Finalists - 2019 Webstar Magazine Media Awards
A hearty congratulations to all our finalists: they're a line up of the best and brightest in our industry.
Winners will be announced at our awards night on September 5.
Sponsored by Webstar, the awards are our chance to celebrate magazine excellence, innovation and commercial success - and for all our finalists to grab a well-deserved moment in the sun.
Whether or not you're a finalist, we hope to see you there for a night to revel in the special magic of magazines.
Best Brand Event
Nadia Well-thy Workshop, Bauer Media
Miss FQ Influence Awards, Bauer Media
NZ House & Garden House Tours, Stuff
Best Content Marketing Campaign
Media Collective for Cordis Hotels and Resorts, Bauer Media
Media Collective for Farmers, Bauer Media
Media Collective for Noel Leeming, Bauer Media
Best Innovation to Grow Revenue and/or Audience
Idealog and Flick's Elevator Pitch, ICG Media
beautyheaven, Bauer Media
Best Magazine Media Salesperson or Team
Amy Madden, Agency Sales, Bauer Media
Kelly Gillbanks, NZ Life & Leisure and thisNZlife, Lifestyle Magazine Group
Current Affairs Sales Team, Bauer Media
Best Owned Media/Custom Publishing
OurAuckland, Auckland Council, Bauer Media
Kia Ora, Air New Zealand, Bauer Media
66 Magazine, Giltrap Group, Vermeulen Officer Media
Best Photographer
Petra Leary, Metro, Bauer Media
Tessa Chrisp, NZ Life & Leisure, Lifestyle Magazine Group
Best Sales Solution for an Advertising Client
Media Collective for Noel Leeming, Bauer Media.
Media Collective for Farmers
Georgia Bews, Woman's Day for Skinny, Bauer Media
Best Small Publisher
JUNO Investing Magazine
The Pluto Group
Vermeulen Officer Media
ICG Best Magazine Brand Marketing Campaign
LEGO Group Retail Promotion, Bauer Media
Woman's Day Halloween Takeover, Bauer Media
NEXT Magazine #CloseTheGap, Bauer Media
ICG Best Rising Brand
beautyheaven, Bauer Media
Best Digital Brand
Homes to Love, Bauer Media
FQ.co.nz and MissFQ.co.nz, Bauer Media
Webstar Editorial Rising Star
Erin Berryman, beautyheaven, Bauer Media
Lana Byrne, Bauer Digital Team, Bauer Media
Best Columnist/Blogger
Best Columnist/Blogger - Consumer Special Interest, Current Affairs, Business & Trade
Jenny Nicholls, North & South, Bauer Media
Diana Wichtel, NZ Listener, Bauer Media
Jane Clifton, NZ Listener, Bauer Media
Best Columnist/Blogger – Home, Food & Lifestyle
Sarah Quigley, NEXT, Bauer Media
Polly Greeks, NZ Life & Leisure, Lifestyle Magazine Group
Lisa Scott, NEXT, Bauer Media
Best Cover
Best Cover - Consumer Special Interest
NZ Gardener, Stuff
Best Cover - Current Affairs, Business & Trade
Idealog, ICG Media
New Zealand Listener, Bauer Media
North & South, Bauer Media
Best Cover - Home & Food
HOME New Zealand, Bauer Media
NZ House & Garden, Stuff
Food, Bauer Media
Best Cover - Lifestyle
Simply You, Bauer Media
Good, ICG Media
Best Cover - Mass Market
Woman's Day, Bauer Media
New Zealand Woman's Weekly, Bauer Media
TV Guide, Stuff
Best Cover - Non-Newsstand
66 Magazine, Vermeulen Officer Media
JUNO, Juno Investing
Best Designer or Team
Best Designer or Team - Consumer Special Interest
Rebecca Needham, NZ Lifestyle Block, Lifestyle Magazine Group
Pelin Hall, Wilderness, Lifestyle Publications
Best Designer or Team - Current Affairs, Business & Trade
NZ Listener design team, Bauer Media
Jenny Nicholls, North & South, Bauer Media
Best Designer or Team - Home & Food
Juliette Wanty, Homestyle, The Pluto Group
Richard Brunton, NZ House & Garden, Stuff
Fiona Kerr & Catherine Wilkinson, Your Home & Garden, Bauer Media
Best Designer or Team - Lifestyle (Incl. Mass)
Yolanta Woldendorp, NZ Life & Leisure and In Your Backyard, Lifestyle Magazine Group
Tanya Wong, Nadia, Bauer Media
Lisa Lodge, Good, ICG Media
Louise Thomson, Next, Bauer Media
Best Journalist
Best Journalist - Consumer Special Interest
Mei Leng Wong, NZ Gardener, Stuff
Matthew Cattin, Wilderness, Lifestyle Publications
Kathy Ombler, Wilderness, Lifestyle Publications
Best Journalist - Current Affairs, Business & Trade
Donna Chisholm, North & South and NZ Listener, Bauer Media
Joanna Wane, North & South, Bauer Media
Kate Evans, New Zealand Geographic, Kowhai Media
Anthony Byrt, Metro, Bauer Media
Best Journalist - Lifestyle
Cloe Willetts, Woman's Day, Bauer Media
Claire McCall, NZ Life & Leisure, Lifestyle Magazine Group
Lynley Ward, Woman's Day & NZ Woman's Weekly, Bauer Media
NZ Post Best Editor
NZ Post Best Editor - Consumer Special Interest
Alistair Hall , Wilderness Magazine, Lifestyle Publishing
Jo McCarroll, NZ Gardener, Stuff
NZ Post Best Editor - Current Affairs, Business & Trade
Pamela Stirling, NZ Listener, Bauer Media
Sarah Dunn, NZ Retail and The Register, ICG Media
NZ Post Best Editor - Digital
Emma Land, Now to Love, Bauer Media
Erin Berryman, beautyheaven, Bauer Media
NZ Post Best Editor - Home & Food
Alice Lines, Homestyle, The Pluto Group
Simon Farrell-Green, HOME New Zealand, Bauer Media
NZ Post Best Editor - Lifestyle
Kate Coughlan, NZ Life & Leisure, Lifestyle Magazine Group
Sido Kitchin, Woman's Day, Bauer Media
Nicky Dewe, Good Health & Wellbeing, Bauer Media
Webstar Best Magazine
Webstar Best Magazine – Consumer Special Interest
Wilderness, Lifestyle Publishing
NZ Gardener, Stuff
NZ Lifestyle Block
Webstar Best Magazine – Current Affairs & Business
New Zealand Geographic, Kowhai Media
New Zealand Listener, Bauer Media
Metro, Bauer Media
Webstar Best Magazine – Home & Food
NZ House & Garden, Stuff
Food, Bauer Media
Your Home & Garden, Bauer Media
Webstar Best Magazine – Lifestyle
NEXT, Bauer Media
NZ Life & Leisure, Lifestyle Magazine Group
Nadia, Bauer Media
Webstar Best Magazine – Mass Market
The Australian Women's Weekly NZ, Bauer Media
Woman's Day, Bauer Media
Webstar Best Magazine – Trade
NZ Dairy Exporter, NZ Farm Life Media
NZ Marketing, ICG Media
EG Magazine, Engineering New Zealand
Webstar Most Valuable Team Member
Liz Clinch, NZ Farm Life Media
Claire Connell, Juno Investing
Gina McCondach, Bauer Media