Two Bay of Plenty Times journalists have scooped top awards.
Reporter Sonya Bateson was named junior reporter of the year at the annual APN Regional Media Awards 2014 while chief reporter Anita Moran was named joint Digital Innovator of the Year.
The awards ceremony was held in Wairakei on Wednesday night. Sports writer Peter White was runner-up Sports Reporter of the Year, after winning that category last year.
Kiri Gillespie was runner-up in the Senior Reporter of the Year category, while John Borren was runner-up in the Photographer of the Year category.
Former Bay of Plenty Times journalist James Fuller was also a runner-up in the Feature Writer of the Year category.