Employer of Choice Award proudly sponsored by Brookfields Lawyers

The judges of this award will look for the organisation that can best demonstrate how, through well-adopted company values, the provision of stimulating and supportive workplaces, and the active development of all employees, it has applied its human and supporting resources to achieve commercial success. More >

Excellence in Exporting Award

The judges will make this award to the business that can best demonstrate a history of continuous profitable export success with a growing percentage of its revenue and profit now coming from sales to overseas markets. More >

Excellence in Manufacturing Award proudly sponsored by EMA

The judges will make the award to the organisation that best demonstrates adoption of continuous improvement tools/practise in their business, with a particular focus on the development and manufacture of a product and the successful transition from product development to market. More >

Excellence in Innovation & Strategy Award proudly sponsored by Cogita

The judges will make this award to the business that can best demonstrate how the implementation of creative, new and innovative practices and strategies has made a significant contribution to the success of their organisation. More >

Excellence in Service Delivery Award proudly sponsored by Prince & Partners

Recognising a business that shows consistent dedication to superlative service and demonstrates its commitment through its service policy, staff training and/or other service related strategies. More >

Excellence in Emerging Business Award proudly sponsored by Wiri Licensing Trust

Open to organisations with less than 10 employees in their most recent financial year, this award will go to the company that best demonstrates leadership, innovation practices, growth and positive return on investment. This business is going places! More >

Excellence in Environmental Management Award

Recognising a business that demonstrates the highest level of commitment to compliance and continuous improvement in environmental management. This award will recognise a business whose approach to environmental management is a role-model for others in ensuring it does not impact the environment in an unsustainable way. NB: Your organisation will have been actively implementing sustainability for at least two (2) years. More >

Excellence in Tourism Award proudly sponsored by Auckland International Airport

Visitor Services

The judges of this award will look for a customer focussed organisation that best demonstrates an ability to meet the needs of its customers by providing quality, sustainable growth and results success within the tourism industry. More >

Visitor Attractions and Activities

The judges of this award will look for an organisation that best demonstrates customer satisfaction, innovation, strategy and objectives and successful measurable results. More >

Other Categories

ACC Workplace Safety Award proudly sponsored by ACC

The judges of this award will look for the organisation that successfully demonstrates how health and safety has been integrated into its business operations. Managers and Employees who are proactive in dealing with hazards or potential hazards that arise from work carried out. Eligibility: Your business must NOT be participating in the ACC Employer Early Intervention Programme or the ACC Workplace Safety Evaluation Scheme. More >

Business Contribution to the Community proudly sponsored by Manukau Community Foundation (Nominated by the Community)

The judges for this award will be looking for the organisation that can best demonstrate a company-wide commitment to Business Social Responsibility. The judges will look for evidence of a clearly articulated and widely communicated Business Social Responsibility strategy embedded in the company’s business strategy, together with examples of policies or projects that positively impact on the local community in terms of the environment, local employment, local education, or charitable work. More >

Young Business Person of the Year Award

This award is open to young entrepreneurs/business persons under the age of 30 (as at 30 June 2008) that are successfully building their own business, or to those employees that have had an outstanding impact on the success of a business. More >