{"id":647925,"date":"2026-11-01T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/647925\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T15:26:12","slug":"tompkins-wake-rotorua-business-awards-luxury-lodge-on-the-point-crowned-supreme-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/647925\/","title":{"rendered":"Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards: Luxury lodge On the Point crowned Supreme Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was the Main family home from 1977 and opened as a lodge under their ownership in 2004.<\/p>\n

After six months of operation, it joined the Peppers group and was known for nearly 20 years as Peppers on the Point.<\/p>\n

In 2023, it left the Accor brand and became an independent property, returning to its original name, On The Point.<\/p>\n

Receiving the award, On The Point general manager Ann Gregor paid tribute to her team.<\/p>\n

\u201cHospitality can look effortless from the outside, but as we all know, it\u2019s anything but. It\u2019s early mornings, late nights, weekends, public holidays, changing plans, solving problems, and paying attention to hundreds of tiny details … It takes a very special team of people to deliver that day after day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MCsMCs Paul Hickey and Philly Angus at Saturday’s Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards. Photo \/ Michelle Cutelli Photography<\/p>\n

She said Rotorua was their home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud when guests travel from all over the world to stay with us.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we\u2019re even prouder when we have the opportunity to introduce them to Rotorua. Our people, our culture, our landscape, and the extraordinary experiences that this region has to offer.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo receive this recognition from our own business community, therefore means an enormous amount to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

A chamber statement said On The Point had evolved from a family home into an \u201cinternationally recognised\u201d luxury accommodation, dining, and events destination. <\/p>\n

Since returning to independent ownership in 2023, On The Point has completed a significant refurbishment<\/a>, reinforcing its strong reputation among both domestic and international visitors.<\/p>\n

Chamber president Paul Ingram said the Supreme Award recognised businesses that demonstrated excellence, resilience and a meaningful contribution to the wider Rotorua community.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn The Point represents everything these awards were created to recognise.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir commitment to quality, investment in people, long-term vision and confidence in Rotorua has created a business that delivers world-class experiences while remaining firmly connected to its community.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor more than three decades, these awards have highlighted the businesses and leaders shaping our region, providing a benchmark for excellence and inspiring others to innovate, grow and invest in Rotorua\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n

On The Point also won the hospitality and retail award, sponsored by Ebbett Rotorua.<\/p>\n

\"BruceBruce Thomasen (right) was named Rotorua Business Person of the Year at the Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards. Also pictured is Marty Verry from award sponsor Red Stag Timber. Photo \/ Michelle Cutelli Photography<\/p>\n

Redwoods Treewalk\u2019s Bruce Thomasen was honoured as the Red Stag Timber Business Person of the Year.<\/p>\n

Receiving the award, he said business was ultimately about surrounding yourself with great people, having a big goal, and \u201cthen the amazing things can happen\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really humbled, to be recognised some of those greats who\u2019ve done some awesome stuff for this city.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s Supreme Award winner<\/a> Rotorua Canopy Tours took home two awards this year, including Employer of the Year and Workplace Safety and Wellbeing.<\/p>\n

\"BarrowmanBarrowman Goodman Vets won The Hits & Rotorua Daily Post-sponsored People’s Choice Awards at Saturday’s Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards. Photo \/ Michelle Cutelli Photography<\/p>\n

NZME \u2013 owner of the Rotorua Daily Post \u2013 is sponsor of the People\u2019s Choice award. This year\u2019s winner was Barrowman Goodman Vets.<\/p>\n

The event was a glittering affair, with attendees including Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell and Rotorua MP Todd McClay.<\/p>\n

\" Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell performs with Ng\u0101ti Rangiwewehi at Saturday’s Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards.<\/p>\n

Tapsell was even invited by councillor Trevor Maxwell to take the stage and take part in a performance by Ng\u0101ti Rangiwewehi Kapa Haka.<\/p>\n

The Tompkins Wake 2026 Rotorua Business Awards sponsors, categories and winners <\/p>\n

Pak\u2019nSave Rotorua \/ Creative Arts & Design: Rose & Co Creative<\/p>\n

2degrees \/ Innovation & Technology: EnPhytoBox by Syrinx Environmental<\/p>\n

Ebbett Rotorua \/ Hospitality & Retail: On The Point \u2013 Lake Rotorua<\/p>\n

RotoruaNZ \/ Manaakitanga Tourism: Secret Spot Hot Tubs Rotorua<\/p>\n

Deloitte \/ Primary Manufacturing & Building: Urban Homes Rotorua<\/p>\n

University of Waikato Management School \/ Professional Services: Index Engineering<\/p>\n

Unison \/ Kaitiakitanga Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change: WaiNot Native Nursery<\/p>\n

The Hits & Rotorua Daily Post \/ People\u2019s Choice: Barrowman Goodman Vets<\/p>\n

Te Puia \/ Employer of the Year: Rotorua Canopy Tours<\/p>\n

Kaingaroa Tipu \/ Workplace Safety and Wellbeing: Rotorua Canopy Tours<\/p>\n

Montana Food and Events \/ Not for Profit & Social Enterprise: Te R\u016bnanga o Ng\u0101ti Pikiao<\/p>\n

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology \/ Emerging Business Leader: Ben Green \u2013 Urban Homes Rotorua<\/p>\n

Red Stag Timber \/ Business Person of the Year: Bruce Thomasen \u2013 Redwoods Treewalk<\/p>\n

Rotorua Lakes Council \/ Outstanding Contribution to Rotorua: K\u014dtihi Reo Consultants<\/p>\n

Tompkins Wake \/ Supreme Award \u2013 Overall Winner: On The Point \u2013 Lake Rotorua<\/p>\n

Highly commended <\/p>\n

Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland was highly commended in the workplace safety and wellbeing category.<\/p>\n

Albin Raju \u2013 Bold Flavours Bistro and Cafe was highly commended in the emerging business leader category and Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre was highly commended in the not for profit and social enterprise category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was the Main family home from 1977 and opened as a lodge under their ownership in 2004.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647926,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10779,1558,138,13114,26724,173,206,10136,111,43,139,69,90,423,1327,30246,223,57248,6277,10508],"class_list":["post-647925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-awards","tag-been","tag-business","tag-crowned","tag-lakeside","tag-lodge","tag-luxury","tag-named","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-on","tag-point","tag-rotorua","tag-supreme","tag-the","tag-tompkins","tag-wake","tag-winner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647925","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=647925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}