The New Zealand Media Awards have celebrated excellence in New Zealand journalism since 1973. 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.

The Voyager Media Awards are held annually to encourage, showcase and acknowledge the best of New Zealand’s news media across all platforms.  They recognise the work of journalists, reporters, feature writers, columnists, cartoonists, reviewers, photographers and video journalists, culminating in a celebration of the winners in May.

2025 VMA Season Timeline

2025 Season Launch

05 December 2024

Entries Open

17 January 2025

Entries Close

21 February 2025

Judging

March 2025

Finalists Announced & Tickets on sale

11 April 2025

2025 Voyager Media Awards Celebration

16 May 2025

2024 Awards Celebration

Latest News

17 January 2025

Entries open for the 2025 Voyager Media Awards

The News Publishers’ Association (NPA) is delighted to announce that entries to the 2025 Voyager Media Awards are now open

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5 December 2024

Announcing the 2025 Voyager Media Awards

The News Publishers’ Association is delighted to announce the awards list for the 2025 Voyager Media Awards, recognising and rewarding exceptional news and current affairs journalism in Aotearoa.

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26 July 2024

Previous Media Awards winners’ lists now available on our website

The Voyager Media Awards website has expanded to include some new pages, including lists of our previous winners, past recipients of our Outstanding Achievement Awards and also details about our beautiful legacy trophies.

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