2015 Wellington Gold Awards

Wellington has become a hub for technology companies, so it was fitting one of its most successful tech-business was named the supreme winner at the Wellington Gold Awards.

The 2015 Awards, held on Thursday night, celebrated businesses throughout the region that contributed to the Wellington economy and community.

About 800 people representing the 51 business finalists attended the 17th annual awards.

The Dominion Post Gold Award (supreme winner): DATACOM

The top IT provider in New Zealand and ranked as the second best performing export focussed technology.

CREATIVE GOLD: PUKEKO PICTURES

Creating multi-platform entertainment for a global audience, including TV shows such as thunderbirds

CYBER GOLD: AURA REDEYE SECURITY

Specialist online security company saving clients millions of dollars in downtime, compliance costs and lost business.”

DISCOVERING GOLD: FARMIQ SYSTEM

A collaboration of Wellington IT capability and agribusiness expertise, helping underpin New Zealand’s biggest export industry.

EMERGING GOLD – PRODUCTS: MATRIX HOMES

Clever thinking, innovation and sophisticated production systems that deliver cost effective houses to a receptive market.

EMERGING GOLD – SERVICES: PAPERKITE

Creators of compelling native Apps that include work for Apple HQ in the United States and producing the United Nations Guidebook app.

GLOBAL GOLD: POWERSHOP

Working in one of the most competitive, transparent and innovative industries in the world, electricity, now going global.

SUPPORTING GOLD: DATACOM

Has grown to be one of Asia-Pacifics leading IT service providers, including employing 800 new staff in Wellington in the past five years.

VIBRANT GOLD: THE NEW ZEALAND FESTIVAL

New Zealand’s largest premier cultural event that transforms Wellington into one of the world’s great festival cities every two years since 1986.

ACC WORKPLACE SAFETY AWARD: BRANZ

A proactive health and safety culture that is led from the top and supported by employees who show a passion and drive for health and safety.

GREEN GOLD: IDEALCUP

New Zealand’s first reusable coffee cup, designed for a lifetime of reuse and then recycling.

TEAM GOLD: MASTERPET

Operating the “Love your Work” initiative that now involves more than 100 vets and practice managers.

THE DOMINION POST TRIBUTE TO A WELLINGTON ICON AWARD

Jim, Peter, Brian and Mark McGuinness

NEW THINKING AWARD

John –Daniel Trask

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