2013 Plain English Awards winners and finalists
Congratulations to the winners and finalists in the 2013 WriteMark Plain English Awards!
Media release announcing winners
News item on the Awards by TV One's Seven Sharp
Click on the winners' and finalists' names to view their media statements and the judges' comments.
Plain English Champion — Best Organisation
Winner: Ministry of Social Development
Finalist: ANZ
Finalist: Department of Internal Affairs
Finalist: Office of the Electricity and Gas Complaints Commissioner
Plain English Champion — Best Individual or Team
Winner: ANZ Wealth
Winner: Statistics New Zealand — Editorial Team
Finalist: Department of Internal Affairs — Digital Engagement Team
Best Plain English Document — Public Sector / Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
Winner: Environmental Protection Authority — Hazardous Substances Toolbox
Finalist: Ministry of Social Development — SKIP Tips for Parents
Finalist: Standards New Zealand — Standards Council Statement of Intent 2013 – 2016
Best Plain English Document — Private Sector
Winner: ANZ — ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
Finalist: Thorn Rentals NZ Ltd (trading as dtr) — Flip charts
Finalist: ANZ — Memorandum of Mortgage
Best Plain English Website — Public Sector / Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
Winner: Accident Compensation Corporation — www.acc.co.nz/disability
Finalist: Careers New Zealand — www.careers.govt.nz
Finalist: St Mary's Early Childhood Education Centre — www.stmaryschildcare.org.nz
Best Plain English Website — Private Sector
Winner: Equinox IT — www.equinox.co.nz
Finalist: ANZ— www.anz.co.nz/futurewise
Finalist: Martelli McKegg — www.martellimckegg.co.nz
Best Plain English Sentence Transformation
Winner: Xero — Kylie McGrath’s sentence from 'Add or edit a fixed asset'
Finalist: Xero — Ros Black’s sentence from 'Foreign currency bills and invoices'
Finalist: Xero — Kylie McGrath’s sentence from 'View customer or supplier contact details'
Best Plain English Technical Communicator
Winner: Kylie Mason, Ministry of Health
Finalist: Chloe Hooper, Statistics New Zealand
Finalist: Ros Black, Xero
Best Plain English Investor Document
Winner: ANZ — ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
Finalist: AMP Services (NZ) Ltd — AMP KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
Finalist: ANZ — OneAnswer KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement and OnePath KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
Best Plain English Turnaround
Winner: Internet and Publishing Team, Inland Revenue — IR 240 and IR 333 information guides
Finalist: ANZ — Memorandum of Mortgage
Finalist: Department of Internal Affairs — from www.newzealand.govt.nz to beta.govt.nz
Finalist: Thorn Rentals NZ Ltd (trading as dtr) — Flip charts
People's Choice — Best Plain English Communication
Winner: ANZ — ANZ Wealth’s ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
Finalist: High Court of New Zealand —The Hutt City Council v The Lower Hutt District Court & Ors
People's Choice — Worst 'Brainstrain' Communication
Winner: State Services Commission — Job description: Director — Continuous Improvement
Finalist: Hamilton City Council — Hatch, Match and Dispatch factsheet
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