TUANZ has named the finalists for its 2011 Innovation awards. The awards themselves will be presented at an event at the Langham Hotel in Auckland, on 21 July. Registrations here.

Initiative of the Year finalists:

• 2degrees
• Pass the Parcel - Freightways
• grabaseat – Air New Zealand
• Powershop
• theCloud Limited

Mobile Application of the Year finalists:

• 1-Night
• VoucherMob
• myfone
• vWorkApp

Education finalists:

• 3P Learning Ltd
• Ministry of Education in association with CWA
• ETITO
• The Science Learning Hub, University of Waikato

Rural finalists:

• Gen-i
• Terralink International Ltd
• Ag-Hub

Local and Central Government Services finalists:

• Datacom
• Ministry of Social Development
• Vector Communications
• Careers New Zealand

Telecommunications Journalist of the Year finalists:

• Anthony Doesburg
• Tom Pullar-Strecker
• Helen Twose

ICT Innovator finalists

• David Ferry
• Marianne Archibald - Wanganui District Council