Brenda Chapman, EIT Executive Director – Marketing (left) and the team from Craggy Range Kristine Kilpatrick, Debbie Miller, Peter Manson and Venita Simcox at the award ceremony.

EIT was the sponsor of the Supreme Award won by Craggy Range Winery at this year’s Hawke’s Bay Tourism Awards staged at the Mission Estate Winery on September 5.

“We are incredibly proud to have been named the Supreme Winner at the 2019 Hawke’s Bay Tourism Awards. The past 24 months have seen significant investment in our site, but this award recognises the relentless pursuit of quality that we have strived for since day one,” says Kristine Kilpatrick, Craggy Range Human Resources & Hospitality Manager.

Kristine says, “An immense thank you to EIT for their ongoing support of the Hawke’s Bay Tourism Awards. We have a number of highly skilled past and present students working within our hospitality, viticulture and winemaking teams who are an absolute credit to EIT.”

EIT has been sponsoring the award for three years. “The awards are a brilliant way of recognising the achievement of tourism businesses that have such a positive impact on the Hawke’s Bay economy,” says EIT Executive Director – Marketing Brenda Chapman. Brenda highlights that Craggy Range is a valuable partner for EIT and a long standing employer of EIT students and graduates.