The NZSA Business Journalism Awards were established to encourage, identify and applaud outstanding business journalism in New Zealand. Business journalists working in New Zealand’s print, online and broadcasting media are encouraged to submit entries to three discipline categories – news, feature and commentary.
The winner of the supreme NZSA Business Journalist of the Year Award is chosen from the winners of the three discipline categories. In addition, journalists who enter for any or all of these awards and who have been working as journalists for up to three years are considered for the Emerging Business Journalist of the Year Award.
2024 Journalism Award Winners
Overall Winner: Tim Hunter (NBR)
News: Matt Nppert (NZ Herald)
Features: Cecile Meier (BusinessDesk)
Commentary: Tim Hunter (NBR)
2023 Journalism Award Winners
Overall Winner: Nicholas Pointon (NBR)
News: Cecile Meier (BusinessDesk)
Features: Nicholas Pointon (NBR)
Commentary (Joint): Tim Hunter (NBR)
Commentary (Joint): Jenny Ruth (BusinessDesk)
2022 Journalism Award Winners
Overall Winner: Tim Hunter, NBR
News: Oliver Lewis, BusinessDesk
Features (Joint): Tim Hunter, NBR
Features (Joint): Murray Jones, BusinessDesk
Commentary: Dita de Boni, NBR
2021 Journalism Award Winners
Overall Winner: Maria Slade, NBR
News: Maria Slade, NBR
Features: Nikki Mandow, Newsroom
Commentary: Maria Slade, NBR
2020 Journalism Award Winners
Overall Winner: Nikki Mandow, Newsroom
News: Maria Slade, NBR
Features: Nikki Mandow, Newsroom
Commentary: Rod Oram, Newsroom
2019 Journalism Award Winners
Overall Winner: Tim Hunter, NBR
Features: Andrew Fox, NZ Herald & Tim Hunter
Commentary: Tim Hunter, NBR
Young Journalist: Andrew Bevin, NBR
2018 Journalism Award Winners
Overall Winner: Jenny Ruth, NBR
News: Jenny Ruth, NBR
Features: Rebecca Stevenson, The Spinoff/Stuff
Commentary: Rod Oram, Newsroom
Young Journalist: Madeleine Chapman, The Spinoff