2019 Voyager Media Awards


The Voyager Media Awards 2019 were held at the Cordis, Auckland on 17 May 2019. Awards were made in the categories of digital, feature writing, general, magazines, health journalism, scholarships, newspapers, opinion writing, photography, reporting and videography.

Judges

The judges for the 2019 awards were Drew Ambrose, Felicity Anderson, Monica Attard, Allan Baddock, John Baker, Joseph Barratt, Victoria Birkinshaw, Joanne Black, Mike Bowers, Nick Brown, Melanie Burford, Scott Campbell, Irene Chapple, Donna Chisholm, Deborah Coddington, Glenn Conway, Paul Cutler, Bruce Davidson, Mike Dickison, Greg Dixon, Michael Donaldson, Kerryanne Evans, Michael Field, Mike Fletcher, Melissa Gardi, Richard Harman, Isabella Harrex, Wayne Hay, Michele Hewitson, Deborah Hill Cone, Andrew Holden, James Hollings, Ali Ikram, Jim Kayes, Bruce Mahalski, Bruce Morris, Lisa Morton, Bernard Lagan, Lorelei Mason, Debra Millar, Bill Moore, Jenny Nicholls, Cheryl Norrie, Foster Niumata, Antony Phillips, Owen Poland, Lauren Quaintance, Terry Quinn, Maramena Roderick, Neil Sanderson, Kamahl Santamaria, Catherine Smith, Barry Stewart, Matt Straker, Catherine Strong, Alan Sunderland, Rob Taggart, Shane Taurima, Paul Thompson, Wayne Thompson, Greg Treadwell, Jim Tully, Fran Tyler, Lynda van Kempen, Nick Venter, Ngahuia Wade, Tina Wickliffe, Emily Wilson, Sonya Wilson, and Gilbert Wong.

Winners

General

Outstanding Achievement Award University of Canterbury in recognition of 50 years of running a postgraduate journalism programme
Opinion Writer of the Year Simon Wilson
Magazine of the Year New Zealand Geographic

Digital

Best innovation in digital storytelling Caught
Best news website or app Stuff
Website of the Year The Spinoff

Features

General Jehan Casinader
Crime and/or social issues Teuila Fuatai
Best arts, entertainment and/or lifestyle portfolio Kim Knight

Feature writing

Best first-person essay or feature Michelle Langstone
Best feature writer – junior Ellen Rykers
Feature Writer of the Year James Borrowdale
Feature Writer of the Year Charlie Mitchell

General

Best headline, caption or hook Michael Donaldson
Best artwork / graphics Toby Morris
Cartoonist of the Year Rod Emmerson
Reviewer of the Year Joint winners Charlotte Grimshaw and Diana Wichtel
Editorial Executive of the Year Patrick Crewdson
Wolfson Fellowship Patrick Crewdson

Magazines

Best magazine cover North & South / Bauer Media Group
Best magazine design HOME New Zealand
Best newspaper-inserted magazine NZ Herald's Viva magazine
Best trade/specialist publication, free magazine or website Farmers Weekly
Magazine of the Year New Zealand Geographic / Kōwhai Media

nib Health Journalism Scholarships

nib Health Journalism Scholarships – junior Hannah Martin
nib Health Journalism Scholarships – senior Catherine Hutton

Newspapers

Best newspaper front page Sunday Star-Times / Stuff
Community Newspaper of the Year The Beacon / Beacon Publishing Group
Newspaper of the Year Waikato Times
Newspaper of the Year NZ Herald
Weekly Newspaper of the Year Sunday Star-Times
Voyager Newspaper of the Year Sunday Star-Times
Best news story Madeleine Chapman and Nicholas Jones, joint winners
Best individual investigation Nicholas Jones.
Best team investigation Stuff

Opinion writing

Opinion writing – general and/or sport Max Christoffersen
Opinion writing – humour / satire Madeleine Chapman
Opinion Writer of the Year Simon Wilson

Photography

Best feature/photographic essay David White
Best photography – general Stephen Jaquiery
Best photography – portrait Alden Williams
Best photography – news and/or sport Braden Fastier
Best photography junior George Heard ''
Photographer of the Year Braden Fastier and Chris Skelton

Reporting

Reporting – general Melanie Reid
Crime and/or social issues Kirsty Johnston
Best reporting – Maori affairs Miriama Kamo
Environmental/Sustainability Award Charlie Mitchell
Science and Technology Award Eloise Gibson
Best individual investigation Nicholas Jones
Best team investigation Stuff
Best news story / scoop Madeleine Chapman and Nicholas Jones
Best coverage of a major news event Newshub / MediaWorks
Best editorial campaign or project Stuff
Best reporter – junior Mackenzie Smith
Student Journalist of the Year Luke Kirkness
Community Journalist of the Year Torika Tokalau
Regional Journalist of the Year Hamish McNeilly
Sports Journalist of the Year Dana Johannsen
Business Journalist of the Year Calida Stuart-Menteath
Political Journalist of the Year Tova O'Brien
Broadcast Reporter of the Year Janet McIntyre
Reporter of the Year Phil Pennington

Videography

Best news video Dan Cook
Best feature video Anna Harcourt
Best team video – news Newshub / MediaWorks
Opinion writing – general and/or sport Best team video – feature Sunday / TVNZ
Best videography – junior Rosa Woods
Videographer of the Year Tim Flower