Newshub's Tova O'Brien took out the Political Journalist of the Year prize at Friday night's Voyager Media Awards.
Hundreds gathered at the Cordis hotel in Auckland to honour the best journalism of the past year.
Newshub partner The Spinoff was judged Website of the Year, while Newshub also picked up awards for Best Coverage of a Major News Event (the royal tour) and Best Team Video (road toll devastation through the eyes of first responders).
The Spinoff's Madeleine Chapman won Best (Single) News Story with NZME's Nicholas Jones, while Stuff won Best News Website or App.
A full list of winners is below.
Digital
Best Innovation in digital Storytelling: Caught, Stuff
Best News website or App: Stuff
Website of the Year: The Spinoff
Features
General: Jehan Casinader, Sunday/TVNZ
Crime and/or social issues: Teuila Fuatai, newsroom.co.nz
Best arts, entertainment and/or lifestyle portfolio: Kim Knight, Canvas, NZ Herald/NZME
Best first-person essay or feature: Michelle Langstone, North & South/Bauer Media Group
Feature writing - Best feature writer - junior: Ellen Rykers, New Zealand Geographic/Kōwhai Media
Feature Writer of the Year (short-form): James Borrowdale, VICE
Feature Writer of the Year (long-form): Charlie Mitchell, Stuff
General
Best Headline or hook: Michael Donaldson, NZ Herald/NZME
Best artwork/graphics (including interactive/motion graphics): Toby Morris, The Spinoff
Cartoonist of the Year: Rod Emmerson, NZ Herald/NZME
Reviewer of the Year (Joint): Charlotte Grimshaw, New Zealand Listener/Bauer Media Group; The Spinoff; Landfall Review Online and Diana Wichtel, New Zealand Listener/Bauer Media Group
Editorial Executive of the Year: Patrick Crewdson, editor in chief, Stuff
Wolfson Fellowship: Patrick Crewdson, editor in chief, Stuff
Magazines
Best magazine cover: North & South, Bauer Media Group
Best magazine design: HOME New Zealand/Bauer Media Group
Best newspaper-inserted magazine: Viva, NZ Herald/NZME
Best trade/specialist publication and/or website: Farmers Weekly/ GlobalHQ
Magazine of the Year: New Zealand Geographic, Kowhai Media
Newspapers
Best newspaper front page: Sunday Star-Times/Stuff
Community Newspaper of the Year: The Beacon/Beacon Publishing Group
Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation): Waikato Times
Newspaper of the Year (more than 30,000 circulation): NZ Herald/NZME
Weekly Newspaper of the Year: Sunday Star-Times/Stuff
Voyager Newspaper of the Year: Sunday Star-Times/Stuff
Opinion writing
Opinion writing - general and/or sport: Max Christoffersen, Waikato Times/Stuff
Opinion writing - humour/satire: Madeleine Chapman, The Spinoff
Opinion Writer of the Year: Simon Wilson, NZ Herald
Photography
Best feature/photographic essay: David White, Stuff
Best photography - general: Stephen Jaquiery, Otago Daily Times/Allied Press
Best photography - portrait: Alden Williams, Stuff
Best photography - news and/ or sport: Braden Fastier, Nelson Mail/Stuff
Best photo - junior: George Heard, The Press/Stuff
Photographer of the Year (joint): Braden Fastier, Nelson Mail/Stuff and Chris Skelton, Stuff
Reporting
Reporter - general: Melanie Reid, newsroom.co.nz
Reporter - crime and/or social issues: Kirsty Johnston, NZ Herald/NZME
Best reporting - Māori affairs: Miriama Kamo, Sunday and Marae/TVNZ
nib Health Journalism Scholarship - junior: Hannah Martin, Stuff
nib Health Journalism Scholarship - senior: Catherine Hutton, RNZ
Environmental/Sustainability Award: Charlie Mitchell, Stuff
Science and Technology Award: Eloise Gibson, newsroom.co.nz
Best individual investigation: Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald/NZME
Best team investigation: Stuff, Sex offender/motel investigations
Best (single) news story (joint): Madeleine Chapman, The Spinoff and Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald/NZME
Best coverage of a major news event: Newshub/MediaWorks, Royal tour
Best editorial campaign or project: Stuff, New Zealand Made/ Nā Niu Tireni
Best reporter - junior: Mackenzie Smith, RNZ
Student Journalist of the Year: Luke Kirkness, NZ Herald/NZME
Community Journalist of the Year: Torika Tokalau, Western Leader/Stuff
Regional Journalist of the Year: Hamish McNeilly, The Press/Stuff
Sports Journalist of the Year: Dana Johannsen, NZ Herald
Business Journalist of the Year: Calida Stuart-Menteath, The National Business Review
Political Journalist of the Year: Tova O'Brien, Newshub/MediaWorks
Broadcaster of the Year: Janet McIntyre, Sunday/TVNZ
Reporter of the Year: Phil Pennington, RNZ
Videography
Best news video(single videographer): Dan Cook, RNZ
Best feature video (single videographer): Anna Harcourt, Re:/TVNZ
Best team video - news: Newshub/MediaWorks, Road toll devastation through the eyes of first responders
Best team video - feature: Sunday/TVNZ, P Babies
Best videographer - junior: Rosa Woods, The Dominion Post/Stuff
Videographer of the Year: Tim Flower, VICE
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