AWARDS
2025
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ENTRIES NOW OPEN!
The Holiday Parks New Zealand Awards celebrate individual and business success across our industry. For finalists and winners, the Awards can help raise the profile of your operation, enhance staff morale and provide recognition for your achievements from your industry peers.
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This year, based on feedback, we've reviewed the awards and the criteria - check out the options to enter below. We will have a panel of judges who will review the applications and decide the finalists and winners.
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The winners will be announced at the Holiday Parks New Zealand Awards Dinner on Wednesday 23 July 2025 at the Rutherford Hotel - Nelson, following Holiday Parks Conference & Expo 2025.
29 MAY 25
Entries are open for the Awards
22 JUNE 25
Entries close for the Awards
10 JULY 25
Finalists announced
23 JULY 25
Come together and celebrate our industry
THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT & AWARD PARTNERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT
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INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Holiday Parks Emerging Star Award, sponsored by Tasman Holiday Parks Group
The Holiday Parks Emerging Star is an individual award that recognises an outstanding holiday park professional, who has been in the holiday park industry for less than 10 years (commenced work in a holiday park role in or after 2015).
Holiday Parks Industry Champion (Tonnie Spijkerbosch Memorial) Award
The Holiday Parks Champion Award is an individual award that recognises an outstanding holiday park professional, who has been in the holiday park industry for more than 10 years (commenced work in a holiday park role before January 01 2015).
Holiday Parks Outstanding Service Award, sponsored by TOP 10 Holiday Parks Group
The Holiday Parks Outstanding Service Award is the sector’s most prestigious individual award. This award recognises an individual’s outstanding contribution to New Zealand Holiday Parks over many years. Entries for this award are by nomination only. The recipient is selected from nominees by representatives of the HPNZ board.
PARK AWARDS
Park sizes are classified as
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Small 1 – 80 sites
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Medium – 81 – 150 sites
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Large – 151+ sites
​This is based on a hireable site at your park. If you have 20 cabins, 10 motel units and 20 powered sites, it would be 50 sites.
Holiday Parks Sustainable Commitment Award, sponsored by Tourism Industry Aotearoa
This award seeks to recognize innovations by Holiday Parks that contribute to economic, community, visitor and/or environmental sustainability.
Holiday Parks Community Engagement Award, sponsored by Big Save Furniture
The Community Engagement Award recognises a business that is a leader in engaging and supporting vibrant communities.
Holiday Parks Improvement Award (Small, Medium, Large)
This award celebrates park operators who have made meaningful improvements to their park—whether through process change, interior design, layout adjustments, or facility upgrades. It recognizes that even small changes can significantly enhance the guest experience and overall park appeal. There will be one winner for each park size.
Holiday Parks Development Award (Small, Medium, Large)
This award is focused on either new build or a significant investment in developing or refurbishing the park - be it new facilities or new accommodation.
Holiday Park of the Year Award (Small, Medium, Large), sponsored by RESCO
This award recognises a business that has the wellbeing of communities at its heart, is representative of our culture and values, has an excellent visitor experience at its core, it nurtures the wider environment and is brought to life by a profitable enterprise that shows a high level of responsibility.
Supreme Holiday Park Industry Award
This award is selected from the business awards - it is the overall winner. This award acknowledges a holiday park that not only excels in all areas of operation but also leaves a lasting impact on the industry and its community.
2025 Terms & Conditions - Awards Entry
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You must complete an online entry form for each of the awards you wish to enter.
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For individual awards, you can only enter yourself or an employee.
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For business awards, you can only enter your own organisation.
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Entry for the Outstanding Service Award is by nomination only.
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The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
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Previous Award Winners and Finalists: If you are a previous award winner or finalist, you can enter the Holiday Parks New Zealand Awards.
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If you were a winner or finalist in 2024 and are eligible to enter into the same award category again for 2025, your entry must clearly demonstrate significant improvements or changes compared to your 2024 submission. Please ensure you provide this information in your entry form.
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Current employees of Holiday Parks New Zealand (HPNZ) cannot enter or be nominated for the awards.
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All finalists and winners agree to media coverage. All entry information is held on a commercial-in-confidence basis. No entry information will be shared or distributed to third parties (with the exception of the judging panel). Where an award sponsor requests information to promote the finalists or winner in their category, HPNZ reserves the right to provide them with the organisational statement provided on entry. Note, some sponsors may be invited to be involved on judging panels. Entrant’s contact details may be provided to the Awards sponsors.
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HPNZ reserves the right to cancel the Awards programme or individual award categories within the programme.
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HPNZ reserves the right to remove an entrant or entry for risk of reputational damage or events that occur between entry and awards night that necessitate action by HPNZ.
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The entrant (individual or organisation) confirms that they are not under investigation nor have been prosecuted by any New Zealand or international statutory body (for example Accident Compensation Corporation, New Zealand Police, Health and Disability Commission, Inland Revenue Department, Immigration, WorkSafe NZ, Commerce Commission or other). If this is to be found untrue, it will result in the entrant being removed from the Award category.
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HPNZ may choose to conduct their own research from public sources on entrants. This may result in information being provided for judges consideration as part of the judging process.
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If you have any questions, please contact info@holidayparks.co.nz