Finalists for the 2013 Plain English Awards
Congratulations to all the finalists! They're below in alphabetical order. Winners were announced at a ceremony on 3 December 2013.
Plain English Champion — Best Organisation
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd
Department of Internal Affairs
Ministry of Social Development
Office of the Electricity and Gas Complaints Commissioner
Plain English Champion — Best Individual or Team
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth (Plain English Team)
Department of Internal Affairs — Digital Engagement Team
Statistics New Zealand — Editorial Team
Best Plain English Document — Public Sector / Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
Environmental Protection Authority — Hazardous Substances Toolbox
Ministry of Social Development — SKIP Tips for Parents series
Standards New Zealand — Standards Council Statement of Intent 2013 – 2016
Best Plain English Document — Private Sector
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Retail’s ANZ Memorandum of Mortgage
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth’s ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
DTR — Flip charts
Best Plain English Website — Public Sector / Non-Government Organisation (NGO)
Accident Compensation Corporation — www.acc.co.nz/disability
Careers New Zealand — www.careers.govt.nz
St Mary's Early Childhood Education Centre — www.stmaryschildcare.org.nz
Best Plain English Website — Private Sector
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth's www.anz.co.nz/futurewise
Equinox IT — www.equinox.co.nz
Martelli McKegg — www.martellimckegg.co.nz
Best Plain English Sentence Transformation
Xero — sentence from 'Add or edit a fixed asset'
Xero — sentence from 'Foreign currency bills and invoices'
Xero — sentence from 'View customer or supplier contact details'
Best Plain English Technical Communicator
Chloe Hooper, Statistics New Zealand
Kylie Mason, Ministry of Health
Ros Black, Xero
Best Plain English Investor Document
AMP Services (NZ) Ltd — AMP KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth's ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth's OneAnswer KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement and OnePath KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement (tied due to being similar)
Best Plain English Turnaround
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Retail’s ANZ Memorandum of Mortgage
Department of Internal Affairs — from www.newzealand.govt.nz to https://beta.govt.nz
Inland Revenue — IR 240 and IR 333
Thorn Rentals NZ Ltd (trading as dtr) — flip charts
People's Choice — Best Plain English Communication
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd — ANZ Wealth’s ANZ KiwiSaver Scheme Investment Statement
High Court of New Zealand — Justice Collins' Judgment HCC v LHDC
People's Choice — Worst 'Brainstrain' Communication
We can’t very well congratulate the 'Brainstrain' finalists but here they are!
Hamilton City Council — Hatch, Match and Dispatch factsheet
State Services Commission — Job description: Director — Continuous Improvement
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