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2016 WRITEMARK NEW ZEALAND PLAIN ENGLISH AWARDS

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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 AuthorityHazardous Substances Toolbox
Finalist:
Ministry of Social DevelopmentSKIP Tips for Parents
Finalist:
Standards New ZealandStandards Council Statement of Intent 2013 – 2016

Best Plain English Document — Private Sector

Winner: ANZANZ 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 Corporationwww.acc.co.nz/disability
Finalist:
Careers New Zealand www.careers.govt.nz
Finalist:
St Mary's Early Childhood Education Centrewww.stmaryschildcare.org.nz

Best Plain English Website — Private Sector

Winner: Equinox ITwww.equinox.co.nz
Finalist:
ANZwww.anz.co.nz/futurewise
Finalist:
Martelli McKeggwww.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: ANZANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
Finalist:
AMP Services (NZ) LtdAMP KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
Finalist:
ANZOneAnswer KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement and OnePath KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement

Best Plain English Turnaround

Winner: Internet and Publishing Team, Inland RevenueIR 240 and IR 333 information guides
Finalist:
ANZMemorandum 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 ZealandThe 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 CouncilHatch, Match and Dispatch factsheet


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