New Zealand Project Management Awards 2026
26 May 2026 | Grand Millennium, Auckland
Inspiring excellence — meet the winners
In an evening that brought together New Zealand’s project management community, the Awards celebrated excellence, leadership, and dedication in driving project success across 8 categories.
PMINZ Distinguished Contributors
WINNER – Nicola Faithfull
WINNER – Matthew Percival
Project Management Office of the Year
Sponsored by Millpond
WINNER – Wholesale Operations PMO, Genesis Energy
Public Sector Project of the Year
Sponsored by NONSUCH
WINNER – Morningside Flood Relief, Whangarei District Council
Technology Project of the Year
Sponsored by Deloitte
WINNER – Douglas AutoStore Installation Project, Douglas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Construction Project of the Year
WINNER – The Court Theatre, OCTA
Sustainability in Project Management of the Year
Sponsored by Leva Advisory
WINNER – Huntly T3 Transformer Decommissioning and Circular Recovery Project, Genesis Energy
Project Professional of the Year
Sponsored by Fonterra
WINNER – Netin Chand
PMINZ Volunteer of the Year
WINNER – Pradeep Ramakrishnan
Celebrating the full list of finalists:
Construction Project of the Year
2026 Finalist: Ngā Tamariki Expansion Project, Mercury
2026 Finalist: Project Crystal, Fonterra
2026 Finalist: The Court Theatre, Octa
Sustainability in Project Management of the Year (Sponsored by Leva)
2026 Finalist: Te Kuru Wetlands, Christchurch City Council
2026 Finalist: Air New Zealand, TSA Riley
2026 Finalist: Huntly T3 Transformer Decommissioning and Circular Recovery Project, Genesis
PMO of the Year (Sponsored by Millpond)
2026 Finalist: Alxemy PMO Consulting, Alxemy Business Solutions Limited
2026 Finalist: Core VMO, Kiwibank
2026 Finalist: Capital Projects CoE Team, Fonterra
2026 Finalist: Wholesale Operations PMO, Genesis
Project Professional of the Year (Sponsored by Fonterra)
2026 Finalist: Netin Chand
2026 Finalist: Greg Wood
2026 Finalist: Dr Lorraine Skelton
Public Sector Project of the Year (Sponsored by Nonsuch)
2026 Finalist: Morningside Flood Relief, Whangarei District Council
2026 Finalist: Community Group Home (CGH) Pricing Model Project, Disability Support Services
2026 Finalist: Te Kura Rau Iti, Beca
2026 Finalist: Te Kuru Wetlands, Christchurch City Council
Technology Project of the Year (Sponsored by Deloitte)
2026 Finalist: CaSS (Commission and Sales System), Barfoot & Thompson
2026 Finalist: KiwiRail Tunnel Scanning & Digital Twin, KiwiRail
2026 Finalist: Douglas AutoStore Installation Project, Douglas Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Volunteer of the Year
Kanat Sultanbekov (Special Acknowledgement)
Pierre Pienaar (Special Acknowledgement)
Distinguished Contributor Awardees are chosen by the judging committee.
Thank you to our sponsors
Leva Advisory
Millpond
Fonterra
Nonsuch
Deloitte
