Here are the finalists for each category. The finalists are in alphabetical order. Winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony in November.
Plain English Champion — Best Organisation
No entries this year
Building up a portfolio to enter in our Plain English Champion — Best Organisation category can take years. We know we have some potential champions out there. We look forward to seeing their entries when they’re good and ready.
Plain English Champion — Best Individual or Team
- Ministry of Social Development — Better Letters Project
- Simplicity KiwiSaver Plan — Amanda Morrall and Amir Bashir
- WineWorks Marlborough — Andy Baldwin
Best Plain English Document — Public Sector
- Dunedin City Council — Investing in our great small city | Te Whakatāpae i tēnei taone
- Ministry for Women — Māori and Pasifika women in trades
- New Zealand Drug Foundation —Whakawātea te Huarahi; a model drug law to 2020 and beyond
Best Plain English Document — Private Sector
- JUNO magazine for the JUNO KiwiSaver Scheme — Your Guide to KiwiSaver
- Litmus Limited — Young people’s perception of the firefighter role
Best Plain English Website — Public Sector
Best Plain English Website — Private Sector
Best Plain English Sentence Transformation
- Ministry of Social Development — sentence from Letter to overseas client
- Ministry of Social Development — sentence from Fact sheet about sharing information with another organisation
- Ankita Sharma — sentence from Seeking the Spirit Within
Best Plain English Annual Report
- Ministry for Women — Ministry for Women Annual Report 2016/17
- Ryman Healthcare — Annual Report 2018
- Stats NZ — Stats NZ’s Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2017
Best Plain English Legal Document
- Draper Cormack Group Limited — Terms and Conditions
- Hatch — Hatch Beta Ts & Cs
- Infinite Possibilities Limited — Let’s commit to a serious relationship — Infinite Possibilities client relationship agreement
Best Plain English Technical Communicator
No finalists published
Best Plain English Turnaround
- Auckland Council — Review of Auckland Council’s representation arrangements for the 2019 elections
- Infinite Possibilities Limited — Let’s commit to a serious relationship — Infinite Possibilities client relationship agreement
People’s Choice — Best Plain English Communication
- Commission for Financial Capability (CFFC) — Thinking of Living in a Retirement Village?
- Independent Police Conduct Authority — www.ipca.govt.nz
- Ryman Healthcare — It’s got to be good enough for Mum. Ryman Healthcare Annual Report 2018
People’s Choice — Worst ‘Brainstrain’ Communication
- Air New Zealand — US entry and transit requirements
- The Companies Office — Companies Office Societies and Trusts Online
- The Reserve Bank of New Zealand — BS11: OUTSOURCING POLICY
