AwardsFebruary 14, 2025

Kiwibank Innovator of the Year — Semi-Finalist

Adaptable Structures and Murphy O'Neal named a semi-finalist for the 2025 Kiwibank New Zealand Innovator of the Year.

Murphy O'Neal at the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards press wall, gala night 20 March 2025 at Spark Arena Auckland. Five-person group photo. Sponsor wall reads Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards. Sponsor logos visible: Kiwibank, University of Canterbury, Fisher Funds, Genesis Energy, Ryman Healthcare, Mitre 10, Spark New Zealand. — Spark New Zealand Innovator of the Year — Te Pou Whakairo o te Tau Semi-Finalist gala, 20 March 2025, Spark Arena Auckland.

Adaptable Structures and Murphy O'Neal have been named a Semi-Finalist for the 2025 Kiwibank New Zealand Innovator of the Year.

From the awards organisation:

His company, @adaptablestructures, has created a modular system so efficient it can be built in a day — no heavy machinery, just two people and a handful of tools. Made from recyclable aluminium with zero waste, his game-changing approach is tackling housing shortages, disaster relief, and affordability head-on.

Read the full Semi-Finalist list at nzawards.org.nz.

The Kiwibank New Zealand Innovator of the Year is the national award recognising the people and organisations whose innovation is making New Zealand a more sustainable and successful country. Being named a Semi-Finalist is recognition that the Anyplace system, after a decade of self-funded development, is being seen as the kind of New Zealand-grown innovation the country wants to back.