Full List of Nominees for 2022 Podcast Awards, presented by rova
24 November 2022
The 2022 NZ Podcast Awards, presented by rova, has today announced the nominees for this year's awards. An esteemed pool of local and international judges have trawled through submissions from 200+ Kiwi podcasts, which came from 400+ nominations.
The winners will be announced on the 12th of December. The Listeners' Choice Award is now open for voting here and open to all podcasts, including podcasts that have not previously entered or have not been shortlisted.
Here are your nominees!
Best Arts & Culture
Aotearoa Hip Hop: The Music, The People, The History - rova / MAI FM
He Reo Tawhito - conversations about Mōteatea - Toi te Arapūoru | SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music
The Deep - Zoe Marshall
Viva Talks - NZ Herald
Voices - Kadambari Raghukumar
Best Business Podcast
Cooking the Books with Frances Cook - Frances Cook
Jandals in Japan - Jayne Nakata and Catherine O'Connell
Money Talks - NZ Herald
Raising The Curve - Sophie Hallwright and Victoria Harris, The Curve Co-Founders
The Property Academy podcast by Opes Partners - Ed McKnight & Andrew Nicol
Best Comedy Podcast supported by rova
Dear Bastard! - Paul McKane & Andrew Naughtie
Socrates Walks Into A Bar - Tim Batt, Nick Rado and Ray O'Leary
That's Enough Already With Urzila Carlson - Urzila Carlson
The Hauraki Big Show - Radio Hauraki
Tic-Heads with Uncle Tics - rova
Best Current Affairs
Gone by Lunchtime - The Spinoff Podcast Network
The Detail - Newsroom
The Core Podcast - Today FM
The Front Page - NZ Herald
The Shit Show - Shit You Should Care About
Best Documentary Podcast
Hair and Loathing - Charlotte Cook, RNZ
Let's be TRANSparent - Motuihe Group/RNZ
The Commune - Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff)
The Elephant in the Bedroom - Notable Pictures/Tahi
The Lake - Popsock Media / Stuff
Best Education Podcast
Everyday Māori - Hēmi Kelly & Āpera Woodfine
History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast - Thomas Rillstone
PhD: Unpacked - Coalesce
Raising The Curve - The Curve
Whakamāori - Arataua Media/RNZ
Best Entertainment
Dear Nature - Max Balloch
Grey Areas with Petra Bagust - Love It Media
Kita and Anita's Happy Hour - ZM
Out The Gayte - Brodie Kane Media
Tic-Heads with Uncle Tics - rova
Best Factual Podcast
History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast - Thomas Rillstone
Our Changing World - Claire Concannon, RNZ
The Core - Today FM
The Front Page - NZ Herald
The Lake - Popsock Media / Stuff
Best Family Podcast
Best of Storytime Podcast - Duncan Smith, RNZ
News2Me - Gill Bonnett/RNZ/TVNZ
One Day You'll Thank Me - NZ Herald
Story Space - Mick, Matt and Kevin
What The CF! - Ingrid Grenar & Ian Wright GW Creative Ltd
Best Fiction
Devil's Trumpet - Tracey Slaughter, RNZ
Tales from Three Corners - CompilationJacq
The Secret of St Kilda - Haggis and Dragons Productions Limited
Best Health & Wellbeing Podcast
Are You Mental? - Mick Andrews
Eating Fried Chicken in the Shower - Three Dollar/RNZ
Let's be TRANSparent - Motuihe Group/RNZ
re_covering - Love It Media
Wellness F*cking Wednesday with Nix - Nicola 'Nix' Adams
Best History Podcast
Detour: Antarctica - NZ Herald
Eyewitness - Sonia Yee, Producer and Presenter
He Reo Tawhito - conversations about Mōteatea - Toi te Arapūoru | SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music
Our Forgotten Epidemic - Burnett Foundation Aotearoa
The Commune - Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff)
Best Independent Podcast, supported by Acast
Dear Nature - Max Balloch
He Reo Tawhito - conversations about Mōteatea - Toi te Arapūoru | SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music
History of Aotearoa New Zealand Podcast - Thomas Rillstone
Out The Gayte - Brodie Kane Media
Raising The Curve - The Curve
Best Interview
Between Two Beers podcast - Steven Holloway and Seamus Marten
He Reo Tawhito - conversations about Mōteatea Toi te Arapūoru | SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music
Kiwi Yarns - Brodie Kane
Super Good Juice - Career converations with everyday women - Mary-Jane Rewa & Bridget Ashby
The Deep - Zoe Marshall
Best Maori or Pasifika Podcast or Host Aotearoa - Supported by bluereef®
Hip Hop: The Music, The People, The History - rova / MAI FM
The Elephant in the Bedroom - Notable Pictures/Tahi
The Lake - Popsock Media / Stuff
Tic-Heads with Uncle Tics - rova
Whakamāori - Arataua Media/RNZ
Best Network or Publisher
NZME/iHeartRadio NZ
RNZ
The Spinoff Podcast Network
Best New Podcast
Grey Areas with Petra Bagust - Love It Media
Out The Gayte - Brodie Kane Media
The PJ Podcast - PJ Harding
Tic-Heads with Uncle Tics - rova
We Need To Talk with Toni Street - NZME
Best Radio Podcast
Fletch Vaughan & Hayley on ZM - ZM Podcast Network
Nine to Noon - RNZ
The Mike Hosking Breakfast - Newstalk ZB
The Morning Rumble Catch Up Podcast - The Rock
ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM Podcast Network
Best Sex & Relationships
Elephant in the Bedroom - Notable Pictures/Tahi
Married, Divorced and Dating - Carl and Rachel
The Deep - Zoe Marshall
The Electric Rodeo - Emma Hewitt
The Girls Uninterrupted - Brodie Kane, Caitlin Marett, Gracie Taylor
Best Sports Podcast
Between Two Beers podcast - Steven Holloway and Seamus Marten
Runners only! With Dom Harvey - Dom Harvey
The Birmingham Bulletin - Gold Sport and Newstalk ZB
The Sporting Rumble - The Rock
Warriors Anonymous - G, Sossie, Monira, Buddha & Producer Matt
Best True Crime Podcast
A Moment in Crime - NZ Herald
Crimes NZ - Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, RNZ
The Commune - Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff)
The Lake - Popsock Media / Stuff
GUILT (Season One - Who Killed Jordan Voudouris?) - Ryan Wolf
Rising Star
Alyssa Partington
Joseph Stockhausen
Kadambari Gladding
Max Balloch
Sarah Ferris
Spotlight
Crimes NZ - Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, RNZ
The Commune - Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff)
The Hauraki Big Show - Radio Hauraki
The Rock Drive with Jay and Dunc - The Rock
The Secret History of Flight 149 - Stephen Davis
The Climate Award
Consume This - Consumer NZ
Our Changing World - Claire Concannon, RNZ
The DOC Sounds of Science Podcast - The Department of Conservation
The Creativity Award
Aotearoa Hip Hop: The Music, The People, The History - rova / MAI FM
Dear Bastard! - Paul McKane & Andrew Naughtie
The Commune - Adam Dudding and Eugene Bingham (Stuff)
The Lake - Popsock Media / Stuff
The Secret of St Kilda - Haggis and Dragons Productions Limited