2006 Award winners and finalists
Plain English Champion — Best Organisation
Finalist: Castalia
Finalist: Department of Building and Housing
Plain English Champion — Best Individual
Winner: Tanya Piejus, Department of Building and Housing
Finalist: Cathy Swanson, Inland Revenue Department
Finalist: Prue Bentley, Environment Bay of Plenty
Best Plain English Document — Public Sector
Winner: Ministry of Fisheries — The State of Our Fisheries: Annual Summary 2006
Finalist: Broadcasting Standards Authority — South Park decision
Finalist: Queenstown Lakes District Council — Wanaka–Get it Sorted
Best Plain English Document — Private Sector
Winner: Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand — About Antibiotics
Finalist: Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand — Sun Safety Handbook
Finalist: AA Life — It’s not easy keeping pace with life’s changes
Best Plain English Website
Winner: Wellington City Council — www.wellington.govt.nz
Finalist: Department of Building and Housing — www.dbh.govt.nz
Finalist: Retirement Commission — www.sorted.org.nz
People’s Choice — Best Plain English Document
Winner: Greater Wellington Regional Council — How to recognise and dispose of pest plants
Finalist: Families Commission — Moving closer to a violence-free society
Finalist: Kiwibank — Get your banking into shape
People’s Choice — Worst ‘Brainstrain’ Document
Winner: StudyLink (part of the Ministry of Social Development) — Loan schedule
Finalist: Australian New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority Joint Agency Establishment Group —Description of the Joint Regulatory Scheme for the Advertising for Therapeutic Products
Finalist: Sky — Television Service Agreement