Sponsorships

Sponsor Level: Associate

The Rotorua Hospitality Awards is the region’s premier hospitality awards. They celebrate and recognise everything and everyone that is hospitality; from the front of house team to the kitchen crew; from baristas to bar stars; from restaurants, bars to top industry personalities.

The Rotorua Hospitality Awards salute hospitality excellence and all the great things that this industry offers in Rotorua and are presented by The Restaurant Association of NZ.

Website: www.rotoruahospitalityawards.co.nz

Sponsor Level: Back of Jersey and Match Day sponsor
Location: Bay of Plenty

Waiariki is a proud sponsor of the Steamers becoming a member of the exclusive “Back of Jersey Club “ sponsoring Jersey No. 13 and we were the Match Day sponsor for their first game in Rotorua on 9 August 2008. 
Waiariki is proud to support the Steamers at a national level through the Air New Zealand Cup.

Sponsor Level: Waiariki is the Official Naming Rights sponsor of the event for 2008 and 2010.
Waiariki is the Category sponsor for both the Secondary Sportsman of the Year and the Secondary Sportswoman of the Year in 2009 and 2011.
The sponsorship is being done in partnership with Bay of Plenty Polytechnic.
This is an opportunity for Waiariki to support sporting excellence within the region and to profile the Waiariki Academy of Sport.

Sponsor Level: Gold sponsors

The Rotorua Chamber of Commerce acts as a voice to local and national government and our relationship with the chamber is important as it provides the platform to network and communicate with the stakeholders in the regions.

Website: www.rotchamber.co.nz

Sponsor Level: Youth Category Sponsor

A charitable wearable arts style fashion show, the Rotorua Wearable Creations 'n Colour Awards showcase the talent of many people from throughout the Bay of Plenty region.

The event celebrates the creativity of communities and helps build the confidence and self-esteem of many young people in particular.

Good luck to this year’s contestants!
Website: http://www.wearablecreationz.co.nz/

Sponsor Level: Apprentice of the Year Award

Website: www.rotchamber.co.nz/businessawards

Sponsor Level:Waiariki is a major sponsor of the ceremony, along with the Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust and the Radio Network.

The  Mayors of Rotorua and Taupo Districts are members of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs, a national initiative to encourage employment and training.  The taskforce is at the forefront of promoting industry training to position this sector as a valuable and attractive career choice.
Industry training graduation ceremonies are an important initiative of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs.  Around the country, these ceremonies are held to recognise the importance of graduates’ qualifications and to raise the profile of trades and industries.
This is a privilege to recognise the commitment, hard work and sacrifice many of our successful trainees have made in getting their qualifications. Their success gives our community confidence that our workforce is well prepared and technically skilled as it moves forward to meet the future.

Sponsor Level: Rotorua high school student winner will win a digital photography course provided by the School of Computing, Technology and Communications.

Local amateur and professional photographers are being encouraged to capture the ‘Spirit of Rotorua’ by showcasing the geothermal, adventure, environment, adventure, spa, industries and people that embody the essence of Rotorua.
Website: www.rotoruanz.com/photocompetition

Sponsor Level: Gold Sponsor

The Her Business Networks operate throughout New Zealand providing opportunities for like-minded women to get together and to encourage and learn from one another through regular meetings.
Website: www.herbusinessnetworktaupo.co.nz