Gold Awards finalists announced

Finalists for this year’s Wellington Gold Awards have been announced from the largest group of nominations in the awards’ 23-year history.

The director of the awards, John Dow, said the ability of the Gold Awards to bring people together from different backgrounds is what makes them special.

‘‘We cover the whole Wellington region. It’s a very special night.’’

The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, July 29, at TSB Arena.

Finalists for 2021

Creative: Beyond; PS/Digital; Resn; The Granary; Wellington Opera.

Cyber: Arlo Software; Farm Focus; Impact Lab; Optimal Workshop; PaySauce.

Innovation: Antiviral Coatings by Inhibit Coatings; CoGo; Marama Labs; SafeWater by Lutra; X-Frame.

Emerging products: 3 Ma¯ori Boys; Able Spaces; DRE Systems; Eketahuna Country Meats; Froth Technologies; Little Yellow Bird. Emerging services: Latitude Creative; PomPom Events & Marketing; Rebel Business School Aotearoa; Straight Flush – Wairarapa; Wellington Moisture Barriers & Insulation; WombatNET. Global: Fix & Fogg; Give Worldwide; Marsello;

Sanpro Industries; Taylor Preston. Supporting: Adultmegastore; Cuttriss Consultants; Fulton Hogan; Lowe & Co Realty; Quantum Security Services; The Akina Foundation. Vibrant: Brewtown Upper Hutt; CubaDupa; Nuku Ora; Simply Food Catering; Wings over Wairarapa Festival.

Green: CoGo; Eketahuna Country Meats; Figgy & Co; Little Yellow Bird; Sealed Air.

Team: Bradley Project Management; Chorus; Mana Communications; Quantum Security Services.

2021 Resilience showcase: Wellington Phoenix; Mobi2Go; School of Design Innovation, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington; Ka¯pura.