The New Zealand Marina Operators Association (NZMOA) is delighted to announce finalists in the four categories of the NZMOA Marina of the Year Awards. 

The finalists are:

NZMOA Marina of the Year

·      Half Moon Bay Marina

·      Waikawa Marina

·      Queenstown Marina

·      Tauranga Bridge Marina

NZMOA Boatyard of the Year

·      Bay of Islands Marina

·      Half Moon Bay Marina

NZMOA Best Initiative Category – marina and boatyard members

·      Waiheke Marina’s floating carparks and office – a New Zealand first

·      Marlborough Sounds Marina’s All Aboard – Marina Customers Digital Onboarding

·      The Whangarei Maritime Festival by Whangārei Marina

·      Port Nikau – for connecting Whangārei’s marine industry to the superyacht market

NZMOA Best Initiative Category – associate members

·      Products from Dixon Manufacturing to Improve Safety in Marinas

·      Heron Construction for Waiheke Marina’s floating structures: a new frontier for environmentally sensitive marinas

Five independent judges joined a team of industry experts to judge the programme. Winners will be announced at a formal celebration dinner to be held as part of the annual New Zealand Marinas and Boatyard Conference at Parliament House in Wellington on Wednesday 11 September.

The NZMOA Awards family of sponsors include gold partners Dixon Stainless, Heron Construction Company, Gallagher Insurance NZ, Boatsmart HQ, GOfuel and Bellingham Marine.