Regional Hospitality Awards

Celebrating Hospitality Excellence — Honouring Our Past, Embracing the Future

For over 15 years, the Restaurant Association has proudly brought together our local communities to celebrate the best of hospitality through the Regional Hospitality Awards.

Starting in 2025, we’re doing things a little differently. To support the unique spirit of each region, the Awards will now be organised locally, with backing from the Association. This new model puts local leadership at the heart of each event — making sure the celebrations truly belong to the communities they represent.

If you’re keen to find out more about running a Regional Hospitality Awards event in your area, we’d love to chat — get in touch here.

Take a look around the site (click on the regions below, or via the menu) to explore the rich history of the Awards, the incredible talent we’ve celebrated, and the important role hospitality plays in shaping vibrant local communities.

Nelson Tasman
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The Restaurant Association of New Zealand and Hospitality NZ, along with lead sponsor, Trents, are pleased to present the return of the Nelson/Tasman Hospitality Awards.

click here to visit the Nelson Tasman hospitality awards site
Taranaki
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The much anticipated Taranaki Hospitality Awards are returning in 2022. Save the date -Monday, 5th September 2022.

click here to visit the Taranaki hospitality awards site
Canterbury
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click here to visit the Canterbury hospitality awards site
Rotorua
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The much anticipated Rotorua Hospitality Awards are returning in 2023.

click here to visit the Rotorua hospitality awards site
Northland
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The Restaurant Association of New Zealand are pleased to present the Northland Hospitality Awards. See you in 2023!

click here to visit the Northland hospitality awards site
Bay
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click here to visit the Bay hospitality awards site
Waikato
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click here to visit the Waikato hospitality awards site
Hawke's Bay
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click here to visit the Hawke's Bay hospitality awards site
Manawatu
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Celebrating Manawatu Hospitality


click here to visit the Manawatu hospitality awards site
Felix Wellington
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click here to visit the Felix Wellington hospitality awards site
Otago
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click here to visit the Otago hospitality awards site
Southern Lakes
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The Restaurant Association of NZ is delighted to present the Southern Lakes Hospitality Awards for 2023

click here to visit the Southern Lakes hospitality awards site

The Restaurant Association of New Zealand and Hospitality NZ, along with lead sponsor, Trents, are pleased to present the return of the Nelson/Tasman Hospitality Awards.

click here to visit the Nelson Tasman hospitality awards site

The much anticipated Taranaki Hospitality Awards are returning in 2022. Save the date -Monday, 5th September 2022.

click here to visit the Taranaki hospitality awards site



click here to visit the Canterbury hospitality awards site

The much anticipated Rotorua Hospitality Awards are returning in 2023.

click here to visit the Rotorua hospitality awards site

The Restaurant Association of New Zealand are pleased to present the Northland Hospitality Awards. See you in 2023!

click here to visit the Northland hospitality awards site

 

click here to visit the Bay hospitality awards site


click here to visit the Waikato hospitality awards site


click here to visit the Hawke's Bay hospitality awards site

Celebrating Manawatu Hospitality


click here to visit the Manawatu hospitality awards site


click here to visit the Felix Wellington hospitality awards site


click here to visit the Otago hospitality awards site

The Restaurant Association of NZ is delighted to present the Southern Lakes Hospitality Awards for 2023

click here to visit the Southern Lakes hospitality awards site
Our Mission

The Restaurant Association of New Zealand is committed to providing specific industry events to create a platform for achievement, a place where we can recognise excellence and reward those that make it happen in this industry.

Our mission is to be the link between good food and good business so that our members can find greatness. Since 1972, we’ve been here to help hospitality do better business and in our covid/post-covid environment this support has never been more important. Today, we have 2,500+ members located in every part of the country. These are serviced by 12 regional branches and a national office.

We’re passionate about our vibrant industry, which is full of interesting, talented and entrepreneurial people…people just like you.