The Bay of Plenty Times is a finalist for Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation category) in this year's Canon Media Awards.
The paper's entry was based on its coverage of the Rena disaster.
The paper's website is also a finalist for Best Website Breaking News Coverage, again for Rena.
Two of the paper's journalists are also finalists.
Feature writer Carly Gibbs is a finalist in the Newspaper Feature Writer Crime and Justice category, and in the Newspaper Feature Writer Politics category.