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NZ Autocar
a day ago
- Automotive
- NZ Autocar
Giltrap Group sponsors New Zealand Fashion Week
New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) has inked a three-year partnership with Giltrap Group. The latter is now the official naming rights sponsor of the event. Liam Taylor, Director NZFW Board and Steve Kenchington, CEO Giltrap Group. This multi-year alignment marks a significant milestone for NZFW. It ensures the event will remain a fundamental platform to elevate and celebrate the fashion industry in Aotearoa for years to come. New Zealand Fashion Week presented by Giltrap Group returns this year from August 25th-30th. It will showcase established and emerging designers alongside panel events and myriad on-site and off-site activations. In the past, Giltrap Group has largely supported events via its individual brands. However the partnership with NZFW marks the first time all Giltrap brands will come together in a sponsorship capacity. The investment also means that NZFW will be able to return to an annual schedule. Giltrap Group CEO, Steve Kenchington, says 'There's a real buzz in our team for this unique partnership with New Zealand Fashion Week: Kahuria. 'Giltrap Group and NZ Fashion Week are two iconic brands coming together to celebrate the best of New Zealand talent. 'While we're known for backing Kiwis on the track…we've also long supported innovation and creativity across industries, including fashion. 'This collaboration is about more than sponsorship. Its about showcasing design, performance, and passion – values that unite both our worlds. 'We're proud to help New Zealand's fashion talent fly on the global stage.' The natural connection between fashion and automotive means there is mutual understanding regarding good design and what it brings to the end-user. Form, style and construction are elements intrinsic to both fashion design and automotive craftsmanship. Their connection will be highlighted through the partnership between Giltrap and NZFW. Second from right: Diana Simpson, Head of Legal, Giltrap Group. Owner of New Zealand Fashion Week, Feroz Ali says 'The generous backing from Giltrap Group allows us to deliver an event that ensures the continued success of the New Zealand fashion ecosystem, which is integral to our identity. 'Their support will aid NZFW in maintaining both local and global relevance and in turn provide them with a platform to reach on-the-pulse consumers. Partners and sponsors are vital to the success of NZFW and delivering flow-on effects for the wider industry.' The official designer list and schedule of New Zealand Fashion Week presented by Giltrap Group will be revealed shortly, along with the official reveal of the NZFW 2025 campaign, shot by Mara Sommer and directed by Dan Ahwa. Delegate registrations and ticket sales will also be launched on this date. Designer applications for The Future of Fashion Showcase are also open now, find out more here.
NZ Herald
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
On The Up: Tauranga artist, model Hannah Cross selected as finalist in Miss Universe New Zealand 2025
'Once you leave high school ... all of these amazing opportunities for performing arts, they actually just kind of disappear because you get thrust into the adult life.' When she found pageanting in Auckland, she found a way to blend her love of getting involved in the community and 'be on stage again and perform'. Cross entered her first pageant - Miss Auckland - last year and came second runner-up. It was an 'incredible experience' - she raised money for charity I Am Hope through a paint and sip event and volunteered at schools and Everybody Eats - a charity which provides free meals. She said it felt 'amazing' and 'fulfilling' to give back. Becoming a Miss Universe New Zealand finalist Cross finished her degree at the University of Auckland, moved back to Tauranga at the end of last year and was 'living a quiet artist life'. In late February/early March, Cross was asked by Miss Universe New Zealand if she wanted to be involved. Cross said she initially felt a bit sceptical as she had planned on taking a break because it was 'such a full-on world'. Cross said the director had seen her work with Miss Auckland and her modelling photoshoots and collaborations with brands, which she had done for the past three years. 'Being in Tauranga again and being around my family and my friends ... I thought, why not? I can use this platform to promote my beautiful Mount Maunganui and also be really proud of where I come from ... and put that on the world stage.' Cross was confirmed as a finalist in the 2025 pageant. Between now and the final in June, Cross was planning and hosting charity fundraisers, including a 'pink-themed' art auction for the Breast Cancer Foundation, which she would be including some of her work in. She was also 'jumping for cancer' - a skydiving initiative by the Cancer Society. Cross said she would do photo shoots, rehearsals, and attend other pageanting events in Auckland. 'Incredible' opportunities She said it was 'widely accepted' that 'you have to be pretty in order to be successful' in the pageanting world. Cross said this was not true as self-confidence, a positive mindset, personality, technique, poise, and grace were all part of it. 'What's also really amazing about pageantry now and how it's evolved is it's able to use a platform to raise money and build awareness for charities ... ' 'It encourages other young women as well to really see their place in their community and go, 'Well, where can I help?'' Cross said she had some 'incredible' opportunities resulting from pageanting - she had worked with well-known brands and was walking in New Zealand Fashion Week this year. 'It's been so great for my modelling career.' One of her biggest goals was to win Miss Universe New Zealand, as she would love to put her artwork 'out there' on a global scale. Another was to have her own fashion designer brand, as she was already designing clothes, including her national costume for Miss Universe. Cross also planned to enter the World of Wearable Art competition in the near future. Rotorua came second in the Miss Tourism Worldwide pageant.
