And the winners are ... Air New Zealand and NZ Winegrowers!
In our eighth year of managing the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, our task was complex. Not only did we need to stage and deliver an awards dinner for 800 guests at the TSB Arena in Wellington, but also to ensure that it built on the previous years' events, celebrated and awarded excellence within the industry, recognised the significant role of Air New Zealand as key sponsor and showcased the award winning wines - and menus to match. more...
And the winners are ... Air New Zealand and NZ Winegrowers!
In our eighth year of managing the Air New Zealand Wine Awards, our task was complex. Not only did we need to stage and deliver an awards dinner for 800 guests at the TSB Arena in Wellington, but also to ensure that it built on the previous years' events, celebrated and awarded excellence within the industry, recognised the significant role of Air New Zealand as key sponsor and showcased the award winning wines - and menus to match.
To achieve this and to ensure the event was as 'dazzling' as possible, we developed an underlying event theme of 'Express Yourself', which was weaved throughout the evening in both the script and entertainment.
The team at Dazzle co-ordinated all logistics around the evening, from creative recommendations on venue dressing, entertainment moments, venue and supplier liaison including management of the six course menu and matching trophy wines, and compilation of an innovative wide-screen audio-visual presentation. We also developed and managed the event budget and run plan, and drafted a comprehensive script for the MC, Oliver Driver.
Both New Zealand Winegrowers and Air New Zealand were delighted with the event and feedback they received from their guests; the event also had the highest media coverage since we have been working on the event. And as a result, Dazzle has been retained to manage the 2009 awards.