  
 
Ian Cassels Presenting Ian with Gary Harris from the Royal 2010 WELLINGTON GOLD AWARDSA general Gold Award sponsor since 2002, The Wellington Company have proudly been sponsoring the Creative Gold Award since category sponsorship began. This award celebrates the standout performers in film, media and creative content industries. Sponsoring the Creative Gold Award, fits with Ian and Caitlin's philosophy of celebrating arts and creativity in Wellington. They feel strongly that the creative community enhances the quality of our lives and significantly contributes to Wellington the 'Cultural Capital'. The previous Creative Gold winners have been:
Notably 5 of these winners have also picked up the Supreme Award, which is an indication of the importance of this sector to Wellington. They were Park Road Post Production, Sidhe Interactive, Weta Digital, Weta Workshop and Cloud Nine. The Wellington Company has also received recognition at the awards becoming a Finalist in the Green Gold (sustainability) Award in 2006 and Supporting Gold and Green Gold Awards in 2007 OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASEENTRIES FOR THE 2010 WELLINGTON GOLD AWARDS ARE OPENNow in it's twelfth year The Gold Awards winners list reads like a Who's Who of Wellington Business. The supreme award - The Dominion Post Wellington Gold Award - has been won by such leading New Zealand businesses as Icebreaker, Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, Kiwibank, Te Papa, phil&teds and Sidhe Interactive. 
Prime Minister John Key, 2009 Supreme Award winner Park Road Post Production CEO Aimee McCammon & The Dominion Post's Paul Elenio After attending last year's Gold Awards Prime Minister John Key said "It is particularly heartening in such tough times to see Wellington businesses bucking the trend through commitment, creativity and sheer hard work. They are a reminder to us all that excellence should be recognised, fostered, and celebrated. The Gold Awards is an outstanding event about outstanding Wellingtonians. Long may it continue." Last year 750 people attended The Gold Awards at TSB Bank Arena with the supreme award going to Park Road Post Production. Park Road's CEO Aimee McCammon: "Winning the Golds is huge for us because Park Road has this incredible history in New Zealand. This is the academy award of Wellington. It is so nice to win in your home town." The Awards cover industry sectors ranging from content to infrastructure, from manufacturing to IT, exporting to small business. There are also two best practice awards: for sustainability and workplace safety practices Cornerstone Wellington businesses to have won their categories in previous years have been Resene Paints, Formway, MasterPet, Vega, Steel & Tube Holdings, Wedgelock, Datacom and Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry. Emerging businesses to receive recognition have included Radiola Aerospace, Explorer Graphics, Magritek and last year, maternity lingerie manufacturers Womama. Double Cyber Gold finalist Silverstripe's Brian Calhoun: "We entered to boost our profile. Being a finalist is almost as good as winning. We knew that there were going to be lots of different companies that we would meet. It was about extending our reach beyond the typical technology companies and awards that we go to." ENTRIES CLOSE at 6pm Friday 5th March. Entry Forms are available from Gayle Page on 384-6417 or by email at gayle@agenda-marketing.co.nz This year's FINALISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED at PricewaterhouseCoopers at 6pm Tuesday 13th April and published in The Dominion Post the following day. The WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED at a black tie dinner on Wednesday May 19th at The TSB Arena, Queens Wharf, Wellington. FURTHER INFORMATION is available at the website www.goldawards.co.nz 
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