The 2023 New Zealand Radio Awards are the awards for excellence in the New Zealand radio industry during 2022. It was the 46th
New Zealand Radio Awards, recognising staff, volunteers and contractors in both commercial and non-commercial broadcasting.[1][2]
The nominees were announced on 5 April 2023, with the award winners announced at a ceremony that was held on 1 June 2023.[3][4]
Winners & Finalists
Best Video - Short Form
Winner: Rocktober - Bar Video (Claire Chellew, Kate Britten, Tom Harper, JD Hubbard, Angelina Grey, Matt Heath, Jeremy Wells, NZME Vision Team, John Phillips, Radio Hauraki Network)
Finalists:
Rocktober - Booth Video (Claire Chellew, Kate Britten, Tom Harper, JD Hubbard, John)
The Blackie Award
Winner: Rog's 30th Anniversary (Roger Farrelly, Bryce Casey, Andrew Mulligan, Mel Abbot, Mitch Farr, Raynor Perreau, Ryan Maguire, The Rock Network)
Finalists:
Hayley's Version: We Didn't Start The Fire (Hayley Sproull, Vaughan Smith, Carl Fletcher, ZM Network)
Marcus Lush Nights - Brian Can You Hear Me? (Marcus Lush, Dan Goodwin, Newstalk ZB Network)
Meg's Blind Portrait (Meg Mansell, Guy Mansell, Nickson Clark, Eli Matthewson, Steph Monks, Callum Payne, Ricky Bannister, The Edge Network)
Best Programmes
Best Access Radio Programme:
Winner: Take It From Us (Kent Johns, Simon Kozak, Karen Murphy, Planet FM)
Finalists:
No Labels (Thomas Bryan, Mike Gourley, Wellington Access Radio)
SugarLoafing Arts Cast (Mikaela Nyman, Evie Thorn, Access Radio Taranaki)
The Jockey Club (Sheldon Murtha, Andrew McKerrow, Plains FM)
Kids Talk About Books (Suzy Cato, Trevor Plant, Phil Yule, Brent Holt, Treehut Ltd)
Storytime (Duncan Smith, RNZ National)
Tezz Gaadi (Jilesh Desai, Radio Tarana)
Best Daily or Weekly Feature - Factual:
Winner: Country Life (Sally Round, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes, Leah Tebbutt, Duncan Smith, David Knowles, Phil Benge, Marc Chesterman, William Saunders, RNZ National)
Finalists:
Mediawatch (Colin Peacock, Hayden Donnell, William Saunders, Phil Benge, RNZ National)
Voices (Kadambari Raghukumar, RNZ National)
Our Changing World (Claire Concannon, Ellen Rykers, William Saunders, Marc Chesterman, Phil Benge, Steve Burridge, Justin Gregory, Liz)
Best Daily or Weekly Feature - Music
Winner: The Mixtape (Kirsten Johnstone, Tony Stamp, RNZ National)
Finalists:
The Sampler (Nick Bollinger, RNZ National)
The Secret Life of Music (Charlotte Ryan, RNZ National)
The Friday Night Session with Grant Smithies (Grant Smithies, RNZ National)
Best Daily or Weekly Feature - Sport
Winner: Extra Time (RNZ Sport Team, RNZ National)
Finalists:
The Country Sport Breakfast (Rowena Duncum, Jamie Mackay, Radio Sport)
The DRS Cricket Show (Bryan Waddle, Jeremy Coney, Radio Sport)
The Crowd Goes Wild Breakfast (Andrew Mulligan, Mark Richardson, Radio Sport)
Best News or Sports Journalist
Winner: Kim Baker Wilson (RNZ National)
Finalists:
Alex Perrottet (RNZ National)
Clay Wilson (The Otago Daily Times)
Ravinder Hunia (Radio Waatea)
Best Content Director
Winner: Christian Boston (NZME)
Finalists:
David Brice (NZME)
Dallas Gurney (MediaWorks)
Mike McClung (NZME)
Best Show Producer
Winner: Sarah Thomson (RNZ National)
Finalists:
Tim Dodd (RNZ National)
Mark Cubey (RNZ National)
Kirsten Johnstone (RNZ National)
Best Music Director
Winner: Willy Macalister (The Rock Network)
Finalists:
Zac Poor (The Edge Network)
Mike McClung (NZME)
Leon Wratt (MediaWorks)
Best Station Imaging
Winner: The Edge (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
Finalists:
The Rock (Brad King, The Rock Network)
The Sound (Robert Dey, MediaWorks)
ZM (Nikita Gillespie, Vaughan Hobbs, Carl Fletcher, ZM Network)
Best Promotional Trailer or Video
Winner: The Edge TV Launch (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
Finalists:
The Rock 1500 Countdown (Brad King, The Rock Network)
The Sound - The Sound of Summer (Robert Dey, MediaWorks)
Best Effective Commercial Campaign
Winner: Does it do what a Daikin does? (Graham Dolan, Arron Smith, Holly McLaughlin, Nathalie O'Toole, Emma Freeman, Gerald Stewart, NZME)
Finalists:
ASB Business Insight (Anna Lloyd, Lauren McClung, Maggie West, Jessica Boell, Tasmin Bradley, Matthew Carney, Madison Wheeler, Newstalk ZB Network)
Kiwi Hire Group (Ronnie Mackie, Loudmouth Productions)
Yellow - Today's the Day (Graham Dolan, Arron Smith, Holly McLaughlin, Sandy Kilgour, Gordon Bayne, Tess Jamieson-Karaha, Alana O'Neill, Will Parsonson, NZME)
Best Radio Creative
Winner: The Edge - 21st Birthday (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
Finalists:
The Rock - Win a Wedding (Brad King, The Rock Network)