Qantas Media Awards 2007 Results
Qantas Fellow to Wolfson College, Cambridge
David Fisher
Herald on Sunday
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise Journalism Award
Reuben Schwarz
The Dominion Post
Print Industry Award for Outstanding Achievement
Ian Templeton
Reporter
Senior
Overall Winner: David Fisher, Herald on Sunday
Finalists: Patrick Gower, The New Zealand Herald
Tim Hume, Sunday Star-Times
Junior
Overall Winner: Catherine Woulfe, Herald on Sunday
Finalist: Jo McKenzie-McLean, The Press
Sub-Categories
Business, Finance & Consumer Affairs – Business NZ award
Winner: Patrick Gower, The New Zealand Herald – Wither Hills
Crime & Justice
Winner: David Fisher, Herald on Sunday – Super scam
Environment & Conservation – Shell New Zealand award
Winner: Tim Hume, Sunday Star-Times – Spying on environmentalists
Food & Nutrition
Winner: Yvonne Martin, The Press - Pies
General (includes coverage of a breaking story & human relations)
Winner: Josie McNaught, Sunday Star-Times - Art restoration botch-up
/2
Government, Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs
Winner: David Fisher, Herald on Sunday – Hush money
Health & Medicine - AstraZeneca award
Winner: Martin Johnston, The New Zealand Herald - Baby died after hospital errors
Information & Communications Technology
Winner: Catherine Woulfe, Herald on Sunday – Internet cancer scam
Maori Issues – Te Puni Kokiri award
No award made
Pacific Islands Issues – Pacific Co-operation Foundation award
No award made
Science & Technology
Winner: Ruth Laugesen, Sunday Star-Times – Marsden fund panellists
Social Issues (includes education)
Winner: Yvonne Martin, The Press – Police target crime families
Sport & Racing – DB Breweries award
Winner: Steve Kilgallon, Sunday Star-Times – Nathan Fien selection scandal
Newspaper Feature Writer
Senior
Overall Winner: Deidre Mussen, Sunday Star-Times
Finalists: Jane Phare, Herald on Sunday
Phil Taylor, Weekend Herald
Keri Welham, Dominion Post
Junior
Overall Winner: Jared Morgan, The Southland Times
Finalists: Owen Hembry, The New Zealand Herald
Kate Monahan, Waikato Times
Kimberley Rothwell, Dominion Post
Sub-Categories
Arts
Winner: Kristine Walsh, The Gisborne Herald – Crown Lynn collector
Business, Finance & Consumer Affairs – Business NZ award
Winner: Tim Hunter, Sunday Star-Times – Vector: Boardroom mutiny revealed
/3
Crime & Justice
Joint winners: Steve Braunias, The Sunday Star-Times – Crimes & misdemeanours
Martin Cummings, Manawatu Standard – A family divided
Environment & Conservation – Shell New Zealand award
Winner: Patrick Crewdson, Herald on Sunday – Once were whalers
Food & Nutrition
Winner: Steve Braunias, Sunday Star-Times – All tomorrow’s steaks
General
Winner: Adam Dudding, Sunday Star-Times – Bite Club
Government, Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs
Winner: Geoff Cumming, The New Zealand Herald – Student, pilot & mystery man
Health & Medicine – AstraZeneca award
Winner: Martin Johnston, The New Zealand Herald – Your money or your life
Human Relations
Winner: Deidre Mussen, Sunday Star-Times – A lifer- five times over
Information & Communications Technology
Winner: Reuben Schwarz, Dominion Post – The big picture
Maori Issues – Te Puni Kokiri award
Winner: Yvonne Tahana, Waikato Times – Where hearts and history meet
Pacific Islands Issues – Pacific Co-operation Foundation award
Winner: Angela Gregory, The New Zealand Herald – Dying for America
Science & Technology
Winner: Jon Morgan, Dominion Post – Battle of the dags
Social Issues (includes education)
Winner: Simon Collins, The New Zealand Herald – Locked into days of idleness
Sport & Racing – DB Breweries award
Winner: Paul Lewis, Herald on Sunday – The games controversy – how silence broke
an athlete’s spirit
Tourism & Travel
Winner: Jim Eagles, The New Zealand Herald – A trek to the top of the world
Transport
Winner: Dave Moore, The Press – Bargain basement
/4
Magazine Feature Writer
Senior
Overall Winner: Mike White, North & South
Finalists: Margot Butcher, Freelance, published in North & South
Amanda Cropp, North & South
Peter Malcouronne, North & South and Metro
Junior
Overall Winner: Amanda Cameron, New Zealand Doctor
Finalists: Rachael Bowie, Consumer Magazine
Kennedee Jeffs, Spasifik
Sub-Categories
Arts
Winner: Sue Gardiner, Arts News – New Zealand – The new visionaries
Business, Finance & Consumer Affairs - Business NZ awards
Winner: Rachael Bowie, Consumer Magazine – Credit cards
Crime & Justice
Winner: Mike White, North & South – Another wreck on the highway
Environment & Conservation – Shell New Zealand award
Winner: Margot Butcher, Freelance, published in North & South – Oh no didymo
Food & Nutrition
Winner: Belinda Allan, Consumer Magazine – Kids cereals
General
Winner: Nick Smith, New Zealand Listener – Get smart
Government, Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs
Winner: Denis Welch, New Zealand Listener – The disarming of New Zealand
Health & Medicine - AstraZeneca award
Winner: Catherine Hutton, Consumer Magazine– Hospital waiting lists
Human Relations
Winner: Sarah Lang, North & South – Dr. Orgasm
Information & Communications Technology
Winner: Divina Paredes, MIS Magazine – On the leading edge
Maori Issues – Te Puni Kokiri award
Winner: Janet McAllister, Canvas Magazine, Weekend Herald – The curious incident of the woman at the back
/5
Pacific Islands Issues – Pacific Co-operation Foundation award
Joint Winners: Sarah Barnett, New Zealand Listener – Pain in paradise
Kennedee Jeffs, Spasifik – Diabeating ourselves to death
Science & Technology
Winner: Mike White, North & South – Scientific Samaritan
Social Issues
Winner: Danielle Murray, Freelance, published in Savvy Magazine, The Northern Advocate – Childbirth as a
spectator sport
Sport & Racing – DB Breweries award
Winner: Bevan Rapson, Metro – Science of the scrum
Tourism & Travel
Winner: Amanda Cropp, North & South – Meet the people
Transport
Winner: Marc Wendelborn, Consumer Magazine – Scooters
Columnist
Overall Winner: Jane Clifton, New Zealand Listener
Finalists: Linley Boniface, Dominion Post
Paul Lewis, Herald on Sunday
Colin Moore, Wilderness Magazine
Sub-Categories
Arts
Winner: Russell Baillie, The New Zealand Herald – Tonight Frankie I’m going to be… staying at home
Business, Finance & Consumer Affairs – Business NZ award
Winner: Duncan Bridgeman, National Business Review – Feltex defies
forces of gravity
Food & Nutrition
Winner: Bruce Holloway, Waikato Times – My date with a few stale beers
General
Winner: Linley Boniface, Dominion Post – How Everest measures men
Humour
Winner: Andrew Lumsden, The New Zealand Herald – And just what do you think’s so funny
Information & Communications Technology
Winner: Anthony Doesburg, The New Zealand Herald – Libraries
/6
Maori Issues – Te Puni Kokiri award
Winner: John Minto, The Press – Looking for maturity on the debate on race
Pacific Islands Issues – Pacific Co-operation Foundation award
Winner: John Minto, The Press – The new scourge of over employment
Politics
Winner: Jane Clifton, New Zealand Listener – Metal fatigue
Social Issues
Winner: Claire Harvey, The New Zealand Herald – Deniers are blind to the power
of hope
Sport & Racing – DB Breweries award
Winner: Paul Lewis, Herald on Sunday – Lomu legend deserves to live on
Tourism & Travel
Winner: Yvonne van Dongen, Sunday Magazine, Sunday Star-Times – Too
chicken
Transport
Winner: Dave Moore, The Press – Are crash-test scores relevant?
Reviewer
Winner: Grant Smithies, Sunday Star-Times
Finalists: John Daly-Peoples, National Business Review
Adam Dudding, Sunday Star-Times
Scott Kara, The New Zealand Herald
Editorial Writer
Winner: Joanne Black, New Zealand Listener
Finalists: Anthony Hubbard, Sunday Star-Times
Colin Moore, Wilderness Magazine
Paul Thompson, The Press
Cartoonist
Winner: Al Nisbet, The Press
Finalists: Malcolm Evans, Suburban Newspapers
Tom Scott, Dominion Post
Editorial Graphic Artist
Winner: Anna Crichton, Freelance, published in Metro and AA Directions
Finalist: Hayden Smith, Otago Daily Times
/7
Photography
Canon New Zealand awards
Senior Portfolio of Six Pictures
Winner: Peter Meecham, The Press
Finalist: Iain McGregor, Waikato Times
Best Single Picture
Winner: Stacy Squires, The Press – WWII veteran on death bed
Best Single Breaking News Picture
Winner: Janna Dixon, Freelance, published in Herald on Sunday – Cemetery
embrace
Finalists: Bradley Ambrose, The Aucklander – Policeman with pistol
Iain McGregor, Waikato Times – Maori Queen Funeral
Best Single Feature Picture
Winner: Martin Hunter, Sunday Star Times – Glider
Finalist: Jonathan Cameron, Manawatu Standard – Students and cops
Best Single Sports Picture
Winner: Andrew Cornaga, Photosport – Soccer players
Finalists: Peter Meecham, The Press - Swimmer
Chris Skelton, The New Zealand Herald – Winning ecstacy
Juniors
Junior Portfolio of Six Pictures
Winner: Wayne Drought, NZPA
Best Single Picture by a Junior
Winner: Wayne Drought, NZPA – Man bleeding
Best Single Breaking News Picture by a Junior
Winner: Nikki Williams, Wanganui Chronicle – Car fire
Best Single Feature Picture by a Junior
Winner: Michelle Hyslop, Times Newspapers – Portrait of a man
Best Single Sports Picture by a Junior
Winner: Steven McNicholl, Hawke’s Bay Today – Bull rider
/8
Arts Portfolio
Winner: Iain McGregor, Waikato Times – Making Grandma’s casket
Finalist: Maarten Holl, Dominion Post - Dancers
Environment Portfolio
Shell New Zealand award
Winner: Sandra Mu, Getty Images – Duck shooting
Finalist: Martin de Ruyter, Nelson Mail - Antarctica
Portrait/Object Portfolio
Winner: Peter Drury, Waikato Times – Maori Queen funeral
Finalists: Peter Meecham, The Press – All Blacks – portrait of a tour
Mike Scott, The Daily News – A moving portrait of courage
Sports Portfolio
DB Breweries award
Winner: Robert Kitchin, Dominion Post – Skateboard story
Finalists: Iain McGregor, Waikato Times – A series of consistent pics
Phil Walter, Getty Images – Tennis
Newspaper Heading
Winner: Stephen Matthews, Dominon Post
Finalists: Margaret Agnew, The Press
Jim Curran, Hawke’s Bay Today
Patrick Piercy, Dominion Post
Newspaper Investigation
Winner: The New Zealand Herald – Warriors Still
Newspaper Specialist Page or Section
Winner: Otago Daily Times – World Focus
Finalists: Sunday Star-Times - Sunday
The New Zealand Herald - Travel
Sub-Categories
Arts
Winner: The Press – Arts
Business – Business NZ award
Winner: The New Zealand Herald – The Business
/9
Fashion
Winner: Weekend Herald - Canvas
Food & Nutrition
Winner: The Press - Zest
Health – AstraZeneca award
Winner: Dominion Post - Health
Information & Communications Technology
Winner: Dominion Post –NZ InfoTech
Newspaper Magazine
Winner: Sunday Star-Times - Sunday
Sport & Racing – DB Breweries award
Winner: Sunday Star-Times - Sport
Tourism & Travel
Winner: The New Zealand Herald - Travel
Transport
Winner: Herald on Sunday – Sunday Motoring
Other
Winner: Otago Daily Times – World Focus
Newspaper Categories
Norske Skog awards
Editorial Project with Significant Impact upon the Community
Winner: Katikati Advertiser – Operation 24/7
Finalists: The New Zealand Herald – Cancer: The new frontier
The New Zealand Herald – You decide: Auckland waterfront stadium
The Christchurch Star – Save the libraries
Newspaper Front Page
Winner: Bay of Plenty Times
Finalists: Herald on Sunday
The Northern Advocate
Newspaper of the Year
Winner: The Press
Finalists: The Marlborough Express
Saturday Express
Sunday Star-Times
/10
Daily Newspaper over 25,000 circulation
Winner: The Press
Finalist: The New Zealand Herald
Daily Newspaper up to 25,000 circulation
Winner: The Marlborough Express
Finalists: Bay of Plenty Times
The Northern Advocate
Weekly Newspaper
Winner: Sunday Star-Times
Finalist: Weekend Herald
Suburban or Community Newspaper
Winner: Saturday Express
Finalist: Mountain Scene
Trade / Professional Magazine
Winner: New Zealand Doctor
Finalists: Federated Mountain Clubs Bulletin
Unlimited
News-stand Magazine
Winner: New Zealand Listener
Finalists: Metro
New Zealand Gardener
North & South
Magazine Cover
Winner: North & South
Finalists: Forest & Bird
New Zealand Doctor
New Zealand Listener
Sunday Magazine, Sunday Star-Times
Websites
News Website
Winner:www.nzherald.co.nz
Finalists:www.scoop.co.nz
/11
Website Best Single News Report
Winner:www.stuff.co.nz
Finalists:www.nzherald.co.nz
Feature Website
Winner:www.hotscience.co.nz
Finalists:www.firstfourships.co.nz
Columnist-style Website
Winner:www.spareroom.co.nz
Blog
Winner: www.publicaddress.net/hardnews
Sports Website – DB Breweries award
Winner:www.stuff.co.nz
Website Design
Winner:www.radionz.co.nz
Subscriber/Special Interest Website
Winner:www.rnzfb.org.nz
Finalists:www.geonet.org.nz
Public Information Website
Winner:www.everybody.co.nz
Finalists:www.bethere.co.nz
Alternative/Light Entertainment Website
Winner:www.spareroom.co.nz
Student Journalist Award - Print
The Don Milne Award
Winner: Jenny Macintyre, Massey University
Finalist: Karen Tay, Auckland University of Technology
Student Journalist Award - Broadcasting
The David Edmunds Award
Winner: Hannah Ockelford, NZ Broadcasting School