CELEBRATING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE! In August just under three hundred people gathered to celebrate professional excellence and outstanding service to the sector with their peers at a glamorous dinner held in Auckland. The hugely successful black-tie event, sponsored by GSI Partners, was part of the Building Back Better Survey and Spatial NZ conference being held at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland.
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achelle Winefield of Land Information NZ, Wellington was the well-deserved winner of the premier award for the night receiving the Supreme McRae Award for Professional Excellence. Rachelle received this award for
her leadership and vision that has positively impacted the sector, economy and community. The Supreme Award was decided by the Survey and Spatial NZ judging panel and chosen from the winners of each of the six professional stream’s Professional Excellence award winner. The recipients of the Stream candidates were; Lyndon Telfer, Cadastral Award for Professional Excellence, Elaine McAlister, Spatial Award for Outstanding Service, Timothy James, Land Development & Urban Design Award for Outstanding Service, Bruce Walker, Engineering Surveying
All the award winners
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Issue 106 October 2021
