Cathay Pacific Travel Media Awards

1992 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Gerard Hindmarsh For “Wilderness Coast” Published in New Zealand Geographic Runner Up: Tom Romeo For his story on Fiji that appeared in NewsDay Second Runner Up: Stephen Stratford For his entry that appeared in Metro magazine

1993 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Robin Charteris

For “Harsh lesson for Kiwi 'professors' on train No 52 to Guangzhou”

American Express Award for the Best Newspaper or Trade Press Travel Article Winner: Robin Charteris

For “Harsh lesson for Kiwi 'professors' on train No 52 to Guangzhou”

Runner Up: Yvonne van Dongen Air New Zealand Best Magazine Travel Article Winner: Warwick Roger For “Riding the Empire Builder” Runner Up: Jill Malcolm Sheraton Hotel and Towers Travel Photographer Winner: Gareth Eyres Runner Up: Robin Morrison

1994 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Nicola Legat For “The Lively Capital” American Express Award for the Best Newspaper or Trade Press Travel Article Winner: Chris Lonsdale Air New Zealand Best Magazine Travel Article Winner: Nicola Legat Runner Up: Iain Sharp Graeme Lay

Sheraton Hotel and Towers Travel Photographer Winner: Gareth Eyres

1995 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Yvonne van Dongen Avis Rent A Car Best Article Written For and About the Travel Industry Winner: Yvonne van Dongen For “Free Ride Frustrations” Published in the NZ Herald Runner Up: Andrea Fox For “The High Flier” Published in the Waikato Times Michele A’Court For “QE2” Published in Traveltrade American Express Award for the Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Simon Cunliffe For “Hong Kong” Published in The Press Runner Up: Yvonne van Dongen For “Egypt” Published in the NZ Herald Robin Charteris For “Tashkent” Published in Otago Daily Times Air New Zealand Best Magazine Travel Article Winner: Mark Scott For “Waikato” Published in New Zealand Geographic Runner Up: Jeremy Hansen For “Hong Kong” Published in Metro magazine Jan Corbett For “Adelaide” Published in Metro Magazine American Express Best Photograph Arno Gasteiger Sheraton Hotels Best Photograph ?

1996 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: John Woods For “Happy-Go-Lucky Highway” Published in New Zealand Geographic

Avis Rent A Car Best Travel Trade Article Winner: Geraldine McManus For “Catering for the Frequent Flyers” Published in Marketing Magazine Runner Up: Mary Jane Boland For “Clean and Green” Published in the NZ Herald Kingsley Field For “Flying In Formation” Published in the NZ Herald American Express Award for the Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Robin Charteris For “African Safari” Published in the Otago Daily Times Runner Up: Christopher Moore For “In the Footsteps of My Father’s Ghost” Published in The Press Venetia Sherson For “Altar of the Sun” Published in the Waikato Times Air New Zealand Best Magazine Travel Article Winner: John Woods For “Happy-Go-Lucky Highway” Published in New Zealand Geographic Runner Up: Warwick Roger For “Wasting Away” Published in North & South magazine Nicola Legat For “China on the Cusp” Published in Metro magazine American Express Travel Service Photography Award Winner: Martin Sykes Second: Jocelyn Carlin Third: Glenn Jowitt

1997 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Tom Romeo

For “Hang Gliding at New Zealand’s Muriwai Beach” and “A Leap of Faith””

Both published in Eva Air In-flight Magazine Avis Rent A Car Travel Industry Award Winner: Geraldine McManus For her three articles Published in New Zealand Business Magazine American Express Newspaper Award

Winner: Gillian Vine For three articles Published in the Southland Times Runner Up: Stephen Jacquiery For three articles Published in the Otago Daily Times Air New Zealand National Awards for the Best Magazine Travel Articles: Winner: Tom Romeo Runner Up: Judith Doyle For “Rome Out of Season” Published in Great Escapes American Express and Sheraton Auckland Hotel and Towers Award Photographic Award Winner: Arno Gasteiger Runners Up: Grant Sheehan Peter Quinn

1998 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Nicola Legat

For “Northern Exposure” Published in North & South Magazine Tranz Rail Award for the Best Article, Photo Portfolio or Photo story Covering “A Memorable Land Journey” Winner: Nicola Legat

For “Northern Exposure” Published in North & South Magazine Runner Up: Yvonne van Dongen Avis Rent A Car Award for the Best Article for or About the Travel Industry Winner: Yvonne van Dongen For “Big Spenders, High Flyers” Published in the NZ Herald Go International Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Jill Worrall

For three articles in a series “Into the Land of the Peaceful Dragon”, “A Complex and Fragile Nation:, “Yeti – Part to the Heritage.”

Published in the Timaru Herald Air New Zealand National Best Magazine Travel Article: Winner: Joanna Wane For “A Tale of Two Cities” Published in She and More Magazine Finalist: Jill Worrall For “Bhutanese Magic”

Published in Lifestyle magazine

Travcom Maui Travel Photographer of the Year with the Sheraton Auckland Hotel and Towers Winner: Steve Sole Runner Up: Grant Sheehan Peter Quinn

1999 no awards held, moved to March 2000 to avoid clash with other

events.

2000 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Award Winner: Robin Charteris For Turkish Delight Small Luxury Hotels of the World Best Newspaper Travel Article Award: Winner: Robin Charteris. Finalists: Peter Calder

Carroll du Chateau Air New Zealand Best Magazine Travel Article Award Winner: Michael Hooper Finalists: Warwick Roger

Jill Malcolm Tranz Rail Award for the best article covering a memorable land or sea journey Winner: Lindsey Dawson Finalists: Geoff Chappell

Joanna Wane Avis Rent-a-Car Best Award for the best article written for or about the travel industry: Winner: Yvonne van Dongen Finalists: Graham Reid, Sue Farley Destinations Young Travel Writer of the Year Award (aged 23 and under): Winner: Bronwyn Sell. Runner-up: Francesca Eldridge. Maui Rentals Travel Photographer of the Year Award Winner: Peter Meecham Finalists: Bruce Mercer

Brian Moorhead

2001 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Steve Braunias For a series of three articles Published in the NZ Listener

Maui Best Magazine Travel Article Award: Winner: Lauren Quaintance For “A Month In Provence” Published in North & South magazine Finalists: Nicola Legat

Peta Mathias Small Luxury Hotels of the World Best Newspaper Travel Article Award: Winner: Michele Hewitson For “Bazaar Encounter” Published in the NZ Herald Finalists: Bob Maysnor

Robin Charteris Air New Zealand Best Travel Article written about New Zealand: Winner: Steve Braunias Finalists: Steve Sole

Joanna Wane Avis Best Article written for or about the Travel Industry: Winner: Chris Bourke For “Room at the Top” Published in Pacific Wave Finalists: Patrick Smith

Nicola Legat Tranz Scenic Best Article covering a memorable land or sea journey: Winner: Marieke Hilhorst For “Roar of the Mighty in Unfenced Glory” Published in The Press Finalists: Lorraine Brown

Judith Doyle Destinations Young Travel Writer of the Year: No winner awarded. Commended: Tim Buckland

Francesca Eldridge Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Winner: Dave Hansford. Finalists: Jason Burgess

Paul McCredie

2002 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Award in association with British Tourist Authority Winner: Kapka Kassabova

For “Dancing Queens” Published in Metro Magazine

Maui Award for Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Kapka Kassabova

For “Dancing Queens” Published in Metro Magazine

Highly Commended: Steve Sole For “Crazy about ‘the Rock’ Published in Signature Magazine

Finalist: Steve Sole For “Rare Chinese Characters” Published in Destinations Magazine

Small Luxury Hotels of the World Ltd Award for Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: John Saker

For “Berlin women” Published in the Dominion

Finalists: Jill Worrall For “Kitsch jewel among seaside resorts” Published in the Timaru Herald Chris Parkin For “Splitting hairs in Kathmandu” Published in The Evening Post

Air New Zealand Award for Best Travel Article Written about New Zealand Winner: Sue Farley

For “The charm of the Chathams” Published in Signature Magazine

Highly Commended: Dave Hansford For “The tranquillity of the Tararuas” Published in Wilderness Magazine

Finalist: Yvonne van Dongen For “Twizel Survival” Published in NZ House & Garden onHoliday

Avis Award for Best Article Written for or about the Travel Industry Winner: Jenny Haworth

For “Spirit of adventure lives on” Published in the Evening Post

Finalists: Jill Worrall For “Don’t let terrorism hold your travel plans to ransom” Published in the Timaru Herald Rosa Shiels For “Leading from the front” Published in the Press

The Heritage Hotels and Resorts and The Interisland Line Award for Best Article, Photo Portfolio or Photo Story Covering a Memorable Land or Sea Journey Winner: Shelley-Maree Cassidy

For “North, to Alaska” Published in A Moving Experience

Finalists: Jill Worrall For “Desert adventure” Published in the Timaru Herald

Shelley-Maree Cassidy For “Tinker Tailor” Published in A Moving Experience

Destinations Award for New Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Kaye Fox For “Lord of the Roundabout” Finalists: Terry Carson For “Blood Red On The Road To Agra” Adrian Coleman For “R.L. Stevenson’s Two Ladies” Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Award Winner: Grant Sheehan

For “Floating Sanctuary” Published in A Moving Experience

Finalists: Dave Hansford For “The tranquillity of the Tararuas” Published in Wilderness Magazine

Martin de Ruyter For “Tiger x Polar bear” Published in The Nelson Mail

2003 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Award in association with South African Tourism Winner: Dave Hansford

For “The Village People” Published in NZ Listener

Maui Award for Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Dave Hansford

For “The Village People” Published in NZ Listener

Highly Commended: David Burton For “Istanbul” Published in Cuisine Magazine

Finalist: Alex Spence For “Birth of a Nation” Published in North & South Magazine

Small Luxury Hotels of the World Ltd Award for Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Graham Reid

For “Teetering on the Edge of a Precipice” Published in the NZ Herald

Finalists: Graham Reid For “In a New York State Of Mind” Published in the NZ Herald Paul Taggart For “England’s North Country” Published in Hawkes’ Bay Today

Air New Zealand Award for Best Travel Article Written about New Zealand Winner: Prue Dashfield

For “I Am …Dunedin” Published in onHoliday Magazine

Finalists: Heather Ramsay For “Hohua’s Hokianga” Published in Daily News New Plymouth Gus Roxburugh For “Dreaming of Wanaka” Published in Outside magazine

Heritage Hotels and the Interisland Line Award for Best Article About a Journey Winner: Rosa Shiels

For “Footloose in Northland” Published in the Christchurch Press

Finalists: Chris Chapman For “Curse of the Traveller” Published in the Otago Daily Times Ginny Anderson For “Magnetic North” Published in Air New Zealand Panorama

Destinations Award for New Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Markella Mikkelsen For “Nomad’s Land” Finalists: Suzanne Louise Perazzini For “The Wilderness that Wasn’t” Michelle Morpeth For “A Matter of Trust” Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Award Winner: Bruce Connew

For “Floating Sanctuary” Published in New Zealand Abroad

Avis Award for Best New Zealand Image Winner: Becky Nunes For “Going the Distance” Published in Women Outdoors in New Zealand Finalists: Gareth Eyres Published in North & South magazine Fay Looney Published in Real People, Special Place magazine Air Vanuatu & Iririki Island Resort Award for Best Series Winner: Bruce Connew

Published in New Zealand Abroad Finalist: Bruce Connew

Published in New Zealand Abroad Kodak Award for Best Single Image Winner: Bruce Connew Published in New Zealand Abroad Finalists: Todd Antony Published in Destinations Magazine Nick Servian Published in Destinations Magazine

WH Smith Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Jill Malcolm For “At Home on the Road” Published by New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd Finalist: Geoff Chapple For “Te Araroa – the New Zealand Trail” Published by Random House New Zealand Ltd

2004 Cathay Pacific Writer of the Year Award in association with India Tourism and Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces Winner: Kapka Kassabova

For “The New Capital of Europe” Published in Metro magazine

Runner-Up: Graham Reid For “Dreams and Nightmares” Published in the NZ Herald

Maui Award for Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Kapka Kassabova

For “The New Capital of Europe” Published in Metro magazine

Finalist s: Graham Reid For “Of Sea and Salty Air” Published in NZ Listener Pamela Stirling For “The Sun Kingdom” Published in NZ Listener

Small Luxury Hotels of the World Ltd Award for Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Graham Reid

For “Dreams and Nightmares” Published in the NZ Herald

Finalists: Jill Worrall For “Taking a Sip of Colonial Times” Published in the Timaru Herald Chris Parkin For “Slice of Life in Death Valley” Published in the Dominion Post Graeme Lay For “Pacific’s Brush with Genius” Published in the NZ Herald

Air New Zealand Award for Best Travel Article Written about New Zealand Winner: Jane Warwick

For “Warmest Greetings” Published in Signature Magazine

Finalists: Jane Warwick For “No Barrier to Beauty” Published in Signature Magazine Donna Blaber For “Children of the Mist”

Published in NZ Autocar Magazine Honorable Mention: Prue Dashfield

For “Southern Lights” Published in onHoliday Magazine

Heritage Hotels and The Interisland Line Award for Best Article About a Journey Winner: Gus Roxburgh

For “Rocky Mountain Way” Published in the NZ Listener

Finalists: Bob Maysmor For “In Explorer’s Footsteps” Published in the Dominion Post Yvonne van Dongen For “Riding to Paradise” Published in onHoliday Magazine

AA Traveller Magazine Award for New Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Christine Cassels

For “All Steamed Up” Finalists: Anne Barker

For “Tuk-Tuk Taxi Terrors” Leigh Ann Lawson For “Death of a Queen”

WH SMITH Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Peter Calder

For “Travels With My Mother” Published by Tandem Press

Runner-up: Jill Worrall For “A Blonde in the Bazaar” Published by New Holland Publishers

Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Award Winner: Serena Stevenson Runner Up: Mark Smith Avis Award for Best New Zealand Image Category Winner: Serena Stevenson Second: Serena Stevenson Third: Grant Sheehan Air Vanuatu And Le Meridien Resort & Casino Award For Best Series Winner: Richard Loseby Second: Jane Ussher Kodak Nz And Flag Choice Hotels Award For Best Single Image Winner: Mark Smith Second: Jane Ussher Third Dennis Richardson AA Traveller Magazine Award For Best Unpublished Image Category Winner: Serena Stevenson Second: Murray Lloyd Third: Serena Stevenson

2005 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Award Winner: Jill Worrall Finalist: Keri Welham Cathay Pacific Award for Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Prue Dashfield

For “Jolly Good Show” Published in onHoliday magazine

Finalists: Michael Hooper For “The Food Clans of Hong Kong” Published in Destinations Magazine

Paul Little For “Let the Games Begin” Published in Air New Zealand Magazine

Small Luxury Hotels of the World Award for Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Jill Worrall

For “A Land of Dark Memories” Published in the Timaru Herald

Finalists: Mark Fryer For “Washing up in Mumbai” Published in the NZ Herald

Heather Ramsay For “Uluru By Camel” Published in the Taranaki Daily News

Heritage Hotels Award for Best Travel Article Written About New Zealand Winner: Sue Farley

For “Island Life” Published in onHoliday Magazine

Finalists: Donna Lea Blaber For “Riding the Surf Highway” Published in NZ Autocar Magazine Michele Hewitson For “Feeling Right At Home on the West Coast” Published in the weekend Herald

Interislander Award for Best Article About a Journey Winner: Keri Welham

For “the Heartland” Published in the Christchurch Press

Finalists: Graham Reid For “Postcards from Elsewhere” series Published in the NZ Herald Linda Herrick For “Making Tracks for Home” Published in the NZ Herald

AA Directions Magazine Award for New Travel Writer of the Year: Winner: Pip Robertson

For “Lands of Plenty. Italy’s Cinque Terre” Finalists: Matthew Nagel

For “Beautiful Game, Beautiful City” Fiona Bowker For “West Coast Gothic”

Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Ian Robinson

For “Alone Across Gantsara” Published by Random House Publishing

Runner-up: Joe Bennett For “A Land of Two Halves” Published by Harper Collins

Special Mentions: Polly Greek For “Embracing the Dragon” Published by Awa Press Graeme Lay For “Miss Tutti Frutti Contest” Published by Awa Press

Avis Award for Best New Zealand Image Winner: Mark Taylor Finalist Fay Looney Kodak New Zealand Ltd and onHoliday Magazine Award for Best Single Image: Winner: Alan Gibson Finalist: Dennis Richardson Finalist: Peter Bush Air Vanuatu and Le Meridien Port Vila Resort and Casino Award for Best Series: Winner: Steve Sole Finalist: Mark Smith AA Directions Magazine Award for Best Unpublished Image Winner: Greta Anderson Finalist: Alan Gibson The Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Award: Winner: Fay Looney Finalist: Alan Gibson Finalist: Mark Smith

2006 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Mike White TravMedia & NZ Life & Leisure Magazine Award for the Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Mike White For “Iced Watermelon Juice and Sparkling Saris” Published in North & South Magazine

Runners Up: Gerry Evans For “Down Mexico Way” Published in the Listener Lauraine Jacobs For “Discovering Valencia” Published in Cuisine Magazine Navigate South Award for the Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: James Frankham For “Buffalo Tiger Takes A Stand” Published in the NZ Herald travel section Runners Up: Peter Calder For “Answer to a Traveller’s Prayer” Published in the NZ Herald Bob Maysmor For “On the Road To Mandalay” Published in the Dominion Post Heritage Hotels Award for The Best Travel Article Written About New Zealand Winner: John McCrystal For “Communing With Spirits” Published in the Dominion Post Runners Up: Bette Flagler For “When Bad is Good” Published in Unlimited Magazine Donna Blaber For “Cruising Auckland’s Wild West” Published in NZ Autocar magazine Interislander Award for the Best Article About a Journey Winner: Susan Buckland For “Great Southern Land” Published in the NZ Herald Travel Section Runners Up: Karen Goa For “Solitary Man” Published in North & South magazine Steve Sole For “The Hard Road” Published in onHoliday magazine AA Directions Magazine Award for the New Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Clare Moleta of Wellington For “The Secret Life of Sawngthaen” Runners Up: Vana Manasiadis For “Navigating Bologna” Penny Walker For “The Best Guide” Photography Awards: Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Winner Winner: Chris Coad The Avis Award for Best Travel Image Taken In New Zealand Winner: Kieran Scott

Published in onHoliday magazine Runners Up: Mark Smith Published in onHoliday magazine David Wall Published in the Otago Daily Times The NZ House & Garden onHoliday Magazine Award for Best Travel Image Taken Outside New Zealand Winner: Bob Maysmor Published in NZ House & Garden magazine Runners Up: Becky Nunes Published in Dish magazine Aaron McLean Published in Cuisine Magazine The Air Vanuatu and Le Meridian Port Vila Resort & Casino Award for Best Series of Travel Images Winner: Guy Frederick Published in onHoliday magazine Runners Up: Alan Gibson Published in the NZ Herald Chris Coad Published in The Wellington Guide The AA Directions Magazine Award for Best Unpublished Travel Image Winner: James Frankham Runners Up: Jason Burgess Aaron McLean Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Graham Reid Postcards from Elsewhere published by Random House Highly Commended: Tony Farrington Sailing with Mohamed published by New Holland Publishers Commended: Doris Coppell Kiwi Afloat self-published 2005

2007 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Claire Harvey Holiday Shoppe's On Location Magazine Award for the Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Michael Hooper For “The Music of Love” Published in Uno Magazine Runners Up: Liz Light For “Western Ireland” Published in Destinations Magazine Fergus Blakiston For “Doing a Wharfie” Published in Avenues Magazine

Navigate Award for the Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Claire Harvey For “In Between Two Worlds”” Published in the NZ Herald Runners Up: Yvonne van Dongen For “Home Economics”” Published in the The Australian Weekend

Heritage Hotels Award for The Best Travel Article Written About New Zealand Winner: David Burton For “Laud Nelson” Published in the Cuisine Magazine Runners Up: Donna Blaber For “The Wildest Island” Published in NZ Autocar magazine Dave Hansford For “Tea With Roscoe” Published in NZ Listener Highly Commended: Steve Sole For “Maori Tourism” Published in NZ Geographic Magazine

Interislander Award for the Best Article About a Journey Winner: Clare Moleta For “The Light is Different on the East Cape” Published in the Herald on Sunday Runners Up: Robin Charteris For “Highway to High Adventure” Published in the Otago Daily Times Steve Sole For “Coming Round the Mountain” Published in NZ Life & Leisure magazine AA Directions Magazine Award for the New Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Terence Wood of Wellington For “On Top of the World” Runners Up: Chris van Ryn For “I No Get the Mobail” Gigi Fenster For “Lay Down Your Heart” Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Selwyn Parker “Chasing the Chimney Sweep” published by Penguin NZ Runner Up: Peter Riordan “Strangers in My Sleeper” published by New Holland Publishers Highly Commended: Karen Goa “One Flat Coyote on the Centre Line” published by New Holland Publishers Highly Commended: Ian Robinson “You Must Die Once” published by Harper Collins

Photography Awards: Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Winner: James Frankham Runners Up: Desiree Hirner Chris Coad Highly Commended: Nick Servian Steve Sole The Avis Award for Best Travel Image Taken In New Zealand Winner: Steve Sole for his image East Cape horse trekking Published in NZ Geographic magazine Runners Up: Steve Sole for his image of Cape Egmont lighthouse Published in onHoliday magazine Steve Sole for his image of a tramper in Egmont National

Park Published in NZ Life & Leisure magazine The Adventure Magazine Award for the Best Travel Image Taken Outside New Zealand Winner: Willy Pearce for his image of Varanasi train station, India Published in the Northern Advocate Runners Up: Mike White for his image of a Mursi Tribeswoman and child

in Ethiopia Published in North and South magazine James Frankham for his image of King Penguins coming

ashore from feeding, Gold Harbour South Georgia Published in AA Directions Magazine

The Air Vanuatu and Le Meridian Port Vila Resort & Casino Award for Best Series of Travel Images Winner: Chris Coad for his images of China (taken on his prize-

winning trip as Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year for 2006)

Published in The Wellington Guide magazine, Runners Up: Mike White for his images of Christian observance and

celebration in Ethiopia Published in North and South magazine Ross Giblin for his images of the wild west coast Published in The Dominion Post

The AA Directions Magazine Award for Best Unpublished Travel Image Winner: Lynda Garrod for her image “Trinidad, time standing still” Runners Up: Desiree Hirner for her image “Guilin, China, just another

day” Tessa Chrisp for her iconic "Boab Tree" indigenous to the

Kimberly region in North West Australia

2008 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Award Winner: John McCrystal

Holiday Shoppe's On Location Magazine Award for the Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Mike White For “Wide White Land” Published in North & South Magazine Runners Up: Liz Light For “Apple Days” Published in Unlimited Magazine Karen Goa For “When In Goa” Published in the Listener Navigate Oceania Award for the Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Susan Buckland For “Islands of the Birds” Published in the NZ Herald Runners Up: Peter Calder For “Life Afloat on Nile Gives Taste Of Bliss” Published in the NZ Herald Carroll du Chateau For “Let’s Dance” Published in the NZ Herald Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Article Written About New Zealand Winner: John McCrystal For “A Quiet Night Out in Waitangi” Published in the Dominion Post Runners Up: David Burton For “The Inner Circle” Published in Cuisine Magazine Mike White For “River Wizz” Published in North & South magazine Interislander Award for the Best Article About A Journey Winner: Karen Goa For “Leaping Tiger, Sleeping Dragon” Published in Unlimited Magazine Runners Up: Peter Calder For “In Absurdistan” Published in the NZ Listener Fergus Blakiston For “Path of Memories” Published in Avenue Visit Britain and Tourism Ireland Award for the Best Travel Article Written About Britain and/or Ireland Winner: Michele Hewitson For “To Visit the Queen” and “Falling in Love Again” Published in the NZ Herald Runner Up: Paul Rush For “Dublin's Fair City” Published in Taranaki Daily news

AA Directions Magazine Best New Travel Writer of the Year Award Winner: Heather Mackenzie For “A Room With A View” Runners Up: Pauline Herbst For “Too Kind” Peter Kemp For “History Deluxe” Commended: Anna Sidey For “Congo by Night” Nola McRae For “Jive Talking” John Arnold For “Tubby Chan's adventure in Beijing”

Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Eleanor Meecham For “Llamas and Empanadas” published by Penguin NZ Runner Up: Lloyd Spencer Davis For “Looking for Darwin” published by Longacre Press Photography Awards: Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Award Winner: Grant Sheehan Special Mention: Chris Coad Kent Blechynden The Jucy Rentals Award for the Best Travel Image Taken In New Zealand and Pacific Islands Winner: Liz Light for her image of a church destroyed by a cyclone in

Samoa Published in the Herald On Sunday Runners Up: Katherine Robinson for her image of Carterton in the

Wairarapa Published in Wairarapa, The Guide Book

Fay Looney for her two images of the Coromandel Published in the Taranaki Midweek newspaper

The Leica Award for the Best Travel Image Taken Outside New Zealand Winner: Greta Anderson for her image taken at Bullo River Station,

Northern Territory, Australia Published in NZ Life & Leisure magazine Runners Up: Grant Sheehan for his images of a Camel Driver texting in a

sandstorm in the United Arab Emirates and shadow puppetry in Siem Reap Cambodia

Both published in More Places To Stay Chris Coad for his image of Eastbourne taken from

Eastbourne Pier, south coast of the U.K. Published in the Wellington Guide

The Air Vanuatu and Le Meridian Port Vila Resort & Casino Award for the Best Series of Travel Images Winner: Ross Giblin for his images of glamour camping at the

Bedwell River outpost, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, Canada

Published in the Dominion Post Runners Up: Chris Coad for his images of houses on the south coast of

the UK Published in the Wellington Guide Highly Commended: Kent Blechynden for his images taken in Northern Vietnam Published in the Dominion Post Grant Sheehan for his images of Ayers Rock, Australia Published in More Places To Stay The AA Directions Magazine Award for Best Unpublished Travel Image Winner: Kent Blechynden for his image taken in Vietnam Runner Up: Karim Sahai for his image taken on Trocadero Esplanade,

Paris, of a young couple kissing Highly Commended: Julia Thorne for her for her image of Pont du Gard,

Provence, reflected in the river Greta Anderson for her image of a river and man in the

Waitakeres Mark Hamilton for his image of a Buddhist nun in

Shanoukvile, Cambodia.

2009

Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Award Winner: Pamela Wade

Small Luxury Hotels of the World Award for the Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Fiona Smith For “Life at the Top” Published in Cuisine Magazine, January 2008 Runners Up: David Burton For “Untamed Heartland” Published in Cuisine Magazine, March 2008 Dennis Knill For “Five Star Or Bust” Published in BMW Magazine, January 2008

Navigate Oceania Award for the Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Graham Reid For “The Ghosts of Old Sacramento” Published in the NZ Herald, March 2008 Runners Up: Mike Cartlidge For “Relics of a Great Civilisation”” Published in the Dominion Post, February 2008 Mike Cartlidge For “The Unpackaged Costa”” Published in the Waikato Timest, May 2008 Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Article Written About New Zealand

Winner: Joanna Hunkin For “Playing Cowgirl” Published in the NZ Herald, November 2008 Runners Up: Paul Rush For “The Spirit of the Forest” Published in the Wanganui Chronicle, February 2008 Katherine Robinson For “Over the Hill” Published in the Dominion Post, September 2008

Interislander Award for the Best Article About A Journey Winner: Sharon Stephenson For “The Ride Of Her Life” Published in Next Magazine, September 2008 Runners Up: Alan Perrott For “On The Map” Published in Canvas Magazine, NZ Herald, September

2008 Robin Charteris For “Albania, A Planet Apart No Longer” Published in the Otago Daily Time, April 2008 Visit Britain and Tourism Ireland Award for the Best Travel Article Written About Britain and/or Ireland Winner: Pamela Wade For “Glasgow”” Published in Her Magazine, February 2008 Runner Up: Michael Hooper For “Tragedy and Travesty” Published in Destinations Magazine, December 2008 Pamela Wade For “Haunted by Edinburgh’s Past”” Published in NZ Herald, April 2008 AA Directions Magazine Best New Travel Writer of the Year Award Winner: Louise Jennings For “Undercurrent” and “Jack of You” Runners Up: Bill Nelson For “The Quiet Dane – Vietnam to Wellington in 366

Days” Jill McCracken For “A Not-So-Ordinary Sunday Drive” Highly Commended: Maria Alomajan For “Elephant Amore”

Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Joe Bennett For “Where Underpants Come From” published by

Harper Collins NZ, 2008

Runner Up: Neville Peat For “High Country Lark – an Invitation to Paradise”

published by Longacre Press, 2008 Highly Commended: Hamish Beaton For “Under the Osakan Sun” published by Awa Press, 2008 and Kennedy Warne For “Roads Less Travelled – 20 years exploration with

NZ Geographic” published by Penguin, 2008. Whitcoulls Readers’ Choice Award in the Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Hamish Beaton For “Under the Osakan Sun” published by Awa Press, 2008 Photography Awards: Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Award Winner: Amos Chapple Runners Up: Todd Eyre and Grant Sheehan Highly Commended: Aaron McLean and Michaela Heron This award is presented for the best overall portfolio of travel images, taking into account all entries in the awards in every category. The Jucy Rentals Award for the Best Travel Image Taken In New Zealand and Pacific Islands Winner: Mark Dwyer for his image of a two boys on a rope

swing, Tehenu Walkway, New Plymouth Published in the Taranaki Daily News, January 2008 Runners Up: Ross Giblin for his image of youngster in Vanuatu

making the most of an improvised toy Published in the Dominion Post, October 2008.

Grant Sheehan for his two image of the Ross Island, Antarctica, with Mt Erebus in minor eruption

Published in the New Zealand Landscapes book Phantom House Books, 2008

Highly Commendeds: Dean Starnes for his image of skeleton men dancing in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea and published in his book Roam, the Art Of Travel published by Harper Collins 2008 and

Grant Sheehan for his image of fast ice near Scott base, with Mt Erebus washed by high winds, and published in his book New Zealand Landscapes by Phantom House Books 2008.

The Leica Award for the Best Travel Image Taken Outside New Zealand Winner: Mark Coote for his image taken in a barber shop in

Casa Viejo, the old part of Panama City. Published in Dominion Post in June 2008.

Runners Up: Amos Chapple for his images of a tea worker walking home through plantations in a tropical storm in India and a man walking through Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Both published in NZ Herald, March 2008 Todd Eyre for his image of a soldier standing guard at

the Gate of Heavenly Peace, Tiananmen Square, Beijing.

Published in Kia Ora Magazine, July 2008 Highly Commended: Todd Eyre for his image of Toul Sleng Genocide

museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, published in Kia Ora Magazine, April 2008.

Amos Chapple, for his image of Charlize Theron making her red carpet appearance in Venice, published in the NZ Herald September 2008.

Chris Coad, for his images of Hong Kong with a monsoon approaching, both published in the Wellington Guide, Spring 2008.

The Air Vanuatu and Le Meridian Port Vila Resort & Casino Award for the Best Series of Travel Images Winner: Aaron McLean for his images of Kerala, India Published in the Cuisine Magazine, 2008 Runners Up: Mark Dwyer for his images of a festival in Bangalore

celebrated with water and red dye Published in the Taranaki Daily News in March 2008 Grant Sheehan for his images of icebergs in the Ross

Sea. Published in the New Zealand Landscapes book

Phantom House Books, 2008 Highly Commended: Alan Gibson for his images taken in a Fijian village on

the island of Vita Levu. Published in the NZ Herald, September 2008 Paul Daly for his images of MacKenzie Country Published in NZ Geographic magazine, November 2008 Alan Gibson for his images of the wine industry in

South Australia. Published in the NZ Herald, August 2008 The AA Directions Magazine Award for Best Unpublished Travel Image Winner: Amos Chapple for his image taken inside the exclusion

zone of Chernobyl, Ukraine Runner Up: Michaela Heron for her image taken in a displaced

people’s camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo Kent Blechynden for his image of local children playing

with a soccer ball in Lovina, North Bali. Highly Commended: Alan Gibson for his image of children sitting patiently

in a village hall in Fiji

Amos Chapple for his image of a girl playing inside the statue Ero Boundon, in Market Square, Krakow, Poland.

Michaela Heron for her image of children taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Grant Sheehan for his image of Antarctica, with the lower slopes of Mt Erebus in the background.

2010 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Award Winner: Steve Braunias Small Luxury Hotels of the World Award for the Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Steve Braunias For “A Cold Day In Hell” Published in North and South, March 2009 First Runner Up: Liz Light For “Holy Cow and Mother Ganga” Published in Destinations, Autumn 2009 Second Runner Up: Simon Wilson For “The Green and Gold” Published in Metro, July/August 2009 Navigate Oceania Award for the Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Michele Hewitson For “Barmy in Bangkok” Published in The New Zealand Herald, November 2009 First Runner Up: Greg Dixon For “The Big Somewhere” Published in The New Zealand Herald, November 2009 Second Runner Up: Amos Chapple For “On A Power Trip” Published in The New Zealand Herald, August 2009 Highly Commended: Pamela Wade For “All That Glitters” Published in The New Zealand Herald, May 2009 Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Article Written About New Zealand Winner: Mike White For “A Weekend in Cromwelll” Published in North and South, March 2009 First Runner Up: Virginia Larson For “A Weekend in Rotorua” Published in North and South, May 2009 Second Runner Up: Joanna Wane For “A Weekend in Turangi” Published in North and South, June 2009 Highly Commended: Simon Wilson For “Canterbury Tales” Published in Metro, September 2009 Interislander Award for the Best Article About A Journey Winner: Simon Farrell-Green

For “Slow Boat to Thailand” Published in Metro, December 2009 First Runner Up: Venetia Sherson For “Under the Tuscan Sun” Published in Your Weekend, June 2009 VisitBritain and Tourism Ireland Award for the Best Travel Article Written About Britain and/or Ireland Winner: Graham Reid For “Missing Links” Published in Listener, September 2009 First Runner Up: Sharon Stephenson For “What’s so Cool About London?” Published in The Dominion Post, May 2009 Second Runner Up: Jill Worrall For “On the Edge of the World”“ Published in Timaru Herald, August 2009 AA Directions Magazine Best New Travel Writer of the Year Award Winner: Pippa Strom For “On The Yellow Brick Road (Sofia, Bulgaria)” Runners Up: Jane Woodill For “Echoes” Kevin Jones For “Nation and Dance in Argentina” Highly Commended: Kim Fulton For “Boats Against the Current” Craig Cliff For “Fables and Fantails”

Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Jane Carswell For “Under the Huang Jiao Tree – Two Journeys in China”

published by Transit Lounge Publishing, 2009 Runner Up: Justin Brown For “Bowling Through India – Five Kiwi Blokes Take on India

at Cricket” Published by Random House New Zealand, 2009

Whitcoulls Readers’ Choice Award in the Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Graham Reid For “The Idiot Boy Who Flew and Other Travels In

Elsewhere” Published by Public Address Books, 2009 Photography Awards: Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Award Winner: Aaron Smale Runner Up: Lindsay Keats Highly Commended: Amos Chapple The Jucy Rentals Award for the Best Travel Image Taken In New Zealand and Pacific Islands

Winner: Amos Chapple for his image of two women on Auckland’s Mount Eden. Published in The Aucklander in June 2009.

Runners Up: Amos Chapple for his image of the gannet colony at Muriwai under moonlight

Published in The New Zealand Herald in March 2009 Highly Commended: Iain McGregor for his image showing a cultural group from a

secondary school rehearsing backstage before Pasifika. Published in Waikato Times in May 2009

The Leica Award for the Best Travel Image Taken Outside New Zealand Winner: Amos Chapple for his image of graffiti on a wall of an

apartment block in the irradiated town of Pripyat, Chernobyl. Published in The New Zealand Herald in August 2009

Runners Up: Amos Chapple for his image of the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania at dawn. Published in The New Zealand Herald in September 2009

The Air Vanuatu and Mangoes Resort Award for the Best Series of Travel Images Winner: Aaron Smale for his series of images of Cuba depicting

Havana’s seafront, a game of dominoes, sugarcane harvesting and a classic car.

Published in Inspire in summer 2009 Runners Up: Guy Frederick for his series entitled Hiking on Lake Heron

station, Canterbury. Published in New Zealand Life & Leisure in May/June 2009

The AA Directions Magazine Award for Best Travel Image With People Winner: Aaron Smale for his image of a street performer, taken in

Havana, Cuba Published in Inspire in summer 2009

Runner Up: Pamela Wade for image entitled How To Attract Emus, taken in the Gowler Ranges, South Australia. Published in The New Zealand Herald in September 2009

Runner Up: Amos Chapple for his image taken in the highlands of Nepal of a young Chepang girl on her way to guard a corn crop against monkeys. Published in The New Zealand Herald in August 2008

Highly Commended: Liz Light for her image of women folding laundry on a winter afternoon in Varanasi, India. Published in Destinations in Autumn 2009

The Epson Award for Best Unpublished Travel Image Winner: Jane Ussher for her image taken in Vanuatu on the Island of

Tanna, of a village child being washed at night Runner Up: Lindsay Keats for his image of a dancer, holy festival,

Jodphur, India Highly Commended: Mike White for his image taken in Havana, Cuba, of an old

woman with underwear

2011

Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Award Winner: Steve Braunias Auckland Airport Award for the Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Liz Light

for ‘Shining Example’ published in Her Magazine, July 2010

Runner up: Chris van Ryn for ‘Cold Hands Warm Heart’ published in NZ Life & Leisure, November 2010

Navigate Oceania Award for the Best Newspaper Travel Article Winner: Ewan McDonald

for ‘Turkish Delight’ published in My Generation, The New Zealand Herald, March 2010

Runner up: Venetia Sherson for ‘Getting in the Italian Groove’ published in The New Zealand Herald, 19 October 2010

Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Article Written About New Zealand Winner: Steve Braunias

for ‘Trouble in Mosgiel’ published in North & South, February 2010

Runner up: Virginia Larson for ‘Babes in the Woods’ published in North & South, October 2010

Interislander Award for the Best Article about a Journey Winner: Nicola Boyes

for ‘Up a Park with a Paddle’ published in Waikato Times, 12 March 2010

Runner Up: Steve Braunias for ‘The Train’ published in Sunday, Sunday Star-Times, 16 May 2010

VisitBritain and Tourism Ireland Award for the Best Travel Article Written About Britain and/or Ireland Winner: Pam Neville

for ‘A Keen Pair of Heels’ published in The New Zealand Listener, 4 December 2010

Runner Up: Pamela Wade for ‘Slowing it Down’ published in The Herald on Sunday, 12 December 2010

AA Directions Magazine Award for the Best New Travel Writer Winner: Bonnie Jay Etherington

for ‘A Farewell to an Adopted Nation’ Runner Up: Bonnie Jay Etherington

for ‘Mariposa in Sunlight’ Runner Up: Andrea Stitson

for ‘Flirtatious Butterflies’ Whitcoulls Travel Book of the Year Award

Winner: Ian Robinson for Tea with the Taliban – Travels in Afghanistan published by David Bateman

Runner Up: Michael Field for Swimming with Sharks – Tales from the South Pacific Frontline published by Penguin Group (NZ)

2nd Runner Up: John McCrystal and the Morgans for Up the Andes published by Public Interest Publishing

Readers’ Choice: Grant Redvers

for Tara Arctic published by Fraser Books

Whitcoulls Pictorial Travel Book of the Year Award Winner: Grant Sheehan

for New Zealand Landscapes published by Phantom House Publishers

Runner Up: Rob Suisted for Majestic New Zealand published by New Holland Publishers

Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year (in association with Adventure World) Winner: Tessa Chrisp Runner Up: Chris Coad Kiwi Experience Award for the Best Travel Image taken in New Zealand and Pacific Islands Winner: Tessa Chrisp

for her image published in NZ Life & Leisure, May/June 2010, of horseman Peter Karena and his family, Hawkes Bay

Runner Up: Mike White for his image, published in North & South, July 2010, of a lone horse on Chathams Road, Chatham Islands.

2nd Runner Up: Steve Sole for his image, published in LIVE, August 2010, of an early morning fisherman, Penzance, Marlborough Sounds

Leica Award for the Best Travel Image taken outside New Zealand Winner: Liz Light

for her image, published in North & South, October 2010, of True Love (this dog will not be left at home), Nimbim, Australia

Runner Up: Aaron Smale for his image, published in The New Zealand Herald, 7 December 2010, of street performers, Havana, Cuba

Air Vanuatu & Mangoes Resort Award for the Best Series of Travel Images Winner: Tessa Chrisp

for her series of images, in NZ Life & Leisure, November/ December 2010, of the Sisters of Compassion church at Jerusalem, Whanganui River

Runner Up: Tessa Chrisp for her series of images, published in NZ Life & Leisure November/ December 2010, of aged aircraft, Mandeville, South Island, New Zealand

AA Directions Magazine Award for the Best Travel Image with People Winner: Ann Huston

for her image, published in Your Weekend, 31 July 2010, in Pushkar, India

Epson Award for the Best Unpublished Travel Image Winner: Babiche Martens

for her image of a family travelling second class train, Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Runner Up: Lynn Clayton for her image of a fisher woman, Halong Bay, Vietnam

2nd Runner Up: Iain McGregor for his image of a man begging for money to treat his cancer tumour, Nicaragua

2012 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year (in association with Royal Caribbean’s Celebrity Cruises) Winner: Charles Anderson Runner Up: Pamela Wade Auckland Airport Award for the Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Charles Anderson For Horse Sense Published in NZ Life & Leisure July-August 2011 Runner up: Joanna Wane

For China’s Town Published in North & South, October 2011 Heritage Boutique Collection Award for the Best Newspaper Travel Story Winner: Greg Dixon

For Between a Rock and …. Published in New Zealand Herald, March 2011

Runner up: Pamela Wade For Blend of Chaos and Beauty Published in the Dominion Post, March 2011

Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Story about New Zealand Winner: Mike White

For West Coast Dreaming Published in North & South, December 2011

Runner up: David Burton For Vine Dining Published in Cuisine, November 2011

Interislander Award for the Best Story about a Journey Winner: Jill Worrall For Life on African Rail Published in the Timaru Herald September 2011 Runner Up: Ewan McDonald For Homeward Bound Published in

My Generation, New Zealand Herald June 2011

British High Commission and Tourism Ireland Award for the Best Travel Story about Britain and/or Ireland Winner: Pamela Wade For Crystal Clear in Waterford Published in The Press, October 2011 Runner Up: Wendy Dunlop For The Winsome Ways of Norfolk Published in Metropol, December 2011 NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Story about a Maori Tourism Experience Winner: Whare Akuhata For Bush, Boys and Adrenalin Published in Tu Mai magazine September/October 2011 Runner Up: David Burton For Pavlovas and Steam Published in Cuisine, March 2009 AA Directions Magazine Award for the Best New Travel Writer Winner: David Lillie For An Icy Embrace Runner Up: Callum Valentine For Cultural Crossfire Highly Commended: Neil McClure For Walking at Makara Magnolia Wilson For Awash with Fear in South Korea Matthew Shand The New Old Markets Travcom Travel book of the Year Award Winner: Peter Riordan

For Gods of the Stones – Travels in the Middle East

Published by David Bateman Highly Commended: Pat Deavoll For Wind from a Distant Summit Published by Craig Potton Publishing Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year (in association with Royal Caribbean’s Celebrity Cruises) Winner: Natasha Martin Runner Up: Amos Chapple

Auckland Airport Award for the Best Travel Image taken in New Zealand Winner: Amos Chapple For his image published in Te Araroa, A Walking Guide, November 2011

(A hiker at the head of Te Araroa) Runner Up: Amos Chapple For his image published in North & South, August 2011 (Successful hunters, Te Hapua, Far North) FUJIFILM Award for the Best Travel Image taken Outside New Zealand Winner: Amos Chapple For his image published in the Guardian (UK)

September 2011 (Tree root bridge, Nongriat, north eastern India) Runner Up: Natasha Martin For her image published in the Timaru Herald

July 2011 (Cow in Porbander, Gujarat, India) Runner Up: Liz Light For her image published in Let’s Travel

March 2011 (Fishing, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea) Air Vanuatu & Mangoes Resort Award for the Best Series of Travel Images Winner: Natasha Martin For her series of images which appeared in the

Timaru Herald, July 2011 (Porbander, Gujarat, India) Runner Up: Amos Chapple For his series of images which appeared in the

New Zealand Herald, September 2011 (Tree root bridge, Nongriat, north eastern India) Runner Up: Grant Sheehan For his series of images which appeared in his

book “Ghosts in the Landscape” published in 2011, Structures in the New Zealand Landscape

AA Directions Magazine Award for the Best Travel Image with People Winner: Tessa Chrisp For her image published NZ House & Garden,

November 2011 (Maskelyn Island, Vanuatu) Runner Up: Natasha Martin Published in the Timaru Herald,

July 2011 (Slum housing, Rajkot, Gujarat, India) NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Image Capturing the Essence of Maori Winner: Aaron Smale

Published in New Zealand Geographic, February 2009

(Temple gates, Ratana Pa) Runner Up: James Heremaia Published in People of the Land, 2010 (Te Tokanganui-a noho Marae, Te Kuiti) Runner Up: Mike White Published in North & South, September 2011 (Tom Teika in Granity) Epson Award for the Best Unpublished Travel Image Winner: Mike Langford (Horse carts in Bagan, central Myanmar) Runner Up: Brendon O’Hagan (Water buffalo in Cambodia) Runner Up: Jackie Ranken (U Bein Bridge, Amarapura, Myanmar)

2013 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year: Winner: Sharon Stephenson Auckland Airport Award for the Best Magazine Travel Story Winner: Venetia Sherson For Autumn in Tuscany Published in NZ Life & Leisure magazine, Jan / Feb 2012 Runners up: Miranda Spary For Turkish Delight

Published in NZ Life & Leisure magazine, March/April 2012

And Steve Braunias For With the Springboks Published in Metro Magazine, January 2012 Westpac Award for the Best Newspaper Travel Story Winner: Sharon Stephenson For Roman Holiday – Food and Flirting Published in the Dominion Post, August 2012 Runner up: Michele Hewitson For Gone to the Chiens in the City of Light Published in the NZ Herald, November 2012 And Venetia Sherson For High Rise Journey to the Dark Side Published in the NZ Herald, November 2012 Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Story about New Zealand Winner: Mike White For Old Gold Published in North & South magazine, November 2012 Runner up: Joanna Wane For When Wally met Sally

Published in North & South magazine, May 2012 And Sarah Lang For A River Runs Through It Published in North & South magazine, April 2012 Interislander Award for the Best Story about a Journey Winner: Steve Braunias For Great South Road Trip Published in Metro magazine, April 2012 Runner Up: Robin Charteris For Travels with the Beast Published in the Otago Daily Times, March 2012 And Steve Braunias For The Train Published in Metro Magazine, June 2012 British High Commission and Tourism Ireland Award for the Best Travel Story about Britain and/or Ireland Winner: Colin Hogg For A Writer’s Trail Published in the NZ Herald, June 2012 Runner Up: Sharon Stephenson For Knocking on Heaven’s Door Published in the Dominion Post, March 2012 And Jill Worrall For Where Monks’ Memories Linger Published in the Timaru Herald, August 2012 NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Story about a Maori Tourism Experience Winner: Mike White For Once Upon an Island Published in North & South, June 2012 Runner Up: Pamela Wade For Parihaka: Keeping the Peace Published in the NZ Herald, January 2012 And Liz Light For A Weekend in the Hokianga Published in North & South, October 2012 Rhys Brookbanks Memorial Award for the Best Travel story published about Canterbury or highlighting Christchurch Winner: Jane Warwick For Phoenixes and All That Published in NZ Life & Leisure magazine, November 2012 Runner Up: Mike White For A Weekend in Little River Published in North & South magazine, March 2012 And Paul Rush For Bridge Waters Troubles Over

Published in the Dominion Post, November 2012 AA Directions Magazine Award for the Best New Travel Writer Winner: Brian Luby For Tunnel, Laughter and Giants Runner Up: Linda Maser For A Bangkok Adventure Highly Commended: Hugh Blomfield For Sabah’s Turtle Island David Patterson For The Brussels Experience Karen Prebensen Salt of the Earth Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Winner: Babiche Martens Runner Up: Tessa Chrisp Auckland Airport Award for the Best Travel Image taken in New Zealand Winner: Joshua Windsor For his image published in NZ Geographic magazine in November 2012 of a rock climber scaling the challenging Babylon Crag while on holiday in Fiordland. Runner Up: Fay Looney For her image published in Taranaki, Be Here, Be Surprised, September 2012 For her image of Opunake Beach, travellers mid-winter photo shoot And James Heremaia For his image published in Our New Zealand, summer 2012 The Northern Explorer passenger train crosses the Waiteti viaduct south of Te Kuiti FUJIFILM X Award for the Best Travel Image taken Outside New Zealand Winner: Tessa Chrisp For her image published in NZ Life & Leisure

magazine, Jan/Feb 2012 Vanuatu’s low lying Maskelyn islands, dug out

canoe Runner Up: Peter Graney For his image published in the Rotorua Review in October 2012 Chickens arrive for slaughter by Moto at the

Orasay markets, Phnom Penh, Cambodia And: Amos Chapple For his image published in the Guardian Tourists at Danyia Landform, Zhangyzi, China AA Directions Magazine Award for the Best Travel Image with People Winner: Tessa Chrisp

For her image published in NZ Life & Leisure magazine, Jan/Feb 2012

Malekula Island Vanuatu, locals in a ute Runner Up: Babiche Martens For her image published in the NZ Herald in

May 2012 A driver focusses intently on the rear vision

mirror And: Amos Chapple For his image published in the Guardian A Kurdish man guards road working machinery NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Image Capturing the Essence of Maori Winner: Peter Drury For his image published in the Waikato Times

in March 2012 Waka and crews salute international dignitaries

at the 116th Ngaruawahia regatta held at the Turangawaewae marae

Runner Up: James Heremaia For his image published in the Taranaki Daily

Mail in May 2012 The tangi of the iconic soloist Hui Kahu And Liz Light For her image published in North & South

magazine in October 2012 Rod Penney and his horses on Mitimiti beach,

Northland Heritage Boutique Hotels Award for the Best Unpublished Travel Image Winner: Lindsay Keats For his image of boys playing soccer in

Quarzazate, Morocco Runner Up: Liz Light For her image of dawn beauty, Chilka Lake,

Orissa, India And Karin Charteris For her image of a family group travelling to

market in Udaipur, India

2014 WINNERS: Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year: Winner: Mike White Runner Up: James Borrowdale Auckland Airport Award for the Best Travel Story over 1000 words Winner: James Borrowdale

For Forest for the Trees Published in Kia Ora magazine, Runner up: Charles Anderson For Time Stood Still

Published in 1972 magazine Westpac Award for the Best Travel Story under 1000 words Winner: Fergus Blakiston For Mirage of Heat and Emptiness Published in the NZ Herald Runner up: Fergus Blakiston For Lonely Under the Sky Published in the NZ Herald Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Story about New Zealand Winner: Mike White For Peace of Paradise Published in North & South magazine, Runner up: Pamela Wade For A Passport into our History Published in the NZ Herald Interislander Award for the Best Story about a Journey Winner: Jill Worrall For Tunnel Vision Published in the Timaru Herald Runner Up: Paul Rush For Time & Tides Published in the NZ Listener Runner Up: Alice Galletly For Endless Summer Published in AA Directions magazine British High Commission and Tourism Ireland Award for the Best Travel Story about Britain and/or Ireland Winner: Jill Worrall For Game on for All Ireland Published in the Timaru Herald NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Story about a Maori Tourism Experience Winner: Liz Light For A Tourist in Tuhoe Heartland Published in the Herald on Sunday AA Directions Magazine Award for the Best New Travel Writer Winner: Holly Wade For Battling Gales, Wind and Hills in the East Cape Runner Up: Janean Cherkun For The Most Unlikely Shoes Highly Commended: Jill Robinson For Art Deco Grinch No More

Brie Sherow For The Fairy’s Tree Linda Maser For Morrison in Morrocco 1989 Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Winner: Joshua Donnelly Runner Up: Anna Pearson Auckland Airport Award for the Best Travel Image taken in New Zealand Winner: Tessa Chrisp For her image published in NZ Life & Leisure

magazine ‘Ruapehu in the distance, Dan Steele checks his land for wild boar’

Runner Up: Pamela Wade For her image published in the NZ Herald ‘The

Otago Rail Trail is not just for cyclists: it's possible to ride horses along it as well’

Air Vanuatu and Mangoes Resort Award for the Best Travel Image taken Outside New Zealand Winner: Anna Pearson For her image published in The Press (Escape

magazine) ‘Peru, Mike Watkins struggles back to base camp after climbing Nevado Pisco, in the Cordillera Blanca’

Runner Up: Amos Chapple For his image published in the NZ Herald

‘Lenin still watches over the centre of Yakutsk, the world's coldest city’

Runner Up: Joshua Donnelly For his image published in D Photo, taken in

New Delhi at Jama Masjid Mosque, the photo shows worshipers praying in this incredible building

AA Directions Magazine Award for the Best Travel Image with People Winner: Amos Chapple For his image published in The Atlantic with the

caption ‘Local man lost in thought as a cable car docks in Chiatura, Georgia. The cabin was the first cable car in the USSR’

Runner Up: Joshua Donnelly For his image published in D Photo taken in

the village of Tordi, Garh, India entitled ‘a man most likely in the lowest class of Indian society sews rice sacks together’

And: Anna Pearson For her image published in the Nelson Mail

‘Antarctica, Kiwi man Father Michael Smith was the Catholic Chaplain at Chapel of the Snows at McMurdo station for a time in December 2012 / January 2013’

NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Image Capturing the Essence of Maori Winner: Aaron Smale For his image published in Mana magazine

‘Members of Kapa Haka group Te Hokowhitu a Tu prepare for a dress rehearsal, Pakirikiri Marae, Tokomaru Bay’

Heritage Boutique Hotels Award for the Best Unpublished Travel Image Winner: Tanmoy Das For his image ‘a devotee waits anxiously for a

downpour of colour on him at holi celebration at Barsana village in India’

Runner Up: Paul Daly For his image of ‘Trees at Auschwitz, Birkenau

during winter, Poland’ And Joshua Donnelly For his image of ‘Amber Fort, in Jaipur, Three

Indians pose beautifully for the camera’ And Lindsay Keats For his image of ‘Whirling Dervishes, Istanbul’

2015 Cathay Pacific Travel Writer of the Year Winner: Venetia Sherson Runner Up: Joanna Wane Runner Up: Pamela Wade maui Award for the Best Travel Story over 1000 words Winner: Venetia Sherson For Counting Sheep Published in NZ Life & Leisure magazine, Runner up: Jill Worrall For Solitude Among the Canals

Published in the Timaru Herald Runner up: Mike White For Fossils and Ferraris in Lebanon

Published in North & South magazine

Westpac Award for the Best Travel Story under 1000 words Winner: Brett Atkinson For Encounter Culture Published in NZ Listener Runner up: Sharon Stephenson For In the Brat Pack Published in the Sunday Star-Times Runner up: Paul Rush For Where the Cold Things Are Published in NZ Listener

Heritage Hotels Award for the Best Travel Story about New Zealand Winner: Joanna Wane For The End of the Line Published in North & South magazine, Runner up: Pamela Wade For Winding Down on Waiheke Published in the Herald on Sunday Runner up: Laura Borrowdale For The Art of Renewal Published in Kia Ora magazine Interislander Award for the Best Story about a Journey Winner: Liz Light For Coasting with the Post Published in North & South magazine Runner Up: Tom Fitzsimons For In Imperfect Harmony Published in the Sunday Star-Times Runner Up: Peter de Graaf For Doing the Island Hop Published in the Northern Advocate British High Commission and Tourism Ireland Award for the Best Travel Story about Britain and/or Ireland Winner: Jill Worrall For My Own Dear Galway Bay Published in The Timaru Herald Runner Up: Ewan McDonald For Glasgow’s Real Kiss Published in the NZ Herald Runner Up: Sharon Stephenson For The City that Changed its Spots Published in On Mas magazine NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Story about a Maori Tourism Experience Winner: Mike White For Survivor Island Published in North & South magazine Runner Up: Jacqui Gibson For On the Track of the Ancestors Published in Heritage NZ magazine Runner Up: Paul Rush For Connecting with the Whakapapa Published in Otago Daily Times Treadright Foundation Award for the Best Responsible Tourism Story Winner: Pamela Wade For Hoofing it up Hump Ridge Published in NZ Herald Runner Up: Pamela Wade For Saddle up for Paradise Ride Published in NZ Herald

Runner Up: James Borrowdale For Enchanted Forest Published in KiaOra magazine Christchurch Airport Award for the Best Travel Blog of the Year Winner: Liz Carlson For her blog http://youngadventuress.com/ AA Directions Magazine Award for the Best New Travel Writer Winner: Linda Moser For Slainte Runner Up: Lisa Holland For Not All Who Wander Are Lost Highly Commended: Norma Riley For Ashes to Life Karla Breen Rickerby For A Landscape of Eccentricity Sharlene Ronayne For Mandolin on the Wind Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year Winner: Paul Daly Runner Up: Amos Chapple Highly Commended: Fay Looney Heritage Boutique Collections Award for the Best Travel Image taken in New Zealand Winner: Fay Looney For her image published in The Real New

Zealand ‘Forgotten World Highway, Whangamomana, day breaks, just me and a solitary sheep share first light.’

Runner Up: Tessa Chrisp For her image published in NZ Life & Leisure

magazine ‘The Stewart family farm hilltop dining boasts views from the Tasman sea back to Mt Ruapehu. Rangitikei.’

Runner Up: Fay Looney For her image published in The Real New

Zealand ‘Migrating Canadian Geese glide across the face of Mount Taranaki as I travel surf highway south of New Plymouth.’

Air Vanuatu and Mangoes Resort Award for the Best Travel Image taken Outside New Zealand Winner: Paul Daly For his image published in D Photo ‘100 years

on, a the rusting hull of a boat still gives a glimpse to this places past, Anzac cove, Gallipoli, Turkey.’

Runner Up: Liz Light For her image published in The Press ‘Got you

covered, social comment, Oman.’ Runner Up: Paul Daly

For his image published in D Photo, ‘Turkey’s number 1 bucket list item. Ballooning, Cappadocia, Turkey.’

AA Directions Magazine Award for the Best Travel Image with People Winner: Paul Daly For his image published in D Photo with the

caption ‘Nothing is more alive than the backstreets of cities such as Istanbul, Turkey.’

Runner Up: Amos Chapple For his image published in Smithsonian

magazine ‘A Russian woman enters a cathedral in a swirl of freezing mist in Yakutsk, the coldest city on earth.’

And: Amos Chapple For his image published in The Atlantic ‘Getting

on with it the wettest village on earth. NZ Maori Tourism Award for the Best Travel Image that Captures the Essence of Maori Winner: Peter Drury For his image published in the Waikato Times

‘A multi Iwi Haka group performs for arriving dignitaries at the 150th commemoration of the battle of Orakau near Kihikihi.’

Runner Up Liz Light For her image published in North & South

magazine ‘Wongi, street artist, Christchurch’ Destinations magazine Award for the Best Unpublished Travel Image Winner: Peter Graney For his image ‘Beauty and the Beast. Selling

pork doesn't stop a sales girl from taking an interest in her appearance at a market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.’

Runner Up: Kelly Lynch For her image of ‘Wyoming, USA, near

Yellowstone National park: a bison takes the highway and heads towards Cody town.’

Runner Up: Lynn Clayton For her image of ‘The Blue mosque in Istanbul

at sunrise, here reflected in the fountain pool.’

For further information or to source winning photographic images contact Travcom administrator Helen Davies Ph: (09) 624 5707 or email helen.davies@clear.net.nz To see the winners’ photographs and stories click on www.travcom.org.nz