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 New Zealand’s most experienced writers. She has won several national writing awards for business, rural, sport and breaking news including three times at the Qantas and twice at the Voyager media awards.