Innovation Awards 2006

TUANZ Innovation Awards 2006
 in association with General Cable Logo

Each year the TUANZ Innovation Awards recognise and reward New Zealand innovation in telecommunications. However, innovation is not something that happens at a moment in time. The pace of technological advance is increasing and New Zealand must work ever-harder to succeed.

2005 saw the launch of the Government’s Digital Strategy and of the IPSTAR satellite which, combined, have the potential to mean huge changes for New Zealand.Broadband does not only provide a fast means of transferring data, but also voice. Convergence is here and now, and triple play is just around the corner.

Therefore the 2006 Innovation Awards focused on kiwi ingenuity in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with a heavy emphasis on the communications.

Awards are for products or services originating or provided in New Zealand. All awards place a premium on innovation, be it technical or commercial.

FINALISTS AND WINNERS FOR 2006:
The finalists and winners in those categories marked with a "J" have been selected by an independent panel of judges.
Those marked with a "V" were voted on in late August/ early September by eligible TUANZ members.

All winners were announced at a black-tie dinner on Thursday 28 September 2006 at the Hyatt Regency, Auckland.

1. TUANZ Initiative of the Year Award 2006 (J) sponsored by AUT 

  • Mako Networks - "Mako Networks System"
  • RPM Retail - "RPM Software"
  • Telecom New Zealand - "Silent-i"
  • Woosh Wireless - "Woosh Plug and Play Bundled Service" **WINNER**

2. TUANZ Telecommunications Carrier of the Year Award 2006 (V) sponsored by Hewlett-Packard

  • CallPlus
  • Compass Communications
  • Telecom New Zealand
  • TelstraClear
  • Vodafone New Zealand**WINNER**
  • Woosh
  • WorldXChange

3. TUANZ ISP of the Year Award 2006 (V) sponsored by Wigley & Company

  • clear.net
  • ihug
  • Inspire Net
  • Maxnet
  • Orcon Internet **WINNER**
  • Paradise.net
  • Slingshot
  • xtra
  • Woosh

4. TUANZ Technology Media of the Year Award 2006 (V) sponsored by Vector Communications

  • MYOB InFocus
  • NZ Herald Connect
  • Telecommunications Review **WINNER**
  • The Line

5. TUANZ Mobile Application of the Year Award 2006 (J) sponsored by AppServ

  • GFG Group - "SMART Money" **WINNER**
  • Telecom New Zealand and iPass - "Office Anywhere"
  • Vodafone New Zealand - "TXT-a-Park"

6. TUANZ Education (Primary or Secondary) Award 2006 (J) sponsored by Tyco Electronics 

  • CWA New Media - "Studyit" **WINNER**
  • Oktobor Interactive - www.qteam.co.nz
  • Telecom New Zealand & Mt Albert Grammar - "Myclasses"

7. TUANZ Education (General) Award 2006 (J) sponsored by Victoria University

  • New Zealand Broadcasting School - "Mediascape.ac.nz"
  • Oktobor Interactive - www.qteam.co.nz **WINNER**
  • The Nelson School's Loop - "The Loop"

8. TUANZ Healthcare Award 2006 (J) sponsored by IBM

  • Enigma - "PREDICT CVD-Diabetes"
  • Healthpoint Limited - "Healthpoint.co.nz"
  • Orion Health - "National Immunisation Register" **WINNER**

9. TUANZ Rural Award Award 2006 (J) sponsored by BCL

  • BayCity New Zealand – “Farmside Rural Broadband”
  • Environment Canterbury & Scott Technical Instruments – “STIL Flow Metering Telemetry System” **WINNER**

10. TUANZ Tourism Award 2006 (J) sponsored by Telecommunications Review

  • Tourism Innovations Ltd – “TourismData” **WINNER**
  • Enterprise Northland – “northlandnz.com”

11. TUANZ Local and Central Government Award 2006 (J) sponsored by Voco

  • Broadcast Communications Ltd – “AIS Google Earth for Maritime New Zealand”
  • eLGAR – “The Smarter Systems Project” **WINNER**
  • Statistics New Zealand – “Online Census”

12. TUANZ Commerce Award 2006 (J) sponsored by ASB

  • RaboPlus – “RaboPlus.co.nz”
  • RPM Retail – “RPM Software” **WINNER**

13. TUANZ Journalist of the Year Award 2006 (J) sponsored by Econet Wireless

  • Keith Newman – Ministry of Words Ltd
  • Peter Nowak – NZ Herald **WINNER**
  • Richard Wood – Freeman Media

14. Chairman's Award
Hon. David Cunliffe - Minister of Communications and Information Technology.

15. Overall - TUANZ Innovation of the Year Award 2006 - sponsored by Cisco Systems
All finalists were in the running for this "best of the best" award.

  • Enigma - "PREDICT CVD-Diabetes" **WINNER**