Why participate?

Amplify your impact.
Print advertising remains a powerful medium for storytelling and brand building. Through NZME's extensive print platforms, your campaign can reach diverse and scalable audiences with high engagement. Research shows that exceptional creative advertising enhances brand awareness and recall, delivering tangible results for advertisers.
The grand prize.
The ultimate New York City experience for two:
- Return airfares
- Five nights accommodation
- Tour of the New York Times
- Spending money

Why participate?
Amplify your impact.
Print advertising remains a powerful medium for storytelling and brand building. Through NZME's extensive print platforms, your campaign can reach diverse and scalable audiences with high engagement. Research shows that exceptional creative advertising enhances brand awareness and recall, delivering tangible results for advertisers.

The grand prize.
The ultimate New York City experience for two:
- Return airfares
- Five nights accommodation
- Tour of the New York Times
- Spending money

Credible
media.
Incredible
results.
Print delivers engagement, scale, and outcomes — and that's why it remains one of the most powerful channels in advertising today.
From bold single-page statements to integrated, multichannel campaigns, print offers immediacy, credibility, and the creative flexibility to truly stand out. It’s a medium that builds trust, sparks action, and drives real results.
Credible
media.
Incredible
results.
Print delivers engagement, scale, and outcomes — and that's why it remains one of the most powerful channels in advertising today.
From bold single-page statements to integrated, multichannel campaigns, print offers immediacy, credibility, and the creative flexibility to truly stand out. It’s a medium that builds trust, sparks action, and drives real results.
Meet the judges.

Amanda Palenski – Managing Director, PHD
Amanda brings over 25 years of experience in the media industry, including 17 years at PHD.
With a passion for harnessing creativity in media, she has led teams to multiple global awards.
Print holds a special place in her heart as she began her career in the advertising department of the New Zealand Herald.

Katie Mills – Chief Marketing Officer, NZME
Katie leads NZME's Marketing, Creative and Communications functions since joining our Executive Team in December 2018. She previously served as Group Marketing Director at Aspire2 Group Limited and General Manager (Global) Marketing & Communications at Opus International Consultants.
Katie brings more than 20 years of media-specific experience to her role, As Head of Marketing, she successfully developed and delivered marketing and brand strategies across radio, digital, event and television ventures.
Creatives that left a mark.
All of these print ads once started with a spark of inspiration. Browse through standout entries that captured attention, earned accolades, and set the standard for smart, strategic print.
Creatives that left a mark.
All of these print ads once started with a spark of inspiration. Browse through standout entries that captured attention, earned accolades, and set the standard for smart, strategic print.
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Your questions. Our answers.
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It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using 'Content here, content here', making it look like readable English.
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Q4. It is a long established fact?
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using 'Content here, content here', making it look like readable English.
Q5. It is a long established fact?
It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using 'Content here, content here', making it look like readable English.