2019 WINNERS.
SUPREME AWARD
Kaikōura Earthquake Recovery
NZ Transport Agency, KiwiRail & NCTIR Alliance
Kaikōura’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake in November 2016 devastated transport networks cutting off communities in the upper South Island. The NZ Transport Agency and KiwiRail jumped into action and set up the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) alliance with Fulton Hogan, Downers, Higgins and HEB Construction to respond to the emergency.
ENGINEERING DIVERSITY AWARD
Honor Columbus
Māori and Pasifika in Construction
After hearing many Māori and Pasifika people talk about the pressure to assimilate when they enter engineering and their consequential loss of culture and community connections, Honor Columbus created Māori and Pasifika In Construction [MPIC] in 2018.
ENGINEERING PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Aspiring Artists
SCAPE Public Art & Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers
Amazing things happen when you give young people the chance to beautify their city. In Christchurch the Re:ACTIVATE programme pairs under 18 year-old artists with engineers to bring their public artworks to life.
ENGINEERING IMPACT AWARD II
Te Auaunga: Walmsley, Oakley Creek & Underwood Reserves Restoration
Auckland Council, Fulton Hogan, Boffa Miskell & AECOM
Auckland's longest uninterrupted urban stream, Te Auaunga, was converted to a concrete stormwater channel in the 1930s, making a 1.3km stretch of surrounding parkland prone to flooding.
ENGINEERING CREATIVITY AWARD
Kākahu Facade
Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers
Cloaking a Christchurch parking building with 1,116 aluminium feathers required a feat of wind engineering.
ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP AWARD
Darryl-Lee Wendelborn
Beca
Darryl-Lee is a vibrant and collaborative leader who embodies the changing face of the New Zealand engineering industry.
ENGINEERING EDUCATION AWARD
Meridian Energy Rural
Meridian Energy
Meridian Energy Rural is generating future engineers by engaging with local schools and communities near its wind and hydro sites, from Wellington to Southland.
ENGINEERING INNOVATION AWARD
Micromaker
Callaghan Innovation
Imagine rapidly prototyping 3D-printed structures much thinner than a human hair. Callaghan Innovation’s Micromaker allows affordable, rapid prototyping at the microfabrication level.
YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Terry Miller
Eight360
Terry Miller is the founder of Eight360, which combines engineering and innovation to deliver the next generation of amazing VR experiences.
ENGINEERING IMPACT AWARD I
Kaikōura Earthquake Recovery
NZ Transport Agency, KiwiRail & NCTIR Alliance
Kaikōura’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake in November 2016 devastated transport networks cutting off communities in the upper South Island. The NZ Transport Agency and KiwiRail jumped into action and set up the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) alliance with Fulton Hogan, Downers, Higgins and HEB Construction to respond to the emergency.