With 10 days left to submit your entry, make sure you check out the awards on offer for the 2026 Voyager Media Awards and enter your best work from 2025. Entries close at 5pm on Friday 20 February 2026.
The best of luck for your entries.
Key dates:
March 2026 – Judging
Wed 15 Apr 2026 – Finalists announced and tickets on sale
Fri 22 May 2026 – Winners announced at a celebration at the Grand Millennium, Auckland
Thank you to our 2026 Sponsors
Premier sponsor: Voyager Internet
Gold sponsors: ANZ Bank New Zealand, NZ On Air
Silver sponsors: Spark NZ, Sport NZ
Bronze sponsor: Media Copyright Agency (MCA)
Without their generous support these awards would not be possible.*
Aotearoa’s national Media Awards have celebrated excellence in New Zealand journalism for 53 years. Originally known as the Qantas Press Awards, then the Canon Media Awards, Voyager Internet has been the premier sponsor since 2018. The awards are managed and promoted by the News Publishers’ Association which champions the news media industry of New Zealand.
Please direct any queries about the 2026 Voyager Media Awards to voyagermediaawards@npa.co.nz
*There are a number of sponsorship opportunities available for 2026 if you or your organisation would like to support the celebration and recognition of quality New Zealand journalism.
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