Each year the GSNZ presents a number of awards, and recognises members for their achievements and contribution to the geosciences.
Our 2025 awards were presented at our conference dinner in Auckland in November 2025
Congratulations to you all.
McKay Hammer Award - Matt Gerstenberger
Geoscience Lecture Tour - Pilar Villamor
Hayward Geocommunication Award - Morne Wium
Tohu Kaitautoko Award - Matt Cockcroft
New Zealand Geochemistry Prize - Sarah Smithies
Wellman Paleontology Prize - Morne Wium
Student and Early Career Research Award - Alfredo Jaramillo.
More details on each award winner will be added to the GSNZ website in due course.
Whether you're a student or early career scientist looking for support for your research, or would like to see a colleague honoured please take the time to browse our awards.
All our awards are considered by our Awards Subcommittee. Members of the Awards Subcommittee are not eligible for any of the awards or prizes under consideration and will ordinarily be chosen so as not to include any author of a paper under consideration.
Awards are usually presented at our annual conference towards the end of each year.
Application and nomination forms
A full description and application/nomination criteria for all GSNZ awards can be found here.
Any questions about awards should be directed to the Society's Vice President who heads the Awards Subcommittee.
History of our awards and award winners
A brief history of our awards and details of current and past winners can be found here.
Other Awards
The Geoscience Society can nominate members for other awards such as those made by the Royal Society Te Apārangi and the Prime Ministers Science Awards.
Please contact the Secretary, should you wish to nominate a member.
