The Essentials

CLICK HERE to view the full list of 2023 Rotorua Awards.

Nominations open Friday, 2 June until Sunday, 25 June

Anyone working in the Rotorua hospitality industry can fill out a nomination form. The ‘industry’ encompasses all owners and workers at hospitality establishments and their direct suppliers. If you are unsure whether you are eligible to submit a nomination form, please email events@restaurantnz.co.nz. 

You are asked to give your name, email address, position and company name when submitting your nomination form.

You can nominate anyone working in the Rotorua hospitality industry, however you cannot nominate your colleagues or fellow employees, or the establishment you work for.

If your establishment is part of a group, you cannot nominate any staff members or establishments within the wider group.

Please NB: Employers/Managers can nominate their employees in the Emerging Chef category.

Each establishment can only submit five nomination forms per business, any forms received over and above this will be disregarded.

We qualify and confirm details for each nomination to keep it fair. Any stacked nominations will be discarded...we'll be watching...

The Rotorua Hospitality Awards is open to all members of the industry...

However, it does pay to become a member of the Restaurant Association as there are a whole raft of benefits that can help you and your business.

As a member you will receive access to our exclusive 24/7 Helpline and valuable tools and resources, discounts and savings from our fantastic partners, brand exposure on our Dinefind website, access to education, training and professional development on all the latest food & beverage trends and much much more!

CLICK HERE for more details on becoming a RA Member.

Nominations received by industry are qualified, and finalists are selected by the Restaurant Association of NZ.

Finalists will be announced on our social media pages on Tuesday, 27 June and voting opens.

Final voting opens on Tuesday, 4 July until Sunday, 30 July.

Same rules apply for the voting form as they do the nomination form. 

Anyone working in the Rotorua hospitality industry can fill out a voting form. The ‘industry’ encompasses all owners and workers at hospitality establishments and their direct suppliers.

PLEASE NOTE - You may only submit five voting forms per business, any forms following that will be disregarded.

Sunday, 13 August 

Anyone! The awards night is a celebration of the industry as a whole. We encourage people from all sides of the industry to come along. 

Tickets are $105 per person ($95 for RA members).

PLEASE NOTE - Ticket numbers are strictly limited (due to venue capacity) so avoid missing out buy purchasing your tickets early.

Tickets to the awards night go on sale via our website on Friday 2 June – the same day nominations open.

You sure do! Every finalist will received one complimentary ticket to the event.

It’s important to note that ticket numbers are strictly limited (due to venue capacity) so avoid missing out by purchasing additional tickets early.

We’ll be popping a few bottles of champers, so yes - the awards evening on Sunday, 13 August is R18 only.