WESTPACTRUST BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD
Astron Plastics.
MANUFACTURING AWARD (TWO WINNERS)
Best Bars of Manurewa makes towbars, bullbars, bump-ers and cycle racks.
Astron Plastics.
PHILLIPS FOX INNOVATION AWARD
Best Bars.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL COLLEGE TOURISM AWARD
Regency Duty Free.
TELECOM LOCAL DIRECTORIES BEST SMALL BUSINESS AWARD
Jagas Concrete, family run business in East Tamaki, makes concrete paving stones and precast concrete products such as kerbing and traffic islands.
EXCELLENCE IN EXPORTING AWARD
PSM Healthcare, which makes and exports range of pharmaceuticals, toiletries, consumer products and specialty foods, to Australia, the Pacific Islands, Asia, the USA and Europe.
EMERGING EXPORTER AWARD
Rayglass Boats, which makes custom built fibreglass boats, and exports two thirds to the USA and Europe.
RETAILING AWARD
Made In New Zealand, travel retail store at Auckland International Airport, which offers 100 percent New Zealand made gifts for travellers.
SKILL NEW ZEALAND STAFF DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Best Bars.
MANUKAU CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY AWARD
Mainfreight.
TELECOM LOCAL DIRECTORIES CUSTOMERS’ CHOICE AWARD
Patches Coffee & Bake, Pakuranga Plaza.
Agri experts warn New Zealand’s food and fibre future could arrive by default rather than by design
Management Editorial Team
June 24, 2026
Despite near universal optimism in the rural sector, a panel of New Zealand’s leading food and agri minds say the sector must be intentional about its future path if it’s to successfully navigate the social, economic, environmental and technological forces impacting its operating environment.
