2023

• Ranked the world's top performing sovereign wealth fund based on ten-year returns by global state-owned investor think tank Global SWF.
• Named a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. 
• Winner, Best of Financial Services Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Winner, Gold Standard Award for Reporting and Accountability, Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Winner, Chair's Commendation Award for 10 Consecutive Gold Awards, Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Nga Kākano and Te Huringa Awards for organisational culture, 2023 Human Synergistics Annual Conference.

2022

• Ranked the world's top performing sovereign wealth fund for FY15-21 by global state-owned investor think tank Global SWF. 
• Winner, 2022 Report of the Year Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Winner, Best of Financial Services Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Joint Winner, Public Sector Governance Reporting Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Winner, Gold Standard Award for Reporting and Accountability.
• Winner, Best Net Zero and Climate Action Investor, 2022 Mindful Money Awards.
• Winner, Team Excellence in Internal Auditing Award, 2022 Institute of Internal Auditors New Zealand Conference.
• Winner, Financial Services In-House Team of the Year Award at the New Zealand Law Awards.
• Winner, Climate Action (Top Reducer Closest to Zero) and Climate Action (Small Organisation) Awards at the Toitū Envirocare Brighter Future Awards.
• Recognised as a Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Responsible Investment Leader. 

2021

• Ranked among the world’s most responsible asset allocators by the Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative (RAAI).
• Winner, Stewardship initiative of the year award, PRI Awards 2021.
• Recognised as a Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Responsible Investment Leader. 
• Winner, Best Asset Owner Regional Australia/New Zealand, AsianInvestor 2021 Institutional Excellence Awards.
• Winner, Best in Class – Climate Change Policy Proficiency Award, AsianInvestor 2021 Institutional Excellence Awards.

• Winner, 2021 Report of the Year Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.  

  
• Winner, 2021 Special Award, Australasian Reporting Awards.  

2020

• Winner, Australia/New Zealand Market Excellence Award, 2020 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
• Gold Award, Australian Reporting Awards.

• Winner, 2020, Global Stewardship Disclosure Award - Asset Owner (<£60 billion AUM), ICGN Governance Awards.

• NZ Super Fund named as one of only 16 asset owners globally in the UNPRI's "Leader's Group", set up to showcase UNPRI signatories at the cutting edge of responsible investment.
• Recognised as a Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Responsible Investment Leader. 

2019

• Winner, Sovereign Wealth Fund Award, 2019 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
• Winner, Investment Capabilities Award, 2019 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.

• In 2019 we were named as one of the 47 asset owner signatories for being included in the PRI Leaders’ Group 2019, in particular for our responsible investment work in the field of selecting, appointing and monitoring external managers in listed and/or private equity.

• Finalist, Report of the Year, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards.

• Gold Award, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Finalist, Sustainability Report of the Year, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Silver Award, Sustainability Reporting, 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Finalist, Advocate of the Year, Institutional Investor Allocators' Choice Awards (Matt Whineray).
• Finalist, Chief Investment Officer of the Year, 2019 Industry Innovation Awards (Stephen Gilmore).
• Finalist, Board and Management - 2019 Women of Influence Awards (Catherine Savage).
• Winner, Professional Excellence Award - 2019 Gold Standard Awards (Catherine Etheredge).

2018

• Winner, YWCA Equal Pay Award, 2018 YWCA Equal Pay Awards.
• Winner, Sovereign Wealth Fund Award, 2018 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
• Finalist, Report of the Year, Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Gold Award, 2018 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Winner, Best Cover Design, 2018 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Highly Commended, Best RI Report by an Asset Owner - Medium & Small Funds, Responsible Investor Reporting Awards.
• Winner, APAC Institutional Manager of the Year, Volatility & Risk Premia Awards.
• Winner, Excellence in Treasury, 2018 INFINZ Awards.

2017

• Winner, Innovation Award, 2017 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
• Winner, Special Award for Individual Contribution to Institutional Investment, 2017 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards (Adrian Orr).
• Winner, Finance Section, Asia-Pacific PR Excellence Awards.
• Gold Award, 2017 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Winner, Governance Reporting - Public Sector, 2017 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Winner, Outstanding Contribution to Finance and Business Award, 2017 NZ CFO Awards (Adrian Orr).
• Winner, Individual Contribution to Institutional Investment, 2017 Asian Investor Awards (Adrian Orr).
• Winner, Board and Management - 2017 Women of Influence Awards (Anne-Maree O'Connor).
• Finalist, CFO of the Year Awards (Stewart Brooks).

2016

• Winner, Environmental, Social and Governance Institutional Proficiency Award, 2016 Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
• Bronze Award, 2016 YWCA Equal Pay Awards.
• Gold Award, 2016 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Winner, Online Reporting - Public Sector, 2016 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Winner, Governance Reporting - Public Sector, 2016 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Highly Commended, Best Responsible Investment Report by an Asset Owner, 2016 Responsible Investor Reporting Awards.
• Winner, Improving Performance through Leadership Excellence, Deloitte IPANZ Excellence Awards.

2015

• Winner, Excellence in Governance, Deloitte Top 200 Awards.
• Winner, Governance Award, Asian Investor's 2015 Institutional  Excellence Awards.
• Gold Award, 2015 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Finalist, 2014 Global RI Reporting Awards.
• Best Annual Report Award - 2015 Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards.
• Named by JP Morgan as the best performing sovereign wealth fund in the world following a global study on fund performance over a five-year period.

2014

• Winner, Governance Award, Asian Investor Institutional Excellence Awards.
• Gold Award, 2014 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Finalist, 2014 Global RI Reporting Awards.
• Guardians' Cristina Billett named joint 2014 Public Sector In-house Lawyer of the Year.

2013

• Winner, Best First-Time Entrant, 2013 Australasian Reporting Awards.
• Finalist, 2013 Global RI Reporting Awards.

2012

• Winner, aiCIO Awards, world's most innovative sovereign wealth fund.
• Winner, Executive Team of the Year, New Zealand CIO awards.
• Winner, INFINZ 'Excellence in Treasury' Award.
• Winner, Best Public Sector Report, 2012 NZICA Annual Report Awards.

2011

• Runner-up, aiCIO Awards, world's most innovative sovereign wealth fund.