Stuff is a New Zealand news website. It has won numerous awards at New Zealand's Newspaper Publishers' Association awards (previously branded as the Qantas Media Awards and currently as the Voyager Media Awards) including Best News Website in 2014 and 2019, and Website of the Year in 2013 and 2018, Best News Website in 2019, and Digital News Provider of the Year in 2024 and 2025. +YearAwardRecipient (if any)WorkResult20252025 Voyager Media AwardsBest photography - featuresChris SkeltonWinnerPhotographer of the year Iain McGregorWinnerDigital news provider of the yearStuff DigitalWinnerBest investigationSteve KilgallonThe Darleen Tana SagaWinnerBest scoopSteve KilgallonThe Darleen Tana SagaWinnerBest specialist reportingSam SherwoodWinnerCartoonist / animator of the yearSharon MurdochWinnerPolitical journalist of the yearAndrea Vance WinnerEditorial leader of the yearKeith LynchWinnerJunior feature writer of the yearMaddy Croad WinnerFeature writer of the yearCharlie MitchellWinner20242024 International News Media Association -Best Innovation in Newsroom TransformationBest Practice - Consciously UncouplingWinner2024 Voyager Media AwardsBest photography - featuresChris SkeltonWinnerBest photography - newsIain McGregorWinnerVideo Journalist of the yearLawrence SmithWinnerDigital news provider of the yearStuffWinnerBest ScoopAndrea VanceKiri Allan ‘yelled and screamed’ at me, senior public servant saysWinnerSports journalist of the yearMike WhiteWinnerBusiness journalist of the yearEloise Gibson WinnerGordon McLauchlan journalism awardMike WhiteWinnerLocal journalist of the yearAnnemarie QuillWinnerEditorial leader of the yearTracy Watkins WinnerOutstanding achievement wardMartin van Beynen2024 NZ Radio and Podcast AwardsImogen WellsBest Podcast Technical ProductionMelody ThomasThe Good Sex ProjectFinalistBest Podcast Producer or Producing TeamMichael WrightThe TrialFinalistBest News & Current Affairs PodcastImogen WellsNewsableFinalistBest Health & Wellbeing PodcastMelody ThomasThe Good Sex ProjectFinalistBest True Crime PodcastMichael WrightThe TrialWinner20232023 Voyager Media AwardsPhotographer of the yearChris SkeltonWinnerBest photography - featuresChris SkeltonWinnerBest photography - newsChris SkeltonWinnerBest photo-story/essayAlan GibsonWallaby PlagueWinnerBest documentaryStuff with Paula Penfold, Toby Longbottom, Louisa Cleave and Phil JohnsonFire and FuryWinnerBest feature video (single video journalist)Chris SkeltonA child’s death, and a family’s nearly 40-year wait for ‘the truth’WinnerNews app of the yearStuffWinnerBest data journalismFelippe RodriguesWinnerBest editorial campaign or projectStuffThe Whole Truth: Te MāramatangaWinnerBest student journalistKatie Ham (Stuff and Capsule NZ)WinnerBest artist/graphic designKwok Yi LeeMatariki 2022 front page; Budget 2022 front page; Money IQ March 2022 coverWinnerBusiness journalist of the yearNikki MacdonaldWinnerCommunity Journalist of the yearCaroline WilliamsWinnerSports journalist of the yearDana JohannsenWinnerEditorial leader the yearJanine FenwickWinnerBest headline of hookCarla Amos WinnerBest newspaper frontpageSunday Star-TimesWinnerBest newspaper magazineSunday | StuffWinnerBest columnistAndrea VanceWinnerBest feature writing - generalMichelle DuffWho is millionaire philanthropist Chloe Wright?WinnerBest feature writing - crime and justiceMike WhiteFramed for Murder: The undercover operation that went too far.WinnerRegional newspaper of the yearNelson Mail | StuffWinnerWeekly newspaper of the yearThe Weekend Press | StuffWinner20222022 Digital Media Awards AsiaWinnerBest Use of Online VideoStuff CircuitDisorderedGold winnerBest Podcast / Digital Audio ProjectPopsock Media/StuffThe LakeSilverBest Special Project for COVID-19StuffThe Whole Truth: Covid-19 VaccinationGold winner2022 Global Media AwardsBest in Asia/PacificSwitch On Your SuperpowerWinnerBest Idea to Encourage Reader EngagementFY21 Impact ReportHonourable mentionBest in PrintHarvey Norman — Boxing Day DeliveryHonourable mentionBest Use of VideoThis is how it endsFirst placeDeletedThird placeBest Use AudioWhat's wrong with you?Third placeBest Subscription Niche ProductNow or neverThird placeBest Idea to Grow Advertising SalesSwitch On Your SuperpowerSecond placeBest Multi-Channel Client Advertising CampaignTipping pointThird placeBest Use of Visual Journalism and Storytelling ToolsA Reconstruction of 20,000 Years of Earth’s Temperature (Or What We’re Doing to the Climate)First placeNew Zealand’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-Out in ChartsThird place2022 Voyager Media AwardsBest coverage of a major new eventStuff teamDelta OutbreakWinnerBest editorial campaign or projectNZ Herald/NZME & Stuff with Andrea Vance and Iain McGregorThe 90% Project & This Is How it EndsJoint winnerBest innovation in digital storytellingStuff Circuit/Stuff DeletedWinnerBest team investigationStuff teamThe LakeWinnerBest reporting - environmentEloise GibsonWinnerBest reporting - lifestyleGlenn McConnellWinnerCartoonist of the yearJeff BellWinnerBest Feature Video (single video journalist)Rosa WoodsThe Whaanga SistersWinnerBest podcast - narrative / serialPopsock Media and StuffThe LakeWinnerVideo Journalist of the yearRoss GiblinWinnerBroadcast report of the year - current affairsPaula PenfoldWinnerBest photography - featuresChris Skelton WinnerBest photography - newsRicky Wilson WinnerBest photography - sportJohn Cowpland | Photosport, NZME, StuffWinnerBest headline of hookRichard IvesFive slips and a gullyWinnerBest newspaper front pageThe Press'We just need to get on with it'WinnerMetropolitan newspaper of the yearThe Press/StuffWinnerVoyager newspaper of the yearThe Press/StuffWinnerBest feature writing - generalBess Manson, Dominion Post/Stuff WinnerJunior feature writer of the yearPete McKenzie, North & South, Stuff, NZ ListenerWinnerReporter of the yearKirsty JohnstonWinner20212021 Global Media AwardsBest in Asia/PacificTa Matou Pono, Our TruthWinnerBest Idea to Encourage Reader Engagement Ta Matou Pono, Our TruthFirst placeBest Use of Audio One hot minuteThird placeBest Idea to Grow Advertising SalesFinding new groundHonourable mention2021 Voyager Media AwardsBest feature writing - social issues, including health and educationFlorence KerrTame ItiWinnerEditorial executive of the yearCarmen Parahi WinnerBest newspaper front pageThe Press/StuffWinnerMetropolitan newspaper of the yearThe Press/StuffWinnerWeekly newspaper of the yearThe Weekend Press/StuffWinnerVoyager newspaper of the yearThe Weekend Press/StuffWinnerBest photography - features, including portraits, fashion, food and architectureDavid WhiteWinnerBest photo-story/essayLawrence SmithWinnerBest photography - juniorRicky WilsonWinnerBest editorial campaign or projectOur Truth: Tā Mātou PonoWinnerBest reporting - environmentEloise GibsonWinnerBest reporting - travelLorna Thornber WinnerScience journalist of the yearCharlie MitchellWinnerReporter of the yearAlison MauWinnerBest documentary / seriesStuff Circuit/Stuff LtdWinnerBest feature videoAbigail DoughertyThe Mystery of Mrs MuirWinnerVideo journalist of the yearIain McGregorWinnernib Health journalist scholarship - seniorCecile MeierWinner20202020 Global Media AwardsBest in Asia/Pacific, Regional/Local BrandsChristchurch Mosque Shooting CoverageWinnerBest Public Relations or Community Service CampaignWasp Wipeout 2019Honourable MentionBest Use of VideoLife & LimbSecond placeBest Use of AudioWhite SilenceThird placeBest New Initiative to Empower and Retain TalentAll of Us: Creating a Workplace Fit for the Times, Fit for EveryoneThird place2020 Voyager Media AwardsFeature writingFlorence KerrWinnerBest feature writer junior (no word limit)Joel MacManus WinnerBest newspaper- inserted magazineSunday Star-Times/StuffWinnerBest photography - features, including portraits, fashion, food and architectureBraden Fastier, Nelson Mail/StuffWinnerBest photographyGeorge Heard, The Press/StuffWinnerJudges' prize for the single best photoStacy Squires, The Press, Dominion Post, Sunday Star-Times/StuffA bloodstained survivor walking out of the police cordonWinnerVideo journalist of the yearLawrence Smith WinnerBest TV/Videao documentaryStuff Circuit/Stuff and Māori TelevisionWinnerReporting - crime and justiceBlair Ensor, The Press/StuffWinnerRegional journalist of the yearHamish McNeilly, The Press/StuffWinnerSports journalist of the yearDana JohannsenWinnerBest newspaper front pageThe Press/StuffWinnerNewspaper of the year (up to 30,000 circulation)Waikato Times/StuffWinnerWeekly newspaper of the yearSunday Star-Times/StuffWinnerPodcast - best narrative/serialRNZ and StuffWhite SilenceWinner20192019 Voyager Media AwardsBest News WebsiteWinnerEditorial Executive of the YearPatrick CrewdsonWinnerPhotographer of the YearChris SkeltonJoint winnerBest feature/photographic essayDavid WhiteWinnerBest photography – portraitAlden WilliamsWinnerFeature Writer of the Year (long-form)Charlie MitchellWinnerSports Journalist of the YearDana JohannsenWinnerBest reporting – Maori AffairsTony WallRunner-upReporter of the YearCarmen ParahiRunner-upBest Innovation in Digital StorytellingPaula Penfold, Eugene Bingham, Toby Longbottom and Phil JohnsonCaughtWinnerBest Team InvestigationSex offender/motel investigationsWinnerBest Editorial Project or CampaignMade in New Zealand/Nā Niu TīreniWinnernib Health Journalism Scholarship – JuniorHannah MartinWinner2019Online Journalism Award: Breaking News, Large Newsroom Christchurch Terror AttacksWinner2019News Media Awards Innovation of the YearThe Homicide ReportWinnerBest Use of MobileNew Zealand Made/Nā Niu TīreniWinnerDaily News Brand of the YearFinalist20182018 Voyager Media AwardsWebsite of the YearJoint winnerBest Team InvestigationPhil Johnson, Paula Penfold, Eugene Bingham and Toby LongbottomThe ValleyWinnerReporter – Health, Education and/or GeneralTony WallWinnerPhotographer of the YearIain McGregorWinner20172017 Voyager Media AwardsBest coverage of a major news eventKaikoura earthquakeJoint winnerBest Editorial Campaign or Project#buythisbeachNZWinnerRegional Journalist of the YearAaron Leaman (Stuff and Waikato Times)WinnerReporter – arts and entertainmentVicki Anderson (Stuff and The Press)WinnerReporter – crime and justiceEugene Bingham, Phil Johnson, Toby Longbottom and Paula PenfoldWinnerBest news videoRoss GiblinWinnerVideographer of the YearRoss GiblinWinnernib Health Journalism Scholarship – JuniorRachel ThomasWinnernib Health Journalism Scholarship – SeniorAaron Leaman (Stuff and Waikato Times)Joint winner20152015 Voyager Media AwardsBest Feature PhotoChris SkeltonWinnerBest VideoAsher Finlayson and Tony Wall (Stuff and Sunday Star-Times)Winner20142014 Voyager Media AwardsBest News WebsiteWinnerBest Innovation in Multimedia StorytellingLost in the Long White CloudWinnerBest VideoMike Scott (Stuff and Waikato Times)Winner20132013 Voyager Media AwardsWebsite of the YearWinner20122012 Voyager Media AwardsBest Innovation in New TechnologiesStuff appWinnerBest Website Breaking News CoverageStuff and The PressWinner2012Online Journalism Award: Planned News/Events, Medium Newsroom 12:51Winner2011Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association (PANPA) AwardsBest Niche Site/AppRugby Heaven iPhone appWinner2009Qantas Media Awards Best Website DesignWinnerBest BlogMoata TamairaWinnerBest Website Breaking News StoryVote 08Joint winnerWaikato Times and StuffTamahere fireJoint finalistBest Single Website ReportMark Stevens and David HargreavesOfficial cash rate announcementFinalistMichael FoxShould you be afraid of sharks?Finalist2004Qantas Media AwardsBest News WebsiteFinalist
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