nzherald.co.nz has been awarded the most prestigious digital awards at the 2012 Canon Awards in Auckland this evening - winning Best Website and Best Online News Site.
nzherald.co.nz editor Jeremy Rees said "This is an unprecedented win for us and something the online team are incredibly proud of. Over the past six years we've taken out the top honours six times, winning Best News website four times, including three consecutive years - 2007, 2008, 2009 and Best Website twice - 2011 and 2012."
These awards were not the only success for the website, with its coverage of the 2011 New Zealand general election receiving an award for Best Innovation in Multimedia Storytelling, and social media editor Troy Rawhiti-Forbes winning Best Website For Community Interaction.
Rees said the past year was an extraordinary year for New Zealand journalism, with significant events such as the Christchurch earthquake, Rugby World Cup and the Rena disaster.
"We've focused a lot of attention on the quality of our digital storytelling and this has really paid off with readers spending more time during a site visit on nzherald.co.nz than any other New Zealand news website*."
