Ian Taylor, CNZM, Dunedin
For services to television and business. Mr Ian Taylor is the Managing Director of Taylormade Media, a successful television and new media company based in Dunedin. In 2010 he was named 'North and South' magazine's New Zealander of the Year. He established Taylormade Productions and in 1989 Animation Research, which quickly became one of the top computer animation companies in New Zealand. Taylormade Productions has produced award-winning children's television programmes and documentaries. In 1991 Animation Research Limited developed the first real-time yachting graphics package for the America’s Cup. This technology is now widely used for a variety of sports. In 2006 Animation Research Limited's Air Traffic Control Simulator, built in partnership with Airways New Zealand, won three categories of the Computer World Excellence Awards. In 2004 he established New Zealand BookIt, a leading booking engine for tourism suppliers. Mr Taylor was appointed to the Ministry of Science and Innovation’s Innovation Board and as Vice Chair of the Māori Television Service.