Ōrākei Local Board Business Awards 2026

List of all the Ōrākei Local Board Business Awards 2026!

The Ōrākei Local Board Business Awards are held every two years to celebrate outstanding businesses across the Ōrākei Local Board area.

Funded by the Ōrākei Local Board and delivered by Cherry Events + PR, the awards are determined through judging panels, mystery shopping and public voting.

The 2026 awards ceremony was held on 9 June at ŌKAHU.

Outstanding Customer Service Award

The Outstanding Customer Service Award is given to the business that has the highest score for the mystery shopping component conducted by Hoed Research NZ Ltd.

This year we had not one but eight businesses achieve a perfect score of 100%. Over recent years the scores for this category have continued to improve, which goes to show the increasingly high standards of customer service given (and expected) in the Ōrākei area.

The 2026 winners of the Outstanding Customer Service Awards were:

Hospitality (Non-Licensed)

Hospitality (Licensed)

Business and Professional Services

Health and Beauty

Manufacturing & Trade

Not for Profit / Social Enterprise

Recreation and Leisure

Retail (Large)

Retail (Small)

High Performance Award

Environmental Excellence Award

Best New Business

People's Choice Award

Supreme Award

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