The STAR Awards – which stands for Safety Thanks and Recognition – are hosted by Transpower every two years to acknowledge companies and workers in the transmission industry who build, operate and maintain the National Grid.
2021 STAR Award winners
In 2021, our STAR Awards Gala Dinner took place on the evening of 11 April 2021, at the Maritime Room in Auckland and the Public Trust Hall in Wellington.
The winners were:
STAR Supreme Award: Matt Iorangi - Northpower
Safety Innovation/Design Award: Conductor Catcher - Ventia
Hauora Wellbeing Initiative Award: Te Ara Whanake - Downer
Future of Safety Award: Co-winners: Lucy Bain - ElectroNet and Vili Hansen - Ventia
Frontline Leadership Award: Simon Norton - Ventia
Team Safety Award: Ventia - Rangitata River Event Response
Thought Leadership Award: Matt Iorangi - Northpower
Thought Leadership Award (Judges' Commendation): Steve Notman - Transpower
2018 STAR Award winners
In 2018, our STAR Awards Gala Dinner took place on the evening of 15 November 2018, at The Playhouse Theatre in Hamilton.
The winners were:
Safety Innovation/Design Award - Scotty's Cradle, Fitzroy Engineering
Wellbeing Initiative Award - Protecting Workers from Life-Changing Health Risks, Cake Commercial Services
Future of Safety Award - Andrew Schurgers, Electrix
Safety Leadership Award - Dr Kirstine Hulse, Northpower
Team Safety Award - ABB PGGI Islington team, ABB
Supreme Award for Safety Culture - Rising to the Challenge: An Engagement Journey, Northpower
2016 STAR Award winners
The 2016 STAR Awards were held at Rydges Auckland on 29 September to recognise safety excellence in New Zealand’s electricity transmission industry.
Congratulations to these award winners:
Safety by Design Award – Shaun McGowan, Altitude Resurfacing Ltd
Safety Innovation Award – Northpower Tower Painting Team
Team Safety Award – Electrix MNG-ROS Marine Foundation Team
Workplace Safety Leadership Award – Jeremy Collins, Northpower
Commitment to Safety Award – Broadspectrum Lines Conductor Stringing Team
Supreme Award: Best Safety Culture – Northpower Safety Leadership Programme
2014 award winners
Best Safety by Design for Projects or Maintenance
PRM-TEE Transmission Line Works, Project team - Transpower and Electrix (pictured)
Best Safety and Health Performance Team
Phil Gardyne and the Mobile Substation Team - Electronet Transmission
Top Depot or Office
NS2 Otahuhu Substation Depot - Transfield Services
Best Safety Innovation
Wairakei Ring Project Team - Transpower
Best Safety and Health Leadership – Individual
John Wilson - Transpower (pictured)
Apprentice of the Year
David Sullivan – Transfield
Top Project
Electrix NAaN Project Team – Electrix
2012 award winners
Best Safety by Design for Projects or Maintenance
Winner: Transpower, AECOM, Beca and Transfield for the Haywards Synchronous Condenser Refurbishment Project
Best Safety and Health Performance – Team
Winner: Scott Meehan, Bernie Vorster, Peter Wooler from Fulton Hogan for the Waipuna Bridge Project
Best Safety and Health Leadership – Individual
Winner: Craig Moore, Project Site Manager for Transfield Services, for work on the Oteranga Bay – Haywards Reconductoring Project
Top Depot or Office
Winner: Ashhurst Engineering and Construction
Top Project – Safety and Health Maintenance
Winner: Electronet for the Bealey River Realignment Project
Apprentice of the Year
Winner: Sam Keeley, Electrix
Best Safety Innovation
Winner: Benmore – Haywards Clearance Review Project Team - Electrix and Transpower