Latest news
2015
14 December 2015: Featured TC: Meredith Evans - Best TC Again | Article on TechComm website
20 November: Winners announced in the 10th annual Plain English Awards | Awards media release
20 November: Plain English Award winner announced | Article on Consumer website
20 November: Careers NZ scoops Plain English Award | Article on voxy.co.nz
20 November: Commerce Commission wins Plain English Award
23 October: Regulation is the driving force behind clearer communications | MP3 file on Radio New Zealand National
20 October: Plain English finalists announced | Article on Consumer website
19 October: Gongs for clear communicators | Article in Business Day on stuff.co.nz
July 2015: Seriously plain | Sue Chetwin's editorial in Consumer magazine
July 2015: Plain English Awards 2015 | News in brief, Consumer magazine
8 June 2015
The 2015 Awards are now open in all categories!
5 June 2015
We kicked off the 2015 Awards with our first-ever Trophy Tips session on Friday. Thanks to our judges and past winners who shared their wisdom and insights into what makes a winning entry. Special thanks to Matt Huntington from Deloitte, last year’s winner of the Plain English Champion: Best Organisation Award, for sharing Deloitte's inspiring plain English campaign.
Thanks to all of you who came too!
We’ll be writing up and sharing the advice and tips very soon.
2014
Radio interviews
30 November 2014: Plain English Awards — the good, the bad, and the gobbledygook | Radio New Zealand
26 November 2014: The Plain English Awards — Gregory Fortuin | Radio New Zealand
Press releases
10 December 2014: Firm wins People’s Choice award for untangling web of law
2 December 2014: Leagle Beagle scoops best in show | pdf file
28 November: Plain English Awards — close, but no cigar
28 November 2014: Winners announced in 2014 Plain English Awards
25 November 2014: Awards for the worst corporate gobbledygook
14 August 2014: Help find the best and worst written words! | pdf file
20 June 2014: $10,000 prize up for grabs in the 9th annual Plain English Awards | pdf file