Holiday Park Takes Out Top Business Award

Another award for Coromandel’s Shelly Beach Top 10 holiday park having been named the supreme winner of the Claymark Hauraki Coromandel 2026 Business awards.

The accolade came on the back of the park recently being named as winner of the national supreme holiday park awards.

The McFarlane family took the top gong after earlier winning the excellence in customer experience award. For the judges, the holiday park demonstrated a culture of continuous improvement.

A special touch at last night’s awards was the contribution recognition to five locals.  Excellence in service to the district’s business community saw Peter Richardson of Thames, Whangamata’s Ricky Bowen, Hauraki’s Rino Wilkinson and the husband-and-wife team Colin and Gloria James of Paeroa all honoured.

Over 5000 public votes were cast in the two People’s Choice categories – the Coromandel Peninsula award going to Luke’s Kitchen at Kuaotunu, the Turua Bakery is the Hauraki resident’s favourite.

Eight category awards were presented, judges praising the quality of the 120 applications saying it was a difficult situation in determining winners.

Category award winners were:

New and Emerging – Onform PM Ltd; Marketing and Digital Edge – Taylor Projects and Solutions; Maori Business Excellence – Te Whariki Manawahine o Hauraki; Excellence in Sustainability – Glass Bottom Boat Whitianga; Community Contribution Community Impact – Whitianga Community Services Trust; Community Contribution Business Impact – My Thai; Customer Experience – Coromandel Shelly Beach Top 10 Holiday Park; Employer Excellence – Whangamata New World.