Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards Finalists Announced

More than 120 individual applications were received for the judged award categories. Mercury Bay businesses were announced amongst finalists for the awards and can be viewed with the full list of finalists below. 

Business Category Finalists

Businesses entered the business category using an official entry form. Finalists and winners have been decided by the Claymark Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards Judges. The Business Category finalists are:  

Te Whāriki Manawāhine o Hauraki 
Tairua Pauanui Sports Fishing Club 
The South Pacific Motel and Conference Centre 
Whitianga Community Services Trust 
Get It On  
My Thai 
Coromandel Shelly Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park 
Woof Woof Ranch 
Hahei Explorer 
Glass Bottom Boat Whitianga 
Franklin Vets 
Hauraki Māori Trust Board 
New World Whangamatā 
Taylor Projects & Solutions Ltd 
Bayleys Coromandel 
Future Health & Fitness Club 
Reach N Clean 
Onform PM Limited 
Build Good Architecture 
Driving Creek Railway Ltd 
Finest Clothing Limited 
Te Reo Irirangi o Pare Hauraki, Ngā Iwi FM

Peoples Choice Finalists 

The finalists in the Public Vote categories were nominated by members of the public. There were 5,000 plus public votes made for the Peoples Choice – finalists are: 

People’s Choice Hauraki: Woof Woof Ranch and Turua Bakery 
People’s Choice Thames-Coromandel: Luke's Kitchen and My Thai 

Gala Evening to celebrate award winners

The winners will be announced at the Gala Evening, to be held on Thursday 15 October 2026 at the Thames War Memorial Civic Centre.