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2016 WRITEMARK NEW ZEALAND PLAIN ENGLISH AWARDS

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Finalists for the 2013 Plain English Awards

Congratulations to all the finalists! They're below in alphabetical order. Winners were announced at a ceremony on 3 December 2013.

Winners of the 2013 Awards

Plain English Champion — Best Organisation

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd

Department of Internal Affairs

Ministry of Social Development

Office of the Electricity and Gas Complaints Commissioner

Plain English Champion — Best Individual or Team

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth (Plain English Team)

Department of Internal Affairs — Digital Engagement Team

Statistics New Zealand — Editorial Team

Best Plain English Document — Public Sector / Non-Government Organisation (NGO)

Environmental Protection Authority — Hazardous Substances Toolbox

Ministry of Social Development — SKIP Tips for Parents series

Standards New Zealand — Standards Council Statement of Intent 2013 – 2016

Best Plain English Document — Private Sector

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Retail’s ANZ Memorandum of Mortgage

 ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth’s ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement

DTR — Flip charts

Best Plain English Website — Public Sector / Non-Government Organisation (NGO)

Accident Compensation Corporation — www.acc.co.nz/disability

Careers New Zealand — www.careers.govt.nz

St Mary's Early Childhood Education Centre — www.stmaryschildcare.org.nz

Best Plain English Website — Private Sector

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth's www.anz.co.nz/futurewise

Equinox IT — www.equinox.co.nz

Martelli McKegg — www.martellimckegg.co.nz

Best Plain English Sentence Transformation

Xero — sentence from 'Add or edit a fixed asset'

Xero — sentence from 'Foreign currency bills and invoices'

Xero — sentence from 'View customer or supplier contact details'

Best Plain English Technical Communicator

Chloe Hooper, Statistics New Zealand

Kylie Mason, Ministry of Health

Ros Black, Xero

Best Plain English Investor Document

AMP Services (NZ) Ltd — AMP KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth's ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth's OneAnswer KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement and OnePath KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement (tied due to being similar)

Best Plain English Turnaround

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Retail’s ANZ Memorandum of Mortgage

Department of Internal Affairs — from www.newzealand.govt.nz to https://beta.govt.nz

Inland Revenue — IR 240 and IR 333

Thorn Rentals NZ Ltd (trading as dtr) — flip charts

People's Choice — Best Plain English Communication

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth’s ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement

High Court of New Zealand — Justice Collins' Judgment HCC v LHDC

People's Choice — Worst 'Brainstrain' Communication

We can’t very well congratulate the 'Brainstrain' finalists but here they are!

Hamilton City Council — Hatch, Match and Dispatch factsheet

State Services Commission — Job description: Director — Continuous Improvement
 

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