Tere and Avelain Strickland, right, from The Quest in Mount Maunganui with the customer service award received from Tranxactor’s John Norrie and Kiki Qi.
Putāruru-born Mary Anne Gill is one of Waikato’s most experienced communications and public relations practitioners. She has won several national writing gongs including three times at the Qantas and twice at the Voyager media awards.