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2016 WRITEMARK NEW ZEALAND PLAIN ENGLISH AWARDS

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2015 Plain English Awards winners and finalists

Congratulations to the winners and finalists in the 2015 WriteMark Plain English Awards! More photos coming soon.

Click on the winners' and finalists' names to view their media statements and some of the judges' comments.

Plain English Champion — Best Organisation

Winner: Castalia Strategic Advisors
Finalist: ANZ

Plain English Champion — Best Individual or Team

Winner: Careers New Zealand — Online Content team
Finalist: ANZ — Cushla Scholfield
Finalist: ANZ — Wealth team

Plain English Champion — Best Project

Winner: Ministry of Social Development
Finalist: ANZ
Finalist: Mercer

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

Winner: Commerce CommissionBorrowing money or buying goods on credit: Know your rights
Finalist: Inland RevenueOur Organisation 2015–2017
Finalist: Ministry of Social DevelopmentProtect Your Future with an Enduring Power of Attorney
Finalist: QuitlineQuit smoking resource for pregnant women
Finalist: Wellington City CouncilGet prepared for an emergency

Best Plain English Document — Private Sector

Winner: Beef + Lamb2015 Sheepmeat and Beef Levy Referendum, levy proposal, pocket guide and team guide
Finalist: ANZHome Loan Agreement
Finalist: ANZ InvestmentsKiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement 
Finalist: Moneta MediaJuno (Spring 2015)

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

Winner: Govt.nz/Department of Internal Affairswww.govt.nz
Finalist: Inland Revenuewww.ird.govt.nz/property
Finalist: The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employmentwww.tenancy.govt.nz

Best Plain English Website — Private Sector

Winner: Woods the Creative Agencywww.enzedexotics.com
Finalist: ANZANZ Financial Hardship Microsite
Finalist: St Mary’s Early Childhood Education Centrewww.stmaryschildcare.org.nz

Best Plain English Sentence Transformation

Winner: Statistics NZ — sentence from Commuting patterns in greater Christchurch: Trends from the Census of Population and Dwellings 2006 and 2013
Finalist: ANZ — sentence from ANZ Guarantee
Finalist: Saunders Robinson Brown — sentence from Agreement for sale and purchase of land

Best Plain English Technical Communicator

Winner: Meredith Evans, Synlait Milk
Finalist: Sarah Wilcox, Descipher
Finalist: Emma Adcock, OSPRI

Best Plain English Annual Report

Winner: Mercer2015 Mercer KiwiSaver Scheme Annual Report
Finalist: ANZ InvestmentsANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Annual Report
Finalist: Watercare Services LimitedWatercare Annual Report 2014

Best Plain English Legal Document

Winner: OnePath Life (NZ) LimitedANZ Life and Living Insurance — Policy Document
Finalist: ANZHome Loan Agreement
Finalist: ANZANZ Guarantee
Finalist: TVNZHouse Rules 

Best Plain English Turnaround

Winner: OSPRIPreparing for TB testing
Finalist: OSPRICan’t contact letter
Finalist: OSPRI NAIT tutorial video — registering animals

People's Choice — Best Plain English Communication

Winner: Westpacwww.westpac.co.nz/home-loans  
Finalist: ACCwww.findsupport.co.nz
Finalist: ANZInvestment Statement for the ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme

People's Choice — Worst 'Brainstrain' Communication

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

Winner: Funds Administration NZ LimitedLifestages KiwiSaver Scheme Investor Update
Finalist: Hamilton City CouncilDigital Hamilton: Enabling development of a great New Zealand City
Finalist: NZ PoliceVetting Service — Request and Consent Form

 

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