ResellerNews Innovation Awards
Defining the channel ecosystem
Reseller News Innovation Awards 2025,
Amplifying excellence across the New Zealand channel, including start-ups, partners, distributors, vendors, and personal achievement.
The Innovation Awards illuminate the entire local ecosystem. It not only acknowledges and celebrates expertise but also amplifies transformative examples of best practices across the ecosystem.
The program recognises the standout work of managed service providers, system integrators, telcos, and value-added resellers across metro and regional locations, complemented by start-ups, specialists, and homegrown independent software vendors.
Innovation at vendor and distributor levels is also magnified, recognising leading champions of the channel, creative thinkers, consistent performers, and market leaders.
To achieve this, the Innovation Awards will honour the channel across seven categories, spanning Partner, Tech Partner, Innovation for Good, Start-up, Personal Innovation, Vendor, and Distributor categories as well as the Hall of Fame.
Why attend The Innovation Awards?
Celebrate Success
The awards recognise top talent and achievements across the NZ tech industry.
Meet the Industry
Connect with partners, vendors, start-ups, and experts from across the channel.
Get Insipred
Hear real stories of innovation and best practices from leading businesses.
Celebrate with Your Team
Share the moment and recognise the people behind your success.
Award Categories
Innovation For Good
This award honours organisations creating meaningful societal impact through DE&I and Sustainability in the IT industry.
Partner
This award recognises MSPs, SIs, and VARs delivering innovative solutions across all market segments and regions, with projects under two years old.
Tech Partners
This award recognises partners driving customer innovation through Cloud, Security, Digital Transformation, and Emerging Tech, with projects under two years old.
Start-Up
recognises innovative start-ups bringing new technologies to New Zealand and delivering value to key market verticals.
Vendor
recognises vendors empowering partners with leading solutions and engagement across Cloud, Security, Hardware, Software, Specialist, and Homegrown ISV segments.
Distributor
Recognises distributors leading ecosystem innovation and growth through transformative approaches to vendor engagement and partner enablement, spanning the categories of Hardware, Software, Specialist and Creativity.
Personal Innovation
Recognises standout individuals who contribute to customer, company and channel success through a transformative approach to management, channel, sales, technical and marketing positions.
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