2012 Plain English Awards shortlists
Congratulations to all organisations that made the shortlist! Look out for the list of finalists (up to three for each award) which will be published in a week or so.
You’ll see that some awards have no shortlisted entries. That’s because the number of entries was small and publishing a shortlist would give too much away!
Plain English Champion — Best Organisation
No shortlist published
Plain English Champion — Best Individual or Team
Cancer Society of New Zealand — Editorial Team
NZ Transport Agency — Manawatu Gorge Team
NZ Transport Agency — The Give Way Rule Team
Rural Women New Zealand — Paddy Twist and Craig Matthews
Telecom New Zealand Limited — Online Information Team
Best Plain English Document — Public Sector / Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
Building Service Contractors Industry Training Organisation — Cleaners’ workbook
Commerce Commission — Electricity and the Commerce Commission's role
Cancer Society of New Zealand — Chemotherapy
Greater Wellington Regional Council — Queen Elizabeth Park brochure
Hamilton City Council — Hamilton's 2012-22 Draft 10-Year Plan Summary
Ministry of Social Development — Services for Seniors
Ministry of Social Development — Strategies with Kids, Information for Parents (SKIP)
NZ Transport Agency — Give Way Rules
Quitline — The Quit Book
Statistics New Zealand — How to tell a story using statistics
Best Plain English Document — Private Sector
Blue Mountain Adventure Centre — Conquer Your Own Mountain!
For Life Education & Training (NZ) Ltd — Talk to Me
Gareth Morgan Investments — Gareth Morgan KiwiSaver Scheme Annual Report 2012
Motor Trade Association (MTA) — 2012 MTA Code of Ethics
Motor Trade Association (MTA) — MTA handbook 2012
PORSE Education & Training (NZ) Ltd — PORSE Learning Guide
Telecom New Zealand Limited — Android Battery Management
Telecom New Zealand Limited — Why is my Broadband Usage so High?
Best Plain English Website — Public Sector / Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
Cancer Society of New Zealand — http://www.getthetools.org.nz
Careers New Zealand — http://www.careers.govt.nz
Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income — http://www.sorted.org.nz
NZ Transport Agency — http://www.giveway.govt.nz
Cancer Society of New Zealand — http://www.cancernz.org.nz
Inland Revenue Department — http://www.ird.govt.nz/gstreturns/ird-campaign-page-gst.html?id=homepage
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment — http://www.insolvency.govt.nz/cms
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment — http://www.business.govt.nz
Quitline — http://www.quit.org.nz
The New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services — http://www.familybudgeting.org.nz
Best Plain English Website — Private Sector
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Ltd — http://www.beeflambnz.com
Blue Mountain Adventure Centre — http://www.bluemountainadventure.org.nz
Eftpos Warehouse (Two-Nil Media) — http://www.eftposwarehouse.co.nz
Gareth Morgan Investments — www.gmk.co.nz
Martelli McKegg Lawyers — http://www.martellimckegg.co.nz
Simply Energy Limited — http://www.simplyenergy.co.nz
Best Plain English Sentence Transformation
Kiwibank Limited — Emma Bassett
Inland Revenue Department — Megan Mills
Inland Revenue Department — Rachel Barnett
Telecom New Zealand Limited — Annette Hamilton (2 entries)
Best Plain English Technical Communicator
Commerce Commission — Allanah Kalafatelis
Telecom New Zealand Limited — Sarah Burns
Xero — Kylie McGrath
Best Plain English Investor Document
Goldman Henry — US50 Fund Ltd. Annual Report 2011
Goldman Henry — US50 Fund Ltd. Investment Statement and Prospectus 2012
Pathfinder Management Ltd — Pathfinder Asset Management Prospectus
UDC Finance Limited — UDC Secured Investments Prospectus 65
People's Choice — Best Plain English Communication
No shortlist published
People's Choice — Worst 'Brainstrain' Communication
We can’t very well congratulate the 'Brainstrain' shortlist but here they are!
Inland Revenue Department — Business Tax Update Issue 31 July 2012
Inland Revenue Department — KiwiSaver enrolment letter
Nova Energy — Standard Terms for Gas and Electricity Supply
Best Plain English Turnaround
No shortlist published
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