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Voyager Media Awards
Since 2018, Voyager has been the premier sponsor of the New Zealand Media Awards. The Voyager Media Awards celebrate and recognise excellence in New Zealand journalism and are managed and promoted by the News Publishers' Association.
Held annually, the Voyager Media Awards 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 at a black-tie awards ceremony.
Voyager is proud to support an initiative that celebrates journalistic excellence in New Zealand. With the rate at which news is shared and consumed digitally, we – as a telecommunications provider – are a natural fit.
Do the right thing, always do your best, and help others; these are our core values, which we see as aligning closely with the ethos of the New Zealand media, which works hard to deliver credible, informative, and well-balanced news to the public.
By lauding the talent, transparency, honesty, and service delivered by New Zealand’s best media, we are proud to play a part in recognising their dedication to public service with these awards, and see our sponsorship as helping to showcase and celebrate this talent in a fast-changing digital world.
Past Awards Videos
Check out these videos from past awards events.
Sponsored Award Winners 2025
WINNER: Stuff
JUDGES: Irene Chapple and Marc Dodd
“In what was a tough year for news providers, the judges were hugely impressed by all entrants and their commitment to innovative and important storytelling. Stuff’s commitment to video, which particularly impressed during live judging week, as well as its agile storytelling and AI exploration gave it the edge.”
WINNER: Herald on Sunday | NZME
JUDGES: Carmen Parahi, Jim Tully and Jonathan Milne
“There were four strong contenders for Newspaper of the Year, all winners in their respective categories. Te toa whakaihuwaka, the champion, needed to prove it was the best across multiple aspects of news publishing, and that is why we chose the Herald on Sunday as a clear winner. The Herald on Sunday had reader impact, clean and modern design layout, and publication quality. It provided tight, layered and compelling copy across all its sections, such as sports and lifestyle. It was clear who its target audiences and markets were, exemplified in the product inserts, and content from across Aotearoa. We appreciated its representation of under-served news communities in its images and reporting.”
WINNER: Anusha Bradley | RNZ
JUDGES: Isabelle Oderberg and Phil Taylor
“Amid an extremely impressive cohort of entries, Anusha’s three pieces stood out as exceptional both individually and as a body of work for their newsworthiness, the importance of the public interest journalism therein and her engaging writing and thorough research, which contributed to the colour and depth of the work.“