Foodstuffs, owners of New World, and Netball New Zealand are delighted to be among the finalists in the Commercial Partnership category of the 2010 Sport and Recreation Sector Awards, presented by Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC).
The 2010 Awards Judging Panel of Sir Wilson Whineray (Chairman), Sue McGregor, Peter Dale, Sir John Wells, Peter Miskimmin and Selwyn Maister considered more than 50 entries across five categories.
Netball also appeared among the finalists and recipients at the inaugural 2009 Sport and Recreation Sector Awards. Netball New Zealand President and former Silver Ferns coach Dame Lois Muir received a Lifetime Achievement Award, and the ANZ Championship (a joint venture between Netball New Zealand and Netball Australia) was a finalist in the Project Collaboration category.
The 2010 award winners will be announced at a dinner next month.
The finalists in each category are (in alphabetical order):
EVENT EXCELLENCE
100% PURE NEW ZEALAND WINTER GAMES
Winter Games New Zealand
MICHAEL HILL NEW ZEALAND OPEN
New Zealand Golf
PORT OF TAURANGA HALF IRONMAN
Sport Bay of Plenty
SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL SUMMER GAMES
Special Olympics New Zealand
PROJECT COLLABORATION
COMMUNITY SWIM
The John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation, Manukau Leisure Services Ltd
NAIRNVILLE ARTIFICAL TURF
Wellington City Council, New Zealand Community Trust, Capital Football, Wellington Rugby Football Union
NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY GAMES
Sport Taranaki, Western Institute of Technology of Taranaki, Venture Taranaki, New Plymouth District Council, Stratford District Council, South Taranaki District Council
PUSH PLAY NEIGHBOURHOODS
Harbour Sport, Rodney District Council, Harbour Health PHO, Coast to Coast PHO, Accident Compensation Corporation
INNOVATION EXCELLENCE
FESTIVAL OF SQUASH
Squash New Zealand
RIDESTRONG
Bike NZ
ROWBOX
Karapiro 2010 Ltd
THE SPORT DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT CENTRE
Harbour Sport
COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP
BIKE NZ - RABOPLUS
NETBALL NEW ZEALAND - FOODSTUFFS
NEW ZEALAND ACADEMY OF SPORT - INTEGRIA HEALTHCARE
NEW ZEALAND RECREATION ASSOCIATION - PROPHET IAM
LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE
COLIN STONE - Sport Hawkes Bay
DAVE BEECHE - Triathlon New Zealand
GEOFF BARRY - Surf Life Saving New Zealand
MATT COOPER - Sport Waikato