Q+A's Jack Tame has been named Political Journalist of the Year at the 2024 Voyager Media Awards, as TVNZ picked up awards in six categories.
Judges said Tame, whose interviews with political leaders became must-watch viewing before last year's election, "demonstrated a mastery of the art, science and ruthless precision of great live TV political interviews, keeping viewers on the edge of their seats and politicians sweating".
Best (shortform) Video of the Year went to the Breakfast team with Jenny-May Clarkson for Cyclone Gabrielle Lifeline, for showing "empathy and kindness" while giving important information in the wake of the disaster.
Best Current Affairs (long) or Documentary went to John Campbell, Andrew Dalton and Dallas Smith for their work on Slash, a look at the impact of forestry debris in Tairawhiti.
The judges were impressed with the scripting, interviews, flow and "exceptional camerawork".
Best Editorial Campaign or Project went to Fair Go's Gill Higgins, Kaitlin Aldridge and Nicola Russell for their Limitless campaign, sharing the stories of New Zealanders living with disabilities and the barriers they face.
"Fair Go doing what Fair Go does best," the judges said.
Indira Stewart won the Le Mana Pacific Award for a "sustained mix" of newsworthy and exclusive content that was "beautifully written" and based on a deep set of contacts.
Best News, Current Affairs or Specialist Publication went to youth brand Re: News, described by judges as "an exciting glimpse into the future of New Zealand media".
"Content that stops the scroll for young Kiwis."
Other winners included Newshub, who took out several of the top categories.
Michael Morrah and camera operator Nick Estelrich won Best Coverage of a Major News Event for their reporting on Cyclone Gabrielle.
Alexa Cook won News Journalist of the Year and a story about bullying and mobile phones by the Paddy Gower Has Issues programme took out the Best Current Affairs (short) category.
Stuff was named Digital News Provider of the Year while editor of The Post and Sunday Star Times Tracy Watkins was honoured as Editorial Leader of the Year. Judges noted Watkins showed "exceptional leadership" in leading the newspapers.
Sunday magazine, forming part of the Sunday Star Times brand, was named Best Newspaper Magazine.
Local newspaper Hawke's Bay Today was named Newspaper of the Year with judges recognising its coverage of Cyclone Gabrielle.
TVNZ category winners
Best (shortform) Video of the Year – Breakfast and Jenny-May Clarkson, Cyclone Gabrielle Lifeline
Best Current Affairs (long) or Documentary – John Campbell, Andrew Dalton and Dallas Smith, Slash
Best Editorial Campaign or Project – Gill Higgins, Kaitlin Aldridge and Nicola Russell, Limitless Campaign
Le Mana Pacific Award – Indira Stewart
Political Journalist of the Year – Jack Tame
Best News, Current Affairs or Specialist Publication – Re: News
Finalists
Best (shortform) Video of the Year – Barbara Dreaver and Harley Peters, Auckland downtown shooting
Video Journalist of the Year – Baz Macdonald
Sports Journalist of the Year – Jordan Oppert
Business Journalist of the Year – Corazon Miller
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