Wānaka Business Awards 2026

Celebrate the best of Upper Clutha business

Join us for a very special evening at the 2026 Wānaka Business Awards, proudly presented by Milford Asset Management.

This is our night to celebrate the incredible businesses, people and organisations that make the Upper Clutha such a vibrant place to live, work and do business.

The evening will begin with a champagne bar on arrival, before guests take their seats for a beautiful three-course dinner by Raspberry Creek.

Our MC, Duncan Goode, will lead us through the evening as we celebrate our 2026 finalists and reveal the winners of the Wānaka Business Awards, recognising excellence, innovation, leadership and contribution across our local business community.

And once the awards are handed out, the celebrations continue as Funk Royale, a six-piece funk and soul band, take to the stage to bring the funky music, lift the energy and get your feet tapping, thanks to the generous support of Eliot Sinclair.

Tickets are strictly limited so get in quick!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you.

The Wānaka Business Awards simply wouldn’t be possible without the businesses and organisations who get behind them. We are incredibly grateful to all of our 2026 sponsors:

1. Milford Asset Management
   Presenting Partner & Supreme Award

2. Aspiring Law
   Excellence in Customer Experience

3. Lake Wānaka Tourism
   Excellence in Visitor Experience

4. Gallaway Cook Allan
   Excellence in Primary & Consumer Goods

5. Batchelar McDougall Consulting
   Excellence in Professional Services

6. Custom Mortgages
   Excellence in Trade & Industrial

7. 2degrees
   Strategy, Innovation & Business Solutions Award

8. Queenstown Lakes District Council / Future Economics
   Best Emerging Business

9. Air New Zealand
   Employer of the Year

10. Cardrona x Treble Cone
    Business Sustainability & Environmental Impact

11. Queenstown Airport
    Community Contribution Award

12. Wānaka App
    People’s Choice Award & Media Partner

Their support enables us to shine a spotlight on the achievements of businesses across our region and celebrate the people who make our Upper Clutha business community what it is.