Next awards event
The New Zealand Biosecurity Awards are transitioning to a biennial event and will therefore host the next awards in 2026.
The Awards celebrates achievements across the biosecurity system, showcasing the positive stories, the people, and organisations behind them. We want to ensure the awards programme remains fit-for-purpose and reflects the biosecurity system.
Recognising biosecurity champions
The New Zealand Biosecurity Awards are our way of celebrating people and organisations across the country who are contributing to New Zealand's biosecurity – in our communities, businesses, schools, iwi and Māori organisations, universities, councils, government agencies.
We want to recognise the incredible individuals and teams who are working hard to help ensure our country and its unique environment are safe from pests and diseases through their contributions – through science, research, and innovations – to biosecurity.
It takes all of us to protect what we've got but there are a few champions worth celebrating.
Who can be nominated?
The awards are open to people and organisations across New Zealand who contribute to biosecurity. Individuals, groups, and up-and-coming leaders.
