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August 9th, 2011 / Company + Competition + Head Office + People
Following a fantastic bake off in our head office in Wellington last year, yesterday we held the 6th annual Great Icebreaker Cake Bake Off.
This years competition was our biggest event yet with 15 cakes entered, and the standard of the entries were truly scrumptious. Entrants had gone to huge lengths to take out this years title and trophy (a wooden rolling pin with winners names engraved on it). Cakes were baked just prior to submitting so they were warm; there were beautiful cake stands, decorations and name cards designed; and one entrant even spent half of his Sunday testing and getting his cake ‘just right’ for judging!
Congratulations to the following Wellington staff members (as judged by the famous NZ chef Ruth Pretty):
1st PLACE – Rebecca Toomer and her Lemon Drizzle Cake
2nd PLACE – Heidi Anderson and her Schwarzwälder Torte
3rd PLACE – Tracey Davies and her Caramel Apple Cupcakes
BEST PRESENTATION – Christina Stanley and her Magpie Meringue Cake
PEOPLE’S CHOICE – Di Clapperton and her Sticky Date Cake
Congrats to all who entered, bring on next years comp!
April 30th, 2011 / Events + Head Office + People
Yesterday in the Icebreaker Portland office, the team celebrated the 1st Annual Icebreaker USA Agricultural & Pastoral Society Show. It’s quite a big tradition in the Kiwi calendar year, and so being a New Zealand company it only seemed right that this ritual was installed on this side of the world.
It’s a day when “agricultural and pastoral interests are celebrated and promoted”, and there are many fun activities on tap for all to enjoy (American’s – it’s sort of like a County Fair). And our show didn’t fall short of craziness – there was animal shearing (although with stuffed not live animals); wood chopping; sheep hearding; gumboot throwing; flower arranging; fruit & vege people-creation – competitions galore.
An awesome day was had and the team can’t wait for next year’s event!
March 25th, 2011 / About Us + Competition + Events + Head Office + People
Last Saturday, on one of the sunniest days of the year, the very first Icebreaker Dragon Boat team hit the Wellington Harbour to compete in the NZCT Dragon Boat Festival. Dressed in their green IcebreakerGT Tees, they redefined what it meant to stand out in the crowd.
Consistency was their strongest asset – placing THIRD out of five in all five races – always within a metre or, in the case of the Social Grand Final, 0.03 secs of the top placing teams. Not only did their crew improve in each race, but they shaved seconds off their personal best time too. Beating Piri Weepu (an All Black) in a race was a highlight also.
As a virgin team, up against corporate teams with 10 years or more to boast in the sport, Team Icebreaker did (to quote Trevor our IS Manager), ‘Bloody well.’ Bronze medals now line respective mantelpieces and the team is already dreaming of next year.
From the Icebreaker Dragon Boating 2011 Crew, we hope you will join us next year!
