Newshub took home four journalism awards at the 2022 NZTV Awards with investigations reporter Michael Morrah winning Reporter of the Year for the second year running, as well as scooping the Best News Coverage award for his series of stories on the COVID-19 testing programme.
Broadcaster Tova O'Brien was awarded Best Presenter News and Current Affairs for her work on Newshub Nation in 2021, while The Hui earned both the Best Current Affairs Programme award and for a second time, the Te Māngai Pāho Best Māori Programme award.
Three's second season of David Lomas Investigates took out the Best Original Reality Series trophy, while its rugby reality series Match Fit won Best Format Reality Series.
TVNZ's dystopian drama Creamerie nabbed the NZ On Air Best Drama Series, while Wellington Paranormal claimed Best Comedy Entertainment Programme. Have You Been Paying Attention host Hayley Sproull was awarded Best Presenter Entertainment.
RNZ's series on the notion of a predator free New Zealand by 2050 took out the Best Factual Series award, while Māori Television won the NZ on Air Best Documentary award for Loimata, The Sweetest Tears.
The NZ TV awards were celebrated online in a ceremony hosted by actor, writer and comedian Tom Sainsbury.
The full list of winners is as follows:
NZ On Air Best Drama Series
Creamerie
Bronwynn Bakker, Roseanne Liang, Perlina Lau, JJ Fong, Ally Xue, Tony Ayres
Kevin & Co and Flat 3 Productions (TVNZ 2)
Best Factual Series 2021
Fight for the Wild
Peter Young, Tracey Roe, Dave Hansford
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
NZ On Air Best Documentary 2021
LOIMATA, The Sweetest Tears
Anna Marbrook, Jim Marbrook, Dr Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Dame Gaylene Preston
Anna Marbrook Productions (Māori Television)
Best Original Reality Series 2021
David Lomas Investigates S2
David Lomas
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (Three)
Best Format Reality Series 2021
Match Fit - Series 01
Bailey Mackey, Aaron Dolbel
Pango Productions Ltd (Three)
Best Current Affairs Programme 2021
The Hui
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Rewa Harriman, Mihingarangi Forbes, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Ltd and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three)
NZ On Air Best Children’s Programme 2021
Kiri and Lou
Fiona Copland
Stretch Ltd (TVNZ 2)
Te Māngai Paho Best Māori Programme 2021
The Hui
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Lillian Hanley, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three)
Te Māngai Paho Best Reo Māori Programme 2021
Rage Against The Rangatahi MMXX
Ngahuia Wade, Tina Wickliffe
Te Noni Ltd (Māori Television)
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme 2021
Untold Pacific History
Lisa Taouma, Tuki Laumea
Tikilounge Productions (RNZ)
Best News Coverage 2021
COVID19 Testing - Michael Morrah
Angus Gillies, Kim Hurring
Newshub (Three, Discovery)
Best Sports Programme 2021
All Access: Aaron Smith
Paora Ratahi, Mark Malaki-Williams, Jack Mugford, Ross Karl
Sky Sport (Sky)
Best Live Event Coverage 2021
Aotearoa Music Awards 2020
John McDonald, Charlotte Hobson
(Three, Discovery)
Best Comedy/Comedy Entertainment Programme 2021
Wellington Paranormal Season 3
Paul Yates, Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
New Zealand Documentary Board Ltd (TVNZ 2)
Best Director Documentary/Factual 2021
Natalie Malcon & Thomas Robins
Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Screen Auckland Best Director Drama 2021
Max Currie
Rūrangi
Autonomouse (Neon & NZME)
Best Actress 2021
Rima Te Wiata
The Tender Trap
Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
Best Supporting Actress 2021
Alison Bruce
The Gulf Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three)
Best Actor 2021
Joel Tobeck
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Best Supporting Actor 2021
Arlo Green
Rūrangi
Autonomouse (Neon & NZME)
Reporter Of The Year 2021
Michael Morrah
Newshub (Three, Discovery)
Best Presenter Entertainment 2021
Hayley Sproull
Have You Been Paying Attention?
TVNZ (TVNZ 2)
Best Presenter News And Current Affairs 2021
Tova O'Brien
Newshub Nation
Newshub (Three, Discovery)
New Zealand Television Legend Award brought to you by NZ On Screen
Ian Mune
Television Personality of the Year 2021
Nix Adams
Terei Tonight
Māori Television
Best Editing: Documentary/Factual 2021
Simon Coldrick
Six Angry Women
Kindred Films (TVNZ 1)
Best Editing: Drama 2021
Allanah Bazzard
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Best Camerawork: Documentary/Factual 2021
Phil Johnson
Emma
Stuff Circuit (Stuff)
Best Director: Multi Camera 2021
Wayne Leonard
36th America’s Cup Match 7
America’s Cup Events (Am. Cup website/YouTube)
Best Cinematography: Drama 2021
Dave Cameron NZCS ACS
Mystic
Libertine Pictures and Slim Film + Television (TVNZ 2)
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack 2021
Ben Sinclair, Ray Beentjes, Chris Sinclair, Steve Finnigan
The Sounds
South Pacific Pictures / Shaftesbury (Neon)
Images & Sound Best Original Score 2021
Tom McLeod
Fight for the Wild
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
Best Post Production Design 2021
Paul Lear
Vegas
Greenstone TV, 10,000 Company & Steambox Film Collective (TVNZ 2)
Best Production Design 2021
Miro Harré
The Gulf Season 2
The Gulf Productions (Three)
Best Costume Design 2021
Liz McGregor
The New Legends of Monkey
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & TV (Netflix)
Best Makeup Design 2021
Susie Glass
The New Legends of Monkey
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & TV (Netflix)
Best Script: Comedy 2021
Melanie Bracewell
Wellington Paranormal Ep 306 'Fatberg'
New Zealand Documentary Board (TVNZ 2)
Best Script: Drama 2021
Riwia Brown and Kathryn Burnett
The Tender Trap
Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
