The finalists of the annual New Zealand Innovation Awards have been named – and the line-up includes a range of organisations, large enterprises, and public-sector entities as well as individuals and start-ups.

Representing game-changing innovation, this year's entries include ethical corporate workwear, Te Reo Maori smartphones, quiet drones, and solar-powered cow collars.

“They all demonstrate in their own way that Kiwi innovation has come a long way with a vibrant and active innovation in the business community,” says founder and chief executive of the New Zealand Innovation Council, Louise Webster.

“Since the awards began we have seen a shift away from businesses developing new products and services for the New Zealand market to a strong focus on export markets with many businesses going global from day one.

Winners will be announced on October 19.

The finalists of the 2017 New Zealand Innovation Awards include:

• Air New Zealand - Customer Innovation Programme
• ARANZ Geo - Leapfrog 3D Geological Modelling Software
• Corvecto - Virtual Reality Training Solutions
• fulcrum - The fulcrum HUB
• Moxion
• Onguard Group - Seismic Systems
• The Social Club
• Vector - Glen Innes Substation
• WaterOutlook

• Fonterra Co-operative Group - Vitamin D Measurement
• Forsite
• Halter
• High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) - Innovation Programme
• Revisia - Industrial 3D Innovation
• Soar Printing - Evolution through Innovation
• Vigilance - Financial Risk Management
• Waitemata District Health Board - Leapfrog Programme

• CORE Education - iNVENTIONATOR
• Crimson Education
• EdPotential
• Fulton Hogan - Virtual Reality Training
• Kami
• Linewize - Classwize
• Massey University Wellington - The Design+Democracy Project
• Osnova - Amy

• Cream
• Department of Internal Affairs - SmartStart
• FluentIQ - Test Center
• McCarthyFinch
• Simplicity
• Simply Payroll
• StockX - A Smarter Exchange

•  2degrees - Data Hunt
• AttitudeLive
• Corvecto - Virtual Reality Training Solutions
• Fire and Emergency New Zealand - Escape My House
• Fisher - Paykel Healthcare - Optiflow Junior - Therapy Growth and Product Preference
• Shuttlerock
• Spring Sheep Milk Co. - New Zealand's Gentlest Milk
•  Workhere New Zealand - LookSee Wellington
•  Zavy

• Hiakai
• Huawei New Zealand - Te Reo Maori Smartphone
• Metia Interactive - Takaro
• Plink Software - Tipu Te Reo Maori
• Punarau Media - Pipi Ma

• EcobagsNZ - No to Plastic Bags, yes to Compostable
• ecostore
• Green Spot Technologies
• Little Yellow Bird - Ethically Made Corporate Workwear
• Marine Flex - Elastic Mooring
• Organic Initiative (Oi)
• solarcity New Zealand - solarZero energy service
• Yealands Wine Group - Harnessing the power of the sun

• Anteater - Premium Edible Insects
• Burnsafe NZ - Disposal of Landmines - Unexploded Ordnance
• Firstcheck
• Hiakai
• Mevo - Electric Vehicles On Demand
• Moxion
• Previously Unavailable - Toothcrush
• SolarBright – DATAeye

Click here to view the complete list of finalists.