ENZED V8 Jetsprints at ASB Baypark has been announced as a finalist in the Emerging Event of the Year as part of the New Zealand Association of Event Professionals Event Awards.
The jetsprint event at ASB Baypark was a huge success.
The event is one of 31 event professionals and individual events chosen from across the country.
Jetsprint Bay of Plenty event manager Pip Minnell says an application was made as a joint venture under Bay Venues and Jetsprint Bay of Plenty.
'We are absolutely wrapped. We hear there were over 70 entries. It's encouraging to be named a finalist in the augural year of the event.
'It's awesome to be recognised in that way, especially since we were up against stiff competition.”
In order to become a finalist, Pip says they had to submit a 1500 word submission with supporting material which was then analysed by a panel of judges.
Pip says the winners will be announced at an awards dinner on August 6 at Christchurch's Air Force Museum.
'So it's a wait and see until then.
'It's great recognition for ASB Baypark and the sport of jet sprints whether we go on to win or not.”
Head judge and former Rugby World Cup 2011 chief Martin Snedden says the judging panel was impressed with the number of high calibre entries submitted.
'The applications were incredibly diverse, from small scale community-led initiatives to events that have drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors. But they all share one common feature – a clever idea that has been executed exceptionally well.
'It is exciting to see how many passionate, resilient and talented event professionals there are in New Zealand.”
Martin led a panel of five judges, including Jane Huria, Amanda Millar, Chris Simpson and Stephen Wainwright.
The finalists are:
Young Event Professional
Alicia Gainsford Daz Martin
Kelly Barry
Best Event Professional
Arthur Klap
Hamish Pinkham
Jane Patterson
Mark Wright
Sue Paterson
Best Emerging Event
Dick Smith
NRL Auckland Nines
Eye on Nature
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Festival of Transitional Architecture
Wellington Jazz Festival
Best Established Community Event
Balloons Over Waikato
Hororata Highland Games
TSB Bank Festival of Lights
Best Established Regional Event
Pasifika Taste of Auckland
Visa Wellington On a Plate
Best New Zealand Owned Major Event
Audi Quattro Winter Games NZ 2013
Contact Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge
New Zealand Festival
Te Matatini 2013
Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow
World of WearableArt Awards Show
Best New Zealand Hosted Major Event
IRONMAN New Zealand
ITM V8s
ITU Grand Final
Best Partnership for an Event
American Express Queenstown Winter Festival
The Big Easy - Hawke's Bay Cycle Event
Visa Wellington On a Plate
Best One Off Event
The Hobbit an Unexpected Journey, World Premiere
ITU Grand Final
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