Dairy Woman of the Year
2013
Website: www.keanewzealand.com/global/
make-nomination
ENTRIES CLOSE: 16 December 2012
DESCRIPTION: The dairy industry is
made up of people who make a difference
every day to their business, their community
and their industry. This��award aims
to��recognise a woman who is making
a significant contribution. The Dairy
Women of the Year winner will be awarded
a position on the prestigious Women in
Leadership 12 month course, run by Global
Women.
Website: www.dwn.co.nz/DWOTY
2013 New Zealand Dairy
Industry Awards
2013 Pacific Trust Business
Awards
ENTRIES CLOSE: 15 February 2013
DESCRIPTION: The eagerly awaited
Pacific Business Awards return in March
2013, celebrating 20 years since the event
first began. They acknowledge and celebrate
positive Pacifica contributions to the New
Zealand economy. They bring focus on the
Pacific Business Trust that has assisted Pacific
people into business for more than a quarter
of a century.
Website: pacificbusiness.co.nz/ourwork/
businessawards/2013pba
ENTRIES OPEN: November 2013
DESCRIPTION: The awards showcase
and support our passionate farmers of the
future. The three competitions give entrants
the chance to earn a regional or national
title and to share in substantial regional and
national prize pools.
Website: www.dairyindustryawards.co.nz
CIO Awards 2013
ENTRIES OPEN: November 2013
DESCRIPTION: These awards
acknowledge the CIOs of today. There are
four categories; CIO of the Year, Emerging
ICT Leader, Executive Team of the Year
and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Nominations open in November 2012, keep
your eye out and get your entries in.
Website: www.cio.co.nz/cioawards
Ernst and Young
Entrepreneur of the Year
2013
ENTRIES CLOSE: August 2013
DESCRIPTION: The Sustainable 60
Awards set the standard for what it means
to be truly sustainable. The comprehensive
entry process allows you to tell a compelling
story of sustainability and have it reviewed,
measured and validated.
There are five award categories: Strategy
and Governance, Workplace, Marketplace,
Environment and Community. You can
enter one, many, or all five categories.
Website: www.sustainable60.co.nz
DESCRIPTION: The Entrepreneur of
the Year Award is held in more than 140
cities and in more than 50 countries,
including New Zealand. Each country
winner is invited to participate in the World
Entrepreneur of the Year Awards held in
Monte Carlo each year in May/June.�� There,
each country winner is inducted into the
World Entrepreneur of the Year Academy
and the overall World Entrepreneur of the
Year will be selected by an independent
panel of judges.
Website: www.ey.com/GL/en/About-us/
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneur-Of-TheYear/World-Entrepreneur-Of-The-Year--Overview
Kea���s 2013 World Class NZ
Awards
New Zealand International
Business Awards
ENTRIES CLOSE: September 2013
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The World Class
New Zealand Awards is a New Zealand
Trade and Enterprise initiative, which
is delivered by Kea NZ. These awards
recognise successful New Zealanders who
have helped enhance the reputation of our
country on the world stage by being truly
world class.
DESCRIPTION: There are few higher
accolades for our country���s companies than
the New Zealand International Business
Awards. They recognise the innovative, the
brave and the successful; those companies
that have helped grow and transform the
New Zealand economy with exceptional
export success in international markets;
companies that have created jobs, re-
The Sustainable 60 Awards
2013
invested profits or developed new skills
and technologies. Above all, those that have
helped us achieve a shared ambition for a
thriving New Zealand economy.
Website: www.nzte.govt.nz
Westpac Business
Excellence Awards
DESCRIPTION: The Business Excellence
Awards (BEAs) run throughout New
Zealand and offer a range of different awards
celebrating business excellence.
This year, Westpac is sponsoring 18 different
BEA events across the country in association
with the local Chamber of Commerce
(Chamber) or the Economic Development
Agency (EDA).
Website: www.bea2012.co.nz/how-do-theywork.php#
NZI National Sustainable
Business Networks Awards
2013
DESCRIPTION: The NZI National SBN
Awards now celebrate a decade of being the
pre-eminent sustainability awards in New
Zealand in 2013. The 12 categories include:
Sustainable Business of the Year, Trailblazer
Large, Medium and Small business,
Trailblazer Non-profit, Emerging Large,
Medium and Small business, Sustainable
Design and Innovation, Social Innovation,
Sustainability Champion (Individual),
People���s Choice
Website: www.sustainableawards.org.nz
Her Businesswoman of the
Year Awards
DESCRIPTION: The Her Businesswoman
of the Year Awards celebrate outstanding
female business acumen and leadership
within the New Zealand SME industry.
Past winners have included Cilla Hegarty of
NZ Tax Refunds Ltd, Brigit Blair of Linden
Leaves, Peri Drysdale of Snowy Peak Ltd
and, the event's current organiser, Stretton
Group CEO, Annah Stretton.
Categories for entry include: Her
Businesswoman of the Year, Best New
Business, Best Micro Business (1-5
employees), Best SME (Small to medium
business 6+ employees), Most Inspirational
Role Model, Most Outstanding Business
Leader, Outstanding Business Citizenship,
Most Sustainable Business
Website: www.hermagazine.co.nz
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