Welcome back to all of our alumni, sponsors and especially all of you considering entering the Gold Awards. Our Gold team is sensing some real renewed optimism out there this year and we are looking forward to what 2024 will bring for our region's hard-working businesses ....
If you have NOT participated in the Gold Awards yet - 2024 may be just the year to do it.
And for those who have been involved sometime in our first 25 years, maybe it is time to retell your story - perhaps in another category.
Check out the GOLD HALL OF FAMEwhich lists all winners since 1999 in each category. Which Category would your business fit into best?
ENTERING IS EASY AND QUICK.It is all online. Check out the Entry Process here. The Entry Forms have a maximum 13 easy questions and that's it!
Alumni Clippings: some success stories...
We love featuring our various alumni whose businesses are flourishing. From startup success stories to industry disruptors, our alumni continue to make waves in their respective fields. Discover their journeys and gain insights that may inspire your own business.
HATTY 150th BIRTHDAY HILLS HATS
A heeuuuge Happy Birthday Hills Hats!
(Global Gold 2017 & 2018)
These guys have been covering heads since 1875! Head hatter Simon Smuts-Kennnedy aka Hatman (pictured) is one clever marketer too. He has moved his Hatmosphere into the 20th and now the 21st century with his constant wacky product diversifications and his head-first creativity....
Simon is also Hattier to the Stars all over the world. Slash is a client, as was the late great Tom Petty.
Fat Freddy's Drop always don new Hills Hats for every tour. Other kiwi hip hatsters include Shapeshifter, Troy Kingi, Bailey Wiley, Tiki Taane and Tami Neilson.
Taki Rua’s (Creative Gold 2010) NZ Festival production
Hatupatu looks AMAZING!
It’s an immersive, multimedia, aerial dance extrav…. the story of forbidden love and survival between the young Te Arawa warrior Hatupatu and the unique bird woman Kurungaituku, set amongst the whirling thermal forces of Rotorua.
Tanemahuta Gray joins forces with Wetini Mītai-Ngātai, leader of the two time Te Matatini Society Incorporated winning national kapa haka rōpū Te Mātārae i Ōrehu to present a contemporary Māori theatrical experience not to be missed!
Mills Albert - the Kapiti Coast based construction crew and winner of the 2023 ACC Workplace Safety Gold have picked up the Wellington Saints naming rights for the 2024 season
CONNECT WITH THE GOLD AWARDS Follow us on Facebook to stay updated with the latest news, events and success stories from our region's Gold Awards community. Send your stories to gayle@agenda-marketing.co.nz - for our next Gold Leaf. For any inquiries or partnership opportunities, reach out to our team on +64 27 208 8780.
Thinking of entering the 2024 Gold Awards? You can register your interest or nominate a business here...