# 2016 Canon Media Awards

The 2016 Canon Media Awards were hosted by the New Zealand Newspaper Publishers' Association on Friday 20 May 2016 at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, New Zealand. The Newspaper of the Year was The New Zealand Herald, and the Reporter of the Year was Matt Nippert of The New Zealand Herald.

## Photography

Photographer of the Year: Stephen Parker, Rotorua Daily Post
Junior Photographer of the Year: Grant Matthew, Fairfax Media
Videographer of the year: Iain McGregor, The Press
Best news photo: Peter Drury, Waikato Times/stuff.co.nz
Best news video: Andy Jackson, Fairfax Media
Best feature photo: Andy Jackson, Fairfax Media
Best feature video: Mike Scott, Fairfax Media
Best portrait photo: Stephen Parker, Rotorua Daily Post
Best sports photo: Stephen Parker, Rotorua Daily Post
Best sports video: Nick Reed, The New Zealand Herald
Best photo essay/slideshow: Richard Robinson, NZ Geographic
Best environmental photo: Richard Robinson, NZ Geographic

## Reporting

Reporter of the year: Matt Nippert, The New Zealand Herald
Junior reporter of the year: Chloe Winter, The Dominion Post
Regional journalist of the year: Aaron Leaman, Waikato Times
Community journalist of the year: Kris Dando, Kapi-Mana News
Business: Matt Nippert, The New Zealand Herald
Politics: Jared Savage and Bernard Orsman, The New Zealand Herald
Crime & justice: Jared Savage, The New Zealand Herald
Health: Ben Heather, The Dominion Post
Science & technology: Jamie Morton, The New Zealand Herald
Lifestyle: Kim Knight, Sunday Star-Times
Arts & entertainment: Kim Knight, Sunday Star-Times
Sport: Dana Johannsen, The New Zealand Herald
General: Lincoln Tan, The New Zealand Herald

## Feature writing

Feature writer of the year: Mike White, North & South
Junior feature writer of the year: Tess McClure, The Press/RNZ
Business: Anne Gibson, The New Zealand Herald
Politics: Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener
Crime & justice: Mike White, North & South
Health: Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener
Science & technology: Donna Chisholm, NZ Listener
Lifestyle: Naomi Arnold, Metro
Arts & entertainment: Hayden Donnell, 1972 Magazine/The Pantograph Punch
Sport: Peter Malcouronne, Metro
General: Michelle Duff, Your Weekend

## Opinion writing

Opinion writer of the year: Rachel Stewart, Taranaki Daily News/Manawatu Standard
Business: Chris Barton, The New Zealand Herald
Politics: Jane Clifton, NZ Listener
Humour/Satire: Alex Casey, The Spinoff
Sport: Paul Thomas, NZ Listener
General: Toby Manhire and Toby Morris, RNZ Online

## General

Reviewer of the Year: Simon Wilson, Metro
Cartoonist of the Year: Sharon Murdoch, Sunday Star-Times/The Press
Best headline: No Winner
Student journalist of the year: Tommy Livingston, The Dominion Post
Best investigation: Faces of Innocents Project Team, Fairfax Media
Scoop of the year: Luke Appleby, TVNZ
Best editorial campaign or project: Forgotten Millions, The New Zealand Herald
Best coverage of a major news even: Wellington Floods, The Dominion Post/stuff.co.nz
Best innovation in storytelling: Money in Politics, The New Zealand Herald
Website of the year: The Wireless
Best news site or app: TVNZ One News Now, www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news
Best sports site: nzherald.co.nz/sport
Best lifestyle / entertainment site: The Spinoff, www.thespinoff.co.nz
Best blog site: Public Address
Best digital artwork or graphics: Harkanwal Singh, insights.nzherald.co.nz
Best print artworks or graphics: Richard Dale, The New Zealand Herald
Best newspaper front page: The New Zealand Herald
Best Newspaper Inserted Magazine (NiM): Your Weekend, Fairfax Media
Newspaper of the year +30,000: The New Zealand Herald
Newspaper of the year -30,000: Taranaki Daily News, Fairfax Media
Weekly newspaper of the year: Waikato Times Weekend
Community newspaper of the year: Kapi-Mana News, Fairfax Media
Magazine of the year: HOME, Bauer
Best trade/specialist publication and/or site: Pro Photographer, Kowhai Media
Best magazine design: Micheal Hanly and Carolyn Lewis, Metro
Canon Newspaper of the Year: Waikato Times and Waikato Times Weekend
nib Health Journalism Scholarship – Junior: Jessica McAllen, The Spinoff/Sunday Star-Times
nib Health Journalism Scholarship – Senior: Donna Chisholm, North & South and NZ Listener
Editorial Leader of the Year: Rebecca Macfie, Barbara Fountain, New Zealand Doctor
Wolfson Fellowship: Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener