L to R: Sam Henson – winner of Excellence in the NZ Diploma in Architectural Technology Category Award; Graeme Earl – NZIOB Southern Region Chair; Farran Inglis – NZIOB Young Professional Advisor Committee Chair; Adam Baxter – NZIOB Young Professional Advisor

The NZIOB Southern Region Committee hosted an awards evening last night to celebrate the achievements of industry students from Ara’s School of Construction. NZIOB Members were invited to attend, to both show their support for what will be their future construction industry peers, and to celebrate the festive season with fellow members and industry colleagues.

This year's Award winners were:

Excellence in the NZ Diploma in Architectural Technology Category – Sam Henson
Excellence in the NZ Diploma in Quantity Surveying – Jesse Bryant
Excellence in the NZ Diploma in Construction Management Category – Keegan Hepburn
Excellence in the Bachelor of Construction Category – Colin Gliddon-Brown
Excellence in the Graduate Diploma in Qs Category – Hirokazu Yoshida
Excellence in the Graduate Diploma in Cm Category – Milin Rathod
Excellence in the Bachelor of Engineering Category – Kevin Yang 

This event was generously supported by Metalcraft Roofing and Dalman Architects.