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UAVNZ Industry Award Winners 2024

We are thrilled to announce the exceptional individuals who have been recognised in this year’s UAVNZ Annual Awards celebrating their outstanding contributions to the UAV industry in New Zealand. Join us in celebrating their success and commitment to excellence!

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2024 Service Provider of the Year Award Winners – Jackson UAS​ and Tāwhaki

This award is given to an individual or organisation that provides support services for UAV operations (e.g., training, maintenance, software, etc.) to an exceptional standard.

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2024 Operator of the Year Award Winner – Studio Infinitum

This award recognises UAV operators that demonstrate an exceptional level of professionalism within the industry. It may be awarded to an individual or an organisation

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2024 Agricultural UAV Operator of the Year Winner (new category) – AgSmart UAV

This award recognises agricultural UAV operators that demonstrate an exceptional level of professionalism within the industry. It may be awarded to an individual or an organisation. This is a joint award from both UAVNZ and the New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association.

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2024 UAV Pilot of the Year Winner – Kurt Larsen

This award recognises UAV pilots that demonstrate high levels of skill when flying, as well as demonstrating professionalism as an operator. This is awarded to an individual.

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2024 Leadership Award Winners – Alex Hewson and Richard Milner

This award recognises leaders in the industry that advocate for the sector and are working to move the sector into the future. This is awarded to an individual.

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2024 Safety Award – Claire Walton and Hover UAV

This award is given to individuals and organisations that make an exceptional contribution towards the safety of UAV operations throughout the year. Multiple awards may be given each year.

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2024 Best UAV Image Capture

This award is given for the best UAV image capture within the last year, with two categories: (1) still photo, and (2) video (of less than one minute duration).

Best Image: Shaun Hurlow: This photo was taken of Snake Road in the Italian Dolomites on 31st August with a DJI AIR 2S.

Best Video: Paul Short, GoDroneNZ: See the video here.

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Congratulations to the Award Recipients – Thanks to Fenix UAS for sponsoring the UAVNZ 2024 Awards

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