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Published on Tuesday, 12 March 2013

.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) and Internet NZ are proud to launch the Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (the ANZIAs) for 2013.

Now in its fifth year, the ANZIAs are an annual event celebrating the achievements of organisations, businesses and individuals that have made significant contributions to the development and use of the Internet in Australia and New Zealand.

ANZIA winners receive recognition as industry leaders, for setting new standards in making the Internet a more inclusive, accessible and safe place.
The Awards offer winners public and industry exposure, positive media coverage, networking opportunities, recognition of hard work for staff and volunteers and an $AUD2500 cash prize for eligible entrants.

Entries are invited in five categories:

•    Security and privacy
•    Internet access & digital skills
•    Innovation
•    Information
•    Diversity

InternetNZ Acting Chief Executive Jordan Carter said “the Trans-Tasman region is witness to a host of ground-breaking and innovative Internet initiatives. I encourage all New Zealand and Australian individuals and organisations doing interesting things online to compete for ANZIAs recognition.”

auDA CEO Chris Disspain said “the ANZIA awards recognise immense passion, dedication and hard work by organisations and individuals to improve the use of the Internet for all Australians and New Zealanders. I’m delighted to see these worthy prizes awarded for a fifth year.”

The ANZIA winners in 2012 were National Library of Australia, Internode, Aura RedEye Security, 2020 Communications Trust, GNS Science and the Hika Group.

Registrations of interest are now open - click here to lodge your registration.  Interested parties will receive instructions on how to enter.

Applications will open on 1 May and close on 28 June.

Winners will be announced at a gala dinner in Wellington in September.

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Don’t forget to read about auDA and the ANZIAs on the auDA blog: http://blog.auda.org.au or have a look at our YouTube channel with videos of ANZIA 2012 winners and more: www.youtube.com/audachannel

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About auDA
.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) is an Australian non-profit company vested with the responsibility of operating the .au domain under an industry self-regulatory model, for the benefit of all stakeholders. In its role as manager of the .au domain, auDA develops and implements domain name policy and is responsible for consumer safeguards. 

About InternetNZ
InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc.) is the non-profit open membership organisation dedicated to protecting and promoting the Internet in New Zealand and fostering a coordinated, cooperative approach to its ongoing development.

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Media Contacts

Tom Valcanis
auDA Marketing & Communications Officer
+61 3 8341 4101
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Twitter: @auda

Campbell Gardiner
InternetNZ Communications Lead
+64 4 495 2332
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Twitter: @internetnz

Published on Tuesday, 14 August 2012

auDA and InternetNZ are very pleased to announce the finalists of the 2012 Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (the ANZIAs).

This year we received an unprecedented amount of entries, the quality of which has been outstanding.

The judging panel will convene to decide on the winning entries with results to be announced at a gala dinner in Canberra on 10^th October, 2012.

2012 ANZIA FINALISTS

Diversity

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association

Cultural Infusion

Hika Group Ltd

LatinHub

Te Ipukarea – The National Maori Language Institute, AUT University

Te Potiki National Trust

Information

Futureye Pty Ltd

GNS Science

Land Information New Zealand

Ministry for Primary Industries (NZ)

OurSay

West Australian Museum

Innovation

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII)

Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI)

Futureye Pty Ltd

National Library of Australia

Payload Ltd

Service Seeking Pty Ltd

Internet Access & Digital Skills

2020 Communications Trust

Vision 2020 Australia

Media Access Australia

Sonokids Australia

Tapestry Pty Ltd

The Deaf Society of New South Wales

IPv6

DTS Ltd

Internode

Studentnet

Security & Privacy

Aura RedEye Security

CommsNet Group Pty Ltd

New Zealand Internet Task Force

Sophos

Studentnet

We wish all our finalists the best of luck.

Published on Wednesday, 10 October 2012

The 2012 ANZIA Awards recognizing excellence in businesses, organisations and individuals to the development and use of the Internet in Australia and New Zealand were presented tonight at Old Parliament House in Canberra.

The ANZIAs are a collaboration between the .au Domain Administration (auDA) and InternetNZ and are judged by an independent panel of experts from both countries.  Awards are handed out for excellence in six categories: Diversity; Information; Innovation; Internet Access & Digital Skills; Security & Privacy and IPv6.
InternetNZ Chief Executive Vikram Kumar said “The six ANZIA categories cover all facets of the global Internet, from the highly-technical to the cultural, humanistic and innovative.”

auDA CEO Chris Disspain echoed Mr. Kumar, saying “the ANZIA awards distinguish the premier businesses, individuals and organizations in Australia and New Zealand that use the internet to enrich the lives of others and advance the cause of using the internet in positive and inventive ways.”

The winners were presented at a gala dinner held in Canberra on the evening of October 10. The dinner featured Keynote speaker Robyn Williams AM (ABC Radio National Science Show, ABC TV Catalyst) and Master of Ceremonies Alan Brough (Former ABC 774 Sunday morning presenter, former team captain on ABC TV Spicks and Specks.)

.au Domain Administration and InternetNZ congratulates all of the recipients of the 2012 ANZIA awards.
A collaboration between the .au Domain Administration and InternetNZ, the ANZIA Awards have recognised excellence and innovation for individuals, businesses, government and not-for-profit institutions that strive to improve the use and accessibility of the internet for the greater communities in Australia and New Zealand since 2009.

Click here to see the list of award winners.

Published on Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Entries for this years’ Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards (ANZIAs) will close at 5:00PM AEST on the 31^st July, 2012.

We’ve received many registrations of interest and entries to date – so make sure you or your organisation doesn’t miss out!

We’re also pleased to announce that we’ve booked much of the entertainment for the gala presentation dinner,  to be held at Old Parliament House in Canberra on the 10^th October, 2012.

Alan Brough, New Zealand actor, comedian and former Spicks and Specks team captain will once again emcee the event, seeing he did such a brilliant job last year.

The evening will also feature a keynote speech by Robyn Williams AM, science journalist and presenter of Radio National’s Science Show since 1975. Robyn has narrated several highly respected television programs which include Catalyst and Nature of Australia.

Remember, the ANZIAs offer winners public and industry exposure, recognition of your work from peers, a range of networking opportunities and an A$2500 cash prize (for eligible entrants).

Click here to enter!