The 2023 New Zealand Radio Awards are the awards for excellence in the New Zealand radio industry during 2022. It was the 46th New Zealand Radio Awards, recognising staff, volunteers and contractors in both commercial and non-commercial broadcasting.^[1][2]

The nominees were announced on 5 April 2023, with the award winners announced at a ceremony that was held on 1 June 2023.^[3][4]

Winners & Finalists

• Winner: Rocktober - Bar Video (Claire Chellew, Kate Britten, Tom Harper, JD Hubbard, Angelina Grey, Matt Heath, Jeremy Wells, NZME Vision Team, John Phillips, Radio Hauraki Network)
• Finalists:
  • Rocktober - Booth Video (Claire Chellew, Kate Britten, Tom Harper, JD Hubbard, John)

• Winner: Rog's 30th Anniversary (Roger Farrelly, Bryce Casey, Andrew Mulligan, Mel Abbot, Mitch Farr, Raynor Perreau, Ryan Maguire, The Rock Network)
• Finalists:
  • Hayley's Version: We Didn't Start The Fire (Hayley Sproull, Vaughan Smith, Carl Fletcher, ZM Network)
  • Marcus Lush Nights - Brian Can You Hear Me? (Marcus Lush, Dan Goodwin, Newstalk ZB Network)
  • Meg's Blind Portrait (Meg Mansell, Guy Mansell, Nickson Clark, Eli Matthewson, Steph Monks, Callum Payne, Ricky Bannister, The Edge Network)

• Best Access Radio Programme:
  • Winner: Take It From Us (Kent Johns, Simon Kozak, Karen Murphy, Planet FM)
  • Finalists:
    • No Labels (Thomas Bryan, Mike Gourley, Wellington Access Radio)
    • SugarLoafing Arts Cast (Mikaela Nyman, Evie Thorn, Access Radio Taranaki)
    • The Jockey Club (Sheldon Murtha, Andrew McKerrow, Plains FM)

• Best Children's Programme:
  • Winner: Suzy & Friends (Suzy Cato, Trevor Plant, Phil Yule, Treehut Ltd)
  • Finalists:
    • Kids Talk About Books (Suzy Cato, Trevor Plant, Phil Yule, Brent Holt, Treehut Ltd)
    • Storytime (Duncan Smith, RNZ National)
    • Tezz Gaadi (Jilesh Desai, Radio Tarana)

• Best Daily or Weekly Feature - Factual:
  • Winner: Country Life (Sally Round, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes, Leah Tebbutt, Duncan Smith, David Knowles, Phil Benge, Marc Chesterman, William Saunders, RNZ National)
  • Finalists:
    • Mediawatch (Colin Peacock, Hayden Donnell, William Saunders, Phil Benge, RNZ National)
    • Voices (Kadambari Raghukumar, RNZ National)
    • Our Changing World (Claire Concannon, Ellen Rykers, William Saunders, Marc Chesterman, Phil Benge, Steve Burridge, Justin Gregory, Liz)

• Winner: The Mixtape (Kirsten Johnstone, Tony Stamp, RNZ National)
• Finalists:
  • The Sampler (Nick Bollinger, RNZ National)
  • The Secret Life of Music (Charlotte Ryan, RNZ National)
  • The Friday Night Session with Grant Smithies (Grant Smithies, RNZ National)

• Winner: Extra Time (RNZ Sport Team, RNZ National)
• Finalists:
  • The Country Sport Breakfast (Rowena Duncum, Jamie Mackay, Radio Sport)
  • The DRS Cricket Show (Bryan Waddle, Jeremy Coney, Radio Sport)
  • The Crowd Goes Wild Breakfast (Andrew Mulligan, Mark Richardson, Radio Sport)

• Winner: Kim Baker Wilson (RNZ National)
• Finalists:
  • Alex Perrottet (RNZ National)
  • Clay Wilson (The Otago Daily Times)
  • Ravinder Hunia (Radio Waatea)

• Winner: Christian Boston (NZME)
• Finalists:
  • David Brice (NZME)
  • Dallas Gurney (MediaWorks)
  • Mike McClung (NZME)

• Winner: Sarah Thomson (RNZ National)
• Finalists:
  • Tim Dodd (RNZ National)
  • Mark Cubey (RNZ National)
  • Kirsten Johnstone (RNZ National)

• Winner: Willy Macalister (The Rock Network)
• Finalists:
  • Zac Poor (The Edge Network)
  • Mike McClung (NZME)
  • Leon Wratt (MediaWorks)

• Winner: The Edge (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
• Finalists:
  • The Rock (Brad King, The Rock Network)
  • The Sound (Robert Dey, MediaWorks)
  • ZM (Nikita Gillespie, Vaughan Hobbs, Carl Fletcher, ZM Network)

• Winner: The Edge TV Launch (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
• Finalists:
  • The Rock 1500 Countdown (Brad King, The Rock Network)
  • ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan's Road Trip (Nikita Gillespie, Vaughan Hobbs, Carl Fletcher, ZM Network)
  • George FM - The George FM Yearbook (Wilbur McDougall, George FM)

• Winner: The Edge - 21st Birthday (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
• Finalists:
  • The Rock - Win a Wedding (Brad King, The Rock Network)
  • ZM - Fletch, Vaughan & Megan's Road Trip (Nikita Gillespie, Vaughan Hobbs, Carl Fletcher, ZM Network)
  • The Sound - The Sound of Summer (Robert Dey, MediaWorks)

• Winner: The Edge - 21st Birthday (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
• Finalists:
  • The Rock - Win a Wedding (Brad King, The Rock Network)
  • ZM - Fletch, Vaughan & Megan's Road Trip (Nikita Gillespie, Vaughan Hobbs, Carl Fletcher, ZM Network)
  • The Sound - The Sound of Summer (Robert Dey, MediaWorks)

• Winner: Does it do what a Daikin does? (Graham Dolan, Arron Smith, Holly McLaughlin, Nathalie O'Toole, Emma Freeman, Gerald Stewart, NZME)
• Finalists:
  • ASB Business Insight (Anna Lloyd, Lauren McClung, Maggie West, Jessica Boell, Tasmin Bradley, Matthew Carney, Madison Wheeler, Newstalk ZB Network)
  • Kiwi Hire Group (Ronnie Mackie, Loudmouth Productions)
  • Yellow - Today's the Day (Graham Dolan, Arron Smith, Holly McLaughlin, Sandy Kilgour, Gordon Bayne, Tess Jamieson-Karaha, Alana O'Neill, Will Parsonson, NZME)

• Winner: The Edge - 21st Birthday (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
• Finalists:
  • The Rock - Win a Wedding (Brad King, The Rock Network)
  • ZM - Fletch, Vaughan & Megan's Road Trip (Nikita Gillespie, Vaughan Hobbs, Carl Fletcher, ZM Network)
  • The Sound - The Sound of Summer (Robert Dey, MediaWorks)

• Winner: The Edge - Shred the Haters (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
• Finalists:
  • Radio Hauraki - Hauraki 2 (David Ridler, Mike Lane, Radio Hauraki Network)
  • Radio New Zealand - The Wireless (Marcus Stickley, Radio New Zealand)
  • The Radio Network - iHeartRadio (Dallas Gurney, The Radio Network)

• Winner: The Edge - Shred the Haters (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
• Finalists:
  • Radio Hauraki - Hauraki 2 (David Ridler, Mike Lane, Radio Hauraki Network)
  • Radio New Zealand - The Wireless (Marcus Stickley, Radio New Zealand)
  • The Radio Network - iHeartRadio (Dallas Gurney, The Radio Network)

• Winner: The Edge (Leon Wratt, Nikita Gillespie, Brad King, The Edge Network)
• Finalists:
  • Radio Hauraki (David Ridler, Mike Lane, Radio Hauraki Network)
  • Radio New Zealand (Radio New Zealand)
  • The Radio Network (The Radio Network)

• Winner: The Morning Rumble (Roger Farrelly, Bryce Casey, Andrew Mulligan, Mel Abbot, Mitch Farr, Raynor Perreau, Ryan Maguire, The Rock Network)
• Finalists:
  • Fletch, Vaughan & Megan (Vaughan Smith, Megan Annear, Carl Fletcher, ZM Network)
  • The Breakfast Club (Leigh Hart, Jason Hoyte, Jeremy Wells, Matt Ward, The Hauraki Breakfast, Radio Hauraki Network)
  • The AM Show (Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies, Mark Richardson, Radio Live)

• Winner: Mike Hosking (Newstalk ZB Network)
• Finalists:
  • Kerre McIvor (Newstalk ZB Network)
  • Larry Williams (Newstalk ZB Network)
  • Ryan Bridge (Radio Live)

• Winner: Robert Taylor (The Sound Network)
• Finalists:
  • Jason Kerrison (The Hits Network)
  • Stu Tolan (The Hits Network)
  • Jay-Jay Harvey (The Edge Network)

• Winner: Brodie Kane (The Hits Network)
• Finalists:
  • Jono Pryor (The Hits Network)
  • Ben Boyce (The Hits Network)
  • Jase Hawkins (The Edge Network)

• Winner: Laura Winstone (NZME)
• Finalists:
  • Megan Whelan (Radio New Zealand)
  • Katie Parsons (NZME)
  • Katie Burrell (NZME)

• Winner: The Mixtape: The Women of New Zealand Music (Kirsten Johnstone, Tony Stamp, RNZ National)
• Finalists:
  • The Secret Life of Music: The Beatles (Charlotte Ryan, RNZ National)
  • The Sampler: The Best Albums of 2017 (Nick Bollinger, RNZ National)
  • The Friday Night Session with Grant Smithies: The Best of 2017 (Grant Smithies, RNZ National)

• Winner: The America's Cup (RNZ Sport Team, RNZ National)
• Finalists:
  • The Lions Tour (Radio Sport)
  • The Black Caps vs South Africa (Radio Sport)
  • The All Blacks vs The British & Irish Lions (Radio Sport)

• Winner: The America's Cup (Todd Niall, RNZ National)
• Finalists:
  • The Lions Tour (Nigel Yalden, Radio Sport)
  • The Black Caps vs South Africa (Jeremy Coney, Radio Sport)
  • The All Blacks vs The British & Irish Lions (Nigel Yalden, Radio Sport)

• Winner: The Kaikoura Earthquake (RNZ News Team, RNZ National)
• Finalists:
  • The Port Hills Fires (Newstalk ZB News Team, Newstalk ZB Network)
  • The Pike River Mine Re-entry (Newstalk ZB News Team, Newstalk ZB Network)
  • The 2017 General Election (Newstalk ZB News Team, Newstalk ZB Network)

• Winner: The Kaikoura Earthquake (Conan Young, RNZ National)
• Finalists:
  • The Port Hills Fires (Chris Lynch, Newstalk ZB Network)
  • The Pike River Mine Re-entry (Felix Marwick, Newstalk ZB Network)

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