Mountain Jade, Supreme Overall winner of the Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Chamber 2023 Business Awards. Photo / Michelle Cutelli
The Rotorua business awards were held last night in a glitzy ceremony at the Energy Events Centre, where Mountain Jade was crowned supreme overall winner.
The jade specialist firm also took away the Deloitte Retail award.
The jewellery company created pounamu earrings for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, when she and husband Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, visited Rotorua in 2018.
More to come.
Below is a full list of winners:
KING STREET - CREATIVE ARTS AND DESIGN
SCION - INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
ROTORUA NZ - MANAAKITANGA TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
DELOITTE – RETAIL
PUKEROA ORUAWHATA HOLDINGS – PRIMARY MANUFACTURING AND BUILDING
TE ARAWA LAKES TRUST – PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
REDWOODS TREEWALK - KAITIAKITANGA ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NZME – PEOPLE’S CHOICE
MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
BNZ – BILINGUAL BUSINESS
TIMBERLANDS – WORKPLACE SAFETY AND WELLBEING
OSBORNES FUNERAL DIRECTORS – NOT FOR PROFIT AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
CHEAL CONSULTANTS – EMERGING BUSINESS LEADER
ROTORUA LAKES COUNCIL – OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO ROTORUA
RED STAG TIMBER – BUSINESSPERSON OF THE YEAR
TOMPKINS WAKE – SUPREME OVERALL WINNER
'It’s important to find your passion as when you love what you do, you do your best work.'