Congratulations to our 2025 Love the Centre award winners! View our winners.

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Celebrating our champions

Our winners represent the best of what Hamilton Central has to offer. These businesses and individuals have demonstrated outstanding achievement, innovation, and commitment to our community. Their success stories inspire and set the benchmark for excellence in our city centre.

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Congratulations to our 2025 award winners

Again & Again Consignment

Winner

Shopping

True Store

Runner up

Shopping

Journey + Co

Highly commended

Shopping

Cream Eatery

Winner

Eat & drink (daytime)

Frank

Runner up

Eat & drink (daytime)

Rüdi's Bakehouse

Highly commended

Eat & drink (daytime)

Gothenburg

Winner

Eat & drink (bars & restaurants)

Mr Pickles Bar & Eatery

Runner up

Eat & drink (bars & restaurants)

Palate

Highly commended

Eat & drink (bars & restaurants)

O-Studio

Winner

Health & beauty

Loren Ashley Skin Clinic

Runner up

Health & beauty

The Piercing Shop

Highly commended

Health & beauty

Waikato Society of Arts

Winner

Activity

Last Place

Runner up

Activity

Meteor Theatre

Highly commended

Activity

Harkness Henry

Winner

Professional service

Brainchild

Runner up

Professional service

Soda

Highly commended

Professional service

Mr Pickles Bar & Eatery

Winner

Customer service

Journey + Co

Runner up

Customer service

True Store

Highly commended

Customer service

Goldsmiths Gallery

Winner

Established business

Snapshot Photo Warehouse

Runner up

Established business

Texas Radio

Highly commended

Established business

Tipsy Putt

Winner

New business

O-Studio

Runner up

New business

Saigon ‘60s

Highly commended

New business

Dress for Success

Winner

Not for profit

The Meteor Theatre

Runner up

Not for profit

Breast Cancer Research Trust

Highly commended

Not for profit

Dumpling House

Winner

Public good

Fun Zone

Runner up

Public good

Cream Eatery

Highly commended

Public good

Our 2024
winners

Activity

Highly commended

Fun Zone

Runner up

Sip & Sew Workshops

Winner

Lido Cinema Hamilton

Shopping

Highly commended

Journey + Co

Runner up

Vetro Mediterranean

Winner

True Store

Eat & drink

(daytime)

Highly commended

The Grumpy Baker

Runner up

Le Rendez-Vous

Winner

Rüdi's

Eat & drink

(bars & resturants)

Highly commended

Gothenburg

Runner up

Mr Pickles Bar & Eatery

Winner

Palate

Health & Beauty

Highly commended

The Skin Spa

Runner up

The Cosmetic Clinic

Winner

High Above

Customer service

Highly commended

Journey + Co

Runner up

True Store

Winner

Confinement Escape Rooms

Established business

Winner

Precious Metals & Diamonds

New business

Highly commended

Wooden Spoon

Runner up

Rüdi's

Winner

Fossick

Professional service

Highly commended

Waikato Regional Council

Runner up

Brainchild

Winner

BCD Group

Public good

Highly commended

Waikato Young Professionals

Runner up

Dumpling House

Winner

Dress for Success

Marketing & promotion

Highly commended

Manor Realty

Runner up

Confinement Escape Rooms

Winner

JH Law

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