Webstar Magazine Media Awards Winners 2021

Congratulations to all our
2021 Webstar Magazine Media
Award winners!

 

In a year that was once again disrupted by the pandemic, the strength and innovative skill of our industry shone through. 2021 was a great watershed for magazines, with locally owned titles rising from the ashes, displaying agility and responsiveness.

 

Click here to see our Winners’ Gallery.

 

The full list of winners is also printed below.

 

And, finally, thank you to everyone who made the awards possible: to our entrants; our wonderful sponsors, especially Webstar; and the whole events team who, in just a couple of weeks, had to pivot from preparing a live event to pulling off the virtual event we enjoyed this evening.

 

You can view the full presentation here.

 

Winners - 2021 Webstar Magazine Media Awards

SUPREME MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner: Homestyle

 

SUPREME EDITOR OF THE YEAR

Winner: Pamela Stirling

 

PEOPLE’S CHOICE MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR

Winner: Dish

 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Winner: Pamela Stirling

 

WEBSTAR BEST MAGAZINE

Consumer special interest, current affairs & business

Winner: NZ Geographic, Kowhai Media

HC: New Zealand Listener, Are Media

Finalists: Kia Ora, Are Media; NZV8, Parkside Media

 

Home, food & lifestyle (including mass market)

Winner: Homestyle, The Pluto Group Ltd

HC: Dish, ICG Media

Finalist: NZ Gardener, Stuff

 

Trade

Winner: EG, Engineering New Zealand

Finalists: NZ Dairy Exporter, NZ Farm Life Media; NZ Marketing Magazine, ICG Media

 

BEST COVER

Consumer special interest, current affairs, business & trade

Winner: New Zealand Geographic, Kowhai Media - Mar-Apr 2021

HC: North & South, North and South Media Ltd - June 2021

Finalist: Shepherdess, Muster Vibrant Rural Communities Ltd - Spring 2020

 

Home, food & lifestyle (including mass market)

Winner: Fashion Quarterly, Parkside Media - Autumn 2021

HC: Viva Magazine, NZME - Volume One, August 2020

Finalists: Capital, Capital Publishing Ltd - March/April 2021; Woman, School Road Publishing - Issue 4, 2021 (Hayley Holt issue); Woman, School Road Publishing - Issue 13, 2021 (Matariki issue); The Australian Women's Weekly NZ Edition, Are Media - February 2021 (Hilary Barry issue)

 

Non-newsstand

Winner: Country-Wide Beef, NZ Farm Life Media - 2021 issue

Finalist: New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa, The Health Media - 9 June 2021

 

BEST JOURNALIST

Consumer special interest, current affairs, business & trade

Winner: Kate Evans, New Zealand Geographic

Finalists: Naomi Arnold, New Zealand Geographic and Newsroom; Paul Thomas, New Zealand Listener

 

Home, food & lifestyle (including mass market)

Winner: Sophie Neville, Woman

Finalists: Bea Taylor, Your Home & GardenCari Johnson, NZ Life & LeisureMei Leng Wong, NZ Gardener

 

NZ POST BEST EDITOR

Consumer special interest, current affairs, business & trade

Winner: Pamela Stirling, New Zealand Listener

HC: Rebekah White, New Zealand Geographic

Finalist: Virginia Larson, Kia Ora

 

Home, food & lifestyle (including mass market)

Winner: Simon Farrell-Green, Here

Finalists: Alice Lines, HomestyleFiona Hawtin, Your Home and GardenSarah Tuck, Dish magazine

 

BEST COLUMNIST/BLOGGER

Winner: Stacey Morrison, Woman

HC: Sam Tyson, NZ Plumber

Finalist: Aroha Awarau, New Zealand Listener

 

BEST DESIGNER/DESIGN TEAM

Winner: Sarah Gladwell with guest creatives, Here

HC: Leslie Eaton, 1964: mountain culture / aotearoa

Finalists: Amanda Trayes, Vet Script; Juliette Wanty, Homestyle

 

BEST DIGITAL BRAND

Winner: Ensemble, Stuff Media and Ensemble Media

HC: Capsule, Capsule Communications

Finalist: Shepherdess, Muster Vibrant Rural Communities Ltd

 

BEST LAUNCH

Winner: Woman, School Road Publishing

Finalists: Ensemble, Stuff Media and Ensemble Media; Nadia: A Seasonal Journal, Lifestyle Magazine Group; Viva Magazine, NZME

 

BEST RELAUNCH

Winner: Fashion Quarterly, Parkside Media

Finalists: HOME, Parkside Media; New Zealand Listener, Are Media

 

BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN

Winner: Woman, School Road Publishing

Finalists: Architecture New Zealand, BCI Pty Ltd (trading as AGM)Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations, MCD Media Ltd

 

BEST CUSTOM MAGAZINE

Winner: Kia Ora, Are Media

HC: Bunnings magazine NZ, Medium Rare Content Agency

 

BEST REGIONAL MAGAZINE

Winner: Junction Magazine, Junction Media

HC: Nelson Magazine, Top South Media

 

BEST BRAND EVENT

Winner: HOME, Parkside Media - HOME of the Year 2021

Finalists: Architecture New Zealand, BCI Pty Ltd (trading as AGM) - 2020 Interior Awards; NZ Marketing, ICG Media - 2020 TVNZ-NZ Marketing Awards

 

BEST ADVERTISING SOLUTION

Winner: NZV8, Parkside Media - Kumeu Classic Car and Hot Rod Festival

HC: NZ Performance Car, Parkside Media - Repco ENATS

Finalists: Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations, MCD Media Ltd - MCD and Covi SuperShow Collaboration; Your Home & Garden, Are Media - The Warehouse

 

BEST PHOTOGRAPHER

Winner: Jane Ussher, NZ House & Garden

HC: Richard Robinson, New Zealand Geographic

Finalists: Alex MacDonald Bush, 66 Magazine; Emily Chalk, Woman