ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR THE 2010 GOLD AWARDS

Now in it's twelfth year The Gold Awards winners list reads like a Who's Who of Wellington Business.

The supreme award (The Dominion Post Wellington Gold Award) has been won by such bohemoths of New Zealand business as Icebreaker NZ Ltd, Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, Kiwibank, Te Papa, phil&teds and Sidhe Interactive.

After attending last year's Gold Awards Prime Minister John Key said "It is particularly heartening in such tough times to see Wellington businesses bucking the trend through commitment, creativity and sheer hard work. They are a reminder to us all that excellence should be recognised, fostered, and celebrated. The Gold Awards is an outstanding event about outstanding Wellingtonians. Long may it continue."

Last year 750 people attended an India-themed Gold Awards at TSB Bank Arena with the supreme award going to Park Road Post Production.

Park Road's CEO Aimee McCammon: "Winning the Golds is huge for us because Park Road has this incredible history in New Zealand. This is the academy award of Wellington. It is so nice to win in your home town."

The Awards cover industry sectors ranging from creative to infrastructure, from manufacturing to IT, exporting to small business. There are also  two best practice awards: for sustainability and workplace safety practices

Other stellar Wellington businesses to have won their categories in previous years have been Resene Paints, Formway, MasterPet, Vega,  Steel & Tube Holdings, Wedgelock, Datacom and Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry.

Emerging businesses to receive recognition have included Radiola Aerospace, Explorer Graphics, Magritek and last year, maternity lingerie manufacturers Womama.

Double Cyber Gold finalist Silverstripe's Brian Calhoun: "We entered to boost our profile. Being a finalist is almost as good as winning. We knew that there were going to be lots of different companies that we would meet. It was about extending our reach beyond the typical technology companies and awards that we go to."

ENTRIES CLOSE at 6pm Friday 5th March. Entry Forms are available from
Gayle Page on 384-6417 or by email at gayle@agenda-marketing.co.nz.

This year's FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED at a function at PricewaterhouseCoopers
at 6pm Tuesday 13th April and published in The Dominion Post the following day.

The WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED at a black tie dinner on
Wednesday May 19th at The TSB Arena, Queens Wharf, Wellington.

See more photos of the 2009 event here.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2009 GOLDS

Prime Minister John Key, 2009 Supreme
Award winner Park Road Post Production
CEO Aimee McCammon and
The Dominion Post’s Paul Elenio.

Mayor Kerry Prendergast and 2009 ACW
Ambassador Award recipient Ian Athfield

COMING SOON: THE GOLD AWARDS

TOP 5 FINALISTS VIDEO CLIPS