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