We’re incredibly proud to share that Coromandel Shelly Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park has taken home three national awards at the 2025 Holiday Parks Awards, including the industry’s highest honour:
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🏆 Supreme Industry Award
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🏆 Community Engagement Award
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🏆 Holiday Park Improvement Award – Medium Park
To win even one of these awards would’ve been amazing — to be recognised in all three categories is both humbling and energising for our team.
Supreme Industry Award
Supreme Industry Award
The top award of the night, this one recognises overall excellence across every aspect of park operations — from guest experience to innovation, sustainability, and leadership.
Judges highlighted our:
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Growth
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Strong staff culture and local employment
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Investment in guest-focused tech like our kiosk
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Support of local businesses and the community
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Environmental initiatives, partnerships and education
This award reflects the work of our whole team — from those on the ground every day, to our wider whānau of supporters and community partners.
Community Engagement Award
(Sponsored by Big Save Commercial)
We love the Coromandel, and this award recognises how deeply we’re committed to it.
Whether it’s pool access for local families, donating mattresses to local community groups, hosting school trips and local events, sponsoring environmental groups, or helping build the new CoromandelColville.nz website for the local business association — we believe running a holiday park means showing up for your community.
This award celebrates the many ways we’ve tried to do just that.
Holiday Park Improvement Award – Medium Park
This award recognised our self-check-in kiosk — an innovative system that lets guests check in afterhours, safely and securely, without staff.
The idea came from a simple problem: we were missing bookings from people arriving late. Now, with a kiosk that syncs with our booking system in real time, those guests can book and check in on the spot – while our team gets their evenings back.
It’s improved our guest experience, reduced late-night stress, and increased bookings without increasing hours. A win-win-win.
“To be recognised on this level — alongside so many amazing parks and people in the industry — is truly humbling.
This is a huge win for our small, family-run park in the Coromandel, and a massive credit to our crew who deliver ‘Memories for Life’ on the daily.”
— Aaron McFarlane
A Big Night for TOP 10 Holiday Parks
We weren’t the only ones celebrating. The awards night was a massive success for the wider TOP 10 Holiday Parks owners and operators, with member parks taking out wins across the board:
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Ross Beach TOP 10 – Small Park Improvement Award for their pizza and off-licence offering
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Rotorua Blue Lake TOP 10 – Large Park Improvement Award for new mountain biking-friendly developments
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Taupō TOP 10 – Park Development – Medium Park for new motel units
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Hot Water Beach TOP 10 – Park Development – Large Park for their stunning new facilities
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Himatangi Beach TOP 10 – Park of the Year – Medium Park
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Timaru TOP 10 – Life Membership awarded to Alison and Gordon Collister for 38 years of service
We’re proud to be part of such an innovative, supportive, and high-performing group of holiday parks.
Thanks to everyone who’s supported Shelly Beach TOP 10 on this journey – our team past and present, guests, locals, and the wider tourism community.