The 2015 Canon Media Awards were hosted by Hilary Barry, for the New Zealand Newspaper Publishers' Association, on 22 May 2015 at the SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland, New Zealand.
[1] The Newspaper of the Year was The New Zealand Herald, and the Reporter of the Year was Jared Savage of The New Zealand Herald.
[2][3] Photographer of the Year: Brett Phibbs, The New Zealand Herald Junior Photographer of the Year: Charlotte Curd, Taranaki Daily News Best News Picture: Peter Meecham, The New Zealand Herald Best Sports Picture: Brett Phibbs, The New Zealand Herald Best Portrait: Rob Suisted, Nature's Pic Images Best Feature Photo: Chris Skelton, stuff.co.nz Best Photo Essay/Slideshow: Hagen Hopkins, Getty Images Best Environmental Photography: Kirk Hargreaves, The Press Best Digital Cross-platform News Coverage: The New Zealand Herald Best Cross-platform Campaign: The New Zealand Herald Best Innovation in Multimedia Storytelling: The New Zealand Herald Best Use of Interactive Graphics: The New Zealand Herald Best Video: Asher Finlayson & Tony Wall - stuff.co.nz/Sunday Star-Times Best Blog: Jarrod Gilbert Best Website: nzherald.co.nz Magazine of the Year: NZ House & Garden Best Trade/Professional Magazine: Pro Photographer Best Magazine Design: Home Best Magazine Cover: Architecture NZ Magazine Feature Writer of the Year: Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener Magazine Feature Writer Business and Politics: Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener Magazine Feature Writer Health and Education: Jolisa Gracewood, North & South Magazine Feature Writer Science and Technology: Donna Chisholm, North & South Magazine Feature Writer Arts and Entertainment: Mike White, North & South Magazine Feature Writer General: Rebecca Macfie, NZ Listener Canon Newspaper of the Year: The New Zealand Herald Newspaper of the Year (plus 30,000 circulation): The New Zealand Herald Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation): Taranaki Daily News Weekly Newspaper of the Year: Sunday Star-Times Community Newspaper of the Year: Mountain Scene Best Newspaper Design: The New Zealand Herald Best Newspaper Inserted Magazine: Viva - The New Zealand Herald Reporter of the Year: Jared Savage, The New Zealand Herald Junior Reporter of the Year: Talia Shadwell, The Dominion Post Regional Reporter of the Year: Florence Kerr, Waikato Times Community Reporter of the Year: Frank Marvin, Mountain Scene Reporter Politics: David Fisher, The New Zealand Herald Reporter Business: Matt Nippert, Sunday Star-Times Reporter Crime and Justice: Jared Savage, The New Zealand Herald Reporter Health and Education: David Fisher, The New Zealand Herald Reporter Science and Technology: Vaughan Elder, Otago Daily Times Reporter Arts and Entertainment: Shane Gilchrist, Otago Daily Times Reporter Sport: Mark Geenty, The Dominion Post Reporter General: Bevan Hurley, Herald on Sunday Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year: Charles Anderson, The Press/Nelson Mail Junior Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year: Jeremy Olds, Sunday magazine, Sunday Star-Times Regional/Community Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year: Naomi Arnold, The Nelson Mail Newspaper Feature Writer Business and Politics: Adam Dudding, Sunday Star-Times Newspaper Feature Writer Crime and Justice: Amy Maas, Herald on Sunday Newspaper Feature Writer Health and Education: Nikki Macdonald, The Dominion Post Newspaper Feature Writer Science and Technology: Nikki Macdonald, The Dominion Post Newspaper Feature Writer Arts and Entertainment: Greg Dixon, The New Zealand Herald Newspaper Feature Writer Sport: Ben Stanley, Sunday Star-Times Newspaper Feature Writer General: Charles Anderson, The Press/Nelson Mail Best Investigation: Dylan Cleaver, The New Zealand Herald Student Journalist of the Year: Don Rowe, Wintec/Sky Sport magazine/Waikato Times Best Artwork: Richard Parker, Sunday Star-Times/The Dominion Post Cartoonist of the Year: Chris Slane, NZ Listener Best Columnist – humour/satire: Deborah Hill Cone, The New Zealand Herald Best Columnist – general: Michele Hewitson, The New Zealand Herald Columnist of the Year: Michele Hewitson, The New Zealand Herald Editorial Writer of the Year: Peter Jackson, The Northland Age Best Headline: Jo Knight, Sunday magazine, Sunday Star-Times Reviewer of the Year: Anthony Byrt, Metro/NZ Listener Fellow to Wolfson College, Cambridge: Shayne Currie