- Best Photography – Features
David Unwin | The Post / Stuff Group
Dean Purcell | NZ Herald / NZME
Richard Robinson | New Zealand Geographic / Kōwhai Media - Best Photography – News
Alex Cairns | stuff.co.nz / Stuff Group
Braden Fastier | Nelson Mail / Stuff Group
George Heard | NZ Herald / NZME - Best Photography – Sport
Andrew Cornaga | Photosport Ltd
Hannah Peters | Getty Images
Joe Allison | Getty Images - Best Photo Story
Cole Eastham-Farrelly | RNZ – Feral
Dean Purcell | NZ Herald / NZME – Waitangi Day celebrations
Richard Robinson | New Zealand Geographic / Kōwhai Media – Freshwater eels, our tuna - Photographer of the Year
Braden Fastier | Nelson Mail / Stuff Group
Iain McGregor | The Press / Stuff Group
Richard Robinson | New Zealand Geographic / Kōwhai Media
- Best Shortform Video
“It’s Not Me”: The Human Cost of Unauthorized Political Advertising – Roihana Nuri, Ripeka Timutimu | Aukaha News
Stone Acquittal – Cushla Norman, Arun Jeram and team | 1News / TVNZ
The Queen of Drag – Tory Evans | TVNZ - Best Current Affairs (short) – Sponsored by NZ On Air
‘I know you did it’: Secret tapes reveal escort’s confrontation with lover Polkinghorne – Mike Scott, Carolyne Meng-Yee and team | NZ Herald / NZME
Mururoa – Leigh-Marama McLachlan, Joe Whitehead | Marae / TVNZ
Paddy Gower Has Issues – Bowel Cancer – Paddy Gower | stuff.co.nz / Stuff Group - Best Current Affairs (long) or Documentary – Sponsored by NZ On Air
Interview with former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster – Jack Tame and team | Q+A with Jack Tame / TVNZ
The Haka Party Incident – Katie Wolfe, Tim Balme | RNZ
The Stolen Children of Aotearoa – Aaron Smale and team | Whakaata Māori - Best Original Podcast or Series
Diagnosis of a Crime with Melanie Reid – Melanie Reid, Bonnie Sumner and team | newsroom.co.nz
Mata with Mihingarangi – Mihingarangi Forbes, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Natasha Vela | RNZ
The Stolen Children of Aotearoa with Aaron Smale – Aaron Smale, Ruth Korver and team | RNZ - Best Innovation in Digital Storytelling
Four phones, three weeks: Everything we saw on teen TikTok – Kate Newton, Hingyi Khong | RNZ
Herald NOW – Video News Innovation – Sarah Bristow, Ryan Bridge and team | NZME
“It’s Not Me”: Leveraging Digital Agility and Real-Time Audience Feedback – Roihana Nuri, Ripeka Timutimu | Aukaha News - Video Journalist of the Year – Sponsored by NZ On Air
Corey Fleming | NZ Herald / NZME
Nick Monro | RNZ
Zoe Madden-Smith | Re: News / TVNZ - Digital News Provider of the Year – Sponsored by Voyager Internet
1news.co.nz | TVNZ
nzherald.co.nz | NZME
stuff.co.nz | Stuff Group
- Best Columnist, Opinion or Critique
Hayden Donnell | The Spinoff
Jonathan Milne | newsroom.co.nz
Virginia Fallon | The Post / Stuff Group - Best Up and Coming Journalist
Emma Andrews | RNZ
Janhavi Gosavi | TVNZ
Lyric Waiwiri-Smith | The Spinoff - Best Investigation
Jevon McSkimming – Sam Sherwood | RNZ
Jevon McSkimming scandal – Jared Savage | NZ Herald / NZME
Nelson Hospital – Jessica Roden | 1News / TVNZ - Best Scoop
Andrew Coster – Jack Tame | Q+A with Jack Tame / TVNZ
Prime Minister’s Press Secretary – Paula Penfold | stuff.co.nz / Stuff Group
Tom Phillips – Tony Wall | stuff.co.nz / Stuff Group - Best Specialist Reporting
Barbara Dreaver: Foreign Affairs | 1News / TVNZ
David Fisher: NZ Defence Force | NZ Herald / NZME
Sam Sherwood: Police / Law | RNZ - Best Coverage of a Major News Event
Jevon McSkimming – NZ Herald / NZME
NZ Cook Islands relationship breakdown – 1News / TVNZ
The end of the manhunt: Tom Phillips shooting – stuff.co.nz / Stuff Group - Best Editorial Campaign or Project
Feral – RNZ
Fighting for our Med School – Waikato Times / Stuff Group
Life Savings – The Post / stuff.co.nz / Stuff Group - Le Mana Pacific Award – Sponsored by ANZ Bank New Zealand
Ann-Tauilo Motuga | Sunpix
Indira Stewart | TVNZ
Mark Papalii | RNZ - Te Tohu Kairangi Award – Sponsored by ANZ Bank New Zealand
Aaron Smale | Whakaata Māori, RNZ, NZ Listener
Ella Stewart | RNZ
Hikurangi Jackson | Whakaata Māori - Business Journalist of the Year – Sponsored by Spark NZ
Matt Nippert | NZ Herald / NZME
Nadine Roberts | stuff.co.nz / Stuff Group
Nikki Macdonald | The Post / Stuff Group - Cartoonist/Animator of the Year
Guy Body | NZ Herald / NZME
Richard Dale | NZ Herald / NZME
Sharon Murdoch | Stuff Group - Gordon McLauchlan Journalism Award
Gill Higgins | TVNZ
Michael Wright | The Press / Stuff Group
Shahlin Graves | Coup De Main - Local Journalist of the Year
Jessica Roden | 1News / TVNZ
Lucy Cooper | The Post / Stuff Group
Rob Drent | The Devonport Flagstaff - News Journalist of the Year
Barbara Dreaver | 1News / TVNZ
Katie Harris | NZ Herald / NZME
Sam Sherwood | RNZ - Political Journalist of the Year
Guyon Espiner | RNZ
Maiki Sherman | 1News / TVNZ
Thomas Coughlan | NZ Herald / NZME - Sports Journalist of the Year – Sponsored by Sport New Zealand
Benjamin Plummer | NZ Herald / NZME
Dana Johannsen | RNZ
Michael Burgess | NZ Herald / NZME - Editorial Leader of the Year
Blair Ensor | Stuff Group
Phil O’Sullivan | TVNZ
Samson Samasoni | Pacific Media Network
Sarah Bristow | NZME
- Best Up and Coming Feature Writer
Eva de Jong | NZME
Justin Agluba | Craccum
Luis G. Portillo | TVNZ - Feature Writer of the Year
Catherine Woulfe | New Zealand Geographic / Kōwhai Media
Sam Sherwood | RNZ
Steve Braunias | NZ Listener / newsroom.co.nz / NZ Herald - Best News, Current Affairs or Specialist Publication
Coup De Main
NBR
The Spinoff - Best Newspaper Magazine
Sunday – Rātapu / Stuff Group
Your Weekend – Rā Whakatā / Stuff Group - Community Newspaper of the Year
Ashburton Guardian
Mountain Scene/ Allied Media
The Devonport Flagstaff - Regional Newspaper of the Year
Nelson Mail / Stuff Group
Rotorua Daily Post / NZME
Waikato Times / Stuff Group - Metropolitan Newspaper of the Year
Otago Daily Times / Allied Media
NZ Herald / NZME
The Post / Stuff Group - Weekly Newspaper of the Year
Herald on Sunday / NZME
Sunday Star-Times / Stuff Group
The Weekend Press / Stuff Group - Reporter of the Year – Sponsored by Voyager Internet
Paula Penfold | stuff.co.nz / Stuff Group
Sam Sherwood | RNZ
Steve Kilgallon | stuff.co.nz / Stuff Group
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