The TAFT-run Centuria Taranaki Garden Festival has been announced as one of four finalists vying to be named the nation’s Best Lifestyle Event.
WOMAD NZ was the overall winner of the New Zealand Event Awards in 2017.
TAFT chief executive Suzanne Porter is delighted the long-running festival has been nominated as a finalist.
“This is a recognition which is long overdue and truly deserved as this festival has been going for 36 years and has just gone from strength to strength. The uniqueness of our gardens and gardeners means this event truly represents Taranaki and who we are.”
Garden festival manager Jessica Parker is also rapt the 10-day spring festival has been named as a finalist in the awards.