Biosecurity Awards

Recognising and celebrating our biosecurity team of all New Zealanders

The New Zealand Biosecurity Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions to protecting our country. It's our way of celebrating people and organisations across Aotearoa who are contributing to New Zealand's biosecurity - in our communities, businesses, iwi and hapū, kura, universities and government agencies.

A biosecurity celebration

The New Zealand Biosecurity Awards recognise and celebrate exemplary contributions to:

  • protecting our taonga (precious natural resources)
  • ensuring New Zealand's biosecurity system remains resilient, effective, and world leading.

Entrants might be innovators, scientists, communities, teachers or leaders. Anyone who has taken an active interest in the continuous improvement of New Zealand’s biosecurity system. We want to recognise those who are doing their bit for biosecurity.

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2023 finalists

We are delighted to announce the Biosecurity Award finalists for 2023 – our biosecurity champions!

The winners will be announced at an awards event being held in Wellington on 8 April 2024.

Learn more about the finalists
Categories and criteria

Categories and criteria

Explore New Zealand Biosecurity Awards categories and criteria

Previous winners and finalists

Previous winners and finalists

Check out previous winners and finalists stories and project summaries

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Recognition and reward

The announcement of the Award finalists and the Awards dinner will provide an opportunity for celebration and networking with others throughout varied areas of business and expertise. All Award finalists will receive:

    • 2 tickets to attend the Awards dinner
    • a certificate of achievement
    • inclusion in the Awards collateral and extensive communications programme.
    • A representative for each finalist in the BioHeritage Challenge Community Award and Biosecurity New Zealand Kura (School) Award will also have their travel and accommodation costs to attend the Awards dinner met by the programme.

Award winners will receive:

    • a trophy and certificate of achievement
    • a chance to say a few words at the dinner ceremony
    • inclusion in the Awards collateral, media and communications programme.
    • The BioHeritage Challenge Community Award and the Biosecurity Kura (School) Award winners will each receive a cash prize of $2,500.
New Zealand Biosecurity Awards finalists keeping New Zealand safe from pests and diseases

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New Zealand Biosecurity Awards finalists keeping New Zealand safe from pests and diseases

The New Zealand Biosecurity Awards finalists have been announced and highlight the inspiring and diverse biosecurity activities that are happening across New Zealand.

Tackling invasive pests using environmental DNA wins at New Zealand Biosecurity Awards

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Tackling invasive pests using environmental DNA wins at New Zealand Biosecurity Awards

Exceptional biosecurity leadership and its role in protecting our economic security were celebrated at the 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards.

Tough competition for 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards Finalists

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Tough competition for 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards Finalists

The 2022 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards finalists are here, and competition for all eight categories has been the toughest in the award’s history.

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2022 Supreme Winner – WilderLab and the eDNA revolution in Aotearoa
“Winning the 2022 Supreme Award has driven a sharp increase in the uptake of environmental DNA monitoring across the country. The recognition has drawn attention to the enormous possibilities that emerging technologies such as eDNA can offer.”

Shaun Wilkinson, Founder and CEO of WilderLab Ltd
2022 Supreme Award Winner
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