With a shiny new name, new categories, and a new judging process, the Magazine Publishers Association’s annual awards (now dubbed the Magazine Media Awards) are set to be bigger and better than ever - with an almost 40 per cent increase in entry numbers.
The list of finalists were released this week, with Bauer earning the highest number of nominations on 46, with Tangible Media on 25, Fairfax on 19, and Kowhai Media on 10. Finalists were selected by a judging panel of more than 50 industry leaders, with Mandeville Limited director Kim Mundell returning to the role of judging convenor.
See below for a list of finalists for the Best Magazine, Best Editor, and Best Journalist categories:
Best Magazine
Consumer Special Interest
- New Zealand Weddings
- NZ Rugby World
- OHbaby!
Current Affairs & Business
- Metro
- New Zealand Geographic
- North & South
Home & Food
- Dish
- Healthy Food Guide
- NZ House & Garden
Industry & Trade
- PRO Photographer
- Wares Magazine
- NZ Marketing and StopPress
Lifestyle
- Good
- NEXT
- NZ Life & Leisure
Mass Market Women's
- NZ Woman's Weekly
- Woman's Day
Best Editor
Consumer Special Interest
- Gregor Paul, NZ Rugby World
- Leonie Haydon, Mana
- Melissa Gardi, New Zealand Weddings
Current Affairs & Business
- Nikki Mandow, Idealog
- Pamela Stirling, New Zealand Listener
- Virginia Larson, North & South
Home & Food
- Lisa Morton, Dish
- Jeremy Hansen, HOME
- Sally Duggan, NZ House and Garden
- Shelley Ferguson, Your Home and Garden
Industry & Trade
- Ben Fahy, NZ Marketing/StopPress
- Rebekah White, PRO Photographer
- Steve Bohling, Wares Magazine
Lifestyle
- Kate Coughlan, NZ Life & Leisure
- Nadene Hall, NZ Lifestyle Block
- Sarah Henry, NEXT
Mass Market Women's
- Fiona Fraser, New Zealand Woman's Weekly
- Sido Kitchin, Woman's Day
Best Journalist
Consumer Special Interest
- Rebecca Hayter, Boating New Zealand
- Matt Philp, Heritage New Zealand
- Matthew Pike, Wilderness
Current Affairs & Business
- Donna Chisholm, North & South/Metro
- Joanna Wane, North & South
- Mike White, North & South
Home & Food
- David Burton, Cuisine
- Jeremy Hansen, HOME
- Sue Allison, NZ House & Garden
Lifestyle
- Jane Warwick, NZ Life & Leisure
- Rachael Russell, NEXT
Mass Market Women's
- Kasia Jillings, New Idea
- Nicola Russell The Australian Women's Weekly
- Suzanne McFadden, The Australian Women's Weekly
