2010 Plain English Awards winners and finalists
Congratulations to the winners and finalists in the 2010 WriteMark Plain English Awards!
Category 1: Plain English Champion
Best Organisation
Winner: Office of the Auditor-General
Finalist: Cancer Society of New Zealand
Finalist: Statistics New Zealand
Best Project
Winner: InfraTrain New Zealand Limited — Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Qualification & Resource Development
Finalist: Ministry of Justice — Civil Justice in the District Courts of New Zealand
Finalist: Ministry of Social Development — Integrity Services Letters
Best Individual or Team
Winner: Stephen Leong — Transpower New Zealand Limited
Finalist: Cancer Society of New Zealand
Finalist: Statistics New Zealand
Category 2: Best Plain English Document
Public Sector / Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
Winner: ACC — Handling Cattle Safely
Finalist: Child, Youth and Family — When We Visit
Finalist: InfraTrain New Zealand — Horizontal Directional Drilling Guide
Private Sector
Winner: Sonar6 — Performance Review Marketing Materials
Finalist: House of Travel — Our Business is Your Business Travel
Finalist: PORSE — Let’s PORSE
Category 3: Best Plain English Website
Public Sector / Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
Winner: Child, Youth and Family— www.cyf.govt.nz
Finalist: Career Services— www.careers.govt.nz
Finalist: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority— www.energywise.govt.nz
Private Sector
Winner: The Wheeling Gourmet — http://en.wheelinggourmet.com
Finalist: Kiwitax — www.kiwitax.co.nz
Finalist: Martelli McKegg Wells & Cormack — www.martellimckegg.co.nz
Category 4: Best Plain English Sentence Transformation
Winner: Alan Groves — Transpower New Zealand Ltd
Finalist: Judith Wright — Statistics New Zealand
Finalist: Maryland Spencer — ACC
Finalist: Alison Smith — Thames–Coromandel District Council
Category 5: Best Plain English Technical Communicator
Winner: Meredith Evans — Streamliners NZ Ltd
Finalist: Erwin Timmerman — Dynamic Controls
Finalist: Lesley Hanes — Statistics New Zealand
Category 6: People’s Choice
Best Plain English Document
Winner: BT Funds Management (NZ) Limited — Multi Sector Unit Trusts Investment Statement
Finalist: Elections New Zealand — Enrolment Form
Best Plain English Website
Winner: NZ Transport Agency— www.nzta.govt.nz
Finalist: Air New Zealand Grabaseat — http://flightbookings.airnewzealand.co.nz/vgrabview/en_NZ/
Finalist: IRD Child Support — www.ird.govt.nz/childsupport
‘Brainstrain’ Document
Winner: Office for Senior Citizens — Home Equity Release: Code of Practice
Finalist: NZ Post — International Registered Mail prepaid envelope
‘Brainstrain’ Website
Winner: Commerce Commission — www.comcom.govt.nz/anti-competitive-practices/
Finalist: New Zealand Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS) — www.gets.govt.nz/default.aspx?show=HomePage
Finalist: Massey University Bachelor of Communication — www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/programme-course-paper/programme.cfm?prog_id=93330