Awards Programmes

Master Builders operates three prestigious awards programmes celebrating the very best projects and people in the New Zealand building and construction industry.

House of the Year

For over thirty years, House of the Year has been New Zealand’s premium competition for residential construction.

The awards are run at regional and national levels. Categories recognise exceptional workmanship across a range of build types, price brackets and specialist areas.

Open only to Master Builders members, these awards are the perfect way to promote the quality of your work and market your business.

House of the Year

Apprentice of the Year

For over twenty years, Apprentice of the Year has been the pre-eminent competition for carpentry apprentices.

The awards are run at regional and national levels, in partnership with CARTERS. The competition celebrates excellence and showcases career opportunities in the building and construction sector.

Open to all carpentry apprentices, these awards recognise future leaders, and the employers and training providers investing in the sector’s pipeline of talent.

Apprentice of the Year

Commercial Project Awards

Since 2019, the Commercial Project Awards have celebrated the leaders and teams creating extraordinary buildings in our cities and towns.

The awards are run at a national level. Categories recognise exceptional collaboration and innovation across a range of project types and values.

Open to everyone involved in a commercial construction project, these awards are an ideal opportunity to profile your whole project team and the results achieved.

Commercial Project Awards