Winners announced for NZ Podcast Awards 2022

Recognising talent behind the mic, the 2022 NZ Podcast Awards Presented by rova have announced the winners from a pool of more than 400 nominations.

A panel of 32 Kiwi and international judges from the media and podcast industry selected the winners, with the aim of recognising the hard work of producers, media networks, talent, and independent podcasters in the thriving podcast industry in New Zealand. Over 20,000 votes have now been received from listeners supporting their favorite shows and creators.

Among the winners, The Commune was awarded “Podcast of the Year” and “The Spotlight Award” for its excellent storytelling and sound design. Whakamāori won “Best Education” and “Best Māori or Pasifika Podcast or Host” for being an entertaining and engaging podcast that made the listener feel part of the whānau.

The Lake received two awards for “Creativity” and “Best Factual Podcast,” and RNZ was awarded “Network of the Year” for the quality of their output. The “Independent Podcast of the Year” award went to Dear Nature, and Grey Areas with Petra Bagust won “Best New Podcast.” The “Listeners’ Choice” award went to “Culture Vulture,” which received the most public votes, followed by The Girls Uninterrupted who finished as runners up.

The judges were impressed by the high calibre of entries this year and noted that the decision-making process was challenging due to the numerous talented podcasters and producers across Aotearoa who demonstrated exceptional levels of creativity and production quality.

A FULL LIST OF THE WINNERS:

BEST INDEPENDENT PODCAST – PRSENTED BY ACAST

GOLD: Dear Nature – Max Balloch
SILVER: History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast – Thomas Rillstone BRONZE: Raising The Curve – The Curve

BEST COMEDY PODCAST – PRESENTED BY ROVA

GOLD: Socrates Walks Into A Bar – Tim Batt, Nick Rado and Ray O’Leary SILVER: Dear Bastard! – Paul McKane & Andrew Naughtie
BRONZE: Tic-Heads with Uncle Tics – rova

BEST HISTORY PODCAST

GOLD: Eyewitness – Sonia Yee, Producer and Presenter SILVER: Detour: Antarctica – NZ Herald

BRONZE: He Reo Tawhito – conversations about Mōteatea – Toi te Arapūoru | SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music

BEST FAMILY PODCAST

GOLD: Story Space – Mick, Matt and Kevin SILVER: News2Me – Gill Bonnett/RNZ/TVNZ BRONZE: One Day You’ll Thank Me – NZ Herald

BEST RADIO PODCAST

GOLD: ZM’s Bree & Clint – ZM Podcast Network SILVER: The Morning Rumble – The Rock
BRONZE: The Mike Hosking Breakfast – Newstalk ZB

THE CLIMATE AWARD

GOLD: Consume This – Consumer NZ
SILVER: Our Changing World – Claire Concannon, RNZ
BRONZE: The DOC Sounds of Science Podcast – The Department of Conservation

BEST ARTS & CULTURE PODCAST

GOLD: Aotearoa Hip Hop: The Music, The People, The History – rova / MAI FM

SILVER: He Reo Tawhito – conversations about Mōteatea – Toi te Arapūoru | SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music

BRONZE: Voices – Kadambari Raghukumar

BEST TRUE CRIME PODCAST

GOLD: The Commune Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff)
SILVER: The Lake – Popsock Media / Stuff
BRONZE: GUILT (Season One – Who Killed Jordan Voudouris?) – Ryan Wolf

BEST HEALTH & WELLBEING PODCAST

GOLD: Are You Mental? – Mick Andrews
SILVER: Eating Fried Chicken in the Shower – Three Dollar/RNZ

BRONZE: Wellness F*cking Wednesday with Nix – Nicola ‘Nix’ Adams

BEST FICTION PODCAST

GOLD: Tales from Three Corners – Jacq
SILVER: The Secret of St Kilda – Haggis and Dragons Productions Limited

BRONZE: Devil’s Trumpet – Tracey Slaughter, RNZ

BEST FACTUAL PODCAST

GOLD: The Lake – Popsock Media / Stuff
SILVER: Our Changing World – Claire Concannon, RNZ

BRONZE: The Front Page – NZ Herald

BEST SPORTS PODCAST

GOLD: The Sporting Rumble – The Rock
SILVER: Between Two Beers podcast – Steven Holloway and Seamus Marten

BRONZE: Runners only! With Dom Harvey – Dom Harvey

BEST SEX & RELATIONSHIPS PODCAST

GOLD: Elephant in the Bedroom – Notable Pictures/Tahi SILVER: The Deep – Zoe Marshall
BRONZE: The Electric Rodeo – Emma Hewitt

BEST ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST

GOLD: Tic-Heads with Uncle Tics – rova
SILVER: Dear Nature – Max Balloch
BRONZE: Grey Areas with Petra Bagust – Love It Media

BEST INTERVIEW

GOLD: The Deep – Zoe Marshall
SILVER: Between Two Beers – Steven Holloway and Seamus Marten

BRONZE: He Reo Tawhito – conversations about Mōteatea – Toi te Arapūoru | SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PODCAST

GOLD: Gone by Lunchtime The Spinoff Podcast Network

SILVER: The Front Page – NZ Herald
BRONZE: The Shit Show – Shit You Should Care About

BEST BUSINESS PODCAST

GOLD: Money Talks – NZ Herald
SILVER: Cooking the Books with Frances Cook – Frances Cook

BRONZE: The Property Academy – Ed McKnight & Andrew Nicol

BEST DOCUMENTARY PODCAST

GOLD: The Elephant in the Bedroom – Notable Pictures/Tahi

SILVER: The Commune – Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff)

BRONZE: The Lake – Popsock Media / Stuff

BEST RISING STAR

GOLD: Joseph Stockhausen

SILVER: Max Balloch

BRONZE: Alyssa Partington

BEST NETWORK

GOLD: RNZ
SILVER: NZME/iHeartRadio NZ

BRONZE: The Spinoff Podcast Network

BEST EDUCATION PODCAST

GOLD: Whakamāori – Arataua Media/RNZ
SILVER: History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast – Thomas Rillstone

BRONZE: Raising The Curve – The Curve

BEST NEW PODCAST

GOLD: Grey Areas with Petra Bagust – Love It Media

SILVER: Tic-Heads with Uncle Tics – rova
BRONZE: We Need To Talk with Toni Street – NZME

BEST MĀORI OR PASIFIKA PODCAST OR HOST – PRESENTED BY bluereef

GOLD: Whakamāori / Chey Milne, Ani-Piki Tuari, Dr Anaha Hiini

SILVER: Tic-Heads with Uncle Tics / Leighton Clarke

BRONZE: The Lake / Aaron Smale

SPOTLIGHT AWARD

GOLD: The Commune – Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff)

SILVER: The Rock Drive with Jay and Dunc – The Rock
BRONZE: The Secret History of Flight 149 – Stephen Davis

THE CREATIVITY AWARD

GOLD: The Lake – Popsock Media / Stuff
SILVER: The Commune – Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff)
BRONZE: Aotearoa Hip Hop: The Music, The People, The History – rova / MAI FM

LISTENERS’ CHOICE AWARD

WINNER: Culture Vulture – Shit You Should Care About

RUNNER UP: The Girls Uninterrupted – Brodie Kane Media

PODCAST OF THE YEAR

GOLD: The Commune – Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff)

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