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The Awards for Excellence programme is a HANZ initiative recognising those members who are performing with excellence over a range of categories.
Entries for the 2010 programme have now closed and judging has commenced.
Up to three national finalists will be chosen in each category, with these finalists being announced in late August. Category Award winners, along with the Supreme Overall Winner and Hospitality Personality of the Year, will be announced at the black tie Awards for Excellence Dinner at SKYCity Auckland on Thursday 30 September 2010. All national finalists are required to be present for this event.
The judging process involves all judges marking the written entries. Each entry is then visited by one judge to validate the entry, and then the judges meet to make their final decisions. The Judges decisions are final and regrettably there is no feedback available to members.
The Awards for Excellence programme is a HANZ initiative recognising those members who are performing with excellence in the following categories.
Best New / Redeveloped Bar / Restaurant , Sponsored by: 
Best New / Redeveloped Accommodation Hotel , Sponsored by: 
Best Bar, Sponsored by: 
Best Restaurant , Sponsored by: 
Best Accommodation Hotel, Sponsored by: 
Excellence in Customer Service , Sponsored by: 
Excellence in Gaming, Sponsored by:
Excellence in Marketing, Sponsored by: 
Best Country Hotel
Excellence in Training and Staff Development, Sponsored by: 
Best Sports Bar, Sponsored by: 
Best Music Entertainment Venue, Sponsored by: 
Excellence in Host Responsibility, Sponsored by: 
Best Beef, and Best Lamb, Sponsored by:
NATIONAL WINNERS AND FINALISTS – 2009
Winners were announced at the black tie Lion Nathan Awards for Excellence Dinner, on Thursday 1 October at Bayview Wairakei Resort Taupo.
Winner
Sale St, Freemans Bay, Auckland
Finalists
Pumice Bistro Bar and Deli, Hamilton
Smith and McKenzie Chophouse, Hamilton
West Coast Bar and Grill, Christchurch
Winner
Escape to Picton Boutique Hotel, Picton
Finalists
Ascot Park Hotel, Invercargill
Coachman Hotel, Palmerston North
Jet Park Airport Hotel & Conference Centre, Mangere, Auckland
Winner
Sale St, Freemans Bay, Auckland
Finalists
Four Kings, Wellington
Frederic's, New Plymouth
Soul Bar and Bistro, Auckland
Winner
Soul Bar and Bistro, Auckland
Finalists
Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana
Boutereys at 251, Nelson
Monaco Hotel, Nelson
Winner
The Westin Auckland Lighter Quay, Auckland
Finalists
Holiday Inn, Wellington
Monaco Hotel, Nelson
The White Swan, Greytown
Winner
Soul Bar and Bistro, Auckland
Finalists
Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana
Palazzo Motor Lodge, Nelson
The Westin Auckland Lighter Quay, Auckland
Winner
StockXchange, Christchurch
Finalists
Grosvenor Hotel, Timaru
Rossco's Cafe, Tauranga
Winton Hotel, Winton
Winner
Soul Bar and Bistro, Auckland
Finalists
Jet Park Airport Hotel and Conference Centre, Mangere, AucklandCableways Tavern, Dunedin
Palazzo Motor Lodge, Nelson
Wairakei Resort, Taupo
Winner
The Brown Pub/Canterbury Hotel, Methven
Finalists
Cheltenham Hotel, Feilding
Golden Gate Lodge, Cromwell
Manapouri Lakeview Motor Inn, Manapouri
Winner
Soul Bar and Bistro, Auckland
Finalists
First Contact Ltd, Wellington
Iguana Street Bar & Restaurant, Hamilton
The Westin Auckland Lighter Quay, Auckland
Winner
Four Kings, Wellington
Finalists
Grosvenor Hotel, Timaru
The Right Track Sports Cafe, Auckland
The Tote Pub & Super Liquor, Trentham, Upper Hutt
Winner
The Garden Club, Wellington
Finalists
Bath St Nightclub, Dunedin
Grosvenor Hotel, Timaru
The Adelaide, Newtown, Wellington
Winner
Little Rock Bar and Nightclub, Nelson
Finalists
Christchurch Casino, Christchurch
SKYCity Hamilton
Winner
Plateau, Taupo
Ribeye of greenlea farm beef, musard potato puree, cavalo nero, portabella mushroom, salsa verde.
Finalists
Cock and Bull Lynfield, Auckland
Eye fillet wrapped in bacon served with parsley buttered kumara slices, wilted spinach, baby carrots, oven roasted mushroom, finished with Madagascar jus.
Panorama Restaurant & The Hermitage Hotel, Mt Cook
South Island beef fillet & slow braised ox cheeks on truffled celeriac puree & sauteed green beans, garnished with balsamic scented pinot noir jus.
Winner
Edgewater Resort, Wanaka
Braised and pressed Merino lamb leg, whipped potato, green pea mash, smoked tomato & jus.
Finalists
Stations Inn, Hokitika
Lamb rump, marinated in Moroccan spices seared cooked medium rare palced on tagine vegetables with prunes, peppers, red onions, tomatoes, cumin and cinnamon served with caspi rice.
The Palms Restaurant, Dunedin
Roasted New Zealand lamb rump, glazed kumara and Kapiti goats cheese tartlet, olive jus, ratatouille and mint jelly.
Q Restaurant - The Westin Auckland Lighter Quay, Auckland
Grilled Hawkes Bay lamb rump, smoked Maori potatoes, red pepper, rosemary jus.
For a list of all previous winners of the Awards for Excellence programme, please click here.
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