




Venetia Sherson, Simon Wilson, editor-at-Large Metro Magazine, John Sherson, Cheree Morrison NZ Life & Leisure magazine
Jane Jeffries, Claire Glenister and Jude Watson
Miriam Chapple, Geoff Chapple, Brittany Jordt, Mark Barratt Boyes
Michelle Burgess, Cathay Pacific, Gary Dickson, Let's Travel Magazine, Jonas George, Air Vanuatu
Cameron Leggett, Mary Galway, Tourism Ireland, Barry Clarke, Starmedia
Brenda Ward, editor of JUNO magazine and Jo Wane of North & South magazine
Dan Walker, Deputy Chair New Zealand Maori Tourism and Michelle Walker
Simon McManus, Travcom Vice President and Social Media Whizz taking a shot for Facebook (or is it a selfie?)
Michael Hooper, Michelle Burgess and Jonathan Killick
Ewan McDonald, Travcom President
Chris Tyerman, Nigel Kerr of Ngai Tahu Tourism and Justine Tyerman
Admiring the photography display, all entrants work is on show, and voting for the Viewer's Choice Award
Darragh Walshe of Tourism Ireland and Tony Dominey of Tabs on Travel
Te Radar with Wendy Dunlop
Sofia Hansson of Tourism Ireland, Gordon Gillan of The Travel Corporation and Anna Gillan
Delicious menu in the Grand Tearoom of the Heritage Hotel
Our hilarious MC Te Radar, award-winning satirist, documentary maker, writer, stage and screen director, failed gardener, television presenter, amateur historian and new father.
Alice Galletly picking up her prize for the Spark Digital Best Travel Story under 1000 words (click here to read the winning stories)
Paul Rush accepting his award for the British High Commission and Tourism Ireland award for the Best Travel Story about Britain and/or Ireland. (click here to read the winning stories)
Yvonne van Dongen accepting her award for the Interislander Best Travel Story about a Journey, (click here to read the winning stories)
Julie Orr-Wilson accepting her award for the Ngai Tahu Best Travel Story over 1000 words, and the Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Award. (click here to read the winning stories)
Daniel Mackisack of the British High Commission
Vanessa Traille, Sales & Marketing Manager for Cathay Pacific
Kathryn Webster, editor of AA Directions magazine
Rob Lile, photography judge and Winston Aldworth, Travel Editor for the NZ Herald
Ilan Wittenberg, winner of the Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year award and the AA Directions Best Travel Image with People award. Click here to see the winning photography.
Rob Lile, Photography Judge, Ilan Wittenberg, winner of the Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year and Vanessa Traille, Cathay Pacific
Lynn Clayton and Ilan Wittenberg
Ahleen Rayner, Marketing Manager for Kiwirail and Interislander with winner Yvonne van Dongen
Justine Tyerman, winner of the NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel STory about a Maori experience with Dan Walker, Deputy Chair of NZ Maori Tourism
Nigel Kerr of Ngai Tahu Tourism with Julie Orr-Wilson
Vanessa Traille, Julie Orr-Wilson and international writing judge Alastair Carthew
Susan Gibson, Communications Manager of the Heritage Hotel with Geoff Chapple, winner of the Heritage Hotels Best Travel Story about New Zealand award.
Scott Callaway, Christchurch Airport presenting the Christchurch Airport Best Travel Blog of the Year award