A record night for NZ Herald

Published date28 May 2023
Publication titleHerald on Sunday
The NZ Herald was also crowned Metropolitan Newspaper of the Year and New Zealand’s overall Newspaper of the Year — alongside a swag of big prizes for individual Herald journalists

Judges praised the Herald’s agenda-setting, watchdog journalism, great use of video and clear navigation across its digital site.

“The New Zealand Herald provides a confident model of boldly-displayed, high-quality journalism. By highlighting the human face of important issues, this newspaper creates a real connection with the readers and country it serves.”

The big wins also extended to individual awards. Audrey Young was named political journalist of the year; Nicholas Jones won the prize for best individual investigation — for his work on New Zealand’s aged-care crisis — and Vaimoana Mase won the best opinion writing award.

Thomas Bywater won the Gordon McLauchlan Travel Journalism Award, with judges praising his unique voice across a range of platforms.

The Herald’s big winners also included Alex Spence (best social issues feature writer); Nicholas Jones again (best social issues reporter); and Jamie Morton (best science reporter). The Between Two Beers podcast stars Steven Holloway and Seamus Marten took home the prize for best original ongoing podcast.

NZME’s BusinessDesk team were also among the winners, with Oliver Lewis winning the prize for best local government reporting.

NZME acting managing editor Murray Kirkness commended NZME’s newsrooms, saying the accolades reflected the...

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