The 2019 Voyager Media Awards (previously the Canon Media Awards) were held at the Cordis, Auckland on 17 May 2019. Awards were made in the categories of digital, feature writing, general, magazines, health journalism, scholarships, newspapers, opinion writing, photography, reporting and videography.

Judges

The judges for the 2019 awards were Drew Ambrose, Felicity Anderson,

Monica Attard Monica Ann Attard OAM (born 12 December 1958) is an Australian journalist and academic. Early life Attard was born to Maltese parents in Sydney, where she was educated at Bethlehem College, Ashfield and Santa Sabina College.''Who's Who in A ...

, Allan Baddock, John Baker, Joseph Barratt, Victoria Birkinshaw, Joanne Black, Mike Bowers, Nick Brown, Melanie Burford, Scott Campbell, Irene Chapple, Donna Chisholm,

Deborah Coddington Deborah Coddington is a New Zealand journalist and former ACT New Zealand politician. Pre-political career Coddington, born in Waipukurau, worked from 1973 to 1984 as a magazine journalist, but in 1985 moved to Russell, a town in the Bay of I ...

, Glenn Conway, Paul Cutler, Bruce Davidson, Mike Dickison, Greg Dixon, Michael Donaldson, Kerryanne Evans, Michael Field, Mike Fletcher, Melissa Gardi, Richard Harman, Isabella Harrex, Wayne Hay, Michele Hewitson, Deborah Hill Cone, Andrew Holden, James Hollings, Ali Ikram, Jim Kayes, Bruce Mahalski, Bruce Morris,

Lisa Morton Lisa Morton (born December 11, 1958) is an American horror author and screenwriter. Biography Morton was born in Pasadena, California, and entered the film industry in 1979 as a modelmaker on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. In 1988 she co-wr ...

, Bernard Lagan, Lorelei Mason, Debra Millar, Bill Moore, Jenny Nicholls, Cheryl Norrie, Foster Niumata, Antony Phillips, Owen Poland, Lauren Quaintance, Terry Quinn, Maramena Roderick, Neil Sanderson, Kamahl Santamaria, Catherine Smith, Barry Stewart, Matt Straker, Catherine Strong, Alan Sunderland, Rob Taggart,

Shane Taurima Shane may refer to: People * Shane (actress) (born 1969), American pornographic actress * Shane (New Zealand singer) (born 1946) * iamnotshane (born 1995), formerly known as Shane, American singer * Shane (name), a masculine given name and a s ...

, Paul Thompson, Wayne Thompson, Greg Treadwell, Jim Tully, Fran Tyler, Lynda van Kempen, Nick Venter, Ngahuia Wade, Tina Wickliffe, Emily Wilson, Sonya Wilson, and Gilbert Wong.

Winners

General

Outstanding Achievement Award

University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was ...

in recognition of 50 years of running a postgraduate journalism programme Opinion Writer of the Year Simon Wilson (NZ Herald/NZME){{Cite web, url=https://twitter.com/nzmediaawards/status/1129289704766025728, title=Congratulations @nzherald’s @simonbwilson for winning Opinion Writer of the Year at the #voyagermediaawards2019. Simon is the go-to columnist, one of the best in the business, the judges said., last=Awards, first=Voyager Media, date=17 May 2019, website=@nzmediaawards, language=en, access-date=17 May 2019, archive-date=18 October 2021, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018032842/https://twitter.com/nzmediaawards/status/1129289704766025728, url-status=live Magazine of the Year

New Zealand Geographic ''New Zealand Geographic'' is a bi-monthly magazine founded in 1989 and published by Kōwhai Media of Auckland, New Zealand. In the format popularised by '' National Geographic,'' it focuses on the biodiversity, geography, and culture of New Ze ...

Digital

Best innovation in digital storytelling Caught (Stuff) Best news website or app

Stuff Stuff, stuffed, and stuffing may refer to: *Physical matter *General, unspecific things, or entities Arts, media, and entertainment Books *''Stuff'' (1997), a novel by Joseph Connolly (author), Joseph Connolly *''Stuff'' (2005), a book by Jere ...

Website of the Year

The Spinoff ''The Spinoff'' is a New Zealand online magazine and news website that was founded in 2014. It is known for current affairs coverage, political and social analysis, and cultural commentary. It earns money through commercial sponsorship and su ...

Features

General Jehan Casinader (Sunday / TVNZ) Crime and/or social issues Teuila Fuatai (newsroom.co.nz) Best arts, entertainment and/or lifestyle portfolio Kim Knight (Canvas, NZ Herald / NZME)

Feature writing

Best first-person essay or feature

Michelle Langstone Michelle Langstone (born 30 January 1979) is a New Zealand actress who has been in many films and television series over the years in both New Zealand, and in Australia. She starred as Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx in the television series ''Power ...

(North & South / Bauer Media Group) Best feature writer – junior Ellen Rykers (New Zealand Geographic / Kōwhai Media) Feature Writer of the Year (short form) James Borrowdale (VICE) Feature Writer of the Year (long-form) Charlie Mitchell (Stuff)

General

Best headline, caption or hook Michael Donaldson (NZ Herald) Best artwork / graphics Toby Morris (The Spinoff) Cartoonist of the Year Rod Emmerson (NZ Herald) Reviewer of the Year Joint winners

Charlotte Grimshaw Charlotte Grimshaw (born December 1966) is a New Zealand novelist, short-story writer, columnist and former lawyer. Since the publication of her debut novel ''Provocation'' (1999), she has received a number of significant literary awards incl ...

(New Zealand Listener/Bauer Media Group) and

Diana Wichtel Diana Wichtel (born 1950 in Vancouver) is a New Zealand writer and critic. Her mother, Patricia, was a New Zealander; her father, Benjamin Wichtel, a Polish Jew who escaped from the Nazi train taking his family to the Treblinka extermination cam ...

(New Zealand Listener/Bauer Media) Editorial Executive of the Year Patrick Crewdson (Stuff) Wolfson Fellowship Patrick Crewdson (Stuff)

Magazines

Best magazine cover North & South /

Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Publishing (german: Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG), trading as Bauer Media Group, is a German multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Hamburg. It operates worldwide and owns more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 ra ...

Best magazine design ''HOME New Zealand'' Best newspaper-inserted magazine NZ Herald's ''Viva'' magazine Best trade/specialist publication, free magazine or website ''Farmers Weekly'' Magazine of the Year New Zealand Geographic / Kōwhai Media

nib Health Journalism Scholarships

nib Health Journalism Scholarships – junior Hannah Martin (Stuff) nib Health Journalism Scholarships – senior Catherine Hutton (RNZ)

Newspapers

Best newspaper front page

Sunday Star-Times The ''Sunday Star-Times'' is a New Zealand newspaper published each weekend in Auckland. It covers both national and international news, and is a member of the New Zealand Press Association and Newspaper Publishers Association of New Zealand. ...

/ Stuff Community Newspaper of the Year The Beacon / Beacon Publishing Group Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation)

Waikato Times The ''Waikato Times'' is a daily newspaper published in Hamilton, New Zealand and owned by media business Stuff Ltd. It has a circulation to the greater Waikato region and became a tabloid paper in 2018. The newspaper has won the title of Ne ...

(Stuff) Newspaper of the Year (more than 30,000 circulation)

NZ Herald ''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers ...

(NZME) Weekly Newspaper of the Year Sunday Star-Times (Stuff) Voyager Newspaper of the Year Sunday Star-Times (Stuff) Best (single) news story

Madeleine Chapman Madeleine Elsie Chapman (born 16 March 1994) is a New Zealand editor, journalist and author, and the current editor of ''The Spinoff'' and former editor of '' North & South''. Chapman co-wrote the autobiography of New Zealand professional basket ...

(The Spinoff) and Nicholas Jones (NZ Herald), joint winners Best individual investigation Nicholas Jones (NZ Herald). Best team investigation Stuff

Opinion writing

Opinion writing – general and/or sport Max Christoffersen (Waikato Times / Stuff) Opinion writing – humour / satire

(The Spinoff) Opinion Writer of the Year Simon Wilson (NZ Herald)

Photography

Best feature/photographic essay David White (Stuff) Best photography – general Stephen Jaquiery (

Otago Daily Times The ''Otago Daily Times'' (ODT) is a newspaper published by Allied Press Ltd in Dunedin, New Zealand. The ''ODT'' is one of the country's four main daily newspapers, serving the southern South Island with a circulation of around 26,000 and a c ...

/Allied Press) Best photography – portrait Alden Williams (Stuff) Best photography – news and/or sport Braden Fastier (Nelson Mail / Stuff) Best photography junior George Heard (''The Press)'' Photographer of the Year Braden Fastier (Nelson Mail / Stuff) and Chris Skelton (Stuff)

Reporting

Reporting – general Melanie Reid (newsroom.co.nz) Crime and/or social issues Kirsty Johnston (NZ Herald / NZME) Best reporting – Maori affairs

Miriama Kamo Miriama Jennet Kamo (born 19 October 1973 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand journalist, children's author and television presenter. She currently presents TVNZ's flagship current affairs programme Sunday (New Zealand TV programme), ''Sunday'', a ...

(Sunday and Marae / TVNZ) Environmental/Sustainability Award Charlie Mitchell (Stuff) Science and Technology Award Eloise Gibson (newsroom.co.nz) Best individual investigation Nicholas Jones (NZ Herald / NZME) Best team investigation Stuff (Sex offender/motel investigations) Best (single) news story / scoop

(The Spinoff) and Nicholas Jones (NZ Herald / NZME) Best coverage of a major news event

Newshub ''Newshub'' (stylised as ''Newshub.'') is a New Zealand news service that airs on the television channels Three and Eden, as well as on digital platforms. It formerly operated across radio stations run by MediaWorks Radio until December 202 ...

/ MediaWorks (Royal Tour) Best editorial campaign or project Stuff (New Zealand Made/ Nā Niu Tireni) Best reporter – junior Mackenzie Smith (RNZ) Student Journalist of the Year Luke Kirkness (NZ Herald) Community Journalist of the Year Torika Tokalau (Stuff, ''Western Leader'') Regional Journalist of the Year Hamish McNeilly (Stuff, ''The Press'') Sports Journalist of the Year Dana Johannsen (Stuff) Business Journalist of the Year Calida Stuart-Menteath (National Business Review) Political Journalist of the Year Tova O'Brien (Newshub) Broadcast Reporter of the Year Janet McIntyre (Sunday / TVNZ) Reporter of the Year Phil Pennington (RNZ)

Videography

Best news video (single videographer) Dan Cook (RNZ) Best feature video (single videographer) Anna Harcourt (Re: / TVNZ) Best team video – news Newshub / MediaWorks (''Road toll devastation through the eyes of first responders)'' Opinion writing – general and/or sport Best team video – feature Sunday / TVNZ (''P Babies)'' Best videography – junior Rosa Woods (''The Dominion Post'') Videographer of the Year Tim Flower (VICE)

References

New Zealand awards Journalism awards Voyager Mass media in New Zealand May 2019 events in New Zealand