# New Zealand Radio Awards

The New Zealand Radio Awards are the annual awards of the New Zealand radio industry. Organised by the Radio Broadcasters Association, the awards recognise excellence in commercial and non-commercial radio broadcasting, in the form of programming, personalities, news and sports reporting, creativity and production quality. New Zealand radio stations, radio staff, advertising agencies and production houses are eligible to enter the awards.
The awards began in 1978, with the beginning of deregulation of the radio industry and the emergence of new independent broadcasters under the third National government of Rob Muldoon. Non-commercial and commercial networks have competed for a range of awards recognising both public service and commercial success. Special categories have also been developed to recognise Māori broadcasting and programmes for ethnic minorities, particularly on Iwi Radio Network and Access Radio Network stations.

## Awards

Below is a summation of some of the awards presented each year, from 2011 onwards.
| Awards | Best Newsreader | Best Music Breakfast Show | Best Music Breakfast Show | Best Music Non-Breakfast Host or Team | Best Music Non-Breakfast Host or Team | Best Talk Presenter/s | Best Talkback Presenter/s | Ref. |
| Awards | Best Newsreader | Network | Regional | Network | Regional | Best Talk Presenter/s | Best Talkback Presenter/s | Ref. |
| 2011 New Zealand Radio Awards |
| 2011 New Zealand Radio Awards | Nicola Wright | Roger Farrelly, Bryce Casey, Leah Panapa & Paul Ego | Mike West, Gareth Pringle & Bel Crawford | Robert Taylor & Jono Pryor | Katrina Smith | Mike Hosking | Willie Jackson & John Tamihere | |
| 2011 New Zealand Radio Awards | Nicola Wright | The Morning Rumble | Mike West in the Morning | Robert and Jono | Days with Katrina Smith | Mike Hosking Breakfast | Willie and JT | |
| 2011 New Zealand Radio Awards | Radio New Zealand National | The Rock | More FM Manawatu | The Rock | More FM Nelson | Newstalk ZB | Radio Live | |
| 2012 New Zealand Radio Awards | | | | | | | | |
| 2012 New Zealand Radio Awards | Hilary Barry | Jay-Jay Feeney, Mike Puru & Dom Harvey | Mark Bunting & Justine Allen | Jono Pryor & Robert Taylor | Neil Collins | Mike Hosking | Mike Yardley | |
| 2012 New Zealand Radio Awards | Hilary Barry | Jay-Jay, Mike & Dom | Bunty and Justine in the Morning | Robert and Jono | Neil Collins | The Mike Hosking Breakfast | Mike Yardley Canterbury Mornings | |
| 2012 New Zealand Radio Awards | Radio Live | The Edge | Classic Hits Waikato | The Rock | Radio Dunedin | Newstalk ZB | Newstalk ZB Christchurch | |
| 2013 New Zealand Radio Awards | | | | | | | | |
| 2013 New Zealand Radio Awards | Hewitt Humphrey | Roger Farrelly, Leah Panapa, Bryce Casey, Andrew Mulligan, Jeremy Pickford | Patrina Roche, Callum Procter | Carl Fletcher, Vaughan Smith | Neil Collins | Kim Hill | Leighton Smith | |
| 2013 New Zealand Radio Awards | Hewitt Humphrey | The Morning Rumble | Callum & P | Drive with Fletch & Vaughan | Neil Collins | Saturday Morning with Kim Hill | The Leighton Smith Show | |
| 2013 New Zealand Radio Awards | Radio New Zealand National | The Rock | Classic Hits Dunedin | The Edge | Radio Dunedin | Radio New Zealand National | Newstalk ZB | |
| 2014 New Zealand Radio Awards | | | | | | | | |
| 2014 New Zealand Radio Awards | Hilary Barry | Jay-Jay Feeney, Mike Puru, Dom Harvey | Mike West, Gareth Pringle, Renee Pink | Robert Taylor, Jono Pryor | Blair Kiddey | Mike Hosking | Leighton Smith | |
| 2014 New Zealand Radio Awards | Hilary Barry | The Edge Breakfast with Jay-Jay, Mike & Dom | Mike West in the Morning with Gareth & Renee | Robert and Jono | The Drive Home with Blair | The Mike Hosking Breakfast | The Leighton Smith Show | |
| 2014 New Zealand Radio Awards | Radio Live | The Edge | More FM Manawatu | The Rock | More FM Nelson | Newstalk ZB | Newstalk ZB | |
| 2015 New Zealand Radio Awards | | | | | | | | |
| 2015 New Zealand Radio Awards | Hilary Barry | Simon Barnett, Gary McCormick | Callum Procter, Patrina Roche | Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce | Lana Searle, Jason Gunn | Mike Hosking | Leighton Smith | |
| 2015 New Zealand Radio Awards | Hilary Barry | Si & Gary | Callum & P In The Morning | Jono & Ben - The Rock Drive | Lana & Jase | The Mike Hosking Breakfast | The Leighton Smith Show | |
| 2015 New Zealand Radio Awards | Radio Live | More FM | The Hits Dunedin | The Rock | More FM Christchurch | Newstalk ZB | Newstalk ZB | |
| 2016 New Zealand Radio Awards | | | | | | | | |
| 2016 New Zealand Radio Awards | Bernadine Oliver-Kirby/Hilary Barry (tie) | Jay-Jay Feeney, Mike Puru, Dominic Harvey, Carl Thompson, Kerry Gregory, Sophie Hallwright | Callum Procter, Patrina Roche | Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce, Duncan Heyde, Daniel Webby, Bronwynn Bakker | Stu Smith | Paul Henry, Sarah Bristow | Leighton Smith, Carolyn Leaney | |
| 2016 New Zealand Radio Awards | Bernadine Oliver-Kirby/Hilary Barry (tie) | Jay-Jay, Mike & Dom | The Hits Breakfast - Dunedin | Jono & Ben Drive | Stu Smith and the Easy Drive Home | Paul Henry | The Leighton Smith Show | |
| 2016 New Zealand Radio Awards | Newstalk ZB/Radio Live (tie) | The Edge | The Hits Dunedin | The Rock | The Breeze Wellington | Radio Live | Newstalk ZB | |
| 2017 New Zealand Radio Awards | | | | | | | | |
| 2017 New Zealand Radio Awards | Niva Retimanu | Jay-Jay Feeney, Dominic Harvey, Clinton Randell, Kerry Gregory, Carl Thompson, Stephanie Munro, Stephanie Monks | Callum Procter, Patrina Roche | Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce, Dan Webby, Duncan Heyde, Bronwynn Bakker | Katrina Smith | Duncan Garner | Marcus Lush | |
| 2017 New Zealand Radio Awards | Niva Retimanu | Jay-Jay, Dom and Randell | The Hits Dunedin Breakfast with Callum and P | Jono & Ben | The Easy Workday with Katrina Smith | RadioLIVE Drive with Duncan Garner | Marcus Lush Nights | |
| 2017 New Zealand Radio Awards | Newstalk ZB | The Edge | The Hits Dunedin | The Rock | The Breeze Wellington | Radio Live | Newstalk ZB | |
| 2018 New Zealand Radio Awards | | | | | | | | |
| 2018 New Zealand Radio Awards | Niva Retimanu | Carl Fletcher, Vaughn Smith, Megan Papas, Caitlin Marett, James Johnston, Anna Henvest | John Markby, Angela 'Flash' Gordon, Tauha 'Toast' TeKani, Bryn Ingham | Thane Kirby, Duncan Heyde, Jeremy Pickford | Tauha 'Toast' TeKani | Mike Hosking | Marcus Lush | |
| 2018 New Zealand Radio Awards | Niva Retimanu | ZM's Fletch, Vaughn & Megan | More FM Breakfast with John, Flash & Toast | The Rock Drive with Thane and Dunc | More FM Social Club with Toast | The Mike Hosking Breakfast | Marcus Lush Nights | |
| 2018 New Zealand Radio Awards | Newstalk ZB | ZM | More FM Northland | The Rock | More FM Northland | Newstalk ZB | Newstalk ZB | |
| 2019 New Zealand Radio Awards | Raylene Ramsay | Carl Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Caitlin Marett, James Johnston, Anna Henvest | Callum Procter, Patrina Roche | Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce, Sharyn Casey, Dan Webby, Ryan Rathbone, Carl Thompson, Hamish Phipps | Dave Nicolas/Will Johnston (tie) | Mike Hosking | Marcus Lush | |
| 2019 New Zealand Radio Awards | Raylene Ramsay | ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan | Callum & P | Jono, Ben & Sharyn | Days with Dave Nicolas/Days with Will Johnston (tie) | The Mike Hosking Breakfast | Marcus Lush Nights | |
| 2019 New Zealand Radio Awards | Newstalk ZB | ZM | The Hits Dunedin | The Edge | The Hits Auckland/Tauranga (tie) | Newstalk ZB | Newstalk ZB | |
| 2020 New Zealand Radio Awards | Niva Retimanu | Carl Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Caitlin Marett, James Johnston, Anna Henvest | Callum Procter, Patrina Roche | Jay Reeve, Duncan Heyde, Jeremy Pickford, Jack Honeybone | Brent Burridge & Jacque Tucker | Mike Hosking | Marcus Lush | |
| 2020 New Zealand Radio Awards | Niva Retimanu | ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan | Callum & P | The Rock Drive Home with Jay and Dunc | Breakfast with Brent and Jacque | The Mike Hosking Breakfast | Marcus Lush Nights | |
| 2020 New Zealand Radio Awards | Newstalk ZB | ZM | The Hits Dunedin/Southland | The Rock | More FM Rodney | Newstalk ZB | Newstalk ZB | |
| 2021 New Zealand Radio Awards | Nicola Wright | Carl Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Anna Henvest, Sarah Mount, Jared Pickstock | Callum Procter, Patrina Roche | Jay Reeve, Duncan Heyde, Jeremy Pickford, Jack Honeybone | Will Johnston | Lisa Owen | Marcus Lush | |
| 2021 New Zealand Radio Awards | Nicola Wright | ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan | Callum & P | The Rock Drive with Jay and Dunc | Will Johnston | Checkpoint | Marcus Lush Nights | |
| 2021 New Zealand Radio Awards | RNZ National | ZM | The Hits Dunedin/Southland | The Rock | The Hits Bay Of Plenty | RNZ National | Newstalk ZB | |
| 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards | Niva Retimanu | Carl Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Anna Henvest, Sarah Mount, Jared Pickstock, Carwen Jones, Hayley Sproull | John Markby, Angela Gordon, Tauha Te Kani, Tania Burgess, Christian Boston | Steph Monks | Dave Nicholas | Heather du Plessis-Allan | Marcus Lush | |
| 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards | Niva Retimanu | ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan | John, Flash & Toast | The Edge Workday | Dave Nicholas | Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive | Marcus Lush Nights | |
| 2022 New Zealand Radio Awards | Newstalk ZB | ZM | More FM Northland | The Edge Network | The Hits Auckland | Newstalk ZB | Newstalk ZB | |
| 2023 New Zealand Radio Awards | Niva Retimanu | Carl Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Hayley Sproull, Anna Henvest, Carwen Jones, Jared Pickstock | John Markby, Angela 'Flash' Gordon, Tauha 'Toast' Te Kani, Tania Burgess | Jay-Jay Feeney, Paul Flynn, David Rybinski, George Smith, Matthew Pledger, Amy Collett | Amber Russell, Hiliary Schroeder | Mike Hosking, Michael Allan, Sam Carran, Glenn Hart | Marcus Lush, Dan Goodwin | |
| 2023 New Zealand Radio Awards | Niva Retimanu | ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley | Northland's Breakfast Club with John, Flash and Toast | Jay-Jay & Flynny | Amber Russell | The Mike Hosking Breakfast | Marcus Lush Nights | |
| 2023 New Zealand Radio Awards | Newstalk ZB | ZM | More FM Northland | More FM | More FM Canterbury | Newstalk ZB | Newstalk ZB | |