BEST ALL ROUND NEWSPAPER
ASSOCIATE WINNER Southern Rural Life
Class 1 The Aucklander
Class 2 Mountain Scene
Class 3 Northland Age
OVERALL WINNER NORSKE SKOG AWARD Mountain Scene
BEST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Class 1 Jaqueline Smith – The Aucklander
Class 2 Keith Melville – Whakatane Beacon
Class 3 Geoffrey Mercer – Opotiki News
OVERALL WINNER Keith Melville – Whakatane Beacon
ASSOCIATE WINNER Ruth Grundy – Courier Country
YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Class 1 Joseph Barratt – The Aucklander
Class 2 Amanda Bowes – Hurunui News
Class 3 Todd Ward – Waitomo News
OVERALL WINNER Joseph Barratt – The Aucklander
ASSOCIATE WINNER Amanda Durry – Ashburton Guardian
JUNIOR SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Class 1 John Lazo-Ron – Howick & Pakuranga Times
Class 2 Adyn Ogle – Whakatane Beacon
Class 3 Curley Tuari-Hape – Opotiki News
OVERALL WINNER John Lazo-Ron – Howick & Pakuranga Times
SENIOR SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
OVERALL WINNER Chris Tobin – Mainland Press
BEST PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Class 1 Steven McNichol – The Aucklander
Class 2 Troy Baker – Whakatane Beacon
Class 3 Glen Simmers – Wairoa Star
OVERALL WINNER Troy Baker – Whakatane Beacon
ASSOCIATE WINNER Wayne Martin – Rural Living
YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Class 1 Sylvie Whinray – The Aucklander
Class 2 Tuangane Matangi – The Ensign
Class 3 Kathleen Walsh – Opotiki News
OVERALL WINNER Sylvie Whinray – The Aucklander
BEST HEADLINES OF THE YEAR
Class 1 Marion Hazen – The Aucklander
Class 2 James Boucher – The Ensign
Class 3 Sue Sarich – Waitomo News
OVERALL WINNER Marion Hazen – The Aucklander
ASSOCIATE WINNER Liza Maberly – Mangawahi Focus
WINNER OF THE NZCNA LOGO DESIGN
Hannah Wehipeihana – City Life
BEST FRONT PAGE
Class 1 The Aucklander – Manukau City
Class 2 Whakatane Beacon
Class 3 Opotiki News
OVERALL WINNER The Aucklander – Manukau City
ASSOCIATE WINNER Ashburton Guardian
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Class 1 The Aucklander – Liquor Outlets Campaign
Class 2 Devonport Flagstaff – Death of Toran Henry
Class 3 Wairoa Star – Lake to Lighthouse Race
OVERALL WINNER The Aucklander – Liquor Outlets Campaign
ASSOCIATE WINNER Mangawhai Focus – Mangawhai Information Centre
BEST INDIVIDUAL ADVERTISING PORTFOLIO
Class 1 Howick & Pakarunga Times
Class 2 Bay Weekend
Class 3 Waitomo News
OVERALL WINNER Waitomo News
ASSOCIATE WINNER Ashburton Guardian
BEST ADVERTISING FEATURE/SUPPLEMENT
Class 1 Howick & Pakarunga Times “Local Focus”
Class 2 Whakatane Beacon “Mode”
Class 3 Northland Age “Northland Focus”
OVERALL WINNER Whakatane Beacon “Mode”
ASSOCIATE WINNER Ashburton Guardian “Envy”
MOST IMPROVED NEWSPAPER
3rd Place Howick & Botany Times
2nd Place City Life
OVERALL WINNER – Wairoa Star
BEST WEBSITE
3rd Place Rural Living www.ruralliving.co.nz
2nd Place Mountain Scene www.scene.co.nz
1st Place Times Newspapers www.times.co.nz
SHOW AND TELL NZCNA CONFERENCE 2009
1 Ed Scanlan – Whakatane Beacon – Shop to Win Promotion
2 Nigel Ward – Waiuku Post – Adopt a Fireman Campaign
3 Liz Waters – Waiheke Gulf News – “Waiheke Weekender”
4 John Schalch – Ashburton Guardian – Envy
5 Darren Risby – Times Newspapers – Design Ideas
6 John Schalch – Ashburton Guardian – Super 14 Campaign
7 Olga Vander Meer – Wairoa Star – Destination Wairoa
8 Rob Drent – Devonport Flagstaff – Flag Notes
9 Natasha Mitchell – Weekend Sun – Dove
10 Angelique Jurd – Business to Business – Connecting with the Community
WINNER OF THE SHOW AND TELL
Nigel Ward – Waiuku Post – Adopt a Fireman Campaign