Browse the 24 finalist photos below. Note the numbers of your three favourites, then scroll to the voting form at the bottom of this page to cast your vote — your first choice is worth 3 points, second 2 points and third 1 point.
Voting has closed for the 2026 competition.
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#1 — Rain, Hail or shine.#2 — Line Mechanic up Pole#3 — Kererū in the trees below the BRY – ISL Transpower Line 220kV line – Port Hills July 2026#4 — 220kV Cable Joint Installation#5 — 220kV Cable jointing in progress#6 — Scaffold construction up 110kV monopole#7 — Where Light Meets Life – This image captures the harmony between the raw beauty of the natural world and the infrastructure that supports everyday life, reminding us that even in developed landscapes, nature still steals the show.#8 — Sub transmission network#9 — An evening run, a Methven sunset, and one of New Zealand’s most critical arteries. The HVDC line stands majestically above the Rangitata Diversion Race, which sources both the Montalto and Highbank hydro stations.#10 — Aurora lighting up Te Anau Lake Control Structure#11 — Overlooking West Arm#12 — Live line work displacing conductor so that new hardware and an Air Break Switch could be installed on a power pole, Blenheim, Marlborough#13 — New conductor run after storms washed out a line in Long Valley, Marlborough#14 — Car v Pole repair on State Highway 63, Marlborough#15 — Symphony of Generation – An aerial view capturing the precise alignment of wind turbines tracing the ridgeline, illustrating the strategic placement required to harness maximum wind flow across natural topography.#16 — Veins of Power – The stark outline of generation infrastructure flowing through the landscape, capturing the quiet strength of clean power generation. Taken from a plane window on a flight to Hamilton.#17 — Lines up, snow down – picture perfect winters day in the field#18 — Coleridge Power Station through the lens of yesteryear#19 — 88 year old 11kV line last day of service after being damaged in the record 2026 Motueka River floods. Motueka bridge#20 — Last Distribution Transformer up Whakaahu Summit in Mangakino – Whakamaru Area – Supplied power to Cell Sites and TLC’s Major Comms Link Gateway#21 — Transmission Line Mechanics up a tower along the Desert Road#22 — Mt. Ruapehu and Reinsulation#23 — Earthing up#24 — Wind Farm Chatham Islands
