Winners & Finalists - 2010
THE DOMINION POST GOLD AWARD
~ the supreme award
2010 WINNER
TRILOGY
Creating natural skin care products with worldwide appeal
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CREATIVE GOLD
in association with THE WELLINGTON COMPANY
~ film, media & creative content industries
2010 WINNER
GECKO PRESS
New Zealand’s only independent children’s publisher with 45 “curiously good” international titles
2010 FINALISTS
FIVE FINGER FILMS An emerging film company with short film wins at Cannes and Sundance.
MISSION HALL CREATIVE Providing highly regarded design and advertising for 21 years.
RHIAN SHEEHAN An internationally renowned music composer and producer featured often on BBC
TAKI RUA PRODUCTIONS New Zealand’s only national, professional Maori theatre company and producer
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CYBER GOLD
in association with PwC
~ information & communications sector
2010 WINNER
SNAPPER SERVICES
Smart cards that eliminate small change for over 110,000 New Zealanders
2010 FINALISTS
ASSURITY CONSULTING The largest software testing organisation in New Zealand
FRONDE SYSTEMS GROUP Building innovative software systems for major blue chip clients
SCOOP MEDIA Selling aggregating raw news content over multiple channels at up to 1.2million pages per month
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DISCOVERING GOLD
in association with GIBSON SHEAT LAWYERS
~ recent research & development projects.
2010 WINNER
A6020 SlimLINE PORTAL by Times-7
Industrial designed baggage handling portal with internal radio frequency
2010 FINALISTS
ALBATROS DV.A by The Vintage Aviator A perfect late production replica of a First World War fighter
ICARUS AC by Photo Higher Innovative unmanned vertical take-off aerial vehicle for various payloads
IKE 1000 by Surveylab A professional compact handheld GPS data capture & PDA device for field use
ROEBEL CABLE By General Cable Superconductors Superconducting cable that revolutionises power systems and rotating machines
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EMERGING GOLD
in association with EXODUS HEALTH & FITNESS
~ smaller enterprises, fewer than 10 staff
2010 WINNER
YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Moving those cooking seafood closer to those catching it
2010 FINALISTS
DASH TICKETS A fresh new event ticketing system
PET ANGELS Wellington’s largest pet care company
THE BABY’S ROOM A retail store and Australasian baby goods supplier
TUATARA BREWING COMPANY Producing craft beer from time honoured, traditional recipes
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GLOBAL GOLD - GOODS
in association with WELLINGTON REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
~ exporters of products
2010 WINNER
ACMA INDUSTRIES
Manufacturer and exporter of polyurethane mouldings
2010 FINALISTS
MAGRITEK Manufacturing mainly for industrial and academic research laboratories
TRILOGY Creating natural skin care products with worldwide appeal
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GLOBAL GOLD - SERVICES
in association with EXPORT NEW ZEALAND
~ exporters of services
2010 WINNER
GNS SCIENCE
Exporting New Zealand intelligence in the fields of geological resources
2010 FINALISTS
BRUCE SHALLARD & ASSOCIATES A major sustainable fisheries management company
NZTC INTERNATIONAL High quality translators in 70 languages
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SUPPORTING GOLD
in association with BECA
~ professional services sector & infrastructure providers.
2010 WINNER
OPTIMAL USABILITY
A consultancy service helping clients become world class providers
2010 FINALISTS
PRECISION Manufacturers of quality ergonomic office furniture
MOORE WILSON & CO A specialist gourmet fresh food store
WHITIREIA COMMUNITY POLYTECHNIC Providing applied knowledge to students from diverse communities
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VIBRANT GOLD
in association with THE DOMINION POST
~ events, visitor & hospitality facilities
2010 WINNER
WORLD OF WEARABLE ART
Taking art off the wall to adorn the moving body
2010 FINALISTS
ALL WHITES vs BAHRAIN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER The biggest football match ever played in this country
MONET & THE IMPRESSIONISTS @ TE PAPA The richest collection of impressionist paintings to come to New Zealand
WESTPAC STADIUM A multi purpose international stadium
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BEST PRACTICE AWARDS
ACC WORKPLACE SAFETY AWARD
~ workplace safety practices
2010 WINNER
INTERISLANDER
Operating a round the clock service in all weather ....www.interislander.co.nz
2010 FINALISTS
GNS SCIENCE Research institute working with natural hazards
WELLINGTON FREE AMBULANCE A 24/7 essential service provided free
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GREEN GOLD AWARD
in association with WESTPAC
2010 WINNER
WELLINGTON ZOO
Working to be the best little zoo in the world
2010 FINALISTS
ACACIA LAW Aiming to be a paperless full service commercial and patent attorney firm
CONTACT ENERGY One of New Zealand’s leading energy generators and retailers
MALAGHAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH This country’s premier vaccine and immunology research centre