 Biosecurity NZ is delighted to announce the finalists in this year’s New Zealand Biosecurity Awards. This is the sixth year of the New Zealand Biosecurity Awards and the judges had their work cut out for them with so many high-calibre entries. To all entrants, thank you for your mahi to protect New Zealand from pests and disease. It’s this commitment and passion for biosecurity that helps to protect everything that shapes our way of life, from the food we eat, the outdoor environments where we fish, hunt, farm and explore, to our unique biodiversity. And to the finalists announced today, ngā mihi and well done! Below is the list of the 2022 award finalists in each category. You can find more about their projects on the Ko Tātou This Is Us website. |
BioHeritage Challenge Community Award Pest free Howick Ward Environment Southland - Jobs for Nature Fiordland Weed buffer Whakatipu Wilding Conifer Group - Whakatipu Wilding Conifer Control Programme | New Zealand Biosecurity Māori Award Ruawāhia/Mount Tarawera Wilding Pine Control Project Te Arawa Lakes Trust - Hungatiaki Taiao/Biosecurity Kauri Ora | |
New Zealand Biosecurity Science Award Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research - Weed biocontrol group Better Border Biosecurity (B3) - Better Border Biosecurity (B3) Research Collaboration SCION Research, Apiculture NZ, Plant & Food Research - Giant Willow Aphid Biological Control Group. | GIA Industry Award Auckland Airport - Creation of a biosecurity culture to make biosecurity matter Onside and Kiwifruit Vine Health - network technology partnership Aquaculture New Zealand - Protecting a Promising Future: Leading the Way in Aquatic Biosecurity for NZ |
| Eagle Technology Local and Central Government Award AsureQuality Ltd - Blackgrass Canterbury Response 2021-22 Wellington City Council - Wellington City Council Urban Ecology team MPI - National Wilding Conifer Control Programme (WCCP) | New Zealand Biosecurity Kura (School) Award Taipa Area School - Project Predator Halfmoon Bay School, Rakiura/Stewart Island Howick Schools Moth Plant Competition | |
| Mondiale VGL Innovation Award Onside and Kiwifruit Vine Health - Network technology partnership Bay of Plenty Regional Council – GeoPest Wilderlab NZ Ltd - Wilderlab and the eDNA revolution in Aotearoa Read more about the 2022 finalists here. | AsureQuality Emerging Leader Award Ethan McCormick - Pest Free Howick Ward and Friends of Mangemangeroa Alessandra Smith - Northland Regional Council Juliet O’Connell - Bay of Plenty Regional Council |
