

2019 WINNERS.

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.

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.

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.

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.

KĀKAHU FAÇADE
Lewis Bradford Consulting Engineers
Cloaking a Christchurch parking building with 1,116 aluminium feathers required a feat of wind engineering.

DARRYL-LEE WENDELBORN
Beca
Darryl-Lee is a vibrant and collaborative leader who embodies the changing face of the New Zealand engineering industry.

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.

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.

TERRY MILLER
Eight360
Terry Miller is the founder of Eight360, which combines engineering and innovation to deliver the next generation of amazing VR experiences.

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.