Industry updates

There were plenty of medal winners at the 2010 New Zealand Culinary Fare, held in Auckland 22nd-24th August. ... Find out more

Hawera High School cookery students Talya Clark and Tyrone Thomson and Kamo High School front of house student Matt Genefaas took home the national titles in the final of the HSI Junior Hospitality Challenge. ... Find out more

HSI, The Hospitality Standards Institute, promotes hospitality as a positive career choice, actively grows talent and celebrates achievement. ... Find out more

HSI is pleased to offer five scholarship opportunities to encourage keen and committed school students into hospitality careers, and for people currently working in hospitality, to support them to up-skill and further their careers. HSI promotes hospitality as a positive career, actively grows talent and celebrates achievement. ... Find out more

‘Baristas are the new rock stars’ was the claim in the Sunday Star Times  magazine earlier this year, in its ‘Going Up’ column. ... Find out more

Accommodation providers Millennium Hotels and Resorts were the big winners at the hospitality industry’s national training awards on Monday night, picking up the HSI Supreme Award for Excellence in Training and Innovation. ... Find out more

In the lead up to the Rugby World Cup in September 2011, New Zealand’s hospitality industry is preparing to host an expected 80,000 visitors over 45 days. ... Find out more

The finalists in the 2010 HSI Awards for Excellence in Training have been chosen. These annual awards, organised by the Hospitality Standards Institute (HSI), recognise the country’s top players in hospitality training, from small businesses through to multinational organisations. ... Find out more

With the biggest rugby event New Zealand has ever seen fast approaching, hear from Rugby World Cup 2011 CEO Martin Sneddon on how to get your business match-ready. ... Find out more

Get simple and practical style tips from design guru Heather Thorley to help you build an atmosphere that will attract customers time and time again. ... Find out more

The winners of the Annual HSI Awards for Excellence in Training will step on stage at the HSI Awards Gala Dinner on Monday 14th June 2010 in the Great Room at Auckland’s Langham Hotel. ... Find out more

Three new members were welcomed to the HSI Board by Carol Stigley, chair of the Hospitality Standards Institute (HSI) - the industry training organisation for hospitality. ... Find out more

Former Nelsonian Anna Hansen always wanted to be a chef ever since she had a weekend job at the Hardy Street Deli. Now she is living that dream, having won the New Zealander of the Year in Britain for her work as the founder of award-winning London restaurant The Modern Pantry. ... Find out more

A hospitality training programme focused on major events is being introduced to ensure New Zealand has enough trained staff to provide top service to all those enjoying Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) matches next year. ... Find out more

Entries are invited for the 2010 HSI Awards and winners to be announced at the HSI Awards Dinner on Monday 14th June. Entry criteria and more information is detailed on the website. ... Find out more

We are gearing up for our HSI NZJHC competitions in 2010 in association with Southern Hospitality Ltd and NZ Chefs Association. All the information that you need to know is now available and registrations are now open. ... Find out more

HSI regularly maintains all the standards and qualifications in the Hospitality subfield of the National Qualifications Framework. This is done on a rolling basis over a planned five year cycle. ... Find out more

Thirty-four third or fourth year apprentice chefs from across Australia and New Zealand have been selected to participate in the prestigious Fonterra Foodservices Proud To Be A Chef 2010 programme. The New Zealand apprentice chefs chosen are Rhys Barrington (Christchurch Crowne Plaza), Regnar Christensen (General Practitioner, Wellington), Touvai Poloniati (Jet Park, Auckland) and Melissa Osborne (Auckland). ... Find out more

The dates for the 2010 4098 and 7108 courses are now available and registrations for the year have opened. ... Find out more

The official start of the Rotorua KiaOraMai training programme designed to ensure people working in the service sector consistently deliver a unique, memorable visitor experience took place with a launch by the Rotorua Mayor, Kevin Winters on Wednesday 9th December. ... Find out more