Award winners and finalists 2006

Plain English Champion — best organisation

Winner: A J Park

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

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

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Best plain English document in the 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 in the 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/

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2010 WriteMark

Friday 3 September 2010

New Zealand Plain English Awards