List of Business Awards in New Zealand
This is the world’s best list of Business Awards in New Zealand. It includes all the most credible New Zealand business awards across all industry sectors. Here you can find information to help you enter The Westpac Awards in your area, The New Zealand Effie Awards, New Zealand Architecture Awards, Air New Zealand Export Awards, CRM Contact Centre Awards, The Deloitte Fast 50 New Zealand and The NZ Tourism Industry Awards amongst many others.
You can add industries and/or regions you are interested in by ticking the boxes down the left hand side and clicking ‘update search’. Also check out our Asia Pacific Business Awards and International Business Awards pages for other awards you may wish to enter.
Please note: the “~” symbol means that the date is based on the previous year’s awards programme or is an estimate based on the information available. We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
| Award name | Industry | Region | Deadline Date | Awarding Date |
| NZPI Awards | Planning & Property | New Zealand | ~20th Jan | ~4th Apr |
| CAANZ AXIS Awards | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | New Zealand | ~24th Jan | ~16th Mar |
| IT Journalism Awards (The Lizzies) | Journalism Publishing & Media | Australasia | 25th Jan | 22nd Mar |
| ISG Paragon Awards ANZ | Business | Australasia | 25th Jan | ~22nd Mar |
| Property Industry Awards | Planning & Property | New Zealand | ~29th Jan | ~17th Jun |
| SOLGM Local Government Excellence Awards | Public Sector | New Zealand | ~1st Feb | ~12th Apr |
| West Coast Leading Light Business Excellence Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~3rd Feb | ~23rd Mar |
| EECA Awards (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority Awards) | Corporate Social Responsibility | New Zealand | ~5th Feb | ~18th May |
| Top Tourism Site Award | Travel & Tourism | New Zealand | ~8th Feb | ~8th Feb |
| New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards | IT & Telecommunications | New Zealand | ~13th Feb | ~12th May |
| Canon Media Awards | Journalism Publishing & Media | New Zealand | ~15th Feb | ~19th May |
| New Zealand Architecture Awards | Construction & Architecture | New Zealand | ~19th Feb | ~11th Nov |
| CAANZ Beacon Awards | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | New Zealand | ~23rd Feb | ~5th May |
| KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards | Design & Innovation | New Zealand | ~26th Feb | ~30th Jun |
| Dulux Colour Awards | Construction & Architecture | Australasia | ~26th Feb | ~10th May |
| PRINZ Awards (Public Relations and Communication Management) | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | New Zealand | ~29th Feb | ~21st May |
| IPANZ Public Sector Excellence Awards | Public Sector | New Zealand | ~1st Mar | ~6th Jul |
| NZBEF New Zealand Business Excellence Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~1st Mar | ~21st Nov |
| Registered Master Builders House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards | Construction & Architecture | New Zealand | ~1st Mar | ~14th Nov |
| TrustPower Regional Community Awards | Corporate Social Responsibility | New Zealand | ~11th Mar | ~1st Nov |
| The Wellington Gold Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~18th Mar | ~9th Jul |
| Air New Zealand Export Awards | Supply Chain | New Zealand | ~18th Mar | ~23rd Jun |
| ACENZ INNOVATE NZ Awards of Excellence | Construction & Architecture | New Zealand | ~23rd Mar | ~2nd Sep |
| Master Joiner Awards | Construction & Architecture | New Zealand | ~24th Mar | ~28th May |
| Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards | Education | New Zealand | ~31st Mar | ~1st Jul |
| Eastland Wood Council Forestry Awards | Planning & Property | New Zealand | ~1st Apr | ~20th May |
| New Zealand Museum Awards | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | New Zealand | ~4th Apr | ~18th May |
| New Zealand Workplace Health & Safety Awards | HR & Training | New Zealand | ~4th Apr | ~25th May |
| Community Service Awards Christchurch | Corporate Social Responsibility | New Zealand | ~8th Apr | ~1st May |
| New Zealand CIO Awards | Business Leaders | New Zealand | ~8th Apr | ~8th Jun |
| The Green Ribbon Awards | Corporate Social Responsibility | New Zealand | ~15th Apr | ~4th Jun |
| Canterbury DHB Quality Improvement and Innovation Awards | Corporate Social Responsibility | New Zealand | ~25th Apr | ~2nd Nov |
| The Etsy Awards Australia and New Zealand | Retail & Consumer Goods | New Zealand | ~29th Apr | ~1st Sep |
| World Travel Awards Australasia | Travel & Tourism | Australasia | ~30th Apr | ~4th Jun |
| CRM Contact Centre Awards | Customer Contact | New Zealand | ~1st May | ~16th Sep |
| New Zealand National Fieldays Innovation Awards | Products & Manufacturing | New Zealand | ~1st May | ~16th Jun |
| Online Retail Industry Awards ORIAs | Retail & Consumer Goods | Australasia | ~4th May | ~26th Jul |
| The Australia & New Zealand Legal Innovation Index | Legal Services | Australasia | ~4th May | ~25th Aug |
| BNZ Bay of Plenty ExportNZ Awards | Supply Chain | New Zealand | ~6th May | ~24th Jun |
| The Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards | Corporate Social Responsibility | New Zealand | ~17th May | ~10th Aug |
| RICS Awards New Zealand | Construction & Architecture | New Zealand | 17th May | 25th Jul |
| AHRI National Awards | HR & Training | Australasia | ~18th May | 29th Nov |
| IPWEA NZ Excellence Awards | Construction & Architecture | New Zealand | ~20th May | ~22nd Jun |
| Diversity Awards NZ | HR & Training | New Zealand | ~20th May | ~24th Aug |
| TVNZ/NZ Marketing Awards | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | New Zealand | ~20th May | ~1st Sep |
| eLearnz eLearning Awards | HR & Training | New Zealand | ~22nd May | ~1st Aug |
| AUT Excellence in Business Support Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~27th May | ~5th Oct |
| The Champion Canterbury Business Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~27th May | ~21st Sep |
| FITEC National Training Awards | Products & Manufacturing | New Zealand | ~29th May | ~13th Sep |
| Westpac Gisborne Business Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~29th May | ~9th Oct |
| New Zealand Pharmacy Awards | Health & Social Care | New Zealand | ~31st May | ~22nd Jul |
| Westpac New Zealand Franchise Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~1st Jun | ~12th Nov |
| New Zealand Contractors' Federation/Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards | Construction & Architecture | New Zealand | ~6th Jun | ~5th Aug |
| PMINZ (Project Management) Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~6th Jun | ~6th Sep |
| Australia & New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIA) | IT & Telecommunications | Australasia | ~9th Jun | ~21st Jun |
| American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~10th Jun | ~18th Aug |
| Hotel Management HM Awards | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Australasia | ~15th Jun | ~7th Sep |
| Brake's Australasian Fleet Safety Awards | Transport & Logistics | Australasia | ~15th Jun | ~11th Oct |
| Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year | Business Leaders | New Zealand | ~17th Jun | ~13th Oct |
| Westpac Auckland Business Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~22nd Jun | ~26th Sep |
| Waipa Networks Business Excellence Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~30th Jun | ~19th Aug |
| Resene Total Colour Awards | Design & Innovation | Australasia | ~30th Jun | ~1st Sep |
| Kapiti Horowhenua Electra Business Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~1st Jul | ~23rd Sep |
| The Best Design Awards | Design & Innovation | New Zealand | ~1st Jul | ~14th Oct |
| Tourism Industry Awards | Travel & Tourism | New Zealand | ~1st Jul | ~29th Sep |
| National Association of Women in Construction NAWIC Excellence Awards | Construction & Architecture | New Zealand | ~7th Jul | ~14th Sep |
| New Zealand International Business Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~8th Jul | ~24th Nov |
| Hospitality New Zealand's Awards for Excellence Programme | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | New Zealand | ~10th Jul | ~13th Oct |
| New Zealand Food Awards | Retail & Consumer Goods | New Zealand | ~15th Jul | ~13th Oct |
| New Zealand Fitness Industry Awards | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | New Zealand | ~22nd Jul | ~26th Nov |
| New Zealand Law Awards | Legal Services | New Zealand | ~22nd Jul | ~17th Nov |
| The ESITO Excellence Awards | HR & Training | New Zealand | ~22nd Jul | ~20th Oct |
| Frost & Sullivan New Zealand Excellence Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~25th Jul | ~25th Aug |
| Deloitte Fast 50 New Zealand | Business | New Zealand | ~29th Jul | ~16th Nov |
| Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~29th Jul | ~4th Nov |
| New Zealand Innovators Awards | Design & Innovation | New Zealand | ~29th Jul | ~20th Oct |
| NZBIO Excellence Awards | Products & Manufacturing | New Zealand | ~31st Jul | ~15th Sep |
| Horizon Business Excellence Awards (Eastern BOP) | Business | New Zealand | ~1st Aug | ~17th Sep |
| NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards | Corporate Social Responsibility | New Zealand | ~1st Aug | ~17th Nov |
| The Kudos Hamilton Science Excellence Awards | Design & Innovation | New Zealand | ~1st Aug | ~19th Oct |
| Rabobank Leadership Awards | Business Leaders | Australasia | ~10th Aug | ~11th Oct |
| The David Awards: Heroes in Small Business | Business | New Zealand | ~12th Aug | ~12th Oct |
| Westpac Northland Business Excellence Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~12th Aug | ~28th Oct |
| Westpac Porirua City Business Excellence Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~15th Aug | ~18th Nov |
| New Zealand Effie Awards | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | New Zealand | ~16th Aug | ~20th Oct |
| ALGIM Customer Service Awards | Public Sector | New Zealand | ~17th Aug | ~19th Sep |
| Westpac Taranaki Regional Business Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~21st Aug | ~21st Sep |
| Ora Dreams Grant Project | Business | New Zealand | ~24th Aug | ~24th Aug |
| Westpac Otago Business Excellence Awards (OBIZ Awards) | Business | New Zealand | ~25th Aug | ~18th Nov |
| Westpac Waikato Business Excellence Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~25th Aug | ~8th Nov |
| RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award | Business Leaders | New Zealand | ~31st Aug | ~12th Nov |
| Yachting Excellence Awards | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | New Zealand | ~31st Aug | ~25th Nov |
| IBM Kenexa Best Workplaces Award | HR & Training | New Zealand | ~31st Aug | ~3rd Nov |
| WriteMark NZ Plain English Awards | Journalism Publishing & Media | New Zealand | ~1st Sep | ~5th Nov |
| New Zealand Lighting Design Awards | Design & Innovation | New Zealand | ~2nd Sep | ~4th Nov |
| NZATD Education Trust L&D Awards | HR & Training | New Zealand | ~5th Sep | ~12th Oct |
| New Zealand Open Source Awards | IT & Telecommunications | New Zealand | ~5th Sep | ~25th Oct |
| Westpac Tauranga Business Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~9th Sep | ~14th Oct |
| Responsible Governance Award (Deloitte Top 200) | Corporate Social Responsibility | New Zealand | ~14th Sep | ~1st Dec |
| Westpac Hawkes Bay Business Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~16th Sep | ~18th Nov |
| Air New Zealand Wine Awards | Products & Manufacturing | New Zealand | ~18th Sep | ~12th Nov |
| Westpac Queenstown Business Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~22nd Sep | ~29th Oct |
| Nelson Pine Industries Nelson Tasman Business Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~23rd Sep | ~4th Nov |
| The New Zealander of the Year Awards | Business Leaders | New Zealand | ~30th Sep | ~22nd Feb |
| Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards | Corporate Social Responsibility | New Zealand | ~30th Sep | ~31st Mar |
| Employee Engagement Awards Australia & New Zealand | HR & Training | Australasia | ~5th Oct | ~15th Nov |
| Australia & New Zealand Agency of the Year Awards | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Australasia | ~9th Oct | 13th Dec |
| Cuisine NZ Artisan Awards | Retail & Consumer Goods | New Zealand | ~16th Oct | ~16th Feb |
| NZ Direct Marketing Awards | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | New Zealand | ~21st Oct | ~23rd Feb |
| New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards | Products & Manufacturing | New Zealand | ~30th Nov | ~6th May |
| Awesome Service Awards | Customer Contact | New Zealand | ~1st Dec | ~1st Feb |
| New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | New Zealand | ~1st Dec | ~11th Apr |
| Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards | Customer Contact | Australasia | 2nd Dec | 2nd Jan |
| CEO Today Australasia Awards | Business Leaders | Australasia | 5th Dec | 9th Jan |
| Waitemata Health Excellence Awards | Health & Social Care | New Zealand | ~9th Dec | ~7th Jun |
| New Zealand CFO Awards | Financial Services | New Zealand | ~9th Dec | ~15th Mar |
| Westpac Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards | Business | New Zealand | ~23rd Dec | ~18th Mar |
| The SCNZ Excellence in Steel Awards | Construction & Architecture | New Zealand | ~31st Dec | ~10th Sep |
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