24 August, 2007

Waitakere events up with best in the world

Following a string of recent arts, building and environmental accolades, Waitakere has been announced as an award-winning finalist in a prestigious international event management award.

Waitakere's iconic Trash to Fashion event and the popular Moon Festival were both entered in a number of categories in the 2007 International Festival and Events Association (IFEA) Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards - a global competition that recognises the highest degree of excellence in festival and event creation, promotion and management.

Selected as an award finalist from over 1,500 organisations worldwide, Waitakere is in the running for the IFEA's supreme prize - the Grand Pinnacle Award - as well as individual category wins.

Results will be announced next month at the IFEA annual conference in Atlanta, USA.

"Being a winner in these awards proves that Waitakere has every right to be proud of its events and festivals, which have been recognised internationally as being of world-class standard," says Councillor Judy Lawley, chair of the Council's Culture, Arts and Events Committee.

The Council has already won a number of prestigious awards this year, including the Award of Merit in the Innovative New Zealand Association of Consulting Engineering New Zealand (ACENZ) Awards, a highly commended in the Sustainable Urban Communities category at the Auckland Regional Council's Sustainable Environment Awards for Project Twin Streams and the Premier Creative Places Award for integrated arts design in the Civic Centre in Henderson.

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