Welcome to the 47th Voyager Media Awards. #VMA2020NZ
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Order of programme Message from Michael Boggs, chair of the NPA. Jane Phare, NPA Awards Director, Voyager Media Awards Award ceremony hosts Jaquie Brown and James McOnie
Jaquie Brown James McOnie
Jaquie and James will read out edited versions of the judges’ comments during the online ceremony. To view the full versions go to www.voyagermediaawards.nz/winners2020 after the ceremony. In some cases, judges have also added comments for runners-up and finalists.
Winners’ and finalists’ certificates, and trophies will be sent to media groups and entrants after the online awards ceremony. Winners of scholarship funds, please contact Awards Director Jane Phare, [email protected].
To view the winners’ work go to www.voyagermediaawards.nz/winners2020
To view the list of judges, go to www.voyagermediaawards.nz/judges2020
Information about the historic journalism awards, and the Peter M Acland Foundation, is at the end of this programme and on www.voyagermediaawards.nz
Order of presentation
General
Best headline, caption or hook (including social media) Judges: Alan Young and John Gardner
Warwick Church, NZ Herald/NZME; Rob Drent, Devonport Flagstaff and Rangitoto Observer; Warren Gamble, Nelson Mail/Stuff; and Barnaby Sharp, Nelson Mail/Stuff.
Best artwork/graphics (including interactive/motion graphics) Judges: Daron Parton and Melissa Gardi
1 News Design Team/TVNZ; Richard Dale, NZ Herald/NZME; Cameron Reid and Vinay Ranchhod, Newshub/MediaWorks; Toby Longbottom, Phil Johnson and Suyeon Son, Stuff Circuit/Stuff; and Toby Morris, The Spinoff.
Winner receives the Graphic Arts Trophy.
Best interview or profile Judges: Jim Tully and Michele Hewitson
Steve Braunias, NZ Herald/NZME; Michelle Langstone, NZ Herald/NZME; and Mike White, North & South/Bauer Media.
Cartoonist of the Year Judges: Daron Parton and Pat Campbell
Rod Emmerson, NZ Herald/NZME; Toby Morris, The Spinoff; Sharon Murdoch, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post/Stuff; and Chris Slane, New Zealand Listener/Bauer Media.
Winner receives the Sir Gordon Minhinnick Memorial Trophy
Opinion Writer of the Year Judges: Deborah Hill Cone and Greg Treadwell
Emma Espiner, newsroom.co.nz; Morgan Godfery, Metro magazine/Bauer Media and The Spinoff; Bernard Hickey, newsroom.co.nz; Andrea Vance, Stuff; and Simon Wilson, NZ Herald/NZME.
Reviewer of the Year Judges: Alan Young and John Gardner
Mark Broatch, The Spinoff and Landfall magazine; Charlotte Grimshaw, New Zealand Listener/Bauer Media and Landfall Review Online; Paul Little, North & South/Bauer Media; and Jesse Mulligan, Viva, NZ Herald/NZME. Travel Journalist of the Year Judges: Ewan McDonald and Glenn Conway
Greg Bruce, Canvas, NZ Herald/NZME; Kim Knight, Canvas, NZ Herald/NZME; Brook Sabin, Stuff and Sunday Star-Times/Stuff; and Mike White, North & South/Bauer Media.
Scholarships nib Health Journalism Scholarships Sponsored by nib New Zealand nib Health Journalism Scholarship – junior Judges: Donna Chisholm and Lorelei Mason
Emma Russell, NZ Herald/NZME; and Zahra Shahtahmasebi, NZ Doctor, Rata Aotearoa.
The winner receives an nib health journalism scholarship worth up to $4000 nib Health Journalism Scholarship – senior Judges: Donna Chisholm and Lorelei Mason
Natalie Akoorie, NZ Herald/NZME; Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald/NZME; and Tony Wall, Stuff.
The winner receives an nib health journalism scholarship worth up to $6000
Regional Journalism Scholarship Sponsored by Google News Initiative Judges: Maramara Roderick, Tony Verdon and Venetia Sherson
Natalie Akoorie, NZ Herald/NZME; Charles Anderson, Nelson Weekly; Aaron Leaman, Waikato Times/Stuff; and Christel Yardley, Waikato Times/Stuff.
Peter M Acland Fellowship
Charles Anderson, Vanishing Point Studio; Madeleine Chapman, The Spinoff; Mava Enoka, TVNZ; Fiona Connor, Newshub/MediaWorks; and Emma Russell, NZ Herald/NZME.
Feature-writing
Feature writing - crime and justice Judges: Alan Young and Tony Verdon
Donna-Lee Biddle, Stuff; Steve Kilgallon, Stuff and Your Weekend/Sunday Star-Times/Stuff; Jared Savage, NZ Herald/NZME; and Mike White, North & South/Bauer Media.
Feature writing - social issues, including health and education Judges: Jim Tully and Sue Ahearn
David Fisher, NZ Herald/NZME; Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald/NZME; Florence Kerr, Stuff; and Joanna Wane, North & South/Bauer Media. Feature writing – general Judges: Geraldine Johns and John Roughan
Steve Braunias, NZ Herald/NZME and Newsroom; Alex Casey, The Spinoff; Duncan Greive, The Spinoff; Dana Johannsen, Stuff; and Kim Knight, Canvas, NZ Herald/NZME.
Best first-person essay or feature Judges: Deborah Hill Cone and Megan Nicol Reed
Steve Braunias, NZ Herald/NZME; Becky Manawatu, newsroom.co.nz; Fergus Riley, North & South/Bauer Media; Tayi Tibble, newsroom.co.nz; and Simon Wilson, NZ Herald/NZME.
Best feature writer - junior Judges: Cheryl Norrie and Emma Field
Farah Hancock, newsroom.co.nz; Tommy Livingston, Stuff; Joel MacManus, Stuff; Michael Neilson, NZ Herald/NZME; and Samantha Olley, Rotorua Daily Post and Bay of Plenty Times/NZME.
Feature Writer of the Year - short form (up to 3500 words) Judges: Bernard Lagan and David Hastings
Dylan Cleaver, NZ Herald/NZME; Michelle Duff, Stuff; Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald/NZME; Michelle Langstone, North & South/Bauer Media and NZ Herald/NZME; Nikki Macdonald, Dominion Post/Stuff; Philip Matthews, Stuff; Phil Taylor, Weekend Herald & Herald on Sunday/NZME; and Simon Wilson, NZ Herald/NZME.
Feature Writer of the Year - long form (3500+ words) Judges: Isabelle Oderberg and Noelle McCarthy
Donna Chisholm, Bauer Media; Kate Evans, New Zealand Geographic/Kōwhai Media; Duncan Greive, The Spinoff; Aaron Smale, RNZ; and Mike White, Bauer Media.
Magazines
Best magazine cover Judges: Lauren Quaintance and Melissa Gardi
Air Force News/Defence Public Affairs; HOME New Zealand/Bauer Media; Metro magazine/Bauer Media; North & South/Bauer Media; and Viva magazine, NZ Herald/NZME.
Best magazine design Judges: Lisa Morton and Matt Straker
Fashion Quarterly/Bauer Media; HOME New Zealand/Bauer Media; Metro magazine/Bauer Media; and North & South/Bauer Media.
Best newspaper-inserted magazine Judges: Kate Coughlan and Sally Duggan OneRoof Property Report/NZME; Sunday Magazine, Sunday Star-Times/Stuff; Travel, NZ Herald/NZME; and Your Weekend/Stuff.
Best trade/specialist publication, free magazine and/or website Judges: Damien Venuto and Kate Coughlan
Air Force News/Defence Public Affairs; Architecture New Zealand/AGM; Dairy Farmer/GlobalHQ; Pharmacy Today, The Health Media; and Southern Rural Life/Allied Press.
Magazine of the Year Sponsored by Ovato Judges: Lisa Morton and Sally Duggan
Metro magazine/Bauer Media; New Zealand Geographic/Kōwhai Media; New Zealand Listener/Bauer Media; NZ Gardener/Stuff; NZ Life & Leisure/Lifestyle Magazine Group.
Photography
Best photography - features (including portraits, fashion, food and architecture) Judges: Anthony McKee and Victoria Birkinshaw
Braden Fastier, Nelson Mail/Stuff; Iain McGregor, Stuff; Chris McKeen, Stuff; Richard Robinson, New Zealand Geographic/Kōwhai Media; and David White, Stuff.
Best photography – news Judges: Mike Bowers and Rob Taggart
Mark Baker, Associated Press; George Heard, The Press/Stuff; Chris Skelton, Stuff; Stacy Squires, The Press, Dominion Post, Sunday Star-Times/Stuff; and Rosa Woods, Dominion Post/Stuff.
Judges’ prize for the single best news photo Judges: Mike Bowers and Rob Taggart
Best photography – sport Judges: Foster Niumata and Mike Bowers
Mark Baker, Associated Press; Andrew Cornaga, Photosport NZ; Braden Fastier, Nelson Mail/Stuff; Iain McGregor, Stuff; and Brett Phibbs, Photosport NZ and PhibbsVisuals.
Best photo-story/essay Judges: Anthony McKee and Victoria Birkinshaw
Tim Cuff, NZ Herald/NZME and NZ Geographic/Kōwhai Media; Abigail Dougherty, Stuff; Petra Leary, Metro magazine/Bauer Media; Adrian Malloch, North & South/Bauer NZ; Cameron McLaren, New Zealand Geographic/Kōwhai Media; and Julie Zhu, The Spinoff and newsroom.co.nz. Photographer of the Year Sponsored by Canon Judges: Louise Graham and Rob Taggart
Mark Baker, Associated Press; Alan Gibson, NZ Herald/NZME; Brett Phibbs, Photosport NZ and PhibbsVisuals; Dean Purcell, NZ Herald/NZME; and Chris Skelton, Stuff.
Video journalism and broadcasting
Best feature or current affairs video - single video journalist Judges: Jessica Cartwright and Peter Young
“Doing it for Dad, Craig Eaton,” Andy Jackson, Taranaki Daily News/Stuff; “Good Sorts,” Hadyn Jones, TV One/TVNZ; “Death Bed: The story of Kelly Savage,” Luke McPake, RNZ; “Children of Meth,” Mike Scott, NZ Herald/NZME; and “Deportees of Tonga- gangsters in paradise,” Ursula Williams, VICE.
Best video journalist – junior Judges: Jane Wrightson and Paul Cutler
Logan Church, RNZ; Simon Hampton, Simon Hampton Media; Sean Hogan, 1 NEWS/TVNZ; Cass Marrett, Re: /TVNZ; and Nathan Morton, Local Focus NZME/Very Nice Productions
Video Journalist of the Year Sponsored by Canon Judges: Paul Cutler and Peter Young
Hadyn Jones, 1 NEWS/TVNZ; Luke McPake, RNZ; Ash Robinson, Farmers Weekly/GlobalHQ; Mike Scott, NZ Herald/NZME; and Lawrence Smith, Stuff.
Best TV/video documentary Judges: Drew Ambrose and Sonya Wilson
“Infinite Evil,” Stuff Circuit/Stuff and Māori Television; “Jessica’s Tree,” Augusto and NZ Herald online/NZME; “NZ’s own ‘taken generation,’” newsroom.co.nz with Melanie Reid; “NZ Wars: stories of Waitara,” with Mihingarangi Forbes, GSTV for RNZ; and “On Weed,” with Patrick Gower, Three/Newshub/MediaWorks and Ruckus Productions.
Best TV/video news item Judges: Jane Wrightson and Kamahl Santamaria
“Measles lockdown,” 1 News with Barbara Dreaver; “Napier’s Pandora Pond,” Local Focus, NZME, Very Nice Productions with Patrick O’Sullivan; “Historic Horeke,” Stuff with Lawrence Smith; “Grant West’s story,” Stuff with Rosa Woods; and “NZ’s white supremacists,” Newshub/Mediaworks with Patrick Gower.
Best TV/video current affairs, short (up to 10 mins) Judges: Erica Lloyd and Wayne Hay
“Men’s Medicine,” with Hikurangi Jackson, MARAE/Māori Television; “Barrett brothers’ Down syndrome sister,” with Patrick Gower, Newshub/MediaWorks; “Fear Game,” with Jehan Casinader, Sunday/TVNZ; “Harry Brown’s story,” Seven Sharp/TVNZ; “Black Friday,” Sunday/TVNZ with Jehan Casinader; “Fight of his life, Tony Pascoe,” with Andy Jackson, Taranaki Daily News/Stuff; “Children of P,” Rachael Patching, The Project, TV3/MediaWorks; and “Stutterer,” Rachael Patching, The Project, TV3/MediaWorks.
Best TV/video current affairs, long (between 10 mins and 20 mins) Judges: Erica Lloyd and Wayne Hay
“Rediscovering Aotearoa: aroha/love,” Re:/TVNZ; “The Numbers Game,” Sunday/TVNZ; “Oranga Tamariki uplift from Samoan family,” CHECKPOINT/RNZ; “Rediscovering Aotearoa,” Re:/TVNZ; “Burn Out,” Sunday/TVNZ; “A right mess,” Sunday/TVNZ; “Forbidden Fruit,” Sunday/TVNZ; and “Live and let live,” Sunday/TVNZ.
Reporting
Reporting - crime and justice Judges: Irene Chapple and Scott Campbell
Blair Ensor, The Press/Stuff; Kirsty Johnston, NZ Herald/NZME; Anna Leask, NZ Herald/NZME; Carolyne Meng-Yee, NZ Herald/NZME; Jared Savage, NZ Herald/NZME; and Sam Sherwood, The Press/Stuff.
Reporting - social issues, including health and education Judges: Jo Malcolm and Sue Ahearn
Kirsty Johnston, NZ Herald/NZME; Florence Kerr, Stuff; Emma Russell, NZ Herald/NZME; and Tony Wall, Stuff.
Reporting – general Judges: Jessica Cartwright and Lynda van Kempen
Kurt Bayer, NZ Herald/NZME; Georgina Campbell, NZ Herald/NZME; Blair Ensor, Stuff; Patrick Gower, Newshub/MediaWorks; Ben Leahy, NZ Herald/NZME; Melanie Reid, newsroom.co.nz; and Sam Sherwood, The Press/Stuff
Best Reporting - Māori Affairs Judges: Maramena Roderick and Scott Campbell
Māni Dunlop, RNZ; Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, RNZ; Tom Hunt, Stuff; Hikurangi Jackson, MARAE/TVNZ; Shilo Kino, Local Focus NZME/Very Nice Productions; and Te Rina Kowhai, TVNZ.
Environmental / Sustainability Award Sponsored by Meridian Energy Judges: Kimberley Collins and Michael Field
Alison Ballance, RNZ; Kate Evans, New Zealand Geographic; Charlie Mitchell, Stuff; Michael Morrah, Newshub/MediaWorks; and Andrea Vance, Stuff. Science Journalism Award Sponsored by the Science Media Centre Judges: Barbara Fountain and Emily Wilson
Eloise Gibson, newsroom.co.nz; Farah Hancock, newsroom.co.nz; Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald/NZME; Andrew Macfarlane, TVNZ; Charlie Mitchell, Stuff; and Jamie Morton, NZ Herald/NZME.
Best individual investigation Sponsored by E Tū The winner receives a $5000 scholarship from E Tū Judges: Nick Brown and Rod Vaughan
Patrick Gower, Newshub/MediaWorks for “Exposing white supremacy in New Zealand”; Matt Shand, Waikato Times, Dominion Post/Stuff for “NZ First donations investigation”; Tracy Watkins, Stuff for “The Secret Isis Hostage”; Melissa Nightingale, NZ Herald/NZME for “Jennifer Beard cold case murder”; Melanie Reid, newsroom.co.nz for “Oranga Tamariki uplift investigation”; and Emma Russell, NZ Herald/NZME for “NZ’s cancer care injustices.”
Best team investigation Sponsored by NZ On Air Judges: James Hollings and Rod Vaughan
“Fighting the Demon: NZ’s meth crisis”, NZ Herald/NZME and Greenstone TV; “#MeTooNZ: One year on”, Stuff; “NZ First-related business probe”, RNZ; “Product of Australia: sending convicts to NZ”, Stuff; and “Eviction of Tamaki state housing tenants”, RNZ.
Best (single) news story/scoop Judges: Janetta Mackay and Lynda van Kempen
Emily Brookes, Stuff; Lee Kenny, The Press/Stuff; Anna Leask, NZ Herald/NZME; Kate MacNamara, Stuff; Nick Perry, Associated Press (published by NZ Herald and Stuff); Melanie Reid, newsroom.co.nz; and Sam Sherwood, The Press/Stuff.
Best coverage of a major news event Judges: Ali Ikram and Steve Foley
“Samoan measles crisis”, 1 News/TVNZ with Barbara Dreaver; “Christchurch mosque attacks”, Associated Press with Nick Perry, Kristen Gelineau and Mark Baker (published by NZ Herald and Stuff), “Christchurch terror attacks”, Newshub/MediaWorks with Thomas Mead; “Sky City Convention Centre Fire”, NZ Herald and Newstalk ZB/NZME; “Christchurch terror attacks”, Stuff; and “Whakaari/White Island”, The Project/MediaWorks.
Best editorial campaign or project Judges: Michael Donaldson and Nick Venter
“Build The Road,” Horowhenua Chronicle/NZME; “Desert Island Dump”, Stuff; “Fighting The Demon,” NZ Herald/NZME and Greenstone TV; “Fair care,” NZ Herald/NZME; “Family link: NZ’s racist refugee policy,” TVNZ; “Oranga Tamariki uplifts,” newsroom.co.nz; and “The Power,” The Hui and GSTV for MediaWorks.
Best reporter – junior Sponsored by Asia Media Centre Judges: Emma Field and John Crowley
Logan Church, RNZ; Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, RNZ; Mitch McCann, Newshub/MediaWorks; Emma Russell, NZ Herald/NZME; and Katie Scotcher, RNZ.
The winner of Best Reporter – Junior will receive an opportunity to travel to Asia, for example to attend a conference, up to the value of $5000, once travel to the region becomes possible.
Student Journalist of the Year Judges: Michael Field and Mike Fletcher
Charlotte Cook, RNZ; Esme Hall, Critic Te Arohi/Otago University Students Association; Kim Moodie, NZ Herald/NZME; Ashley Stanley, newsroom.co.nz; and Steven Walton, New Zealand Broadcasting School/METRONEWS.
Community Journalist of the Year Judges: Felicity Anderson and Glenn Conway
Sadie Beckman, Horowhenua Chronicle/NZME; Virginia Fallon, Kāpiti Observer/Stuff; Laurilee McMichael, Taupō & Tūrangi Weekender/NZME; and Gus Patterson, Oamaru Mail/Allied Press.
Regional Journalist of the Year Sponsored by Google News Initiative Judges: John Crowley and Venetia Sherson
Natalie Akoorie, NZ Herald/NZME; Anusha Bradley, RNZ; Aaron Leaman, Waikato Times/Stuff; Hamish McNeilly, The Press/Stuff; and Ellen O'Dwyer, Waikato Times/Stuff.
Sports Journalist of the Year Sponsored by Sky Sport Judges: Bruce Morris and Foster Niumata
Michael Burgess, NZ Herald/NZME; Dylan Cleaver, NZ Herald/NZME; Dana Johannsen, Stuff; Suzanne McFadden, newsroom.co.nz; and Michael O'Keeffe, Newshub/MediaWorks.
Business Journalist of the Year Sponsored by BusinessNZ Judges: Felicity Anderson and Owen Poland
Katie Bradford, TVNZ; Bernard Hickey, newsroom.co.nz; Tim Hunter, NBR; Nikki Macdonald, Dominion Post and Stuff; Matt Nippert, NZ Herald/NZME; and Rod Oram, newsroom.co.nz.
Political Journalist of the Year Judges: Deborah Coddington and John Roughan
David Fisher, NZ Herald/NZME; Hamish Rutherford, NZ Herald and Stuff; Tracy Watkins, Stuff; and Audrey Young, NZ Herald/NZME.
Broadcast Reporter of the Year Sponsored by NZ On Air Judges: Kamahl Santamaria and Sonya Wilson
Jehan Casinader, Sunday/TVNZ; Barbara Dreaver, 1 News/TVNZ; Janet McIntyre, Sunday/TVNZ; Michael Morrah, Newshub/MediaWorks; Paula Penfold, Stuff Circuit and Māori Television; Melanie Reid, newsroom.co.nz; and Indira Stewart, RNZ.
Reporter of the Year Sponsored by Voyager Judges: Alan Sunderland and Andrew Holden
Guyon Espiner, RNZ; Florence Kerr, Stuff; Nikki Macdonald, Dominion Post/Stuff; Phil Pennington, RNZ; Matt Shand, Waikato Times/Stuff; and Sam Sherwood, The Press/Stuff.
Newspapers
Best newspaper front page Judges: Bruce Morris and Matt Straker
Dominion Post/Stuff; Herald on Sunday/NZME; NZ Herald/NZME; and The Press/Stuff.
Community Newspaper of the Year Sponsored by ASB Judges: Cheryl Norrie and Mike Fletcher
Kāpiti News/NZME; Mountain Scene/Allied Press; Oamaru Mail/Allied Press; The Beacon/Beacon Media Group; The Courier, Timaru/Allied Press; The Star, Dunedin/Allied Press
Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation) Judges: Anna Fifield, Cate Brett and Paul Thompson
Hawke's Bay Today/NZME; Marlborough Express/Stuff; Waikato Times/Stuff; and Wairarapa Times-Age/National Media Ltd.
Newspaper of the Year (more than 30,000 circulation) Judges: Anna Fifield, Cate Brett and Paul Thompson
Dominion Post/Stuff; NZ Herald/NZME; and The Press/Stuff.
Weekly Newspaper of the Year Judges: Anna Fifield, Cate Brett and Paul Thompson
Weekend Herald/NZME; and Sunday Star-Times/Stuff. Digital
Podcast - Best narrative/serial Judges: Diana Goodman and Nance Haxton
“Grief,” Newshub/MediaWorks; “Litany of Lies,” NZ Herald/NZME; “Killjoy,” RNZ and AVHC; “The Worst Sitcom Ever Made,” RNZ and the Downlow Concept; and “White Silence,” RNZ and Stuff.
Podcast - Best episodic/recurrent Judges: Diana Goodman and Nance Haxton
“The Front Page,” NZ Herald/NZME; “Eating Fried Chicken in the Shower,” RNZ and Three Dollar; Nanogirl’s Great Science Adventures,” RNZ and Nanogirl Labs; “He Kakano Ahau”, RNZ and Ursula Grace Films; “The Detail,” RNZ and newsroom.co.nz; and “Out of My Mind,” Stuff.
Best innovation in digital storytelling (team entry) Sponsored by Google News Initiative Judges: Jo Malcolm and Vicki Wilkinson-Baker
“Fighting the Demon”, NZ Herald/NZME and Greenstone TV; “Road crash data”, Chris Knox, NZ Herald/NZME; “The Big Decision”, Stuff Circuit/Stuff; “The Homicide Report”, Stuff; and “They Will Inherit the Earth”, RNZ.
Best news website or app Sponsored by Huawei Judges: Alex Spence, Isabelle Oderberg and Peter Bale newsroom.co.nz; nzherald.co.nz/NZME; RNZ; and Stuff.
Message from Voyager CEO Seeby Woodhouse
Website of the Year Sponsored by Voyager Judges: Alex Spence, John Baker and Joseph Barratt newsroom.co.nz; nzherald.co.nz/NZME; RNZ; Stuff; and The Spinoff.
Newspaper of the Year Sponsored by Voyager Judges: Anna Fifield, Cate Brett and Paul Thompson
Editorial Executive of the Year Sponsored by ASB Judges: Andrew Holden, Cate Brett and Paul Dykzeul
Miriyana Alexander, NZ Herald/NZME; Scott Inglis, Bay of Plenty Times, Rotorua Daily Post/NZME; Annabelle Lee-Mather, The Hui GSTV for MediaWorks; and Veronica Schmidt, RNZ.
Historical awards
Graphic Artist Trophy (first presented in 2011 to Anna Crichton)
Sir Gordon Minhinnick Memorial Trophy (first presented in 1991 to Tom Scott) Sir Gordon Minhinnick (1902 – 1992) was a cartoonist for the New Zealand Herald for 50 years. He was awarded an OBE in 1950 and in 1976, the year he “retired,” Sir Gordon was knighted for his services to cartooning. Known for his skilled caricature, many of his “victims” proudly hung framed copies of his cartoons on their walls.
Helen Paske Memorial Trophy (first presented in 1989 to Jane England) Helen Paske (1948 – 1989) was a distinguished writer for the New Zealand Listener, becoming its first female assistant editor during the 1980s. Helen started as a proof-reader and subeditor for the Dominion before becoming a popular columnist at the erstwhile Sunday Times. She quickly became a distinctive voice on the issues facing all New Zealanders. Photographer of the Year Trophy (first presented in 1973 to Neville Marriner)
The McKendry Award for Video Journalist of the Year (first presented in 2019 to Tim Flower, VICE) The McKendry Award was presented in memory of legendary cameraman Derek McKendry, well known in the industry for his work in New Zealand and overseas before his death in 1999. Television journalist Janet McIntyre had the bronze trophy made by New Zealand sculptor Terry Stringer. It depicts the profile of McKendry’s face with his hand holding a camera lens. The McKendry Award is now on permanent loan to the Voyager Media Awards. In his 40-year career McKendry worked as combat cameraman for the ABC in the 60s and 70s, including eight years in Vietnam, and covered conflicts in India, the Middle East, South-east Asia and Africa. He later worked for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, TV3 and TVNZ.
Te Tohu Kairangi trophy for Best Reporting – Māori Affairs (first presented in 2019 to Miriama Kamo, Marae/Sunday/TVNZ) Tohu means award; kairangi refers to the finest variety of greenstone, which translates as anything held in high esteem.
The Sir Terence McLean Trophy (first presented in 1994 to Andrew Sanders) Sir Terence Power (T.P.) McLean (1913 – 2014) was regarded as one of the country’s most prolific and influential sports journalists. Knighted in 1996 for services to sporting journalism, his career spanned more than 60 years. He covered more than 100 All Black tests and wrote 29 books on sport.
Voyager Cup for Reporter of the Year (first presented in 1978 to Jim Tully, Auckland Star)
Editorial Executive of the Year Cup (first presented in 2016 to Barbara Fountain, New Zealand Doctor)
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Peter M Acland Foundation Fellowship The Peter M Acland Fellowship is open to all journalists and visual journalists working in newspapers, magazines, radio, television, digital and visual media who can demonstrate sustained excellence and a commitment to quality journalism. The fellowship will enable a journalist to work overseas at a prestigious media organisation for an agreed period. PMAF will cover travel, accommodation and the recipient’s salary during the term of the Fellowship. Canterbury-born Peter Acland, who died in 2013, was a former journalist and author who worked in New Zealand and the UK before returning to New Zealand to become press officer to Sir John Marshall and Prime Minister Robert Muldoon in the 70s. He later set up and ran Newztel News Agency for many years and subsequently became involved in publishing. The trustees of the PMAF are keen to promote Peter Acland’s ideals and his fascination with journalism, politics, books and sport, all areas which form part of the objectives of his Foundation.
With thanks to: Simon Barker and the Lotech team
Co-hosts James McOnie and Jaquie Brown
NZME (recording studio)
Luisa Petch, Glam Squad
The awards team: Rick Neville, Jane Phare and Melanie Weeks