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Previous Winners

Hi-Tech Award winners form a ‘Who’s Who’ of New Zealand business success stories and are demonstrative of Kiwi innovation, exporting success and exceptional business growth.

Please click on the following timeline of previous winners over the course of the award’s history.

 
 
 

2007 Winners

Rakon Deal Award

IRL Emerging Company Award

Bell Gully Flying Kiwi Award
 

K One W One High Growth Award

Avnet Corporate Award

PR/Marketing Campaign Award

Tahia Investments Company Leader Award

PricewaterhouseCoopers Supreme Award

Endace Young Achiever Award

Enatel Innovation Award

Fronde Journalist Award

Professional Advisor Award

NZX Entreprenuer Award

Endace

Energy Mad

Bill Gallagher, Chief Executive, Gallagher Group
Trevor Eagle, (1932-2000), Founder, Eagle Technologies

Energy Mad

HumanWare

Xero

Richard Mander, Chief Executive, HumanWare

Endace

Craig Walker, Chief Technology Officer, Xero

Fronde Anywhere

Davina Paredes, Editor, CIO magazine

Connect New Zealand

Rod Drury, Chief Executive, Xero
Darrin Grafton, Chief Executive, Serko

 
 

2006 Winners

Deal of the Year

Emerging Company of the Year

Flying Kiwi Hall of Fame

High Growth Strategy of the Year

Innovation of the Year
 

Corporate of the Year

Marketer of the Year

Company leader of the Year

Supreme Excellence Award

Young Achiever of the Year

Entrepreneur of the Year

Journalist of the Year

Right Hemisphere

Sprite Software

Peter Maire

Endace Limited

Joint winners: Optima Corporation and
Telemetry Research Limited

Provenco Group Ltd

Gavin Wright - Fraame Solutions

Rod Carr - Jade Software Corporation

Right Hemisphere

Derek Handley - The Hyperfactory

Rod Drury (Aftermail)

Davina Paredes (MIS)

 
 

2005 Winners

Biotech Company of the Year

Deal of the Year

Emerging Company of the Year

Flying Kiwi Hall of Fame

High Growth Company of the Year

Innovative Product of the Year

Marketer of the Year

Software Company of the Year

Supreme Excellence Award

Young Achiever of the Year
 

Neuren Pharmaceuticals

Endace Measurement Systems

Esphion

Sir Woolf Fisher and Maurice Paykel

Endace Measurement Systems

Esphion

SLI Systems

Pharos Systems

HumanWare Group

Mason Pratt - Provoke Solutions
Michael Moyle - Allied Telesyn

 
 

2004 Winners

Biotech Company of the Year

Deal of the Year

Electronics Company of the Year

Emerging Company of the Year

Flying Kiwi Hall of Fame

High Growth Company of the Year

Innovative Product of the Year

Marketer of the Year

Software Company of the Year

Supreme Excellence Award

Young Achiever of the Year
 

Proacta Therapeutics

Whisper Tech

Gallagher Group

Aftermail

Neville Jordan

Orcon Internet

Syft Technologies

Emech Controls

PayGlobal

PayGlobal

Seeby Woodhouse - Orcon Internet

 
 

2003 Winners

Biotech Company of the Year

Deal of the Year

Electronics Company of the Year

High Growth Company of the Year

High Tech Exporter of the Year

Innovative Product of the Year

Small Business of the Year

Software Company of the Year

Supreme Excellence Award

Young Achiever of the Year
 

Protemix

Protemix

Rakon

Prolificx

Zeacom

Endace

Straker Interactive

PayGlobal

Rakon

Joint winners: Mike Cook - HortResearch and
Steven Mann - Tait Electronics

 
 

2002 Winners

Biotechnology Company

Deal

Electronic Company

Exporter

High Growth

Investment in People

Small Business

Software Company

Supreme Excellence

Young Achiever

Joint winners: IRL Biopharm and Industrial Research

Navman

Pulse Data International

Pulse Data International

Niche Software

iTouch Business Mobility

Connexions

Broadcast Map

Navman

Kent Barber - Right Hemisphere

 
 

2001 Winners

Biotechnology Company

Deal

Electronic Company

Project Management

High Growth

Investment in People

Software Company

Start-up

Supreme Excellence

Most Innovative Product

Genesis Research and Development Corporation Ltd

Peace Software

Ericsson Communications Ltd

R&D Solutionz Ltd

Ericsson Communications Ltd

Tacit Group Limited

Orion Systems

Protemix Corporation Ltd

Orion Systems

Right Hemisphere

 
 

2000 Winners

Deal

Electronic Company

High Growth

High Tech Quality

Investment in People

Marketing Excellence

Outstanding New Talent

Software Excellence

Start-up

Supreme Excellence

Genie Systems

Pulse Data International

Deltec Telesystems International

Holliday Group

Deltec Telesystems International

Ericsson Data Services

Holliday Group

Tacit Group

Liquid Edge Games

Deltec Telesystems International

 
 

1999 Winners

Education

Electronic Product Excellence

Emerging Business

High Growth Excellence

Manufacturing Excellence

Quality Company

Software Product Excellence

Supreme Excellence

Young Achiever

Manukau Institute of Technology

Applied Research Associates

G8 Labs

CA Systems

Hamal Industries

Hamal Industries

SMS and Softech

CA Systems

Michael Smith - Salcom

 
 

1998 Winners

Education

Electronic Product Excellence

Emerging Business

Innovation

Manufacturing Excellence

Marketing

Quality Company

Small Business

Software

Supreme Excellence

Young Achiever

Royal New Zealand Navy

Actronic

Prism Software

The Great Divider Manufacturing Company

Rakon

Unawarded

Hamal Industries

Computer Concepts and Systems

Symantec

Hamal Industries

Suzanne White - Holliday Group

 
 

1997 Winners

Education in Electronics

Electronic Product Excellence

Emerging Business

High Growth

Manufacturing Excellence

Marketing Excellence

Quality Company

Small Business Excellence

Supreme Excellence

Young Achiever

Electrenz

Ericsson

Abbey Systems

CA Systems

EDAC Systems

Swichtec

Active Components

Holliday Group

Swichtec

Aaron Taitoko - Industrial Communications Service

 
 

1996 Winners

Design and Innovation

Education

Market Development

Market Responsiveness

Quality Company

Small Business

Supreme Excellence in Electronics

Spectral Technologies

Manukau Technology

Screencraft

PDL Electronics

Alpine Electronics

Innovative Energies

Alpine Electronics

 

Please note: The winners from 1994 and 1995 were not recorded. If you can provide any information regarding these awards please contact the Hi-Tech Association at .