New Zealand Podcast Awards 2023 Celebrates Another Year of Podcasting Excellence
30/11/2023, Auckland – The New Zealand Podcast Awards 2023, presented by Duncan Garner: Editor in Chief, have once again proven to be a showcase of the nation's diverse and dynamic podcasting landscape. With an overwhelming number of exceptional entries this year, the panel of 30+ judges from across New Zealand and abroad, faced the challenging task of selecting their top picks in each category.
The quality, creativity and diversity displayed by podcasters this year was fantastic to see, and it is a testament to the thriving podcasting community in New Zealand – Richard North – Co-founder of the Awards.
Indie podcast "Studio Stories" took home the gold in the Arts and Culture category and Best New Podcast, showcasing its captivating storytelling and innovative approach. "Black Sheep" returned to the Podcast scene to win the coveted Podcast of the Year title, impressing the judges with its compelling exploration of lesser-known tales from New Zealand's history.
The Listeners' Choice category was won by "Morning Shift", with tens of thousands of fans once again casting a vote for their favourite podcasts. This engagement showcases the impact of these voices and podcasts on the Kiwi community.
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to our judges, partners, entries and everyone who voted or contributed to this year’s awards!
Full list of winners and runners-up across each category:
BEST ARTS AND CULTURE PODCAST
Gold: Studio Stories
Silver: What Matters Most
Bronze: Voices
BEST BRANDED PODCAST
Gold: The Curve Podcast
Silver: This is Kiwi Podcast
Bronze: The Good Sex Project
BEST BUSINESS PODCAST
Gold: Cooking the Books with Frances Cook
Silver: Lead on Purpose
Bronze: Business is Boring
BEST COMEDY PODCAST
Gold: Did Titanic Sink?
Silver: Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal
Bronze: Tic-Heads with Uncle Tics
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PODCAST
Gold: Gone By Lunchtime
Silver: True Story
Bronze: Newsable
BEST DOCUMENTARY PODCAST - Supported by RNZ
Gold: True Story
Silver: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me
Bronze: Across the Board
BEST EDUCATION PODCAST
Gold: ICYMI
Silver: PhD Unpacked
Bronze: Taringa
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST - Sponsored by rova
Gold: Grey Areas
Silver: The Morning Shift
Bronze: The Art Of Entertaining
BEST FACTUAL PODCAST
Gold: Black Sheep
Silver: Our Changing World
Bronze: Voices
BEST FAMILY PODCAST
Gold: The Human Race
Silver: What The CF! A Cystic Fibrosis Podcast
Bronze: Untidy
BEST FICTION PODCAST
Gold: Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal
Silver: The Reading
Bronze: Dear Bastard
BEST HEALTH AND WELLBEING PODCAST - Sponsored by rova
Gold: No Such Thing As Normal
Silver: The Human Race
Bronze: Are You Mental?
BEST HISTORY PODCAST
Gold: Black Sheep
Silver: History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast
Bronze: The Aotearoa History Show
BEST INDEPENDENT PODCAST
Gold: Studio Stories
Silver: Are You Mental?
Bronze: The Morning Shift
BEST INTERVIEW PODCAST
Gold: Lead On Purpose
Silver: Between Two Beers podcast
Bronze: K' Road Chronicle
MAORI OR PASIFIKA PODCAST OR HOST
Gold: The TAHI
Silver: Nau Mai Town
Bronze: When an Irani Meets a Māori
BEST NETWORK OR PUBLISHER
Gold: RNZ
Silver: iHeart
Bronze: rova
BEST NEW PODCAST – Sponsored by Hindeberg Systems
Gold: Studio Stories
Silver: No Such Thing As Normal
Bronze: The TAHI
BEST PODCAST OF THE YEAR
Gold: Black Sheep
Silver: Studio Stories
Bronze: Did Titanic Sink?
BEST RADIO PODCAST - Sponsored by rova
Gold: ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley
Silver: Mai Morning Crew
Bronze: George FM Drive with Sin and Brook
BEST SEX AND RELATIONSHIP PODCAST - Sponsored by rova
Gold: Sex.Life
Silver: The Good Sex Project
Bronze: Sex in Space
BEST SPORTS PODCAST - Sponsored by rova
Gold: The Sporting Rumble
Silver: The Dom Harvey Podcast
Bronze: Warriors Anonymous
BEST CLIMATE AWARD
Gold: Our Changing World
Silver: DOC Sounds of Science
Bronze: Scigest
BEST CREATIVITY AWARD
Gold: Studio Stories
Silver: Tom Sainsbury's Small Town Scandal
Bronze: Voices
BEST RISING STAR AWARD - Supported by RNZ
Gold: Connor Scott
Silver: Evie Orpe
Bronze: Sophie Garth
BEST SPOTLIGHT AWARD
Gold: The Detail
Silver: Between Two Beers podcast
Bronze: The Morning Shift
BEST TRUE CRIME PODCAST
Gold: The Trial
Silver: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me
Bronze: GUILT
LISTENERS CHOICE
Morning Shift
#BHN Big Hairy News
Girls Uninterrupted
GREAT FINDS
Interconnector
Sex in Space
Hundy Hundy Hippos
Congratulations to all the entrants and winners for their outstanding contributions
For media inquiries, please contact: team@nzpodcastawards.com