The ONYAs - a celebration of New Zealand's web industry

There was a wonderful night of celebrating New Zealand’s web industry on Friday 19 February. Over 300 people were on hand to witness the inaugural ONYAs awards night. In a space transformed after Webstock, ONYA judges, finalists, Webstock speakers and others from the web industry saw winner announced in 11 categories, culminating the ‘Most Outstanding website’ award.

MC for the night, Russell Brown, kept things on track in his inimitable style, and the awards finished with a truly amazing lightshow courtesy of the Darkroom and Module.

Here’s links to all winners, complete with photos from the night and a short video about each finalist:

Most outstanding website – Xero

Best visual design – Springload

Best user experience – Xero

Best web application – Xero

Most innovative – DNA, YouDo and Powershop

Best content (corporate) – Department of Conservation

Best content (personal) – Zef Fugaz

Best HTML & CSS – Radio New Zealand

Best accessibility – Radio New Zealand

Best mobile application – Cactuslab

Best mobile website or web application – Kiwibank and Springload

Congratulations to all the winners! Also to all the finalists and everyone who entered. A special thanks to James Everett who put together all of the finalist videos.

Congratulations to Xero, winner of the ‘Most outstanding website’ category for Xero!

Philip Fierlinger accepting the Most outstanding website award

The Xero team with Che Tamahori (left – from sponsor Shift) and Neville Atkinson (right – from Digital NZ)

Finalist videos

Xero for Xero

Chrometoaster, YouDo, NZ on Screen for NZ on Screen

Boost New Media, 3Months, Codec, DigitalNZ for DigitalNZ

Congratulations to Springload, winner of the ‘Best visual design’ category for New Zealand International Festival of the Arts!

Bron Thompson from Springload accepting the award

The finalists with Brian Calhoun from sponsor SilverStripe

Finalist videos

Springload for NZ International Festival of the Arts

DNA for Powershop

Springload for NZ Opera

Congratulations to DNA, YouDo and Powershop, winners of the ‘Most innovative’ category for Powershop!

Ari Sargent from Powershop accepting the award

The finalists and Matt Cooney from sponsor Idealog

Finalist videos

DNA, YouDo & Powershop for Powershop

Ponoko and Origin Design for Ponoko

Xero for Xero

Congratulations to Zef Fugaz, winner of the ‘Best content (personal)’ category for zef[a]media!

Zef Fugaz accepting the award

The finalists, from l to r: Pete Robson (NZ Post – sponsor), Alison Green (The Gathering), Zef Fugaz (zef[a]media), Rob Holmes (NZ Post – sponsor)

Finalist videos

Zef Fugaz for zef[a]media

Jared Gulian for Moon over Martinborough

Alison Green for The Gathering Archives

Congratulations to Department of Conservation, winner of the ‘Best Content (corporate)’ category for Department of Conservation!

Nick Butler from Department of Conservation accepting the award

The finalists, from l to r: Melissa Reid (Department of Conservation), Ligs Hoffman (Department of Conservation), Peter Johnston (Sorted), Robyn Cormack (Department of Conservation), Nick Butler (Department of Conservation), Bron Thompson (Springload – sponsor)

Finalist videos

Department of Conservation for DOC

Sorted for Sorted

Christchurch City Libraries for Christchurch City Libraries

Congratulations to Radio New Zealand, winner of the ‘Best HTML & CSS’ category for Radio New Zealand!

A clearly delighted Richard Hulse from Radio New Zealand accepting the award

The finalists, from l to r: Tom St. George (Webweaver), Richard Hulse (Radio New Zealand), Alison Green (Webweaver), Sue Quigley (Webweaver), Brian Calhoun (SilverStripe – sponsor)

Finalist videos

Radio New Zealand for Radio New Zealand

Webweaver Productions for Optimation

Webweaver Productions for EPA of New Zealand

Congratulations to Radio New Zealand, winner of the ‘Best accessibility’ category for Radio New Zealand!

Richard Hulse from Radio New Zealand accepting the award

The finalists!

Finalist videos

Radio NZ for Radio NZ

Springload for NZ Rehabilitation Society

Webweaver Productions for EPA of NZ

Congratulations to Cactuslab, winners of the ‘Best mobile application’ category for World Surfer!

Category finalists, from left to right: Kim Walbridge (Air NZ), Young Ly (Air NZ), Mike Harding (Cactuslab), Karl von Randow (Cactuslab), Bron Thompson (Springload – sponsor), Matthew Buchanan (Cactuslab), Gary Henson (Cactuslab)

Karl von Randow accepting the award

Finalist videos

Cactuslab for World Surfer

Cactuslab for Mobile Foto

Air New Zealand for Mpass