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.

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.