The Magazine Publishers Association has announced the finalists for this year’s awards.
The MPA says this year’s entries have once again showcased the impressive talent in the magazine media industry; the exceptional standard of work reflecting the rapid evolution and growing sophistication of magazine media across every conceivable platform.
It will announce the winners during a Gala Dinner at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland on September 7. Kim Mundell, director of Mandeville, returns to her role as the 2017 judging convenor.
The finalists:
Best Columnist (in two categories)
Consumer
Joe Bennett, New Zealand Gardener – Fairfax Media
Lisa Scott, Next – Bauer Media
Polly Greeks, NZ Life & Leisure – Lifestyle Magazine Group
Current Affairs & Business
David Larsen, Metro – Bauer Media
James Robins, New Zealand Listener – Bauer Media
Paul Thomas, New Zealand Listener – Bauer Media
Best Content Marketing Campaign
‘Maybelline – Make it Happen’ Fashion Quarterly and www.missfq.co.nz – Bauer Media
‘Style Your Space (For Citta)’ homestyle – The Pluto Group
‘Xero – Life Beyond Business’ NZ Listener, North & South, KiaOra, Next – The Media Collective @ Bauer Media
Best Cover (in five categories)
Consumer Special Interest
June/July 2016 – Little Treasures – Tangible Media
August 2016 – NZ Lifestyle Block – Lifestyle Magazine Group
January 2017 – NZ Fishing News – NZ Fishing Media Ltd
Current Affairs & Business
January-February 2017 – NZ Geographic – Kōwhai Media
July/ August 2016 – Metro – Bauer Media
Winter 2016 – Idealog – Tangible Media
Home & Food
September 2016 – Cuisine – Fairfax Media
August/ September 2016 – Home – Bauer Media
Autumn/Winter 2016 – Simply You Living – Bauer Media
Industry & Trade
July 2016 – Dairy Exporter – NZ Farm Life Media
March 2017 – DEMM Engineering & Manufacturing – Adrenalin Publishing
Lifestyle
April 2017 – Australian Women’s Weekly – Bauer Media
January 2017 – NEXT – Bauer Media
Winter 2016 – Fashion Quarterly – Bauer Media
Launch Issue – Miss FQ – Bauer Media
Best Designer (in five categories)
Consumer Special Interest
Hannah Lawless, Together Journal – Kenyon Enterprises
Samantha Smith, New Zealand Weddings – Tangible Media
Current Affairs & Business
Derek Ward, New Zealand Listener – Bauer Media
Yifan (Wade) Wu, Idealog – Tangible Media
Home & Food
Fiona Lascelles, Cuisine – Fairfax Media
Juliette Wanty, Homestyle – The Pluto Group Ltd.
Sarah Gladwell, Home New Zealand – Bauer Media
Industry & Trade
Sally Travis, NZ Plumber – Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ
Yifan (Wade) Wu, NZ Marketing/ StopPress – Tangible Media
Lifestyle
Emma Staddon, UNO Magazine – Spectre Publishing
Lisa Lodge, Good – Tangible Media
Tanya Wong, Nadia – Bauer Media
Best Digital Brand
‘Homes to Love’ – Bauer Media
‘New Zealand Weddings Digital’ – Tangible Media
‘NZGeo.com’ – Kōwhai Media
Best Editor (in five categories)
Consumer Special Interest
Alistair Hall, Wilderness – Lifestyle Publishing
Jo McCarroll, NZ Gardener – Fairfax Media
Nadene Hall, NZ Lifestyle Block – Lifestyle Magazine Group
Current Affairs & Business
Jeremy Hansen, Paperboy – Bauer Media
Pamela Stirling, New Zealand Listener – Bauer Media
Susannah Walker, Metro – Bauer Media
Home & Food
Sally Duggan, NZ House & Garden – Fairfax Media
Shelley Ferguson, Nadia, Your Home & Garden, Taste – Bauer Media
Industry & Trade
Beverly Sellers, NZ Plumber Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ Damien Venuto, NZ Marketing/StopPress – Tangible Media
Sarah Dunn, NZ Retail – Tangible Media
Lifestyle
Carolyn Enting, Good – Tangible Media
Jenny Rudd, UNO. Magazine – Spectre Publishing
Sido Kitchin, Woman’s Day – Bauer Media
Best Journalist (in five categories)
Consumer Special Interest
Lynda Hallinan, NZ Gardener – Fairfax Media
Meghan Walker, Wilderness Magazine – Lifestyle Publishing
Rebecca Hayter, Wilderness & Boating New Zealand – Lifestyle Publishing and Boating New Zealand Ltd
Current Affairs & Business
Donna Chisholm, North & South and New Zealand Listener – Bauer Media
Kate Evans, New Zealand Geographic – Kōwhai Media
Rebecca Macfie, New Zealand Listener – Bauer Media
Home & Food
Alice Neville, Cuisine – Fairfax Media
Sue Allison, NZ House & Garden – Fairfax Media
Sue Hoffart, NZ House & Garden – Fairfax Media
Industry & Trade
Elly Strang, NZ Retail Magazine, Idealog – Tangible Media
Erin McKenzie, NZ Marketing/StopPress – Tangible Media
Matthew Lowe, NZ Plumber – Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers
Lifestyle
Claire McCall, NZ Life & Leisure – Lifestyle Magazine Group
Emma Clifton, NEXT – Bauer Media
Rachael Russell, NEXT – Bauer Media
Best Magazine (in five categories)
Consumer Special Interest
New Zealand Weddings – Tangible Media
NZ Gardener – Fairfax Media
NZ Lifestyle Block – Lifestyle Magazine Group
Current Affairs & Business
New Zealand Geographic – Kōwhai Media
North & South – Bauer Media
New Zealand Listener – Bauer Media
Home & Food
Dish – Tangible Media
Healthy Food Guide – Healthy Life Media Ltd
NZ House & Garden – Fairfax Media
Industry & Trade
NZ Marketing – Tangible Media
NZ Retail – Tangible Media
NZ Truck & Driver – Allied Publications
Lifestyle
Nadia – Bauer Media
NZ Life & Leisure – Lifestyle Magazine Group
Woman’s Day – Bauer Media
Best Magazine 360
All campaigns – Fashion Quarterly, Miss FQ, FQ Life, FQ.co.nz, MissFQ.co.nz – Bauer Media
Nadia magazine launch – Nadia – Bauer Media
New Zealand Geographic – Kōwhai Media
Best Magazine Media Salesperson (in two categories)
Consumer
Maddie Thomas, Your Home and Garden – Bauer Media
Nicola Saunders, Home NZ, Simply You Living, Homes to Love – Bauer Media
Rachel McLean, Sales Manager – Australian Market & Women’s Weekly /Lifestyle New Zealand – Bauer Media
Current Affairs & Business
Guy Slater, New Zealand Listener, Metro, Paperboy, Noted.co.nz – Bauer Media
Krista Rostenberg, KiaOra Magazine – Bauer Media
Vernene Medcalf, NZ Marketing/ StopPress – Tangible Media
Best Owned Media
Air New Zealand’s Inflight Magazine, KiaOra – Bauer Media
Countdown Food Magazine, Food – Bauer Media
Toast Magazine, Toast – JetPlane
Best Photographer (in two categories)
Consumer
Danelle Bohane, Together Journal – Kenyon Enterprises
Manja Wachsmuth, NZ House & Garden – Fairfax Media
Todd Eyre, Nadia – Bauer Media
Current Affairs & Business
Richard Robinson, New Zealand Geographic – Kōwhai Media
Simon Young, Metro – Bauer Media
Best Publishing Innovation / Best Brand Extension
“homestyle Spatial Design – for F-A-B-R-I-C- of Onehunga” homestyle – The Pluto Group Ltd.
“NZSUV” NZ4WD – Adrenalin Publishing Ltd
“The Insider’s Guide to New Zealand 2017” NZ Life & Leisure – Lifestyle Magazine Group
Best Retail/Subscription Campaign
Miss FQ Retail Launch Campaign – Miss FQ – Bauer Media
Nadia Retail Launch Campaign – Nadia – Bauer Media
NZ Gardener’s Plan Bee – NZ Gardener – Fairfax Media
Best Use of Insights
‘Nadia Launch’ Nadia – Bauer Media
‘Paperboy Launch’ Paperboy – Bauer Media
‘Xero – Life Beyond Business’ NZ Listener, North & South, KiaOra, Next – Bauer Media
Best Use of Video or Audio
“Holden Carversations” Paperboy, Fashion Quarterly, Miss FQ, Taste – The Media Collective @ Bauer Media
“Nestle: Bakers’” Choice foodtolove.co.nz, Taste, The Australian Women’s Weekly, Woman’s Day – The Media Collective @ Bauer Media
“Style Your Space (for Citta)” Homestyle – The Pluto Group
Rising Star (in two categories)
Editorial
Bea Taylor, NZ House & Garden – Fairfax Media
Elly Strang, NZ Retail, Idealog – Tangible Media
Georgia Bramley, Bauer Digital Team – Bauer Media
Saru Krishnasamy, Food To Love – Bauer Media
Commercial
David Owen, Insights IQ Bauer Media
Emi Hooper, Food Magazine & Taste Magazine & foodtolove.co.nz – Bauer Media
Jill Larson, Eye Magazine, Beautiful You, The Beauty Book, New Zealand’s Best Dining Guide and Chinese Eye – Magazine Publishers
Best Rising Brand
Miss FQ, Bauer Media
Nadia, Bauer Media
Paperboy, Bauer Media
