Entries Open for NZ Hi-Tech Awards - Three new categories for 2011
Entries are now open for the 2011 NZ Hi-Tech Awards, with three new categories: Vodafone Most Innovative Technology from
an Emerging Market (2011 – Mobile Technologies); TechNZ Hi-Tech Start-up of the Year 2011; and a special category to
recognise the Hi-Tech Company of the Decade (2001 to 2010), sponsored by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. Entries for
this category will be drawn from qualifying past Company of the Year winners and will be judged by an elite panel of
international judges.
NZ Hi-Tech Trust Chair, Wayne Norrie, says the awards programme has never been in such great shape, with record
attendance at events over the past year and a full house of sponsors and supporters for the 2011 programme. “The
categories we have introduced for 2011 means that every technology company in New Zealand should be able to identify at
least one category they can enter,” he says. “The entry process has been simplified and with the opportunity to get your
business in front of some of the biggest global names in technology, the Hi-Tech Awards now offers an opportunity that
money can’t buy. We look forward to improving on last year’s record number of entries and celebrating the winners with a
full house at the TSB Arena in Wellington in May next year.”
The full list of categories for the 2011 NZ Hi-Tech Awards are:
NZTE Hi-Tech Company of the Decade (2001-2010)
PricewaterhouseCoopers Hi-Tech Company of the Year 2011
NZX Hi-Tech Emerging Company 2011
TechNZ Best Hi-Tech Start-Up 2011
Duncan Cotterill Innovative Hi-Tech Software Product Award 2011
Dell Innovative Hi-Tech Hardware Product Award 2011
HiFX Innovative Hi-Tech Services Product Award 2011
Vodafone Most Innovative Product from an Emerging Market (2011– Mobile Technologies)
Recruit IT Hi-Tech Employer of Choice Award 2011
NZMEA Hi-Tech Exporter of the Year 2011 – two sections; above/below $5million
Maxnet Hi-Tech Young Achiever Award 2011 (under 30 years of age)
Swaytech Hi-Tech Journalist Award 2011
Kiwi World Beaters 2011 (the category where all entrants are winners)
ENDS