Qantas fellow to Wolfson College, Cambridge: Deborah Coddington, North & South.
The Nikon Missouri Photo Workshop Prize: Kenny Rodger, NZ Herald.
Print industry award for outstanding achievement: Pat Booth.
Best Editorial project with significant impact upon the community. Judge: Peter Scherer, former editor, NZ Herald. Winner: the Southland Times (We Need You, Our
$400 million day). Finalists: Hauraki Herald (Defibrillator Appeal); NZ Herald and Weekend Herald (The Common Core Debate, Catching the Knowledge Wave and Proud to be a Kiwi, Our Turn); the Press (Age of Dissent).
REPORTERS
Judges: Gail Sedorkin and Barbara Alysen, senior journalism lecturers, Deakin University, Geelong.
Senior overall winner: Tony Wall, NZ Herald.
Finalists: Michael Foreman, NZ Herald; Leah Haines, the Dominion; Kim Purdy, Sunday Star-Times.
Junior overall winner: Jennifer Hawkes, Waikato Times.
Finalists: Adrienne Collins, Sunday News; Peter Griffin, NZ Herald; Jon Stephenson, the Independent.
Business, Finance, Consumer Affairs - ASB Bank award. Winner: Steve Rendle, the Evening Post (Stink over perfume).
Finalists: Jenni McManus, the Independent (Jihong's memory down the Lu); Denise McNabb, the Dominion/the Independent (Has Eric Watson lost his Midas touch?); Jon Stephenson, the Independent (Coke 'bomb' mangles family).
Crime and Justice. Winner: Kim Purdy, Sunday Star-Times (Police probe death after exorcism).
Finalist: Fran Tyler, the Dominion (Residential facility caregiver had criminal convictions).
Environment and Conservation - Shell New Zealand award. Winner: Anne Beston, NZ Herald (Pest moth in West Auckland).
Finalist: Lester Thorley, Waikato Times (Relocated robins make comeback).
Food and Nutrition. Winner: Adrienne Collins, Sunday News (Impact on children of rising cost of milk).
Finalist: Peter De Graaf, Hawke's Bay Today (Could kumara hold key to cancer?)
General. Winner: Tony Wall, NZ Herald (Marriage for residency).
Finalist: Jock Anderson, National Business Review (Investor on the run from Interpol).
Government, Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs. Winner: Audrey Young, NZ Herald (Lee's private life plays part in dumping).
Finalists: Greg Ansley, NZ Herald (Welfare switch catches Kiwis in a harsh land); Grant Fleming, the Evening Post (Faultline study set to rock city values).
Health and Medicine - Merck, Sharp & Dohme award. Winner: Lester Thorley, Waikato Times ($65,000 bill for a life-saving drug).
Finalist: Susan Budd, NZ GP (Auckland patients use hospital not GPs).
Information Technology - Microsoft award. Winner: Michael Foreman, NZ Herald (Fear of Government hacking following file mix-up).
Finalists: Darren Greenwood, Computerworld (Internet security consultants); Peter Griffin, NZ Herald (Law enforcement entering the internet age).
Science and Technology. Winner: Anne Beston, NZ Herald (Mir's last pass over NZ).
Social Issues (includes education). Winner: Leah Haines, the Dominion (Botched inquiry into sex abuse).
Finalist: Claire McCarthy, NZ Education Review (Funding fears for polytechnics).
Sport & Racing - Steinlager award. Winner: Eugene Bingham, NZ Herald ( Ex-Team NZ member sued in spy scandal).
Finalist: Neil Reid, Sunday News (Sports fan assaulted by All Black flanker).
The Arts - Creative New Zealand award. No award made.
NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITER
Joint judges: Ted Cavey, former news editor, the Age, and Peter McLaughlin, former editorial manager, the Age.
Senior winner: Tim Watkin, NZ Herald. Finalists: Greg Ansley, NZ Herald; Yvonne Martin, the Press.
Junior winner: Claire McCarthy, NZ Education Review. Finalists: Patrick Gower, NZ Herald; Diana McCurdy, The Dominion.
Business, Finance, Consumer Affairs - ASB Bank award. Winner: Tim Watkin, NZ Herald (From rugby star to multimillionaire). Finalists: Jenni McManus, the Independent (Behind the PR spins - corporate media manipulation and complicity); Yvonne Martin, the Press (Commercial para-gliding pilot's inglorious safety record)
Crime and Justice. Winner: Tony Wall, NZ Herald (Feature on two of New Zealand's most notorious criminals). Finalists: Jan Corbett, NZ Herald (Doctor's double life); Carroll du Chateau, NZ Herald (Radical alternative rehabilitation programme for young offenders).
Environment and Conservation - Shell New Zealand award. Winner: Seth Robson, the Press (Competing needs of hydro power generation and lake management in the South Island). Finalists: Rochelle Warrander, Daily News (Dioxin debate); Tim Watkin, NZ Herald (Delicate balance of tourism versus environmental damage).
Food and Nutrition. Winner: Mark Henderson, Sunday Star-Times (Do consumers want genetically modified food?). Finalists: Warren Barton, The Dominion (Chef with a difference); Julie Biuso, NZ Herald (Homage to a much-respected former adversary).
General. Winner: Greg Ansley, NZ Herald (On the trail of Keith Murdoch). Finalists: Gordon Brown, Daily News (Workbridge); Ruth Laugesen and Nicholas Maling, Sunday Star-Times (A look inside NZ Post).
Government, Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs. Winner: Nick Venter, the Dominion (Sexist culture in the Treasury). Finalists: John Armstrong, NZ Herald (Helen Clark's determination to win a second and third term in office); Michele Hewitson, NZ Herald (Profile of Margaret Wilson).
Health and Medicine - Merck, Sharp & Dohme award. Winner: Mark Henderson, Sunday Star-Times (Wailing and gnashing of rotting teeth). Finalists: Cate Brett, the Press (Child's battle with cancer); Carroll du Chateau, NZ Herald (Despair born of delay).
Human Relations. Winner: Rebecca MacFie, the Independent (Important issues affecting employment and the employed). Finalists: Cate Brett, the Press (In nearly forty years, conflicts between adults and adolescents haven't really changed); Mark Henderson, Sunday Star-Times (Adoptions of Russian orphans by New Zealanders hindered by bureaucracy).
Information Technology - Microsoft Award. Winner: Darren Greenwood, Computerworld (Company tests the security of its data base from hackers). Finalists: Mark Broatch, Computerworld (Software management and business strategy); Andrea Malcolm, Computerworld (Integration of complex accounting packages).
Motoring. Winner: Paul Owen, Evening Post (A Jaguar and Audi comparison). Finalists: Jacqui Madelin, NZ Business Times (Renault's lunatic fringe); Rob Maetzig, Daily News (The atmosphere surrounding a $500,000 Ferrari).
Science and Technology. Winner: Cate Brett, the Press (A complex academic dispute). Finalist: Jan Corbett, Weekend Herald (Attempt to seek commercial benefits from traditional university scientific research).
Social Issues (includes education). Winner: Ruth Laugesen and Nicholas Maling, Sunday Star-Times (An embarrassment of riches). Finalists: Yvonne Martin, the Press (Is God becoming Godde?); Tara Ross, the Press (Technological institutes undercutting fees).
Sport and Racing - Steinlager award. Winner: Jill Worrall, Timaru Herald (The world of Colin Hawke). Finalists: Suzanne McFadden, Weekend Herald (Transatlantic rowing race); Michele Hewitson, NZ Herald (Sheila Laxon).
The Arts - Creative New Zealand award. Winner: Simon Beattie, Evening Post (Lord of the Rings' special effects). Finalists: Michele Hewitson, NZ Herald (Profile of one of the foremost chroniclers of the NZ psyche); Jane Wynyard, Sunday Star-Times (The legacy of Michael Illingworth).
Tourism and Travel. Winner: Charmian Smith, Otago Daily Times (Life in a campervan). Finalists: Tony Wall, NZ Herald (In the wake of Sept 11); Jill Worrall, Timaru Herald (A journey into Baluchistan).
MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITER
Judge: Professor Judy Bolch, Missouri School of Journalism.
Senior Winner: Deborah Coddington, North & South. Finalists: Margot Butcher, North & South; Veronica Schmidt, Metro. Junior Winner: Alistair Bone, NZ Listener.
Business, Finance, Consumer Affairs - ASB Bank award. Winner: Veronica Schmidt, Metro (Coffee Corps). Finalists: Nikki Mandow, Unlimited (Brain Gain); Kirsten Matthew, Metro (Towering Inferno).
Crime and Justice. Winner: Deborah Coddington, North & South (Still Crazy After All These Years). Finalist: Tim Wilson, Metro (The Prodigal Daughter).
Environment and Conservation - Shell New Zealand award. Winner: Paul Panckhurst, Metro (Mothbeaten).
Food and Nutrition. Winner: David Burton, Cuisine (Food from Scratch).
General. Winner: Nicola Legat, Metro (Auckland Property Now).
Government, Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs. Winner: Kirsten Matthew, Metro (Queen Victoria). Finalist: Tim Wilson, Metro (Strained Relations).
Health and Medicine - Merck, Sharp & Dohme award. Winner: Deborah Coddington, North & South (The Vilification of Graham Parry). Finalist: Veronica Schmidt, Metro (Blood Dis-Service).
Human Relations. Winner: Matt Philp, NZ Listener (Asia is Here). Finalist: Nicola Legat, Metro (Daddy Dearest).
Information Technology - Microsoft award. Winner: Fiona Mayo, Internet (Heal Thyself). Finalist: Nigel Horrocks, NZ NetGuide (Watching Me, Watching You).
Motoring. Winner: David Moore, Driver (The New Mini). Finalist: Jacqui Madelin, NZ Autocar (Alfa).
Science and Technology. No award made.
Social Issues (includes education). Winner: Pamela Stirling, NZ Listener (School's Out). Finalist: Margo White, Metro (Arts for Arts Sake).
Sport and Racing - Steinlager award. Winner: Margot Butcher, North & South (The Tragedy of Trent Bray). Finalist: John Matheson, NZ Rugby World (So What's the White Answer).
The Arts - Creative New Zealand award. Winner: Lauren Quaintance, North & South (The Lonely Journey of Lynley Hood). Finalist: Philip Matthews, NZ Listener (Most Likely to Succeed).
Tourism and Travel. Winner: Margot Butcher, North & South (Pardon Mademoiselle). Finalist: Elizabeth Light, Destination (Life Beneath the Banyan Tree).
COLUMNIST
Judge: Professor Rob Logan, assistant dean, Missouri School of Journalism.
Winner: Michele Hewitson, NZ Herald. Finalists: Gordon Chesterman, Waikato Times; Peter Sinclair, NZ Herald.
Business, Finance & Consumer Affairs - ASB Bank award. Winner: Mark Fryer, NZ Herald (Debt? We're soaking in it). Finalist: Roger Armstrong, the Independent Business Weekly (Deutsche Bank takes loyal F & P shareholders to the cleaners).
Food and Nutrition. Winner: David Burton, the Evening Post (Storming the Bastille). Finalist: Ruth Pretty, the Dominion (Trade Fare).
General. Winner: Colin Espiner, the Press (Prescott adds punch to dull election campaign).
Humour. Winner: David McPhail, the Press (Nonsense then, nonsense now).
Information technology - Microsoft award. Winner: Geoff Palmer, Internet (Email dangers - email attacks).
Motoring. No award made.
Politics. Winner: Francesca Mold, NZ Herald (Sickness defeats the spin doctors).
Social Issues (includes human relations and education). Winner: Stuart Middleton, NZ Education Review (Arson, animus, antibiosis). Finalist: Judith Baragwanath, Metro (Marriage vows).
Sport and Racing - Steinlager award. No award made.
The Arts - Creative New Zealand award. Winner: Philip Matthews, NZ Listener (No thanks, not hungry).
Tourism and Travel. No award made.
EDITORIAL WRITER
Winner: John Roughan, NZ Herald. Finalists: Anthony Hubbard, Sunday Star-Times; Nicola Legat, Metro; Christopher Lonsdale, Daily News; Michael Vance, the Press.
CARTOONIST
Winner: Malcolm Walker (freelance, published in Sunday News). Finalists: Malcolm Evans (Freelance, published in NZ Herald); Trace Hodgson (Portfolio 1, Freelance, published in Metro).
EDITORIAL GRAPHIC ARTIST
Winner: Michael Mulheron (Evening Post). Finalists: Chris McBride (Internet Magazine); Lisa Byrne (NZ Business Times).
PHOTOGRAPHY
Senior winner: Kenny Rodger, NZ Herald. Finalists: John Cowpland, (freelance, published in Hawke's Bay Today and NZ Herald); Steve Parker, Daily Post.
Junior winner: Murray Wilson, Manawatu Evening Standard. Finalists: Greg Bowker, Wanganui Chronicle; Ken Keel, Whakatane Beacon.
Single Best Picture by a Senior. Richard Robinson, NZ Herald (On the run).
Single Best Picture by a Junior. Murray Wilson, Manawatu Evening Standard (The quiz student).
NORSKE SKOG AWARDS
BEST NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE
Winner: Weekend Herald. Finalists: Evening Post, the Press.
BEST DAILY OR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Judge: Greg Taylor, former editor, the Age, Melbourne.
Overall Winner: Weekend Herald. Finalists: Bay of Plenty Times, Otago Daily Times.
Best Daily Newspaper over 25,000 circulation. Winner: Otago Daily Times. Finalists: the Press, Waikato Times.
Best Daily Newspaper up to 25,000 circulation. Winner: Bay of Plenty Times. Finalists: Manawatu Evening Standard, Nelson Mail.
Best Weekly Newspaper. Winner: Weekend Herald. Finalists: Sunday Star-Times, Weekend Post.
Best Suburban or Community Newspaper. Winner: Bay News. Finalists: North Taranaki Midweek, Western Leader.
Best Newspaper Poster. Winner: Waikato Times. Finalist: Weekend Herald.
BEST TRADE / PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE
Winner: New Ethicals Journal. Finalists: Horticulture News; Mis Unlimited.
BEST NEWSSTAND MAGAZINE
Winner: Metro. Finalists: Internet; Investigate; NZ Fish & Game; North & South.
BEST MAGAZINE COVER
Winner: Style Quarterly. Finalists: Metro; NZ Rugby World; Urbis.
STUDENT JOURNALIST AWARD
Print Winner: Amie Richardson, Massey University at Wellington.
Qantas fellow to Wolfson College, Cambridge: Deborah Coddington, North & South.
The Nikon Missouri Photo Workshop Prize: Kenny Rodger, NZ Herald.
Print industry award for outstanding achievement: Pat Booth.
Best Editorial project with significant impact upon the community. Judge: Peter Scherer, former editor, NZ Herald. Winner: the Southland Times (We Need You, Our
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