The Herald on Sunday was tonight named Newspaper of the Year at the 37th Qantas Media Awards in Auckland.
The black tie awards dinner at the Sky City Grand was attended by 500 journalists and media leaders.
Listener editor Pamela Stirling was awarded the Wolfson Fellowship to study at Cambridge University.
The full list of winners:
Artwork: Anna Crichton - NZ Herald/North & South/Tatler
Cartoonist: Chris Slane - NZ Listener
Columnist: Jane Clifton - NZ Listener
Editorial writer: Pamela Stirling - NZ Listener
Headline: Karen Eyres - Pagemasters/NZ Herald/Bay of Plenty Times/Herald on Sunday
Humour/satire: Lisa Scott - Otago Daily Times
MAGAZINES
Newstand magazine: NZ Rugby World
Trade/professional magazine: CIO
Magazine cover: NZ Listener
Magazine designer: Charlie McKay - Metro
Newspaper inserted magazine: Your Weekend - The Press/The Dominion Post/Waikato Times
WEBSITES
Single website report: Jock Anderson - National Business Review (NBR.co.nz)
Blog: Kerry Williamson - The Dominion Post
Website coverage of breaking news story: www.stuff.co.nz - editor Sinead Boucher
Business website: Businessday
Website design: stuff.co.nz
Website multi-media/video presentation: Mike Scott -- Taranaki Daily News
Best online news website: stuff.co.nz
Sports website: stuff.co.nz/sport
Story/project with community involvement: highly commended - NZ Herald; website: highly commended -- stuff.co.nz, NZherald
REPORTERS
Junior newspaper reporter: arts and entertainment -- Tom Fitzsimons, The Dominion Post; business - Jazial Crossley, National Business Review; crime and justice, Bronwyn Torrie - Manawatu Standard; human relations, Vaimoana Tapeleao - NZ Herald; politics, Joseph Barratt - The Aucklander/Herald on Sunday; general, Matt Calman - The Dominion Post; science and environment, Kirsty Johnston - Taranaki Daily News.
Junior reporter of the year: Vaimoana Tapaleao - NZ Herald.
Senior newspaper reporter: business, Rob Stock - Sunday Star Times; crime and justice, Jared Savage -- NZ Herald; human relations, Kim Knight - Sunday Star Times; politics, Vernon Small - The Dominion Post; general, Phil Kitchin - The Dominion Post; science and environment, Marty Sharpe - The Dominion Post; sport, Rebecca Palmer - The Dominion Post.
Senior reporter of the year: Jared Savage - NZ Herald.
Junior newspaper feature writer: science and environment, Charles Anderson - The Nelson Mail; sport, Greer McDonald - The Dominion Post; politics, Sean Gillespie - Waiheke Gulf News; human relations, John Hartevelt - The Press; arts, Ben Stanley - Waikato Times; business, Tom Fitzsimons - The Dominion Post; crime and justice, John Hartevelt - The Press.
Junior newspaper feature writer of the year: John Hartevelt -The Press
Senior newspaper feature writer: science and environment, John McCrone - The Press; sport, Keri Welham - The Dominion Post/Your Weekend; politics, Phil Taylor - NZ Herald; human relations, John McCrone - The Press; arts Christopher Moore - The Press; business, Patrick Crewdson - The Dominion Post; crime and justice, Tim Hume - Sunday Star Times; general, Kim Knight - Sunday Star Times.
Senior newspaper feature writer: John McCrone - The Press
Junior magazine feature writer: Sarah Robson, Salient
Senior magazine feature writer: Crime, Donna Chisholm -- North & South; politics, Simon Wilson - Metro; arts & entertainment, Simon Wilson - Metro; human relations, Amanda Cropp - North & South; science and environment, Donna Chisholm - North & South; business, Rebecca Macfie - NZ Listener; profile, Mike White - North & South.
Magazine feature writer of the year: Simon Wilson : Metro
Student journalism award: Amanda Fisher
Investigative journalism: Vernon Small - The Dominion Post
Newspaper story of the year: Martin van Beynen - The Press
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography (Junior), Canon best portfolio of six pictures: Blair Ensor -- The Marlborough Express
Best lifestyle picture: Blair Ensor - The Marlborough Express
Best single picture: Chris Hillock - Taranaki Daily News
Best sports picture: Christine Cornege - NZ Herald
Best breaking news picture: Natasha Martin - The Timaru Herald
Canon best portfolio of six pictures (senior): Derek Flynn -- The Marlborough Express
Best lifestyle picture: Amos Chapple - The Aucklander/Our Place Publishing
Best single picture: David Hallett - The Press
Best sports picture: Phil Walter - Getty Images
Best breaking news picture: Mark Taylor - Waikato Times
Open section: arts, Kent Blechynden -- The Dominion Post; environment, Darryl Torckler -- freelance; portrait, Mark Taylor - Waikato Times; object, Amos Chapple - The Aucklander/Our Place Publishing; fashion, Babiche Martens - NZ Herald; sport, Peter Drury - Waikato Times
NEWSPAPERS
Front page: NZ Herald
Community Newspaper: The Wellingtonian
Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation) Hawke's Bay Today
Newspaper of the Year (over 30,000 circulation) NZ Herald
Weekly newspaper of the year: Herald on Sunday
Newspaper of the year: Herald on Sunday
INDIVIDUALS
Print Industry Award for outstanding achievement: Tony Reid
Wolfson Fellowship to Cambridge University: Pamela Stirling -- NZ Listener
