The inaugural 2010 Breastmates' Friendly Feeding award
nominations have now closed.
Eighty-five nominations were received and 10 finalists have been
chosen to compete for the honour of being New Zealand's best place
to feed a baby.
"Proving that mothers really do know best, we asked them to
nominate places they had experienced great breastfeeding
environments," says Frances McInnes, the founder of Breastmates
award-winning online maternity store.
Finalists were judged on the number of nominations they
received, their ranking out of 10, and their match to the criteria
of whether they had water available, nappy change areas, were clean
and tidy, had couches, easy parking, stroller access, highchairs,
sun protection, nice staff and/or heating facilities.
"In the first 12 months of a baby's life, when things can be
quite hectic for mothers, the way people treat women wishing to
breastfeed has a huge impact on whether that woman will continue
breastfeeding," says McInnes, who believes the ten finalists may
have been responsible for at least a couple of mothers continuing
to breastfeed after a positive public breastfeeding experience.
"It's been good to let businesses know that they are doing great
and that they've been noticed by mums, this will encourage them to
keep it up. We also hope it will encourage other businesses to step
up"
Nominated Venues
Auckland
| Au Bon Coin Cafe
Patisserie |
341 Rangatira
Road, Beach Haven, Auckland |
| Barefoot In
The Bay Cafe (FINALIST) |
565 Blockhouse Bay Road, Blockhouse Bay,
Auckland |
| Ben
Gusto |
111 Clyde Road, Browns Bay, Auckland |
Cafe Windsor
(WINNER)
|
542 East Coast Road, Mairangi Bay, Auckland |
| Community
Library |
3 Ratanui Street, Henderson, Auckland |
| Hotel Du
Vin |
Lyons Road, Mangatawhiri Valley, Auckland |
| Parenting
Place |
300 Great South Road, Greenlane, Auckland |
| Sylvia Park
Mall (RUNNER UP)
|
Mt Wellington, Auckland |
| The Packing
Shed |
99 Parrs Cross Road, Oratia, Auckland |
| Urban Jungle
Cafe |
571 Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
| Kahve
Restaurant |
1 St Heliers Bay Road, St Heliers |
| West Auckland
Family Centre |
5a Woodford Road, Henderson |
| Westfield
Albany |
Albany, Auckland |
| Westfield St
Lukes (FINALIST) |
80 St Lukes Road, Auckland |
| Bethells
Beach Cafe |
Bethells Beach |
Northland
| Trainspotter Cafe |
39 Gillies
Street, Kawakawa |
Marlborough
| Chequers Café |
24 Scott Street,
Blenheim |
| Arcadia Organics |
265 High Street,
Motueka |
| Celcius
Café |
194 High Street, Motueka |
|
Lambretta's |
204 Hardy Street, Nelson |
| Richmond
Mall |
Queen Street, Richmond, Nelson |
Canterbury
| Addington
Coffee Co-Op (FINALIST) |
297 Lincoln
Road, Addington, Christchurch |
| Alchemy Cafe
- Christchurch Art Gallery |
49 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch |
| Drexels |
96 Hereford Street, Christchurch |
| Joe's
Garage (FINALIST) |
19 Marriner St, Sumner, Christchurch |
| Mudfish
Café |
1030 Ferry Road, Christchurch |
| The Hub |
Hornby, Christchurch |
| Westfield
Riccarton |
Riccarton, Christchurch |
| The Frog
Prince |
163 Thames Street, Oamaru |
| Hororata
Cafe |
2 Hobbs Street, Hororata |
Dunedin
| Miracle |
17 St Andrews
Street, Dunedin |
Hamilton
| Centre Place Hamilton |
Victoria Street,
Hamilton |
| Star Bucks
|
Westfield Chartwell, Hukanui Road, Hamilton |
| Westfield
Chartwell (FINALIST) |
Chartwell, Hamilton |
| I Spy
Books |
3 Bear Street, Tirau |
| Bambino's
(now closed) |
Empire Street Cambridge |
Hastings
| BJ's Café |
12 Havelock
Road, Havelock North, Hastings |
Palmerston North
| The Plaza
(FINALIST) |
Palmerston
North |
Rotorua
| Abracadabra
(FINALIST) |
1263 Amohia
Street, Rotorua |
Stratford
| Ink Pot Cafe |
Mitre 10
Building, Fenton Street, Stratford |
Tauranga
| Bayfair Mall
(FINALIST) |
Tauranga |
Wellington
| Café Villa |
61 Ottawa Road,
Ngaio, Wellington |
| Wellington
Airport |
Wellington |
| North City
Plaza |
Porirua, Wellington |
| Station House
Café |
Railway Station, Oxford Street, Levin |
|
La Bella Italia |
10 Nevis Street, Petone, Lower Hutt |
| Benedicts
Cafe |
141 Dowse Dve, Maungaraki, Lower Hutt |