Congratulations to the PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards Winners

Thank you to our sponsors and everyone involved who made this year’s event in Wellington such a memorable occasion.

A special thank you to our online advertising supporters, Fairfax Business Media, Idealog, and Unlimited.

To the entrants and finalists – yet again you lifted the bar and made it a very real competition; we look forward to seeing you again next year.

Thank you also to the judges, both local and international – we know it wasn’t easy, and you did a superb job.

Photos from the awards night are available for purchase here.

Winners of the PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards

PricewaterhouseCoopers Supreme Award:
Endace

Bell Gully Flying Kiwi Awards:
Bill Gallagher, Chief Executive, Gallagher Group
and
Trevor Eagle, (1932–2000), Founder, Eagle Technologies

Endace Young Achiever Award:
Craig Walker, Chief Technology Officer, Xero

PR/Marketing Campaign Award:
Xero

Professional Advisor Award:
Connect New Zealand

Fronde Journalist Award:
Divina Paredes, Editor, CIO magazine

NZX Entrepreneur Awards:
Rod Drury, Chief Executive, Xero
and
Darrin Grafton, Chief Executive, Serko

IRL Emerging Company Award:
Energy Mad

Tahia Investments Company Leader Award:
Richard Mander, Chief Executive, HumanWare

K One W One High Growth Award:
Energy Mad

Enatel Innovation Award:
Fronde Anywhere

Avnet Corporate Award:
HumanWare

Rakon Deal Award:
Endace

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"We're proud to be the trusted advisers to some of New Zealand's most innovative and influential emerging businesses. Based on connections made as part of our involvement in the Hi-Tech Awards last year, we've enjoyed engaging with many of the 2006 nominees and award winners. We've not just been patting these up-and-coming companies on the back either - we're putting practical, robust advice on the table for them to consider. They're often asking: 'Where to next?' And we're backing ourselves to provide them with the answer to that question, no matter how many times it's asked." read more

Scott Kerse, Emerging Businesses leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers

"We've been privileged enough to work alongside some of the country's very best innovators and entrepreneurs on commercial law, business strategy and growth. Now, we are proud to help honour and recognise the efforts of New Zealand's hi-tech heroes through the Flying Kiwi Award. But it means more to us than that. Supporting the Hi-Tech Awards also marks our commitment to foster and encourage our future business leaders and technology innovators." read more

David Flacks, Partner, Bell Gully

A message from the Hon. David Cunliffe

"Good people are this industry's greatest asset and entering the Awards is an excellent way of 'flagging' the value of their contribution to the business. It's important for the industry to celebrate its successes, its innovations and most of all, its people. Exciting high tech business news hits the desktop every day and the more New Zealand companies feature in this, the more inspired others will be to join the industry."

Hon. David Cunliffe, Minister of Information & Communications Technology

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The Flying Kiwi Award

Are you a Flying Kiwi?

Kiwis can indeed fly - and at least one of us is awarded the Flying Kiwi Award each year.

For an amusing take on how kiwis CAN fly check out this video on YouTube.