2018 Voyager Media Awards
| 2018 Voyager Media Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand print and online media. |
| Sponsored by | |
| Date | 11 May 2018 |
| Location | Cordis, Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Hosted by | Newspaper Publishers' Association |
| Website | www |
The 2018 Voyager Media Awards (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.[1][2][3]
Judges[]
The judges for the 2018 awards were:
- Allan Baddock
- Andrew Holden
- Ant Phillips
- Bernard Lagan
- Bill Ralston
- Bruce Davidson
- Bill Moore
- Cate Brett
- Catherine Smith
- Clive Lind
- Daron Parton
- David King
- Deborah Coddington
- Donna Chisholm
- Fay McAlpine
- Felicity Anderson
- Foster Niumata
- Fran Tyler
- Gilbert Wong
- Grant Dyson
- Greg Dixon
- James Hollings
- Jane Ussher
- Jim Tully
- Jim Eagles
- John Hudson
- Joseph Barratt
- Lorelei Mason
- Matthew Straker
- Michael Field
- Michael Donaldson
- Miguel D'Souza
- Mike Fletcher
- Mike Valentine
- Mike Bowers
- Nathan Burdon
- Nick Brown
- Nick Venter
- 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 and Stuff
Feature writing[]
- Best first-person essay or feature: Peter Wells, The Spinoff
- Sport: NZ Herald
- Business and/or personal finance: Rebecca Macfie, New Zealand Listener
- Best feature writer – junior: , VetScript Magazine
Feature writing (long-form)[]
- Arts, entertainment and lifestyle: Simon Wilson, The Spinoff
- Health, education and/or general: , NZ Herald
- Crime, justice and / or social issues: Mike White, North & South
- Feature Writer of the Year: , New Zealand Geographic and North & South
Feature writing (short-form)[]
- Arts, entertainment and lifestyle: Greg Bruce, NZ Herald
- Health, education and/or general: Greg Bruce, NZ Herald
- Crime, justice and / or social issues: , Waikato Times
- Feature Writer of the Year: , VICE
General[]
- Best Headline or hook: , Newshub
- Best artwork/graphics (including interactive/motion graphics): Toby Morris, The Spinoff and The Wireless
- Cartoonist of the Year: Sharon Murdoch, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and The Dominion Post
- Reviewer of the Year: Charlotte Grimshaw New Zealand Listener and The Spinoff
- Best trade/specialist publication and/or website: NZ Retail and theRegister.co.nz
- nib Health Journalism Scholarship – junior: , Newsroom.co.nz
- General nib Health Journalism Scholarship – senior: , New Zealand Doctor
- Science and Technology Award (joint): Donna Chisholm North & South, NZ Listener and Kate Evans, New Zealand Geographic and North & South
- Environmental / Sustainability Award: , Newshub
- Best editorial campaign or project: nzherald.co.nz - Break The Silence
- Editorial Executive of the Year: Murray Kirkness, Editor, NZ Herald
- Wolfson Fellowship: Matt Nippert, NZ Herald
Magazines[]
- Best magazine design: Metro magazine
- Magazine of the Year: New Zealand Geographic
Newspapers[]
- Best newspaper-inserted magazine: The Weekend Mix (Otago Daily Times)
- Best newspaper front page: Hawke's Bay Today
- Community Newspaper of the Year: Mountain Scene
- Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation): Waikato Times
- Newspaper of the Year (more than 30,000 circulation): The Press
- Weekly Newspaper of the Year: Weekend Herald
- Voyager Newspaper of the Year: Weekend Herald
Opinion writing[]
- Opinion writing - general and/or sport: Sunday magazine, Sunday Star-Times
- Opinion writing - humour/satire: Dave Armstrong, The Dominion Post
- Opinion writing - business and/or personal finance: Duncan Greive, The Spinoff
- Opinion Writer of the Year: Steve Braunias, NZ Herald
Photography[]
- Best feature/photographic essay: , scoop.co.nz
- Best photography – general: John Borren, Bay of Plenty Times
- Best photography – portrait: Chris Skelton, The Press
- Best photography – sport: , www.photosport.nz
- Best photography – news: Joseph Johnson, The Press
- Best photo – junior: , The Southland Times
- Photographer of the Year: Iain McGregor, Stuff
Reporting[]
- Reporter - arts, entertainment and lifestyle: , Marae
- Reporter - Health, education and/or general: Tony Wall, Stuff
- Reporter - crime, justice and/or social issues: Jared Savage, NZ Herald
- Reporter - Maori affairs: Oriini Kaipara, Maori Television
- Best (single) news story: , Newsroom.co.nz - Politicians, police, and the payout
- Best investigation: , NZ Herald - What becomes of the Broken Hearted
- Best team investigation: Stuff Circuit - The Valley, New Zealand's war in Afghanistan
- Best coverage of a major news event: rnz.co.nz - Election 2017
- Best reporter – junior: , Nelson Mail
- Student Journalist of the Year: , Waikato Times
- Community Journalist of the Year: Rob Drent, The Devonport Flagstaff
- Regional Journalist of the Year: , Bay of Plenty Times
- Sports Journalist of the Year: , NZ Herald
- Business Journalist of the Year: , NZ Herald
- Political Journalist of the Year: , NZ Herald
- Reporter of the Year: , Newsroom.co.nz
Videography[]
- Best news video: George Heard, The Press
- Best feature video: , Re:, TVNZ
- Best team video – news: 1 NEWS NOW - Edgecumbe's poor flood defenses
- Best team video – feature: NZ Herald - Under The Bridge
- Best videographer – junior: , NZ Herald Local Focus
- Videographer of the Year (joint): , NZME/Very Nice Productions and , NZ Herald
References[]
- ^ "Home". Voyager Media Awards. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ^ "Winners announced for Voyager Media Awards 2018 | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ^ "Newshub honoured at 2018 Voyager Media Awards". Newshub. 2018-05-11. Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
- ^ "2018 Judges". Voyager Media Awards. Archived from the original on 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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- New Zealand awards
- Journalism awards
- 2018 in New Zealand
- Mass media in New Zealand
- 2018 in New Zealand television