2007 WriteMark Plain English Awards

The annual WriteMark New Zealand Plain English Awards honour New Zealand organisations that make clear communication a priority. These organisations know that plain English is good for business and essential to democracy.

Category 1: Plain English Champion

Best Organisation
Best Individual

Category 2: Best Plain English Document

Public / Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Sector
Private Sector

Category 3: Best New Zealand Plain English Website
Category 4: Best Plain English Transformation
Category 5: People’s Choice

Best Plain English Document

There is also a People's Choice ‘Brainstrain’ Document award for the worst gobbledygook!

Entry criteria

Judging process

2007 Awards

The WriteMark New Zealand Plain English Awards 2007 were held on 16 November at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Thank you to all those who entered and congratulations to the winners and finalists.

The formal awards ceremony and dinner was the grand finale of the WriteMark New Zealand Plain English Conference 2007. Kevin Milne, Fair Go host and television presenter, was master of ceremonies for the event.

Award winners and finalists

MC Kevin Milne

Keynote speaker John Ansell

Awards photos

Awards programme

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