costs of injury.

MAORI IN BUSINESS AWARD

Celebrates the successful incorporation of traditional or contemporary Maori values into business practices to drive benefits for that business and all those it engages with.

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AWARD

Recognises a company leading the way in reducing its environmental impacts by establishing and implementing sustainable practices and programmes.

INTEGRITY AND ETHICS AWARD

Acknowledges and celebrates an organisation that has clearly demonstrated the formal integration of high standards of integrity and ethics into all facets of its business culture.

Manawatu Supreme Business Award

Selected from the categories listed above. 

Lifetime
SERVICE Award

Celebrates a business in the Manawatu whose longevity and contribution to the local economy has been outstanding.