We have published terms and conditions for the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner on our website. By ordering a ticket for the event, you are agreeing to those terms.
Due to venue capacity constraints, we are limiting each organisation to a maximum of 10 tickets.
In order to ensure that all finalists can be seated, if the event sells out and a finalist has not had an opportunity to purchase tickets, we reserve the right on an exceptions basis to reallocate 1 to 2 tickets from an organisation with 10 tickets. If we need to do this, we will provide a full refund for the reallocated tickets to the affected organisation.
The Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner will be held on Wednesday, 30 November 2022, kicking off with welcome drinks from 6.30pm and the formal ceremony starting at 7pm.
The awards ceremony and gala dinner will be held at Novotel Auckland Ellerslie. Just 15 minutes' drive from downtown Auckland, Novotel Auckland Ellerslie has a beautiful awards gala events space. It is conveniently located between the airport and CBD, with plenty of parking and easy motorway access.
You can find out more information about the awards ceremony and gala dinner at here.
We have negotiated a 10% discount off the hotel's best available rates for accommodation. Just call or email (09 529 9090 or [email protected]) and mention HeadFit Awards to request this offer when booking.
Novotel Auckland Ellerslie’s physical address is 72-112 Greenlane East, Remuera. On-site parking is available, and Novotel Auckland Ellerslie is a short taxi or ride share journey from most metro Auckland locations.
To navigate via GPS, we recommend you enter 84 Ascot Avenue, Remuera. There are plenty of transport options for the venue, including:
- Public transport: Greenlane Train Station is 2 minutes' walk via pedestrian passage over the motorway from the hotel reception.
Purchase tickets on station platform before getting on the train or use an AT HOP card to tag on. Tag off using an AT HOP card or paper ticket when exiting the train station. - Taxi: We recommend using Co-Op Taxi (Blue Bubble). A Co-op taxi stand can be found outside reception. Please inform hotel reception if you require a taxi urgently.
- Car: Exit the Motorway at Green Lane (Exit 433). From the south, take the third exit at the roundabout onto Green Lane East. From the north, take the first exit. Turn right at the first traffic light next to Ascot Hospital onto Ellerslie Racecourse Drive. Keep on turning right at each roundabout (there are 2 more roundabouts). When you reach the hotel carpark boom gate, press press the button to receive a car parking ticket. Bring your car parking ticket to hotel reception for validation before you exit the car park.
- Hotel parking
Novotel Auckland Ellerslie has limited hotel spaces available on a first-come first-serve basis. The cost for parking is normally $15 per vehicle per night, but we have negotiated a special discounted parking rate of $10 for gala dinner attendees. - Additional parking
Additional parking is available at Ellerslie Event Centre Gate 3 Pay & Display Area marked in red below. This parking area belongs to Ellerslie Event Race Course and is open for public use ($5 for 3 hours or $7 for 24 hours):
The dress code is black tie. If you don't own a tuxedo and the cost of hiring or buying one is outside your budget, don't stress. You can wear a black or dark suit and tie -- just dress up as much as you can, as most people will be wearing black tie.
We're hoping that New Zealand will stay out of another lockdown, but we're ready to act if we need to make changes due to a COVID-19 Alert Level or Protection Framework Level change.
If a level change means that we are unable to host the event in person, we will delay the event or move it online. We'll keep you updated if this happens, and your ticket will be valid for the later date.
When booking flights and accommodation for the event, please choose ticket options that allow for flexibility if the event date or format does need to change.
All tickets are fully flexible, so they'll be valid for any revised date and can be transferred between staff if one of your guests can't make the revised date.
If we decide to cancel the gala dinner entirely, we'll let you know and you'll be entitled to request a refund. If you paid by credit card, your refund will be less a 2.9% payment processing fee (which is a non-refundable fee from our payment processor, Stripe).
If the event date needs to be delayed due to COVID-19 Alert Level or Protection Framework Level changes, all tickets are flexible and will automatically transfer to any revised date.
Your tickets will be valid for any revised date and can be transferred between staff if one of your guests can’t make the revised date. Because all tickets are flexible, you are not entitled to a refund just because the event date changes or you change your mind.
If we decide to cancel the gala dinner entirely, we'll let you know and you'll be entitled to request a refund. If you paid by credit card, your refund will be less 2.9% payment processing fee (which is a non-refundable fee from our payment processor, Stripe).
