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2020 Voyager Media Awards
Awarded forExcellence in New Zealand journalism
Sponsored byVoyager New Zealand
Date22 May 2020
CountryNew Zealand
Hosted byNewspaper Publishers' Association
Websitewww.voyagermediaawards.nz
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The 2020 Voyager Media Awards were announced online on 22 May 2020[1]. The ceremony was held online because of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Category[3] Award Winner Runner Up Finalist
General Best Headline, Caption or Hook Barnaby Sharp – Nelson Mail/Stuff
Best Artwork / Graphics 1 News Design Team – TVNZ Toby MorrisThe Spinoff
Best Interview or Profile Michelle LangstoneNZ Herald/NZME
Cartoonist of the Year Toby Morris – The Spinoff
Opinion Writer of the Year Emma EspinerNewsroom Simon Wilson – NZ Herald/NZME
Reviewer of the Year Paul Little – North & South/Bauer Media
Travel Journalist of the Year Mike White – North & South/Bauer Media
Editorial Executive of the Year Annabelle Lee-Mather – The Hui GSTV for MediaWorks
Scholarship nib Health Journalism Scholarship - Junior Emma Russell – NZ Herald/NZME
nib Health Journalism Scholarship - Senior Nicholas Jones – NZ Herald/NZME
Regional Journalism Scholarship Natalie Akoorie – NZ Herald/NZME

Aaron Leaman – Waikato Times/Stuff

Peter M Acland Foundation Fellowship Charles Anderson – Vanishing Point Studio

Mava Enoka – TVNZ

Feature Writing Feature Writing - Crime and Justice Mike White – North & South/Bauer Media
Feature Writing - Social Issues, Including Health and Education Florence Kerr – Stuff
Feature Writing - General Steve Braunias – NZ Herald/NZME and Newsroom

Duncan Greive – The Spinoff

Best First-Person Essay or Feature (no word limit) Tayi Tibble – Newsroom
Best Feature Writer - Junior (no word limit) Joel MacManus – Stuff
Feature Writer of the Year - Short Form (up to 3500 words) Nicholas Jones – NZ Herald/NZME Michelle Duff – Stuff
Feature Writer of the Year – Long Form (3500+ words) Aaron Smale – RNZ Donna Chisholm – North & South and New Zealand Listener/Bauer Media

Mike White – North & South/Bauer Media

Magazine Best magazine cover HOME New Zealand – Bauer Media
Best magazine design HOME New Zealand – Bauer Media Metro Magazine – Bauer Media
Best newspaper-inserted magazine Sunday Magazine – Sunday Star-Times/Stuff
Best trade/specialist publication, free magazine and/or website Air Force News/Defence Public Affairs
Magazine of the Year Metro Magazine – Bauer Media

New Zealand Geographic – Kōwhai Media

Photography Best photography - features (including portraits, fashion, food and architecture) Braden Fastier – Nelson Mail/Stuff
Best photography - news George Heard – The Press/Stuff Mark Baker – The Press/Stuff

Chris Skelton – Stuff

Rosa Woods – Dominion Post/Stuff

Judges’ prize for the single best news photo Stacy Squires – The Press, Dominion Post, Sunday Star-Times/Stuff
Best photography - sport Mark Baker – Associated Press Iain McGregor – Stuff
Best photo-story/essay Cameron McLaren – New Zealand Geographic/Kōwhai Publishing
Photographer of the Year Alan Gibson – NZ Herald/NZME Mark Baker – Associated Press
Video journalism and broadcasting Best feature or current affairs video - single video journalist Luke McPake with “Death Bed: The Story of Kelly Savage” – RNZ
Best video journalist – junior Cass Marrett – Re: / TVNZ
Video Journalist of the Year Lawrence Smith – Stuff
Best TV/video documentary Stuff Circuit/Stuff and Māori Television – “Infinite Evil”
Best TV / video news item 1 News/TVNZ with Barbara Dreaver – “Measles lockdown”
Best TV/video current affairs, short (up to 10 mins) Sunday/TVNZ with Jehan Casinader – “Black Friday” Seven Sharp/TVNZ “Harri Brown’s story” Taranaki Daily News/Stuff with Andy Jackson “Fight of his life, Tony Pascoe”
Best TV/video current affairs, long (between 10 mins and 20 mins) Re:/TVNZ – “Rediscovering Aotearoa: Aroha/Love” Sunday/TVNZ “The Numbers Game” Checkpoint/RNZ “Oranga Tamariki uplift from Samoan family”
Reporting Reporting - crime and justice Blair Ensor – The Press/Stuff
Reporting - social issues, including health and education Emma Russell – NZ Herald/NZME
Reporting - general Patrick GowerNewshub/MediaWorks Kurt Bayer – NZ Herald
Best reporting - Māori Affairs Te Aniwa Hurihanganui – RNZ Hikurangi Jackson – MARAE/TVNZ
Environmental/Sustainability Award Kate Evans – New Zealand Geographic/Kōwhai Media
Science Journalism Award Eloise Gibson – Newsroom
Best individual investigation Patrick Gower for “Exposing white supremacy in New Zealand” – Newshub/MediaWorks Matt Shand for “NZ First donations investigation” – Waikato Times, Dominion Post/Stuff
Best team investigation Stuff – “Product of Australia” RNZ “Eviction of Tamaki state housing tenants”
Best (single) news story / scoop Melanie Reid – Newsroom
Best coverage of a major news event 1 News/TVNZ with Barbara Dreaver – “Samoan measles crisis” Newshub/MediaWorks with Thomas Mead “Christchurch terror attacks”
Best editorial campaign or project Newsroom – “Oranga Tamariki uplifts” NZ Herald/NZME and Greenstone “Fighting the Demon”
Best Reporter - Junior Logan Church – RNZ
Student Journalist of the Year Ashley Stanley – Newsroom
Community Journalist of the Year Virginia Fallon – Kāpiti Observer/Stuff Sadie Beckman – Horowhenua Chronicle/NZME

Laurilee McMichael – Taupō & Tūrangi Weekender/NZME

Gus Patterson – Oamaru Mail/Allied Press

Regional Journalist of the Year Hamish McNeilly – The Press/Stuff
Sports Journalist of the Year Dana Johannsen – Stuff
Business Journalist of the Year Tim Hunter – NBR Nikki Macdonald – Dominion Post and Stuff Katie Bradford – TVNZ

Bernard Hickey – Newsroom

Political Journalist of the Year Audrey Young – NZ Herald/NZME
Broadcast Reporter of the Year Jehan Casinader – Sunday/TVNZ Paula Penfold – Stuff Circuit and Māori Television
Reporter of the Year Guyon Espiner – RNZ Phil Pennington – RNZ
Newspaper Best newspaper front page The Press/Stuff
Community Newspaper of the Year The Beacon/Beacon Media Group Mountain Scene/Allied Press

The Courier, Timaru/Allied Press

Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation) Waikato Times/Stuff
Newspaper of the Year (more than 30,000 circulation) NZ Herald/NZME The Press/Stuff
Weekly Newspaper of the Year Sunday Star-Times/Stuff Weekend Herald/NZME
Voyager Newspaper of the Year NZ Herald/NZME
Digital Podcast - Best narrative/serial “White Silence” – RNZ and Stuff
Podcast - Best episodic/recurrent “He Kākano Ahau” – RNZ and Ursula Grace Films

“Out of My Mind” – Stuff

Best innovation in digital storytelling nzherald.co.nz/NZME – “Fighting the Demon” (NZ Herald/NZME and Greenstone) newsroom.co.nz
Best news website or app nzherald.co.nz/NZME newsroom.co.nz
Website of the Year nzherald.co.nz/NZME


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