{"id":506294,"date":"2026-07-02T14:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/506294\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:05:13","slug":"finalists-in-asb-bay-of-plenty-export-awards-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/506294\/","title":{"rendered":"Finalists in ASB Bay of Plenty Export Awards announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

The awards are organised by the <\/a>Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) on behalf of ExportNZ.<\/p>\n

EMA\u2019s head of export and membership, Simon Devoy, said the awards highlighted the dedication and skill of the people driving success.<\/p>\n

\u201cExportNZ is proud to recognise the Bay of Plenty\u2019s role in bolstering New Zealand\u2019s export sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe awards celebrate the community of business, providing an opportunity for peer-to-peer networking and knowledge-sharing among like-minded, exported-oriented companies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chair of ExportNZ\u2019s Bay of Plenty executive committee Warwick Downing said the awards shone a well-deserved spotlight on the \u201cincredible exporters\u201d in the Bay \u201c… who work tirelessly to bring New Zealand products and services to the world\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cEqually important is the opportunity they provide to bring the exporting community together, to share stories, challenges, and insights that help drive the sector forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

ASB is the principal sponsor of the awards; head of trade finance Mike Atkins said they were \u201cproud\u201d to support the finalists driving growth, innovation and international success for the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt ASB we are passionate about enabling exporters to scale-up, be it through working capital and debt capital funding or other advisory initiatives across productivity, sustainability, food and fibre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finalists – ASB Bay of Plenty Export Awards <\/p>\n

Unsung Export Hero<\/p>\n

Hylton Holtham, KlipTankMorag McCay, Wai M\u0101nukaHadyn Natusch and Mark Swetman, Oasis Engineering<\/p>\n

Excellence in Innovation<\/p>\n

Page MacraeDamar Industries Taura Natural IngredientsFlicket<\/p>\n

Emerging Exporter<\/p>\n

Wai M\u0101nukaCetogenixGood Change<\/p>\n

Exporter of the Year<\/p>\n

Taura Natural IngredientsFlicketKlipTankPure Mama<\/p>\n

The Services to Export award is a nomination-only award recognising an individual or business, who may or may not be directly involved with exporting, but has made a significant contribution to exporting success. <\/p>\n

The winner will be announced on August 7 at an awards gala at\u202fMercury Baypark, with the theme On the World Stage. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The awards are organised by the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) on behalf of ExportNZ. EMA\u2019s head of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[696,25286,10779,1561,16118,68793,78,111,139,69,1118,1562,213],"class_list":["post-506294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-announced","tag-asb","tag-awards","tag-bay","tag-export","tag-finalists","tag-in","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-of","tag-plenty","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}