Correction: QBE Insurance Chair of the Year Award: Michael Stiassny was incorrectly referred to as being chair of Vector Energy and MetroWater. This should have read chair of Vector Energy and chair of the New Zealand Racing Board. The reference to Metrowater is incorrect.

Three home-grown companies have shown their exceptional staying power through the tough conditions of the last 12 months and through well-grounded strategies all now make a claim as the country's best overall performing company in the annual Deloitte/Management magazine Top 200 Company Awards.