2016 Canon Media Awards

The 2016 Canon Media Awards were hosted by the New Zealand Newspaper Publishers' Association on Friday 20 May 2016 at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, New Zealand.^[1] The Newspaper of the Year was The New Zealand Herald, and the Reporter of the Year was of The New Zealand Herald.^[2][3]

Photography[]

Photographer of the Year: Stephen Parker, Rotorua Daily Post

Junior Photographer of the Year: , Fairfax Media

Videographer of the year: Iain McGregor, The Press

Best news photo: , Waikato Times/stuff.co.nz

Best news video: , Fairfax Media

Best feature photo: , Fairfax Media

Best feature video: Mike Scott, Fairfax Media

Best portrait photo: Stephen Parker, Rotorua Daily Post

Best sports photo: Stephen Parker, Rotorua Daily Post

Best sports video: , The New Zealand Herald

Best photo essay/slideshow: , NZ Geographic

Best environmental photo: , NZ Geographic

Reporting[]

Reporter of the year: , The New Zealand Herald

Junior reporter of the year: , The Dominion Post

Regional journalist of the year: , Waikato Times

Community journalist of the year: ,

Business: , The New Zealand Herald

Politics: Jared Savage and , The New Zealand Herald

Crime & justice: Jared Savage, The New Zealand Herald

Health: , The Dominion Post

Science & technology: , The New Zealand Herald

Lifestyle: , Sunday Star-Times

Arts & entertainment: , Sunday Star-Times

Sport: , The New Zealand Herald

General: , The New Zealand Herald

Feature writing[]

Feature writer of the year: , North & South

Junior feature writer of the year: , The Press/RNZ

Business: Anne Gibson, The New Zealand Herald

Politics: Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener

Crime & justice: , North & South

Health: Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener

Science & technology: Donna Chisholm, NZ Listener

Lifestyle: , Metro

Arts & entertainment: , /

Sport: , Metro

General: , Your Weekend

Opinion Writing[]

Opinion writer of the year: Rachel Stewart, Taranaki Daily News/Manawatu Standard

Business: , The New Zealand Herald

Politics: Jane Clifton, NZ Listener

Humour/Satire: , The Spinoff

Sport: Paul Thomas, NZ Listener

General: Toby Manhire and Toby Morris, RNZ Online

General[]

Reviewer of the Year: , Metro

Cartoonist of the Year: Sharon Murdoch, Sunday Star-Times/The Press

Best headline: No Winner

Student journalist of the year: , The Dominion Post

Best investigation: Faces of Innocents Project Team, Fairfax Media

Scoop of the year: , TVNZ

Best editorial campaign or project: Forgotten Millions, The New Zealand Herald

Best coverage of a major news even: Wellington Floods, The Dominion Post/stuff.co.nz

Best innovation in storytelling: Money in Politics, The New Zealand Herald

Website of the year: The Wireless

Best news site or app: TVNZ One News Now, www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news

Best sports site: nzherald.co.nz/sport

Best lifestyle / entertainment site: The Spinoff, www.thespinoff.co.nz

Best blog site:

Best digital artwork or graphics: , insights.nzherald.co.nz

Best print artworks or graphics: , The New Zealand Herald

Best newspaper front page: The New Zealand Herald

Best Newspaper Inserted Magazine (NiM): Your Weekend, Fairfax Media

Newspaper of the year +30,000: The New Zealand Herald

Newspaper of the year -30,000: Taranaki Daily News, Fairfax Media

Weekly newspaper of the year: Waikato Times Weekend

Community newspaper of the year: , Fairfax Media

Magazine of the year: , Bauer

Best trade/specialist publication and/or site: ,

Best magazine design: & , Metro

Canon Newspaper of the Year: Waikato Times and Waikato Times Weekend

nib Health Journalism Scholarship - Junior: , The Spinoff/Sunday Star-Times

nib Health Journalism Scholarship - Senior: Donna Chisholm, North & South, NZ Listener

Editorial Leader of the Year: Rebecca Macfie, ,

Wolfson Fellowship: Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener

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