The Rotorua Chamber of Commerce is aiming for a bumper turnout of entries and attendees at this year's Westpac Rotorua Business Excellence Awards, says chief executive Darrin Walsh.
"There's certainly much more interest at this time than there was last year," he said, adding that it was the 25th anniversary
of the awards.
Mr Walsh said there had been some confusion because the initial announcement had wrongly cited a closing date for entries of July 24, but the entry forms contained the correct date of July 31.
"We haven't postponed anything - we're just standing by the correct date at the end of July," he said.
The response so far had been good, he said, with about 35 entries or intentions to enter received and most of the categories attracting four or five companies. Usually firms put forward an intention to enter, then the chamber was inundated with formal entries as the deadline rolled close.
