Meet the team

Equipment & Sales Guru
Holly Athow

06 378 9537

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Holly Athow
Equipment & Sales Guru
- 06 378 9537
- hireit@festivalhire.co.nz
Holly keeps all things in order, the small items looking fab and stock numbers in check. When not entertaining us at work you can find Holly with her beautiful family, 3 kids and partner out exploring the country or getting work done on the farm.
Marquee Crew
Quai-jon aka Quack
Quai-jon aka Quack
Marquee Crew
Quack is one of our experience marquee crew members. Always entertaining and with a smile you will see him out and about all over the Wairarapa installing marquees and helping with delivery of our equipment. When not working Quai-jon likes to spend time with his partner and daughter and friends and family.
Administration Assistant
Melanie KIernan

06 378 9537

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Melanie KIernan
Administration Assistant
- 06 378 9537
- accounts@festivalhire.co.nz
Melanie is our go to with all things admin. A guru of processes, spreadsheets and accounts, Mel keeps all things behind the scenes in order. Melanie can be found helping out the sales team, filling balloon orders, processing invoices and helping Holly when needed. Melanie is extremely passionate about her animals, living on a farm out Tinui with her husband. From puppies to lamps and everything in between Mel loves to keep busy.
Quality Control
Abigail & Dylan Mason
Abigail & Dylan Mason
Quality Control
As the two youngest of the team, they sure put in a hard days work. Dylan and little sister Abigail have in the industry before they could walk. You will often see them out and about in the Festival Hire trucks overseeing the staff (aka Dad/Greg) making sure things are done right. Abigail can be found coordinating displays in the showroom, as well as arranging the retail stock. It sure is never a dull moment with them on the job.
Hire & Sales Coordinator
Joanna Saba

06 3789537

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Joanna Saba
Hire & Sales Coordinator
- 06 3789537
- hireit@festivalhire.co.nz
Meet Jo! When not bouncing around on the netball court you will find Jo relaxing with friends and family. Jo is our superstar located in our showroom, the friendly voice behind the phone and emails for your hire orders, balloonology orders and website updates and loads more.
Events Guru | Balloonology Expert | Director
Shelley Mason

06 378 9537

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Shelley Mason
Events Guru | Balloonology Expert | Director
- 06 378 9537
- shelley@festivalhire.co.nz
Shelley and hubby Greg have been the proud owners of Festival Hire since 2017. Shelley is an experienced event and wedding planner and the perfect person to draw inspiration through every step of the planning process. Shelley is fortunate to apply her passion to create beautiful and meaningful experiences for our clients from vision, theming, setup and the event itself. When not helping clients make their celebration's a reality, Shelley's happy place is with her beautiful kids, Dylan 5yrs and Abigail 3yrs or sipping a glass of wine & reading a book on the beach. Shelley can't wait for COVID to be gone so she can continue exploring the world.
Marquee Guru | Director
Greg Mason

0211326478

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Greg Mason
Marquee Guru | Director
- 0211326478
- greg@festivalhire.co.nz
With over 17 years' experience in the building industry, Greg's hands-on practical approach will ensure all equipment is in great condition from the ground up and your marquee is straight, level, and fabulous, and any bespoke creations made to perfection. Greg is a qualified APEX Marquee rigger and is about to complete the last level to become an accredited trainer. We can guarantee we meet the necessary operational standards, procedures and safety. Greg's happy space is spending time with his family, out 4x4 driving or relaxing with friends.

Meet the team

Holly Athow

Quai-jon aka Quack

Melanie KIernan

Abigail & Dylan Mason

Joanna Saba

Shelley Mason

Greg Mason

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