Awards

Rocket Lab continues its accent taking out the top honour at the 2024 Hi-Tech Awards.

New Zealand’s most prestigious workplace inclusion awards are back, with a new category for 2024.

Christchurch-based digital agency Voyage has been recognised as one of the best places to work in New Zealand. It’s the ninth Kiwi company to receive the internationally acclaimed Great Place to Work certification. Voyage scored an overall employee satisfaction rating of 94 percent, with the global authority on workplace culture recognising the agency for its sense of belonging, support and wellness, diversity and inclusion, and flexibility and growth opportunities. “To be recognised as a Great Place to Work is a tremendous honour and a testament to the focus we put on ensuring our staff are happy in their work,” says Ryan O’Hara, founder and director of Voyage. “We put real effort into fostering a great culture at Voyage. People and

Ethical money lender Money Sweetspot, which is still in its first year of operation, took home the Social Impactor Award at this year’s Sustainable Business Network Awards. The recent Sustainable Business Network Awards recognised Kiwi businesses working towards a sustainable future through innovation to address climate change, rebuilding resilient natural systems, reducing waste and building greener supply chains. Ethical lender Money Sweetspot, which is still in its first year of operation, took home the Social Impactor Award, recognising the change it has helped make for its 400-plus customers with $10 million of consumer debt. Money Sweetspot offers debt consolidation finance, financial education and rewards, all aimed at getting people out of debt and on with life. As the judge’s said,

Following an impressive year of entries, David Yu has been awarded the title of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 New Zealand. On Wednesday November 15th, at a highly anticipated awards ceremony, David Yu (pictured) was revealed as the overall winner; and celebrated for not just his success in business, but also the meaningful ways VeVe is affecting the people it employs, the businesses it partners with, and the community it has created. David Yu’s app, VeVe, has revolutionized the collectibles landscape by establishing a platform that allows users to collect and trade digital items. The business started as a comic store on Auckland’s K-road in 2018 and in less than five years has grown to become the leading platform

The Velocity $100k Challenge has helped start-ups find success on a global stage. Six new ventures have recently been given a kick-start that could see creative ideas burgeon into successful businesses. Construction and demolition waste, detection of plant diseases and gender challenges on trade sites were just a few of the real-world concerns tackled by innovators and entrepreneurs as part of the 2023 Velocity $100k Challenge. The $100k Challenge is New Zealand’s leading university entrepreneurship competition, delivered in partnership between a student committee and the University of Auckland Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Over the last 20 years, thousands of people have participated in the programme, developing their entrepreneurial mindset, innovative capability, and enterprising skills. This year, the