Voyager Media Awards 2020 – NZME FINALISTS
Best Headline, Caption Or Hook, Including Social Media
Warwick Church
Best Artwork/Graphics (including interactive/motion graphic)
Richard Dale
Best Interview or Profile
Steve Braunias
Michelle Langstone
Cartoonist of the Year
Rod Emmerson,NZ Herald
Opinion Writer of the Year
Simon Wilson
Reviewer of the Year
Jesse Mulligan, Viva, NZ Herald
Travel Journalist of the Year
Greg Bruce, Canvas, NZ Herald
Kim Knight, Canvas, NZ Herald
Editorial Executive of the Year
Miriyana Alexander, NZ Herald
Scott Inglis, Bay of Plenty Times, Rotorua Daily Post
nib Health Journalism Scholorship - junior
Emma Russell,NZ Herald
nib Health Journalism Scholorship - senior
Natalie Akoorie, NZ Herald
Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald
Regional Journalism Scholarship
Natalie Akoorie,NZ Herald
Peter M Acland Fellowship
Emma Russell,NZ Herald/NZME
Feature Writing – crime and justice
Jared Savage,NZ Herald
Feature Writing – social issues, including health and education
David Fisher, NZ Herald
Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald
Feature Writing – general
Steve Braunias, NZ Herald
Kim Knight, Canvas, NZ Herald
Best First Person Essay or Feature
Steve Braunias, NZ Herald
Simon Wilson, NZ Herald
Feature Writer – junior
Michael Neilson, NZ Herald
Samantha Olley, Rotorua Daily Post and Bay of Plenty Times
Feature Writer of the Year - short form
Dylan Cleaver, NZ Herald
Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald
Michelle Langstone, NZ Herald
Phil Taylor, Weekend Herald and Herald on Sunday
Simon Wilson, NZ Herald
Best Magazine Cover
Viva Magazine, NZ Herald
Best Newspaper – inserted magazine
OneRoof Property Report
Travel, NZ Herald
Best Photo – story/essay
Tim Cuff, NZ Herald
Photographer of the Year
Alan Gibson, NZ Herald
Dean Purcell, NZ Herald
Best Feature or Current Affairs Video – single video journalist
Mike Scott,NZ Herald - Children of Meth
Best Video Journalist - junior
Nathan Morton,Local Focus
Video Journalist of the Year
Mike Scott, NZ Herald
Best TV/Video Documentary
Jessica’s Tree, Augusto and NZ Herald online
Best TV/Video News Item
Napier’s Pandora Pond,Patrick O’Sullivan, Local Focus, Very Nice Productions
Reporting – crime and justice
Kirsty Johnston, NZ Herald
Anna Leask, NZ Herald
Carolyne Meng-Yee, NZ Herald
Jared Savage, NZ Herald
Reporting – social issues, including health and education
Kirsty Johnston, NZ Herald
Emma Russell, NZ Herald
Reporting - general
Kurt Bayer, NZ Herald
Georgina Campbell, NZ Herald
Ben Leahy, NZ Herald
Science Journalism Award
Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald
Jamie Morton, NZ Herald
Best Individual Investigation
Melissa Nightingale, Jennifer Beard cold case murder, NZ Herald
Emma Russell, NZ’s cancer care injustices, NZ Herald
Best Team Investigation
Fighting the Demon: NZ’s meth crisis, NZ Herald
Best (single) News Story/Scoop
Anna Leask, NZ Herald
Best Coverage of a Major News Event
Sky City Convention Centre Fire, NZ Herald and Newstalk ZB
Best Editorial Campaign or Project
Build The Road, Horowhenua Chronicle
Fighting The Demon, NZ Herald
Fair care, NZ Herald
Best Reporter - Junior
Emma Russell,NZ Herald
Student Journalist of the Year
Kim Moodie, NZ Herald
Community Journalist of the Year
Sadie Beckman, Horowhenua Chronicle
Laurilee McMichael, Taupō & Tūrangi Weekender
Regional Journalist of the Year
Natalie Akoorie, NZ Herald
Sports Journalist of the Year
Michael Burgess, NZ Herald
Dylan Cleaver, NZ Herald
Business Journalist of the Year
Matt Nippert, NZ Herald
Political Journalist of the Year
David Fisher, NZ Herald
Hamish Rutherford, NZ Herald
Audrey Young, NZ Herald
Best Newspaper Front Page
NZ Herald
Weekend Herald
Community Newspaper of the Year
Kāpiti News
Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation)
Hawke's Bay Today
Newspaper of the Year (more than 30,000 circulation)
NZ Herald
Weekly Newspaper of the Year
Weekend Herald
Podcast – Best Narrative/Serial
Litany of Lies, NZ Herald
Podcast – Best Espisodic/Rucurrent
The Front Page, NZ Herald
Best Innovation in Digital Storytelling
Fighting the Demon, NZ Herald and Greenstone
Road crash data, Chris Knox, NZ Herald
Best news website or app
nzherald.co.nz
Website of the Year
nzherald.co.nz