NZ Tourism Awards Special Pt 6 - with Ceillhe Sperath, Christchurch NZ and Russell Orongo Bay Holiday Park

We start by announcing the winners of our Dive! Tutukaka competition last week and announcing this weeks' competition to win a 2 night stay at the Russell Orongo Bay Holiday Park valued at up to $360.  You must listen to find out how to enter! 

First up we welcome Ceillhe Sperath from Time Unlimited Tours who is a finalist in the Tourism Industry Champion Category. Full name Ceillhe Tewhare Teneti Hema Sperath - is a New Zealander of Maori descent from the largest Ngapuhi tribe in Northland with the added bonus of her Irish heritage on her paternal side that affords her the gift of the gab. Ceillhe is a direct descendant of Patuone ("The Peacemaker") and Tamati Waka Nene, two of the main signatories on the Treaty of Waitangi - New Zealand's founding document in 1840. Ceillhe is passionate about her indigenous culture and wishes to share her experiences of a rich living culture that uses the essence of time to draw on the past, present and future to ensure her manuhiri (valued guests) are central to the experience and feel integrated in a meaningful and connected way. Winner of several global tourism awards as well as named as one of the world’s top 25 global guides in 2021, she will share her extensive knowledge and love of New Zealand in a way that ensures people and places are equally respected.

 

Sam Taylor from ChristchurchNZ drops in to talk about their Industry Collaboration Finalist entry with Christchurch Airport.  Sam is a senior marketer with a background in branding across the private sector and some of NZ's most iconic brands including Just Juice, V Energy, and JUCY Group. In his current role at ChristchurchNZ he leads the team delivering marketing across the full economic development remit, including tourism. This means he has an understanding of how tourism marketing fits in to the bigger picture of economic development goals and how important a strong destination is to a place more generally.

And finally, we welcome back Tori and James Burns from the  Russell Orongo Bay Holiday Park – this time talking about their second finalist entry, this time in the Community Engagement Award.

 

Timings: 

8.26 Ceillhe Sperath - www.newzealandtours.travel

29.42  Sam Taylor -  https://www.christchurchnz.com/ & https://www.christchurchairport.co.nz/

49.09 Tori and James Burns - https://russellaccommodation.co.nz/

 

Terms and conditions for the prize can be found at www.destinatenz.com/competitions

#NZTourismAwards #TourismMarketing #MarketingTips #Marketing #TourismAwards #NZTourism #TourismNZ #NewZealandBusiness