The Awards 2010
There are two sets of awards for the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards. Awards Recognising People for individuals or teams or the Projects and Products Awards which are for companies.
The Entry and Judging Criteria for each of the awards can be seen in the tables below.
Entry into the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards 2010 has closed.
Awards' Dinner 24 November 2010 at the Duxton Hotel, Wellington.
Visit FAQ and Guidance to Award Entrants for more help with put your entry together.
Awarded to those working in New Zealand engineering who excel in their chosen fields, through leadership, innovation and dedication.
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William Pickering Award for Engineering Leadership The award recognises an engineer who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, and is a role model for other engineers. |
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New Zealand Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year The award recognises an engineer, engineering technologist, or a team engaged in engineering activities team who, through entrepreneurship, has/have created or developed a new business opportunity. |
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New Zealand Engineering Innovator of the Year The award recognises an engineer, engineering technologist, or a team engaged in engineering activities, who has/have demonstrated a commitment to innovation in engineering. |
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New Zealand Young Engineer of the Year Awarded to a young engineer who is judged to have made the most excellent contribution as an engineer, leader, and through community involvement. |
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Award for Excellence in Engineering Journalism The Award for Excellence in Engineering Journalism is awarded to a journalist who has most improved the public’s understanding of the contribution that engineering industries and professional engineers make to society. The award is open to print, radio, web-based publications, news media and television journalists. |
Awarded for the best recent activity (project, product or service) exemplifying excellence in New Zealand engineering in each of eight categories.
Projects or products can not be more than three years old since the date of commissioning and must be at least a year old. The judges are looking to see that the submission is commercially proven, and/or that the project has had time to settle down, for example the air conditioning system has gone through all four seasons.
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Building and Construction Recent activities associated with the design and construction of buildings. Includes fire engineering, building services, geotechnical, structural and earthquake engineering, excludes bridges and dams. |
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Chemical, Bioprocess and Food Recent activities associated with developing improved or new bioprocess technology involving chemical processes, biological processes, food processing, storage and specialised transport and materials handling. |
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Energy Systems Recent activities or projects associated with development or implementation of improved or new products or services for generation, transmission, reticulation or use of gas, electricity, including motor and engine technology. |
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ICEET (Information, Communication, Electrical and Electronic Technology) Recent activities associated with developing improved or new communications, hardware and/or software, embedded systems, broadcasting, telecoms, electrical or electronic products and controls. |
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Mechanical and Manufacturing Recent activities associated with developing improved or new products, processes or services using mechanical engineering, mechatronics, or which arise in the manufacturing sector. This is a broad category which includes elaborately transformed manufactured goods, automated production facilities, mechanisation, control systems (where there is a mechanical component) and robotics. The category excludes mechanical devices permanently fitted as part of building services. |
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Sustainability and Clean Technology Recent activities associated with world’s best practice in minimising non-renewable resource use, waste minimisation or improving sustainability. |
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Transportation Infrastructure Recent activities associated with the development or operation of any form of land, sea or air transport infrastructure assets. Includes bridges, tunnels, rail, road, port, airport construction, transportation and traffic engineering. |
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Water, Waste and Amenities Recent activities associated with reliable supply of services to communities and/or their distribution networks in respect of any of water supply, water storage, wastewater, flood works, community amenities, eg swimming pools, beaches, marinas, solid waste, but excluding transportation, communications and energy services. |
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The Supreme Award will be awarded to the best project/product from one of the eight awards.
Check out Past Awards and the FAQs section of the website.
For general enquiries, please contact enquiries@nzeeawards.org.nz or phone 04 474 8987.