The Magazine Publishers Association has announced a total of 116 finalists for this year’s edition of the Magazine Media Awards.
Bauer’s haul of 52 finalists spots saw the publisher top the pile, followed by Tangible Media on 28, Kowhai Media on 13 and Fairfax Media on nine.
In continuing the process of peer judging introduced last year, a panel of 68 judges from across the industry were chosen to select the standout entries for this year’s edition.
“The standard of work we saw in the entries was exceptional, reflecting the rapid evolution and growing sophistication of magazine media across every conceivable platform,” said John Baker, MPA board member and CEO of Tangible Media.
The innovation happening across the magazine industry was reflected in new categories (some launched this year and others last year), including Best Magazine 360 Brand Audience, Best Launch/Relaunch, Best Use of Research, Best Use of Video and Rising Star.
“This year’s finalists are evidence of an innovation explosion in the magazine sector,” said James Frankham, MPA Vice-Chairman and Publisher at Kowhai Media. “The diversity of working solutions demonstrate how many opportunities there are for magazine media in the modern environment.”
The wait is now on for the big event on 8 September.
Without further ado, here’s a rundown of the finalists:
Best brand extension:
Metro Peugeot Restaurant of the Year, Metro
New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year, New Zealand Geographic
North & South Investigates: Murder (We Wrote), North & South
Best columnist:
Consumer
Polly Gillespie, Woman’s Day
Polly Greeks, NZ Life & Leisure
Sarah Quigley, Next
Current Affairs & Business
Diana Wichtel, New Zealand Listener
James Robins, New Zealand Listener
Paul Thomas, New Zealand Listener
Best content marketing campaign:
“Designs for Living”, ANZ, HOME, Your Home and Garden, www.homestolove.co.nz
“It’s NOT OK in Any Home”, FCB and Ministry of Social Development, HOME
“Milk for Hair”, Anchor, Woman’s Day, FQ, NEXT
Best cover:
– Consumer Special Interest
New Zealand Gardener, June 2015
New Zealand Gardener, April 2015
NZ Lifestyle Block, June 2015
– Current Affairs & Business
Metro, November 2015
New Zealand Geographic, March 2016
North & South, December 2015
– Home & Food
Cuisine, May 2015
Home, April/May 2016
Your Home and Garden, April 2016
– Industry & Trade
Demm, November 2015
NZ Marketing/StopPress, July/Aug 2015
NZ Retail, Feb/March 2016
– Lifestyle
Fashion Quarterly, August 2015
New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, August 3, 2015
Next, March 2016
Best designer:
– Consumer Special Interest
Hannah Lawless, Together Journal
Marc Backwell, Mana
Samantha Smith, Little Treasures
– Current Affairs & Business
Jenny Nicholls, North & South
Marc Backwell, New Zealand Geographic
Michael Hanley, Metro
– Home & Food
Arch MacDonnell, Home
Fiona Kerr, Dish
Mike Watson, Taste
– Industry & Trade
Julian Pettitt, NZ Marketing
Marc Backwell, Pro Photographer
– Lifestyle
Lisa Lodge, Good
Mirella Monteira, Woman’s Day
Next Design Team, Next
Best editor:
– Consumer Special Interest
Jo McCarroll, NZ Gardener
Nadene Hall, NZ Lifestyle Block
Nicky Dewe, Little Treasures
– Current Affairs & Business
Duncan Greive, The Spinoff
Pamela Stirling, New Zealand Listener
Virginia Larson, North & South
– Home & Food
Lisa Morton, Dish
Sally Duggan, NZ House and Garden
Shelley Ferguson, Your Home & Garden
– Industry & Trade
Rebekah White, Pro Photographer
Sarah Dunn, NZ Retail
Terry Brosnahan, Country-Wide Magazine
– Lifestyle
Rachael Russell, Good Health Choices
Sido Kitchin, Woman’s Day
Best journalist:
– Consumer Special Interest
Aaron Smale, Mana
Jo McCarroll, NZ Gardener
Rebecca Hayter, Boating New Zealand
– Current Affairs & Business
Donna Chisholm, New Zealand Listener / North & South
Kennedy Warne, New Zealand Geographic
Rebecca Macfie, New Zealand Listener
– Home & Food
Andrea Warmington, NZ House & Garden
Sue Allison, NZ House & Garden
– Industry & Trade
Damien Venuto, NZ Marketing/StopPress
Holly Bagge, NZ Marketing/StopPress
– Lifestyle
Aroha Awarau, New Zealand Woman’s Weekly
Nicola Russell, Australian Women’s Weekly
Suzanne McFadden, Australian Women’s Weekly
Best launch/relaunch:
Good, Tangible Media
Taste, Bauer Media
The Women’s Network, Bauer Media
Best magazine media 360 brand audience:
Dish
Your Home and Garden
Best magazine:
– Consumer Special Interest
Mana
New Zealand Weddings
– Current Affairs & Business
New Zealand Geographic
New Zealand Listener
North & South
– Home & Food
Dish
Home
Your Home and Garden
– Industry & Trade
NZ Marketing/StopPress
NZ Truck & Driver
PRO Photographer
– Lifestyle
Australian Women’s Weekly
Good Health Choices
Woman’s Day
Best Magazine media sales person:
– Consumer
Kate Cameron, Woman’s Day
Rebecca Knight, Australian Women’s Weekly, New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, Your Home and Garden
Rochelle Rodrigues / Maddie Thomas, Your Home and Garden
– Current Affairs & Business
Marlene Coote, NZ Retail
Vernene Medcalf, NZ Marketing/StopPress
Best Owned Media/Custom Publishing Brand:
Habitat, Tangible Media
KiaOra, Bauer Media
Little Treasures, Tangible Media
Best Photographer:
– Consumer
Aaron McLean, Dish
Danelle Bohane, Together Journal
Marissa Findlay, New Zealand Weddings
– Current Affairs & Business
Meek Zuiderwijk, Metro
Richard Robinson, New Zealand Geographic
Best Publishing Innovation:
Dish website recipe paywall, Dish
NZGeo.com, New Zealand Geographic
Your Home & Garden homewares range in Farmers, Your Home and Garden
Best retail subscription campaign:
Anzac Centenary Poppy Project, NZ Gardener
Home of the Year 2016, HOME
Taste Subscription Campaign – Relaunch Issue July/August 2015, Taste
Best use of video:
Butter in a Jar, Dish
The Multifry Challenge, Dish
Wares Awards Sponsors Video, Wares Magazine
Rising Star:
Alex Casey, Television Editor / Staff Writer, The Spinoff
Damien Venuto, Editor, NZ Marketing / StopPress
Jacqueline Taylor, Editor-in-Chief / Publisher, Juno Magazine
Kate Cameron, Direct Account Manager, Woman’s Day
Rachel Ramsay, Editor, New Zealand Weddings
