Wellington Region Gold Awards.

2010 WINNERS & FINALISTS

THE DOMINION POST GOLD AWARD

- the supreme award 

2010 WINNER : TRILOGY

Creating natural skin care products with worldwide appeal ......www.trilogyproducts.com

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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....www.geckopress.co.nz

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2010 CREATIVE GOLD 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 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

 information & communications sector.

2010 CYBER GOLD WINNERS :  SNAPPER SERVICES 

Smart cards that eliminate small change for over 110,000 New Zealanders ....www.snapper.co.nz

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2010 CYBER GOLD 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  

research & development projects.

2010 WINNER : A6020 SlimLINE PORTAL by Times-7

Industrial designed baggage handling portal with internal radio frequency ....www.times-7sport.com   

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2010 DISCOVERING GOLD 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 

2010 EMERGING GOLD WINNER : YELLOW BRICK ROAD

Moving those cooking seafood closer to those catching it  .....www.yellowbkroad.com

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• 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 GOLBAL GOLD - GOODS :  ACMA INDUSTRIES

Manufacturer and exporter of polyurethane mouldings ....www.acma.co.nz  

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2010 GLOBAL GOLD - GOODS 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   ...www.gns.cri.nz  

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2010 GLOBAL GOLD - SERVICES 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   ....www.optimalusability.com

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2010 SUPPORTING GOLD 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  ....www.worldofwearableart.com

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2010 VIBRANT GOLD 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

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2010 ACC WORKPLACE SAFETY AWARD 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 

sustainability programmes

2010 WINNER :  WELLINGTON ZOO

Working to be the best little zoo in the world  ....www.wellingtonzoo.co.nz

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2010 GREEN GOLD 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    

 

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The Gold Awards have been proudly celebrating outstanding business performers in Wellington, Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua and Kapiti since 1999.