2018 Voyager Media Awards
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The 2018
Voyager Media Awards The New Zealand Newspaper Publishers’ Association awards are annual New Zealand media awards recognising excellence in the news print media. The first awards were held in 1974 giving out awards for news photography and have expanded to include ...
(previously the Canon Media Awards) were presented on 11 May 2018 at Cordis, Auckland, New Zealand. Awards were made in the categories of digital, feature writing, general, magazines, newspapers, opinion writing, photography, reporting and videography.


Judges

The judges for the 2018 awards were: * Allan Baddock * Andrew Holden * Ant Phillips * Bernard Lagan *
Bill Ralston Bill Ralston (born 1953) is a New Zealand journalist, broadcaster, and media personality, active in television, radio and print. He has worked as a political correspondent, fronted the television arts show Backch@t, and was the head of news an ...
* Bruce Davidson * Bill Moore * Cate Brett * Catherine Smith * Cathy Strong * Cheryl Norrie * Clive Lind * Daron Parton * David King *
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 ...
* Deborah Hill Cone * Debra Miller * Donna Chisholm * Fay McAlpine * Felicity Anderson * Foster Niumata * Fran Tyler * Gilbert Wong * Grant Dyson * Greg Dixon * Irene Chapple * James Hollings *
Jane Ussher Philippa Jane Ussher (born 1953) is one of New Zealand's foremost documentary and portrait photographers. She joined the ''New Zealand Listener'' in 1977 and was chief photographer for 29 years, leaving to take up a career as a freelance photogra ...
* Jenny Nicholls * Jim Tully * Jim Eagles *
John Hudson John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...
* Joseph Barratt * Kate Coughlan * Kerryanne Evans * Lauren Quaintance * Lorelei Mason * Louise Matthews * Lynda van Kempen * Matthew Straker * Michael Field * Michael Donaldson * Michele Hewitson * Miguel D'Souza * Mike Fletcher * Mike Valentine * Mike Bowers * Nathan Burdon * Ngahuia Wade * Nick Brown * Nick Venter * Nikki Mandow *
Noelle McCarthy Noelle or Noëlle is the feminine form of the gender neutral name Noel (given name), Noel. It derives from the old French Noël, "Christmas," a variant (and later a replacement) of nael, which itself derives from the Latin natalis, "birthday". ...
* Owen Poland * Paul Cutler * Paul Mansfield * Paul Thompson * Peter Fray * Richard Harman * Rick Neville * Rob Taggart * Ross Land * Shane Taurima * Susan Wood * Te Anga Nathan * Wayne Thompson


Winners


Digital

* Best Innovation in Digital Storytelling:''
rnz.co.nz/Great Southern TV and Animation Research, NZ Wars: The Stories of Ruapekapeka
* Best News Website or App:''
nzherald.co.nz
* Website of the Year (joint): Newsroom.co.nz an
Stuff


Feature writing

* Best first-person essay or feature: Peter Wells,
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 ...
* Sport: Dana Johannsen
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 ...
* Business and/or personal finance: Rebecca Macfie,
New Zealand Listener The ''New Zealand Listener'' is a weekly New Zealand magazine that covers the political, cultural and literary life of New Zealand by featuring a variety of topics, including current events, politics, social issues, health, technology, arts, f ...
* Best feature writer – junior: Mirjam Guesgen
VetScript Magazine


Feature writing (long-form)

* Arts, entertainment and lifestyle: Simon Wilson,
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 ...
* Health, education and/or general: Kirsty Johnston,
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 ...
* Crime, justice and / or social issues: Mike White, North & South * Feature Writer of the Year: Kate Evans,
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 ...
and North & South


Feature writing (short-form)

* Arts, entertainment and lifestyle: Greg Bruce,
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 ...
* Health, education and/or general: Greg Bruce,
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 ...
* Crime, justice and / or social issues: Donna-Lee Biddle,
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 ...
* Feature Writer of the Year: Tess McClure
VICE


General

* Best Headline or hook: Taylor Sincock,
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 ...
* Best artwork/graphics (including interactive/motion graphics): Toby Morris,
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 ...
an
The Wireless
* Cartoonist of the Year:
Sharon Murdoch Sharon Murdoch is a cartoonist born in 1960 in Invercargill, New Zealand. She is the first woman to regularly produce political cartoons for New Zealand mainstream media, and draws the cartoon cat Munro who accompanies the daily crossword in Fai ...
,
The Press ''The Press'' is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861, the newspaper is the largest circulating daily in the South Island and publishes Monday to Saturday. One comm ...
,
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. ...
and The Dominion Post * Reviewer of the Year:
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 The ''New Zealand Listener'' is a weekly New Zealand magazine that covers the political, cultural and literary life of New Zealand by featuring a variety of topics, including current events, politics, social issues, health, technology, arts, f ...
and
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 ...
* Best trade/specialist publication and/or website:''
NZ Retail
an
theRegister.co.nz
* nib Health Journalism Scholarship – junior: Sasha Borissenko, Newsroom.co.nz * General nib Health Journalism Scholarship – senior: Barbara Fountain
New Zealand Doctor
* Science and Technology Award (joint): Donna Chisholm North & South, NZ Listener and Kate Evans,
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 ...
and North & South * Environmental / Sustainability Award: Isobel Ewing,
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 ...
* Best editorial campaign or project: nzherald.co.nz
Break The Silence
* Editorial Executive of the Year: Murray Kirkness, Editor,
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 ...
* Wolfson Fellowship: Matt Nippert,
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 ...


Magazines

* Best magazine design:
Metro magazine ''Metro Magazine'' is a trade magazine for bus and rail transit and motorcoach operators, published in the United States since 1904, taking its current name in 1975.Di Giacomo, Frank. "100 years of deadlines". ''Metro Magazine'', July 2004, p. 4. ...
* 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 ...


Newspapers

* Best newspaper-inserted magazine: The Weekend Mix (
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 ...
) * Best newspaper front page:
Hawke's Bay Today ''Hawke's Bay Today'' is a daily compact newspaper published in Hastings, New Zealand and serving Hastings, Napier and the Hawke's Bay region. It is owned by APN News & Media. The ''Hawke's Bay Today'' is New Zealand's youngest newspaper, fo ...
* Community Newspaper of the Year:''
Mountain Scene
* 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 ...
* Newspaper of the Year (more than 30,000 circulation):
The Press ''The Press'' is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861, the newspaper is the largest circulating daily in the South Island and publishes Monday to Saturday. One comm ...
* Weekly Newspaper of the Year: Weekend Herald * Voyager Newspaper of the Year: Weekend Herald


Opinion writing

* Opinion writing - general and/or sport:
Leah McFall Leah ''La'ya;'' from (; ) appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the mother of Jacob's first son ...
Sunday magazine,
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. ...
* Opinion writing - humour/satire: Dave Armstrong, The Dominion Post * Opinion writing - business and/or personal finance: Duncan Greive,
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 ...
* Opinion Writer of the Year: Steve Braunias,
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 ...


Photography

* Best feature/photographic essay: Kent Blechynden, scoop.co.nz * Best photography – general: John Borren,
Bay of Plenty Times The ''Bay of Plenty Times'' is the regional daily paper for the Bay of Plenty area, including Tauranga, in the North Island of New Zealand. History The ''Bay of Plenty Times'' was first produced on 4 September 1872 as a bi-weekly publication. It ...
* Best photography – portrait:
Chris Skelton PC/DC Christopher Daniel "Chris" Skelton is a fictional character in BBC One's science fiction/ police procedural drama, ''Life on Mars'' and its spin-off '' Ashes to Ashes''. ''Life on Mars'' The character of Chris Skelton has been descri ...
,
The Press ''The Press'' is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861, the newspaper is the largest circulating daily in the South Island and publishes Monday to Saturday. One comm ...
* Best photography – sport: Andrew Cornaga
www.photosport.nz
* Best photography – news: Joseph Johnson,
The Press ''The Press'' is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861, the newspaper is the largest circulating daily in the South Island and publishes Monday to Saturday. One comm ...
* Best photo – junior: Kavinda Herath,
The Southland Times ''The Southland Times'' is the regional daily paper for Southland, including Invercargill, and neighbouring parts of Otago, in New Zealand. It is now owned by media business Stuff Ltd, formerly the New Zealand division of Fairfax Media. History ...
* Photographer of the Year: Iain McGregor,
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 ...


Reporting

* Reporter - arts, entertainment and lifestyle: Hikurangi Jackson,
Marae A ' (in New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan), ' (in Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term a ...
* Reporter - Health, education and/or general: Tony Wall,
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 ...
* Reporter - crime, justice and/or social issues: Jared Savage,
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 ...
* Reporter - Maori affairs: Oriini Kaipara, Maori Television * Best (single) news story:
Melanie Reid Melanie Reid (born 13 April 1957) is a British journalist. Her weekly column for ''The Times'' magazine, "Spinal Column", is about disability and her life as a disabled person. She broke her neck and back in April 2010 while horse riding, and i ...
, Newsroom.co.nz - Politicians, police, and the payout * Best investigation: Olivia Carville,
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 ...
- What becomes of the Broken Hearted * Best team investigation:
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 ...
Circuit - The Valley, New Zealand's war in Afghanistan * Best coverage of a major news event: rnz.co.nz - Election 2017 * Best reporter – junior: Nina Hindmarsh,
Nelson Mail ''The Nelson Mail'' is a 4-day a week newspaper in Nelson, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff Ltd. It was founded in 1866 as ''The Nelson Evening Mail''; the first edition was published on 5 March 1866. It absorbed another local paper, ' ...
* Student Journalist of the Year: Ruby Nyika,
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 ...
* Community Journalist of the Year: Rob Drent
The Devonport Flagstaff
* Regional Journalist of the Year: Carmen Hall,
Bay of Plenty Times The ''Bay of Plenty Times'' is the regional daily paper for the Bay of Plenty area, including Tauranga, in the North Island of New Zealand. History The ''Bay of Plenty Times'' was first produced on 4 September 1872 as a bi-weekly publication. It ...
* Sports Journalist of the Year: Dana Johannsen,
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 ...
* Business Journalist of the Year: Matt Nippert,
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 ...
* Political Journalist of the Year:
Audrey Young Audrey Young (October 30, 1922 – June 1, 2012) was an American film actress and a big-band singer who was most active in the 1940s. She was the wife of director Billy Wilder. Early years Young was born in Los Angeles, California, Her father, ...
,
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 ...
* Reporter of the Year:
Melanie Reid Melanie Reid (born 13 April 1957) is a British journalist. Her weekly column for ''The Times'' magazine, "Spinal Column", is about disability and her life as a disabled person. She broke her neck and back in April 2010 while horse riding, and i ...
, Newsroom.co.nz


Videography

* Best news video: George Heard,
The Press ''The Press'' is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861, the newspaper is the largest circulating daily in the South Island and publishes Monday to Saturday. One comm ...
* Best feature video: Tasha Impey, Re:,
TVNZ , type = Crown entity , industry = Broadcast television , num_locations = New Zealand , location = Auckland, New Zealand , area_served = Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the So ...
* Best team video – news: 1 NEWS NOW - Edgecumbe's poor flood defenses * Best team video – feature:
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 ...
- Under The Bridge * Best videographer – junior: Jaden McLeod,
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 ...
Local Focus * Videographer of the Year (joint): Alexander Robertson,
NZME New Zealand Media and Entertainment (abbreviated NZME) is a New Zealand newspaper, radio and digital media business. It was launched in 2014 as the formal merger of the New Zealand division of APN News & Media, APN New Zealand; The Radio Netw ...
/Very Nice Productions and Mike Scott,
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 ...


References

{{reflist New Zealand awards Journalism awards 2018 in New Zealand Mass media in New Zealand 2018 in New Zealand television