One Week Left to Vote for Your Television Favourites

Diary Note
24 February 2011


One Week Left to Vote for Your Television Favourites


Television viewers have just over a week left to vote for their favourite TV Guide Best on the Box personalities and be in to win a brand new TV on which to watch them. Entries close 5pm Friday, 2 March.

This year the country’s biggest People’s Choice Awards are providing a thrilling contest between brothers and actors Robbie and Pua Magasiva as they battle it out for the title of Sexiest Man.

Joining the brothers in the ring is previous Best on the Box favourite Simon Dallow, who was the recipient of the Sexiest Man title for six years running. Undoubtedly, the TV One newsreader will provide some tough competition for the talented Shorty Street actors, along with charismatic weather presenter Tamati Coffey, the loveable rogue Jay Ryan and well-known TV and radio presenter Jeremy Corbett.

The contest for the Sexiest Woman title is proving just as exciting. With former winners Pippa Wetzell and Robyn Malcolm out of the mix, previously nominated personalities Haley Holt, Kimberley Crossman or Samantha Hayes could finally walk away with the gong. With other top contenders including Alison Pugh (Breakfast/One News reporter), Go Girls’ Esther Stephens and Saturday Breakfast’s charming host Toni Street, this year’s Sexiest Woman winner is anyone’s guess.

Now it’s up to the viewers to decide on the winners in each of the 25 categories for the 2012 TV Guide Best on the Box Awards.

Vote before 5pm Friday, 2 March and be in to win a 50 inch Panasonic Viera HD TV and a Panasonic My Freeview HDD/DVD recorder, worth $2,398. There are also three fabulous Freeview prize packages worth $799 each up for grabs.

Winners will be announced in the 15 March issue of the magazine. To vote online, visit www.tv-guide.co.nz/botb2012.

You can also keep up to date with the competition by following TV Guide on Twitter http://twitter.com/nztvguide and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thetvguide.

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TV GUIDE BEST ON THE BOX – FINALISTS

NEW ZEALAND PEOPLE

SEXIEST WOMAN
Kimberly Crossman (Sophie McKay, Shortland Street – TV2)
Samantha Hayes (3 News – TV3)
Hayley Holt (The Crowd Goes Wild – Prime)
Alison Pugh (Breakfast/One News – TV1)
Esther Stephens (Olivia Duff, Go Girls – TV2)
Toni Street (Saturday Breakfast/One News – TV1)

SEXIEST MAN
Tamati Coffey (Breakfast – TV1)
Jeremy Corbett (7 Days – TV3)
Simon Dallow (One News – TV1)
Pua Magasiva (Vinnie Kruse, Shortland Street – TV2)
Robbie Magasiva (Maxwell Avia, Shortland Street – TV2)
Jay Ryan (Kevin, Go Girls – TV2)

BEST ACTOR
Tim Balme (Mike Johnson, The Almighty Johnsons – TV3)
Shane Cortese (Mac Delany, Nothing Trivial – TV1)
George Henare (Henare Ngatai, Shortland Street – TV2/Nights In The Gardens Of Spain – TV1)
Ryan O’Kane (Bob Blair, Tangiwai – TV1/Des Oram, Rage – TV1)
Jay Ryan (Kevin, Go Girls – TV2)
Gerald Urquhart (Luke Durville, Shortland Street – TV2)

BEST ACTRESS
Amanda Billing (Sarah Potts, Shortland Street – TV2)
Jacqueline Nairn (Wendy Cooper, Shortland Street – TV2)
Debbie Newby-Ward (Emma Wedgewood, Nothing Trivial – TV1)
Madeleine Sami (Super City – TV3)
Bronwyn Turei (Cody Latimer, Go Girls – TV2)
Tandi Wright (Catherine Duvall, Nothing Trivial – TV1)

BEST PRESENTER, NEWS
Hilary Barry (TV3)
Greg Boyed (TV1)
Rawdon Christie (TV1)
Simon Dallow (TV1)
Mike McRoberts (TV3)
Wendy Petrie (TV1)
Rachel Smalley (TV3)
Peter Williams (TV1)
Eric Young (Prime)

BEST PRESENTER, CURRENT AFFAIRS
John Campbell (Campbell Live – TV3)
Mike Hosking (Close Up – TV1)
Miriama Kamo (Sunday – TV1)
Mike McRoberts (60 Minutes – TV3)
Mark Sainsbury (Close Up – TV1)
Julian Wilcox (Native Affairs – Maori TV)

BEST PRESENTER, GENERAL
Graham Bell (Police Ten 7 – TV2)
Nigel Latta (Beyond The Darklands/The Politically Incorrect Guide To Teenagers – TV1)
Marcus Lush (North – TV1)
Colin Mathura-Jeffree (New Zealand’s Next Top Model/New Zealand’s Hottest Home Baker – TV3)
Alison Mau (Fair Go – TV1)
Kate Rodger (Reel Late With Kate – TV3)

BEST PRESENTER, WEATHER
Tamati Coffey (TV1)
Mike Hall (TV3)
Josh Heslop (TV3)
Jim Hickey (TV1)
Karen Olsen (TV1)
Renee Wright (TV1)

BEST PRESENTER, SPORT
Jenny-May Coffin (TV1, Maori TV)
Howard Dobson (Sports Tonight – TV3)
Hamish McKay (TV3)
Andrew Mulligan (The Crowd Goes Wild – Prime)
Mark Richardson (The Crowd Goes Wild – Prime)
Andrew Saville (TV1)

FUNNIEST PERSON ON TV
Jeremy Corbett (7 Days – TV3)
Paul Ego (7 Days – TV3)
David Farrier (Nightline – TV3)
James McOnie (The Crowd Goes Wild – Prime)
Glen Osborne (Maori TV)
Madeleine Sami (Super City – TV3)

RISING STAR
Frankie Adams (Shortland Street – TV2)
Nadine Chalmers-Ross (AMP Business – TV1)
Rose Matafeo (U Live – TVNZU)
Pearl McGlashan (Shortland Street – TV2)
Emmett Skilton (The Almighty Johnsons – TV3)
Guy Williams (The Jono Project – TV3)

NEW ZEALAND SHOWS

BEST NEWS
Nightline
One News
One News Tonight
Prime News – First At 5.30
Te Kaea
3 News

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS
Campbell Live (TV3)
Close Up (TV1)
Native Affairs (Maori TV)
Sunday (TV1)
60 Minutes (TV3)
20/20 (TV2)

BEST MORNING SHOW
Breakfast (TV1)
Good Morning (TV1)
Q+A (TV1)
Saturday Breakfast (TV1)
The Nation (TV3)
3 News: Firstline (TV3)

BEST SPECIAL EVENT
Coca-Cola Christmas In The Park (TV3)
Fight For Life (Sky Box Office)
Rise Up Christchurch (Maori TV)
Royal Wedding (TV1/TV3)
Rugby World Cup 2011 (Sky Sports/Maori TV/TV1/TV3)
2011 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards (Four)

BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Country Calendar (TV1)
Global Radar (TV1)
Intrepid Journeys (TV1)
North (TV1)
Rocked The Nation 3: 100 New Zealand Sporting Moments (TV3)
Wild Coasts (Prime)

BEST ONE-OFF DOCUMENTARY
A Rotten Shame (TV1)
Blakey (TV1)
5 Days In The Red Zone (TV1)
The Hunt For The Pink And White Terraces (Prime)
Inside NZ: Inside Child Poverty – A Special Report (TV3)
Jesus: The Cold Case (TV1)

BEST KIDS/YOUTH SHOW
Drew & Shannon Live (Four)
The Erin Simpson Show (TV2)
Operation Hero (TV2)
Small Blacks TV (TV2)
Sticky TV (Four)
What Now (TV2)

BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Almighty Johnsons (TV3)
Go Girls (TV2)
Nothing Trivial (TV1)
Shortland Street (TV2)
Underbelly NZ: Land Of The Long Green Cloud (TV3)

BEST ONE-OFF DRAMA
The Banker, The Escorts And The $18 Million (TV3)
Billy (TV1)
Dancing In The Sky (Maori TV)
Nights In The Gardens Of Spain (TV1)
Rage (TV1)
Tangiwai (TV1)

BEST COMEDY
Comedy Convoy (TV3)
The Jono Project (TV3)
7 Days (TV3)
Super City (TV3)
WANNA-BEn (TV3)

BEST REALITY SERIES
Missing Pieces (TV3)
New Zealand’s Next Top Model (TV3)
Noise Control (TV3)
Piha Rescue (TV1)
Police Ten 7 (TV2)
SPCA Rescue (TV1)

BEST CULINARY SERIES
Cafe Secrets (TV3)
The Food Truck (TV1)
Get Fresh With Al Brown (TV1)
Kai Time On The Road (Maori TV)
MasterChef New Zealand (TV1)
Peta’s Culinary Adventures In France (Prime)

BEST ADVICE SHOW
Fair Go (TV1)
Get Growing With New Zealand Gardener (Prime)
The Nutters Club (Maori TV)
The Politically Incorrect Guide To Teenagers (TV1)
Target (TV3)
What’s Really In Our Food? (TV3)

BEST SPORTS SHOW
Bring Your Boots Oz (Maori TV)
The Crowd Goes Wild (Prime)
Fishing NZ (Prime)
Hyundai Code (Maori TV)
ITM Fishing Show (TV3)
Sports Tonight (TV3)

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