After the AHS AGM, there was an awards presentation to recognise a multitude of achievements. This year there were two recipients of the Australasian Hydrographic Society Annual Education Award of $3,500 AUD: Katie Hughes from Victoria University/University of Otago for her research on the lake tsunamis and the use of hydrographic techniques for analysing these. The other recipient was Emily Harrex from the University of Otago for her research project, which addresses diversity withing the hydrography field. There were two AHS Order of Merit awards received by Gary Chrisholm (>20yrs work for the AHS) and Kevin Smith (previous past NZR Chair and AHS Awards Chair) for their service to the industry. Bevan Waller from DML was presented with his AHSCP Certified Professional Hydrographic Surveyor Level 1 certificate. DML also introduced their inaugural Hydrographic Surveying Scholarship and awarded this to Ryan Slattery from the University of Otago. Ryan plans to undertake an honours project focusing on research around low-cost GNSS tide-buoys in 2024. It was great to see the range of award presentations; from career-long recognition to students starting out. Mīharo!

Photo: Award recipients:  Kevin Smith (AHS Service Award), Emily Harrex (AHS Education Award), Bevan Waller (AHSCP Level 1 certification), Gary Chisholm (AHS Service Award), Ryan Slattery (Inaugural DML Student Scholarship), Katie Hughes (AHS Education Award) (Photo: S. Clayton)