Excellence Awards Winners

Congratulations to all of our previous Excellence Awards Winners

2026 - Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington

  • Third Place
    Taming Agents in the Wild West: Building a Platform from Responsible Development to Informed Governance
    Manukau Institute of Technology and Unitec – James Oldfield, Sharnell Aumua and Rochelle Irving
  • Second Place
    From Infrastructure to Impact: AUT’s Self-Built AI Platform Delivering Intelligent Access and Knowledge at Scale
    Auckland University of Technology – Alex Hiramatsu, Asma Dhungel and Andre Pham
  • Supreme Excellence Award Winner
    Every Learner, Every Paper: Designing Otago’s Digital Learning Environment for Everyone
    University of Otago – David Gadsby, Joel Davies and Alice La Rooy


2025 - Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) | Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau. 

  • Excellence in Technology Delivery
    More Students Talk to Our AI Than Our Contact Centre - And They're Just as Satisfied
    University of Auckland — Matt Poole
  • Excellence in Technology for Learning, Research or Students
    Versatile Computing Solutions: UC’s Research Compute Hub as a Swiss Army Knife for Modern Research
    University of Canterbury — Jamie Hart, François Bissey & Paul Arnold
  • Judges Special Award for Innovation, Impact or Excellence
    Evidence-based good defaults for accessibility
    Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga — Caitlin Foran & Michele de Bes
  • Supreme Winner
    Versatile Computing Solutions: UC’s Research Compute Hub as a Swiss Army Knife for Modern Research
    University of Canterbury — Jamie Hart, François Bissey & Paul Arnold


2024 - Ōtautahi Christchurch - University of Canterbury

  • Excellence in Technology Delivery - The Fast & The Furious – University of Canterbury – Jamie Hart, Tim Stedman & Kirsten Pritchard
  • Excellence in Technology Innovation - Evolving AV Development and Support in Tertiary Education with AI – University of Otago - Ryan Walker
  • Excellence in Technology for Learning, Research or Students - Transforming the Learning Experience with AWS – University of Canterbury – Jamie Hart, Paul Benden & Jamie Hales
  • Supreme Winner - The Fast & The Furious – University of Canterbury – Jamie Hart, Tim Stedman & Kirsten Pritchard


2023 - Tāmaki Makaurau - University of Auckland

  • Award for Excellence in Technology Delivery - Data Migration to the Microsoft Cloud – AUT - Rob Shadbolt, Lotte Wotherspoon, Dan Ismail
  • Award for Excellence in Technology Innovation - Energy Efficiency – Technology & Analytics - University of Otago - Shane Jenkins 
  • Award for Excellence in Technology for Learning, Research or Students - The Learning Platform Project - Victoria University - Jonny Flutey & Beth Smith 
  • Supreme Winner - Energy Efficiency – Technology & Analytics - University of Otago - Shane Jenkins