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Congratulations to the Major Award Winners at the 2010 New Zealand Culinary Fare

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

Northland and Hawera students win budding master chef and maître d’ titles

August 2010
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

Celebrating Achievement

August 2010
HSI, The Hospitality Standards Institute, promotes hospitality as a positive career choice, actively grows talent and celebrates achievement. ... Find out more

Scholarship Opportunities for 2010

August 2010
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

Rock Stars in The Coffee World

July 2010
‘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

Millennium reigns supreme at national hospitality training awards

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

Hospitality industry in training for the Rugby World Cup 2011

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

Finalists Chosen For HSI’S Awards For Excellence In Training

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

Is your eye on the ball?

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

Overdue for a makeover?

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

Gala Dinner to Celebrate Achievement

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

New Board Members

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

London restaurant owner and chef Anna Hansen is the 2010 New Zealander of the Year in Britain

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

10,000 stars wanted for Rugby World Cup 2011

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

8th Annual HSI Awards for Excellence in Training

June 2010
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

HSI NZ Junior Hospitality Challenge 2010

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

Qualification and unit standard reviews scheduled in 2010

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

Four NZ apprentice chefs chosen for the Proud To Be A Chef Programme

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

2010 Dates for 4098 and 7108 Courses now available

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

KiaOraMai official Rotorua Launch attracts 150 local employers

9 December 2009
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
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