The 2018 Voyager Media Awards (previously the Canon Media Awards) were presented on 11 May 2018 at Cordis, Auckland, New Zealand. Awards were made in the categories of digital, feature writing, general, magazines, newspapers, opinion writing, photography, reporting and videography.

Judges

The judges for the 2018 awards were: * Allan Baddock * Andrew Holden * Ant Phillips * Bernard Lagan * Bill Ralston * Bruce Davidson * Bill Moore * Cate Brett * Catherine Smith * Cathy Strong *

Cheryl Norrie Cheryl is a female given name common in English speaking countries. There are several prevailing theories about its etymology. The most common is that it has Italo-Celtic roots and is an Anglicised version of either the French name Cherie (from L ...

* Clive Lind * Daron Parton * David King * Deborah Coddington * Deborah Hill Cone *

Debra Miller Debra is a feminine given name. Debra may refer to: People * Debra Adelaide (born 1958), Australian writer * Debra Allbery (born 1957), American poet * Debra R. Anderson (1949-2022), American politician * Debra Austin (dancer), Debra Austin (born ...

* Donna Chisholm *

Fay McAlpine Fay McAlpine (born 1964) is a New Zealand designer, typographer and academic at Massey University. She primarily teaches in the visual communication design programme, particularly in the areas of graphic design, with a strong interest in the typog ...

* Felicity Anderson * Foster Niumata * Fran Tyler * Gilbert Wong * Grant Dyson * Greg Dixon *

Irene Chapple Irene is a name derived from εἰρήνη (eirēnē), the Greek for "peace". Irene, and related names, may refer to: * Irene (given name) Places * Irene, Gauteng, South Africa * Irene, South Dakota, United States * Irene, Texas, United States ...

* James Hollings * Jane Ussher * Jenny Nicholls * Jim Tully * Jim Eagles * John Hudson * Joseph Barratt *

Kate Coughlan Kate name may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kate (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Gyula Káté (born 1982), Hungarian amateur boxer * Lauren Kate (born 1981), American auth ...

* Kerryanne Evans *

Lauren Quaintance Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. ...

* Lorelei Mason * Louise Matthews * Lynda van Kempen * Matthew Straker * Michael Field * Michael Donaldson * Michele Hewitson * Miguel D'Souza * Mike Fletcher * Mike Valentine * Mike Bowers * Nathan Burdon * Ngahuia Wade * Nick Brown * Nick Venter * Nikki Mandow *

Noelle McCarthy Noelle or Noëlle is the feminine form of the gender neutral name Noel. It derives from the old French Noël, "Christmas," a variant (and later a replacement) of nael, which itself derives from the Latin natalis, "birthday". Other nicknames a ...

* Owen Poland * Paul Cutler * Paul Mansfield * Paul Thompson * Peter Fray * Richard Harman * Rick Neville * Rob Taggart * Ross Land * Shane Taurima *

Susan Wood Susan Wood may refer to: * Susan Wood (visual artist) (1953–2018), Canadian artist * Susan Wood (literary scholar) (1948–1980), Canadian professor, critic, and science fiction fan * Susan Wood (poet) (born 1946), professor at Rice University * ...

* Te Anga Nathan * Wayne Thompson

Winners

Digital

* Best Innovation in Digital Storytelling:''
rnz.co.nz/Great Southern TV and Animation Research, NZ Wars: The Stories of Ruapekapeka
* Best News Website or App:''
nzherald.co.nz
* Website of the Year (joint): Newsroom.co.nz an
Stuff

Feature writing

* Best first-person essay or feature: Peter Wells, The Spinoff * Sport:

Dana Johannsen Dana may refer to: People Given name * Dana (given name) Surname * Dana (surname) * Dana family of Cambridge, Massachusetts ** James Dwight Dana (1813–1895), scientist, zoological author abbreviation Dana Nickname or stage name * Dana ...

NZ Herald * Business and/or personal finance:

Rebecca Macfie Rebecca Macfie is a New Zealand author and journalist. Background Macfie lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. She has a BA and Post Graduate Diploma in Arts in History from the University of Otago, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism fro ...

New Zealand Listener The ''New Zealand Listener'' is a weekly New Zealand magazine that covers the political, cultural and literary life of New Zealand by featuring a variety of topics, including current events, politics, social issues, health, technology, arts, f ...

* Best feature writer – junior:

Mirjam Guesgen Mirjam is a Dutch, Estonian, Finnish and German feminine given name cognate to Miriam. Notable people with the name include: * Mirjam Bikker (born 1982), Dutch politician * Mirjam van Breeschooten (born 1970), Dutch model * Mirjam Gysling (born ...

VetScript Magazine

Feature writing (long-form)

* Arts, entertainment and lifestyle: Simon Wilson, The Spinoff * Health, education and/or general:

Kirsty Johnston Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine given name and nickname. It is a Scottish diminutive of Christine in English-speaking countries and is also linked to Kirsten — the Scandinavian version of Christine. People * Kirstie Alley (1951–2022), Ameri ...

, NZ Herald * Crime, justice and / or social issues: Mike White, North & South * Feature Writer of the Year: Kate Evans, New Zealand Geographic and North & South

Feature writing (short-form)

* Arts, entertainment and lifestyle: Greg Bruce, NZ Herald * Health, education and/or general: Greg Bruce, NZ Herald * Crime, justice and / or social issues: Donna-Lee Biddle,

Waikato Times The ''Waikato Times'' is a daily newspaper published in Hamilton, New Zealand and owned by media business Stuff Ltd. It has a circulation to the greater Waikato region and became a tabloid paper in 2018. The newspaper has won the title of Ne ...

* Feature Writer of the Year:

Tess McClure Tess or TESS may refer to: Music * Tess (band), a Spanish pop band active from 2000 to 2005 * TESS (musician), a UK musician Film and theatre * ''Tess'' (1979 film), a 1979 film adaptation of '' Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' * ''Tess'' (2016 film) ...

VICE

General

* Best Headline or hook: Taylor Sincock,

Newshub ''Newshub'' (stylised as ''Newshub.'') is a New Zealand news service that airs on the television channels Three and Eden, as well as on digital platforms. It formerly operated across radio stations run by MediaWorks Radio until December 2021 ...

* Best artwork/graphics (including interactive/motion graphics): Toby Morris, The Spinoff an
The Wireless
* Cartoonist of the Year: Sharon Murdoch,

The Press ''The Press'' is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff Ltd. First published in 1861, the newspaper is the largest circulating daily in the South Island and publishes Monday to Saturday. One com ...

, Sunday Star-Times and The Dominion Post * Reviewer of the Year: Charlotte Grimshaw

and The Spinoff * Best trade/specialist publication and/or website:''
NZ Retail
an
theRegister.co.nz
* nib Health Journalism Scholarship – junior:

Sasha Borissenko Sacha, Sasha, Sascha, or ''variant'' may refer to: People * Sasha (name), includes list of people with the name and the variants Sascha or Sacha Musicians * Sasha (DJ) (born 1969), born Alexander Coe * Sasha (German singer) (born 1972), born ...

, Newsroom.co.nz * General nib Health Journalism Scholarship – senior:

Barbara Fountain Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously ...

New Zealand Doctor
* Science and Technology Award (joint): Donna Chisholm North & South, NZ Listener and Kate Evans, New Zealand Geographic and North & South * Environmental / Sustainability Award: Isobel Ewing,

* Best editorial campaign or project:

nzherald.co.nz ''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspape ...

Break The Silence
* Editorial Executive of the Year: Murray Kirkness, Editor, NZ Herald * Wolfson Fellowship: Matt Nippert, NZ Herald

Magazines

* Best magazine design: Metro magazine * Magazine of the Year: New Zealand Geographic

Newspapers

* Best newspaper-inserted magazine: The Weekend Mix ( Otago Daily Times) * Best newspaper front page: Hawke's Bay Today * Community Newspaper of the Year:''
Mountain Scene
* Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation):

* Newspaper of the Year (more than 30,000 circulation):

* Weekly Newspaper of the Year:

Weekend Herald ''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers ...

* Voyager Newspaper of the Year:

Opinion writing

* Opinion writing - general and/or sport: Leah McFall Sunday magazine, Sunday Star-Times * Opinion writing - humour/satire: Dave Armstrong, The Dominion Post * Opinion writing - business and/or personal finance:

Duncan Greive Duncan Greive was born in Auckland in 1979. He is best-known as the founder and managing editor of ''The Spinoff'', a subscriber- and sponsor-funded online magazine based in Auckland. Life and career Greive spent the first 10 years of his life i ...

, The Spinoff * Opinion Writer of the Year:

Steve Braunias Steven Carl Braunias (born 20 June 1960) is a New Zealand author, columnist, journalist and editor. He is the author of 11 books. Early life and family Braunias was born in New Zealand to an Austrian immigrant father and a New Zealand-born mother ...

, NZ Herald

Photography

* Best feature/photographic essay:

Kent Blechynden Kent is a Counties of England, county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River ...

scoop.co.nz Scoop is a New Zealand Internet news site run by Scoop Media Limited, part of the Scoop Media Cartel. Operational model The website publishes many submitted news and press releases due to their permissive policy. Their website states: "If it's ...

* Best photography – general: John Borren, Bay of Plenty Times * Best photography – portrait: Chris Skelton,

* Best photography – sport:

Andrew Cornaga Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...

www.photosport.nz
* Best photography – news: Joseph Johnson,

* Best photo – junior: Kavinda Herath, The Southland Times * Photographer of the Year: Iain McGregor,

Stuff Stuff, stuffed, and stuffing may refer to: *Physical matter *General, unspecific things, or entities Arts, media, and entertainment Books *''Stuff'' (1997), a novel by Joseph Connolly *''Stuff'' (2005), a book by Jeremy Strong Fictional cha ...

Reporting

* Reporter - arts, entertainment and lifestyle: Hikurangi Jackson,

Marae A ' (in New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan), ' (in Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term ...

* Reporter - Health, education and/or general: Tony Wall,

* Reporter - crime, justice and/or social issues:

Jared Savage Jared Savage (born March 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Austin Peay Governors and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. High sc ...

, NZ Herald * Reporter - Maori affairs: Oriini Kaipara, Maori Television * Best (single) news story: Melanie Reid, Newsroom.co.nz - Politicians, police, and the payout * Best investigation:

Olivia Carville Olivia may refer to: People * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer * Olívia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 1974 ...

, NZ Herald - What becomes of the Broken Hearted * Best team investigation:

Circuit - The Valley, New Zealand's war in Afghanistan * Best coverage of a major news event: rnz.co.nz - Election 2017 * Best reporter – junior: Nina Hindmarsh,

Nelson Mail ''The Nelson Mail'' is a 4-day a week newspaper in Nelson, New Zealand owned by media business Stuff Ltd. It was founded in 1866 as ''The Nelson Evening Mail''; the first edition was published on 5 March 1866. It absorbed another local paper, ' ...

* Student Journalist of the Year: Ruby Nyika,

* Community Journalist of the Year: Rob Drent
The Devonport Flagstaff
* Regional Journalist of the Year: Carmen Hall, Bay of Plenty Times * Sports Journalist of the Year:

, NZ Herald * Business Journalist of the Year:

Matt Nippert Matt may refer to: *Matt (name), people with the given name ''Matt'' or Matthew, meaning "gift from God", or the surname Matt *In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance) *Matt, Switzerland, a mu ...

, NZ Herald * Political Journalist of the Year:

Audrey Young Audrey Young (October 30, 1922 – June 1, 2012) was an American film actress and a big-band singer who was most active in the 1940s. She was the wife of director Billy Wilder. Early years Young was born in Los Angeles, California, Her fat ...

, NZ Herald * Reporter of the Year: Melanie Reid, Newsroom.co.nz

Videography

* Best news video: George Heard,

* Best feature video:

Tasha Impey Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic languages, Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia (given name), Natalia. Notable people * Natasha, the subject of ''Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha ...

, Re:,

TVNZ , type = Crown entity , industry = Broadcast television , num_locations = New Zealand , location = Auckland, New Zealand , area_served = Nationally (New Zealand) and some Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the ...

* Best team video – news: 1 NEWS NOW - Edgecumbe's poor flood defenses * Best team video – feature: NZ Herald - Under The Bridge * Best videographer – junior:

Jaden McLeod Jaden is an English unisex given name with roots in Hebrew, meaning "God has heard." It is also found as a surname. Notable people with the name "Jaden" include * Jaden Brown (born 1999), English footballer *Jaden Casella (born 2000), Australian fo ...

, NZ Herald Local Focus * Videographer of the Year (joint): Alexander Robertson,

NZME New Zealand Media and Entertainment (abbreviated NZME) is a New Zealand newspaper, radio and digital media business. It was launched in 2014 as the formal merger of the New Zealand division of APN News & Media, APN New Zealand; The Radio Net ...

/Very Nice Productions and Mike Scott, NZ Herald

References

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