The Best in 2021

AUCKLAND, Friday: Homestyle magazine, published by Pluto Group NZ, has been named Supreme Magazine at the 2021 Webstar NZ Magazine Awards last week. Former Listener ed Pamela Stirling was Supreme Editor (and also won the Lifetime Achievement Award).

Dish, NZ Geographic, Fashion Quarterly, Woman, Country-Wide Beef, EG, and Kia Ora featured among the major category awards.

Jane Ussher (NZ House & Garden) was named Best Photographer.

School Road’s Woman magazine scored well, receiving four wins – including Best Journalist Sophie Neville, and Best Marketing Campaign (with Stanley St).

WINNERS & FINALISTS

Supreme Magazine: Homestyle
Supreme Editor: Pamela Stirling
People’s Choice: Dish
Lifetime Achievement: Pamela Stirling
Consumer special interest, current affairs & business:
Winner: NZ Geographic (Kowhai Media)
HC: New Zealand Listener, Are Media
Finalists: Kia Ora, Are Media; NZV8, Parkside Media
Home, food & lifestyle (including mass market)
Winner: Homestyle, Pluto Group
HC: Dish (ICG Media)
Finalist: NZ Gardener (Stuff)

Trade

Winner: EG (Engineering NZ)
Finalists: NZ Dairy Exporter (NZ Farm Life Media); NZ Marketing (ICG)

BEST COVER

Consumer special interest, current affairs, business & trade
Winner: NZ Geographic
HC: North & South
Finalist: Shepherdess
Home, food & lifestyle (including mass market)
Winner: Fashion Quarterly (Parkside)
HC: Viva (NZME)
Finalists: Capital, Woman (School Road), Woman (School Road); Australian Women’s Weekly NZ Edition (Are Media)

Non-newsstand

Winner: Country-Wide Beef (NZ Farm Life Media)
Finalist: New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa (Health Media)

BEST JOURNALIST

Consumer special interest, current affairs, business & trade
Winner: Kate Evans, NZ Geographic
Finalists: Naomi Arnold, NZ Geographic and Newsroom; Paul Thomas, NZ Listener
Home, food & lifestyle (including mass market)
Winner: Sophie Neville (Woman)
Finalists: Bea Taylor, Your Home & Garden; Cari Johnson, NZ Life & Leisure; Mei Leng Wong, NZ Gardener

NZ POST BEST EDITOR

Consumer special interest, current affairs, business & trade
Winner: Pamela Stirling (Listener)
HC: Rebekah White (NZ Geographic)
Finalist: Virginia Larson (Kia Ora)
Home, food & lifestyle (including mass market)
Winner: Simon Farrell-Green (Here)
Finalists: Alice Lines, Homestyle; Fiona Hawtin, Your Home and Garden; Sarah Tuck, Dish magazine

BEST COLUMNIST/BLOGGER

Winner: Stacey Morrison, Woman
HC: Sam Tyson, NZ Plumber
Finalist: Aroha Awarau, NZ Listener

BEST DESIGNER/DESIGN TEAM

Winner: Sarah Gladwell with guest creatives (Here)
HC: Leslie Eaton
Finalists: Amanda Trayes, Vet Script; Juliette Wanty, Homestyle

BEST DIGITAL BRAND

Winner: Ensemble (Stuff and Ensemble)
HC: Capsule
Finalist: Shepherdess

BEST LAUNCH

Winner: Woman,
Finalists: Ensemble; Nadia: A Seasonal Journal; Viva Magazine

BEST RELAUNCH

Winner: Fashion Quarterly
Finalists: Home; Listener

BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN

Winner: Woman
Finalists: Architecture NZ; Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations (MCD Media)

BEST CUSTOM MAGAZINE

Winner: Kia Ora (Are)
HC: Bunnings magazine

BEST REGIONAL MAGAZINE

Winner: Junction Magazine
HC: Nelson Magazine

BEST BRAND EVENT

Winner: Home
Finalists: Architecture NZ, NZ Marketing

BEST ADVERTISING SOLUTION

Winner: NZV8 (Parkside), Kumeu Classic Car and Hot Rod Festival
HC: NZ Performance Car
Finalists: Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations, Your Home & Garden

BEST PHOTOGRAPHER

Winner: Jane Ussher (NZ House & Garden)
HC: Richard Robinson (NZ Geographic)
Finalists: Alex MacDonald Bush, Emily Chalk

• Full details here
• More here: www.mpa.org.nz