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Contents INTRODUCTION................................................................................ 3

IMPORTANT DATES ........................................................................... 5

2016 MAGAZINE MEDIA AWARD CATEGORIES ..................................... 6

ENTRY INFORMATION ..................................................................... 13

FAQ’s ............................................................................................ 14

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY .................................................................. 16

MAGAZINE TITLES BY CATEGORY ..................................................... 19

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INTRODUCTION We hear it every year – the media landscape is changing.

Evolving, converging, digitising, diversifying. New areas grow

as others die. But through it all, the magazine industry

continues to rise to each fresh challenge.

We’re here to celebrate magazine media innovation and

excellence on and beyond the printed page. To this end, the

Magazine Media Awards have once again been revised to reflect

the evolving face of the industry. This includes changes to

some of the existing categories plus five new awards,

recognising the multi-platform nature of magazines.

In particular, our new Rising Star award aims to commend

industry newcomers who are making an impact in our world. As

we seek new ways to captivate and enchant our audiences, we

look to new minds as well as new mediums to get our messages across.

Paul Dykzeul

Chairman

Magazine Publishers Association NZ

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With new mediums, new revenue streams, new technology and

new ideas sprouting up with each passing year, it’s important to

keep sight of what great storytelling looks like.

To this aim, the Magazine Media Awards are all about recognising

and rewarding the very best our industry has to offer. Together,

we’re blazing a trail through uncharted territory. In 2016, we

continue to acknowledge the diversity of our industry with the

addition of five new awards: Best Use of Video, Rising Star, Best

Use of Insights, Best Launch/Relaunch and Best Magazine 360°

Brand Audience.

Through these new awards, we’re looking to capture the very

best in storytelling and design, the building of engaged audience

communities, and the driving of commercial success for both our advertisers and our

brands.

We’ve worked hard to bring you the best Magazine Media Awards yet – top judges, a

simplified entry process, and a great awards ceremony. We look forward to celebrating

with you, and wish you the best of luck with your entries.

Pip Elliott

Executive Director

Magazine Publishers Association NZ

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IMPORTANT DATES

ENTRIES CLOSE – 4pm, FRIDAY 1st JULY 2016

JUDGING – JULY 21st & 22nd 2016

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED – TUESDAY 16th AUGUST 2016

GALA DINNER TICKETS ON SALE – TUESDAY 16th AUGUST 2016

MAGAZINE MEDIA AWARDS CEREMONY & GALA DINNER - THURSDAY 8th

SEPTEMBER 2016 at the AUCKLAND WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM

All magazine publishers are invited to submit entries to the 2016

Magazine Media Awards.

To be eligible for the 2016 Magazine Media Awards, entries must have

been published, or on sale, between April 1st 2015 and March 31st 2016.

Fees

MPA Members - $95 (ex. GST) per entry Non-MPA Members - $190 (ex. GST) per entry

Please contact mpa@mpa.org.nz if you would like to join the MPA prior to

entry.

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2016 MAGAZINE MEDIA AWARD CATEGORIES

Magazine Categories

Consumer Special Interest – Titles with an editorial focus on a specific

subject (excluding Home & Food)

Current Affairs & Business – Titles with an editorial focus on current

affairs or broad-based business topics

Home & Food – Titles with an editorial focus specifically on home or food

Industry & Trade - Titles with an editorial focus on specific types of

business or profession

Lifestyle – Titles with a broad-based editorial focus on a range of lifestyle

topics. Incorporating Mass Market Women’s – with a female-focused

audience and/or editorial content with a celebrity or entertainment

emphasis

Owned Media/Custom Publishing - A magazine created and published

for a company, brand or association

All magazine titles have been assigned categories. These are listed at the

end of this document. This list is indicative only, other titles may be

included.

Please check the category your titles or similar are assigned to.

Publishers may request to be moved to a different category from the one

they have been allocated to. To discuss having your title allocated to a

different category, please contact mpa@mpa.org.nz before 17th June

2016.

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If the title you intend to submit for an award is not listed, please contact

the MPA office as soon as possible on mpa@mpa.org.nz.

2016 Award Categories

Best Brand Extension

Awarded to the best extension of a magazine brand – this can be a single

initiative or a set of initiatives implemented at the same time.

Best Columnist

Awarded to the writer of a regular section or column in a magazine, e-

letter, regular blogs, magazine website or digital edition, who espouses a

point of view that may include personal reflection, editorial opinion, and

humour, with relevance to the target audience. (Can be entered by one

columnist using examples from several titles; or by the publisher of one

title with multiple columns from one writer. Columnists entering on their

own behalf may submit work from a range of publishers however the

stories must all fit the same category. Editorials are not eligible for this

award.)

The two categories for this award are Consumer and Current Affairs &

Business.

Best Content Marketing Campaign

Awarded to the publisher who has on behalf of an advertiser, created and

distributed the best content marketing campaign. Content should be at

the heart of the strategy. The content should fit with the advertiser &

magazine brand values and clearly address the marketing challenge.

Additional credit will be awarded to creative storytelling and tangible

proof of success via engagement metrics. This award includes content

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creation and distribution; in magazines, via social media, web, events,

earnt and owned platforms.

Best Cover

Awarded to the best example of a magazine cover within each category.

The five categories for this award are Consumer Special Interest, Current

Affairs & Business, Home & Food, Industry & Trade and Lifestyle

(incorporating Mass Market Women’s).

Best Designer

Awarded to a designer that demonstrates excellence in magazine design.

(The entrant must be the Lead Designer or Art Director of the magazine.)

The five categories for this award are Consumer Special Interest, Current

Affairs & Business, Home & Food, Industry & Trade and Lifestyle

(incorporating Mass Market Women’s).

Best Editor

Awarded to the industry’s best magazine editor for their individual

enterprise and performance in achieving outstanding success for their

magazine. The nominee must have been editor of the magazine for at

least six months and must have been editor of the two issues submitted.

The winner of each category becomes a finalist for Editor of the Year.

The five categories for this award are Consumer Special Interest, Current

Affairs & Business, Home & Food, Industry & Trade and Lifestyle

(incorporating Mass Market Women’s).

Best Journalist

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Awarded to the magazine feature writer or freelance writer who excels in

producing articles that have impact, are thoughtful and inspire the magazine’s readers. (Can be entered by one journalist using examples

from several titles; or by the publisher of one title with multiple articles from one journalist. Journalists entering on their own behalf may submit

work from a range of publishers, however the stories must all fit the same category. Editors are eligible for this award however editorials are not.)

The five categories for this award are Consumer Special Interest, Current

Affairs & Business, Home & Food, Industry & Trade and Lifestyle

(incorporating Mass Market Women’s).

Best Launch/Relaunch

Awarded to the best new magazine brand launch or to the best magazine

brand relaunch.

Best Magazine

Awarded to a magazine that demonstrates consistent all-round publishing

excellence and engagement with its community. The entry must

demonstrate that the magazine is a commercially sound publication. The

winner of each category becomes a finalist for Magazine of the Year.

The five categories for this award are Consumer Special Interest, Current

Affairs & Business, Home & Food, Industry & Trade and Lifestyle

(incorporating Mass Market Women’s).

Best Magazine 360 Brand Audience

Awarded to a magazine brand that demonstrates the vitality of their

brand across the entire content ecosystem to connect with audiences via

multiple platforms & touchpoints i.e. Total audience (both print and

digital), website, EDM’s, social platforms, experiential, video and other.

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Best Magazine Media Salesperson

Awarded to the salesperson or sales team for their performance in

delivering commercial success to an individual magazine brand or cluster

of brands.

The two categories for this award are Consumer and Current Affairs &

Business.

Best Owned Media / Custom Publishing Brand

Awarded to a magazine that demonstrates consistent all-round publishing

excellence and engagement with its community as part of a client-owned

media strategy. Magazines eligible for this category are those created and

published exclusively for and owned by a client company, brand or

association.

Best Photographer

Awarded to the best example of a photographic portfolio. Can be entered

by the photographer or a magazine publisher.

The two categories for this award are Consumer and Current Affairs &

Business.

Best Publishing Innovation

Awarded to a new initiative that demonstrates innovative thinking and

execution for a magazine brand or brands. This could be experiential,

digital (including social), physical, or a combination. It could be based on

audience or advertiser growth, or both.

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Best Retail / Subscription Campaign

Awarded to the best marketing campaign or activation to promote a

magazine brand or brands at retail or for subscription sales.

Best Use of Insights

Awarded to the best use of research and insights to deliver commercial

gain.

Best Use of Video

Awarded to the Publisher/Magazine that has demonstrated the best

utilisation of video content as a key or only element in either an editorial

or commercial context.

Rising Star

Awarded to the person new to the industry whose input has made the

most impact on their team or publication. Nominees must have been in

the magazine media industry more than 12 months but not longer than

36 months, and may be from any discipline.

MAGAZINECATEGORIES Consumer

SpecialInterest

Home&Food Lifestyle(inclWomen'sMass

Market)

Industry&Trade CurrentAffairs&

Business

TotalAwards

percategory

AWARDS

BestCover 5

BestDesigner 5

BestEditor 5

BestJournalist 5

BestMagazine 5

TotalAwards

percategory

BestColumnist 2

BestMagazineMediaSalesperson 2

BestPhotographer 2

BestBrandExtension 1

BestContentMarketingCampaign 1

BestLaunch/Relaunch 1

BestMagazineMedia360°BrandAudience 1

BestOwnedMedia/CustomPublishing 1

BestPublishingInnovation 1

BestRetail/SubscriptionsCampaign 1

BestUseofInsights 1

BestUseofVideo 1

RisingStar 1

SUPREMEWINNERS

MagazineOftheYear 1

EditoroftheYear 1

LifetimeAcheivement 1

TOTALAWARDS 44

2016 Magazine Media Awards Structure

ConsumerSpecialInterest CurrentAffairs&Business

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ENTRY INFORMATION

Each award category has:

An award-specific entry form which you fill out.

An award-specific entry checklist

If you are sending a physical copy of the magazine(s), you

will also need to fill out and print the Physical Submission

Address Label.

To understand the specific requirements of your award, please use the

entry form checklist which takes you through the entry process for each award, step by step.

If you have any other questions about the entry process please contact

the MPA office on mpa@mpa.org.nz or 09 336 1655.

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FAQ’s

When do entries close? 4pm on Friday 1st July 2016. Any entries received after this deadline will

be disqualified.

Who are the 2016 Magazine Media Award Judges?

Kim Mundell is the 2016 Judging Convener. A full list of judges will be announced by July 1st 2016. Visit

www.mpa.org.nz for more details.

When will the finalists be announced? 16th August 2016.

Where will the awards ceremony be held?

The Awards will be held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum Events Centre on Thursday 8th of September.

My title is listed in the wrong category – what do I do?

Please email mpa@mpa.org.nz before 17th June 2016 to discuss changing

your category.

Is my information confidential? All judges and other involved parties are required to sign a statement of

confidentiality relating to entry material and supporting documents before commencing their duties.

If my title isn’t measured by Nielsen or ABC, what should I

provide? If you are not in the ABC circulation audit or Nielsen Readership survey,

you are obligated to provide a credible independent source of reference

for any circulation and readership claims made. Independent or third-

party data will be accepted e.g. NZ Post invoice or a distributive

statement.

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Can I submit an entry outside the time period?

No, entries must have been published or on sale between April 1st 2015

and March 31st 2016. Any entries outside of that time period will be

disqualified.

How do I purchase tickets to the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner?

Tickets will be available from the 16th August 2016 at www.mpa.org.nz.

How much are tickets? $215 (ex. GST) per person or $2000 (ex. GST) for a table of ten.

How do I know whether I am a custom or trade title?

A custom or owned titled is classified as a magazine created and

published for a company, brand or association. A trade title is classified as

a magazine with an editorial focus on specific types of business or

profession. Custom titles may enter Best Magazine under another

category of their choice.

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CONDITIONS OF ENTRY Who May Enter

All magazine publishers are entitled to submit entries for the Magazine

Awards.

‘Journalist’ & ‘Columnist’ awards: journalists and columnists may enter

and pay on their own behalf. Please refer to the specific details on the

Journalist or Columnist entry form.

All entries must be from titles published for the New Zealand market in

the first instance and these must have been independently circulated as a

stand-alone magazine in their own right.

Entries in the various editorial/journalism awards must be of material

intended for first publication in a New Zealand magazine. Material

previously published elsewhere (for example, in newspapers or books) is

not eligible.

Stand-alone directories are not eligible for entry.

Only entries published or on sale between April 1st 2015 and March 31st

2016 inclusive will be eligible for submission.

A full list of awards and categories are listed on the last page of this

document. All magazine titles must be entered according to their category

requirements.

By submitting an entry you are bound to the following conditions:

The entrant gives permission for the MPA to use at their discretion any

material submitted for the 2016 Magazine Media Awards.

Entries become the property of the MPA. The MPA is not obliged to return

the material.

The entrant/publisher grants the MPA the right to use the entry for

promotional purposes at such times as the MPA shall deem appropriate.

Under no circumstances shall an entrant or anyone claiming through or

acting on behalf of an entrant require the payment of any royalty by the

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MPA in respect of the use of the entries or related material for any

purpose.

The entrant agrees that the MPA will not accept responsibility for errors or

omissions reproduced at the awards presentation, or for work lost or

damaged, under any circumstances.

The entrant and publisher absolve the MPA of any personal liabilities in

respect of the entrant’s attendance at the awards presentation ceremony.

All award winners and their publishers will comply with the direction in

regard to the promotion of their winning status. See ‘Acknowledgements’.

All winners and publishers accept that they must rectify at their own cost

any false or misleading claims regarding winning status. See

‘Acknowledgements’.

The payment terms and receipt requirements are accepted as identified in

‘Payment Terms’.

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Audit Claims

If you are not in the ABC circulation audit or Nielsen Readership survey,

you are obligated to provide a credible independent source of reference

for any circulation and readership claims made.

Judges will be supplied with a judging information pack including:

Year-on-year readership by title and category

Year-on-year circulation ABC (paid and total)

Advertising industry spend (at full ratecard)

Judging

The Magazine Awards are administered by the Magazine Publishers

Association NZ (MPA).

The Judging Panel will be appointed by the MPA Executive.

The decision of the Judges is final. No correspondence will be

entered into in regard to the Judges’ deliberations or decisions made.

The Judges have the right to determine the standard of the awards.

Judges may recommend a Special Award if they believe one is

justified.

Finalists are announced prior to the Awards Presentation.

Acknowledgement

All finalists will be announced prior to the awards night (Thursday

September 8th 2016).

Award winners are encouraged to promote their award status. In doing

so, they must adhere strictly to the correct acknowledgement format that

will be supplied by the MPA office. All acknowledgements must clearly

identify the specific award and category won.

Payment Terms

An Entry Summary form is to be filled in to formalise your entry. You can

find this at www.mpa.org.nz.

Upon receipt of this form, the MPA will provide an invoice for your entries.

All entry invoices must be paid in full by Friday 14th July to be eligible for

judging.

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2016 MAGAZINE TITLES BY CATEGORY

Title & Category

CURRENT AFFAIRS & BUSINESS

Titles with an editorial focus on currents affairs and/or broad based business

topic.

Idealog Tangible Media

Metro Bauer Media

New Zealand Listener Bauer Media

North & South Bauer Media

NZ Business Adrenalin Publishing

NZ Geographic Kowhai Media

NZ Management Adrenalin Publishing

HOME AND FOOD

Titles with a specific editorial focus on home or food.

Cuisine Fairfax Magazines

Dish Tangible Media

Food Gourmet Food Publishing

Healthy Food Guide Healthy Life Media

Home NZ Bauer Media

Homestyle The Pluto Group

Houses New Zealand AGM Publishing

Interior AGM Publishing

New Zealand Gardener Fairfax Magazines

NZ Best Dining Guide Multi Media Magazines

NZ House & Garden Fairfax Magazines

Recipes+ Bauer Media

Simply You Living Bauer Media

Taste Bauer Media

Urbis AGM Publishing

Your Home & Garden Bauer Media

LIFESTYLE

Titles with a broad based editorial focus on a range of lifestyle topics

incorporating MASS MARKET WOMENS.

Australian Women's Weekly (NZ Edition) Bauer Media

Black Magazine BLK NZ Ltd

Capital Capital Publishing

Chinese Eye Magazine Multi Media Magazines

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Cleo New Zealand Bauer Media

Eye Magazine Multi Media Magazines

Fashion Quarterly Bauer Media

Fashion Quarterly Life Bauer Media

Girlfriend Pacific Magazines

Good Tangible Media

Good Health Choices Bauer Media

Latitude Latitude Media

M2 Magazine M2 Magazine

M2 Woman M2 Magazine

MiNDFOOD McHugh Media

New Idea Pacific Magazines

New Zealand Woman's Day Bauer Media

New Zealand Woman's Weekly Bauer Media

Next Bauer Media

NZ Life & Leisure Lifestyle Magazine Group

Simply You Bauer Media

The Beauty Book Multi Media Magazines

The Denizen The Denizen

The Hobson The Hobson

The Spinoff The Spinoff

UNO Spectre Publishing

Verve Magazine Verve Magazine

Wild Tomato WT Media

SPECIAL INTEREST (Consumer)

Titles with a specific editorial focus on a specific subject (excluding Home &

Food).

Art News NZ Matrix Publishing

Boating New Zealand Boating New Zealand Ltd

Bounty Bounty Services Ltd

Bride & Groom Magazine The Fusion Group

Café Reader Phantom Billstickers

Classic Driver RnR Publishing

Curl Magazine Pacific Media

Destinations Destination Publishing

D-Photo Parkside Media

Fish & Game NZ Fishing Media

Heritage NZ Heritage New Zealand Pouhere

Taonga

Juno Juno Investing

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Kiwi Gardener Star Media

Kiwi Gardener Quarterly Star Media

Kiwi Surf Magazine Pacific Media

Kiwi Trail Runner Langhills Publishing

Lets Travel Magazine LT Publishing

Mana Kowhai Media

New Zealand Farmer Fairfax Media

New Zealand Performance Car Parkside Media

New Zealand Truck & Driver Magazine Allied Publishing

New Zealand Trucking Long Haul Publications

New Zealand Weddings Tangible Media

New Zealand Wilderness Lifestyle Publishing

NZ 4WD magazine Adrenalin Publishing

NZ Adventure Magazine Pacific Media

NZ Artists Magazine NZ Artists Magazine

NZ Classic Car Parkside Media

NZ Fishing News NZ Fishing Media

NZ Fishing World Tangible Media

NZ Fitness Methode Media

NZ Horse & Pony Manaia Media

NZ Kennel Gazette NZ Kennel Gazette

NZ Lifestyle Block Lifestyle Magazine Group

NZ Rugby World Langhills Publishing

NZ Ski and Snow Pacific Media

NZ Surfing Magazine Pacific Media

NZ Today RnR Publishing

NZV8 Parkside Media

OHBaby! OHBaby! Ltd

Parenting Magazine Parents Inc

Ponies! Manaia Media

Prime Times Magazine Pacific Media

Rugby News Star Media

Rural News Rural News Groups

RV RnR Publishing

Say Yes To Travel Say Yes To Travel

The Shed Cadenza Publishing

Tots to Teens Tots to Teens

TV Guide Fairfax Magazines

Young Country Fairfax Media

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INDUSTRY & TRADE

Titles with a specific editorial focus on a type of business or profession.

Acuity NZICA

Architecture New Zealand AGM Publishing

Asset Magazine Tarawera Publishing

Auto Trader Bauer Trader Media

Beauty NZ Adrenalin Publishing

Build Magazine BRANZ

Cam Magazine Anvil Publications

Contractor Magazine Contrafed Publishing

Country- Wide NZX Agri

Deals on Wheels Bauer Trader Media

DEMM Engineering & Manufacturing Adrenalin Publishing

Drinksbiz Trade Media

Energy NZ Contrafed Publishing

Engineering Insight- Members Mag Inst. Professional Engineers NZ

Exporter Adrenalin Publishing

Farm Trader Bauer Trader Media

Farm Trader Bauer Trader Media

FMCG Business Intermedia Group

Food New Zealand Peppermint Press

Franchise NZ Franchise NZ

GSM BJ Ball

Hardware Marketplace Media

Hospitality Business Intermedia Group

INsite NZME

Interface Magazine G Media

Juno Juno Investing

Machinery Seller Hayley Media

Marketing Magazine Tangible Media

Meeting Newz Pro Mag

Motor Equipment News Adrenalin Publishing

Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations Bauer Trader Media

New Zealand Dairy Exporter NZX Agri

Nursing Review NZME

NZ Company Vehicle Adrenalin Publishing

NZ Engineering News Hayley Media

NZ Food Technology Hayley Media

NZ Grower Horticulture NZ

NZ Local Government Contrafed Publishing

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NZ Logger Allied Publications

NZ Outdoor Power Equipment Marketplace Media

NZ Plumber Magazine NZ Plumber

NZ Property Investor Magazine Tarawera Publishing

NZ Retail Tangible Media

NZ Wine Technology Hayley Media

Pro-Photographer Kowhai Media

Professional Skipper VIP

Q&M Magazine Contrafed Publishing

Rural Contractor Agrimedia

The NZ Mortgage Mag Tarawera Publishing

The Orchardist Horticulture NZ

Ten One New Zealand Police Assoc.

Tourism Business Magazine NZ Tourism Business Magazine NZ

Trade-A-Boat Bauer Trader Media

Travel Digest Methode Media

Travelinc Pro Mag

Wares Marketplace Media

Wine NZ Spinc Media

CUSTOM PUBLISHING (Best Owned Media)

Awarded to a magazine that demonstrates consistent all-round publishing

excellence and engagement with its community as part of a client-owned

media strategy. Magazines eligible for this category are those created and

published exclusively for and owned by a client company, brand or

association.

1972 Hex Media

AA Directions AA

Beauty NZ Adrenalin Publishing

Habitat Tangible Media

KiaOra Bauer Media

Little Treasures Tangible Media

Living Well Tangible Media

Sky Sport Fairfax Magazines

Sky Watch Fairfax Magazines

Toast Tangible Media