Agricultural Communicator of the Year - Roll of Honour
2023 Tangaroa Walker
2022 Bryan Gibson
2021 Craig 'Wiggy' Wiggins
2020 Katie Milne
2019 Susan Murray
2018 Mike Petersen
2017 Lain Jager
2016 Dr Tim Mackle
2015 Chris Garland
2014 Bruce Wills
2013 Doug Avery
2012 Steve Wyn-Harris
2011 Jon Morgan
2010 Jacqueline Rowarth
2009 Rod Oram
2008 Trevor Cook
2007 David Henshaw
2006 Jamie Mackay
2005 Doug Edmeades
2004 AgriFax, David Meares and Rod McKenzie
2003 Deric Charlton
2002 Neville Martin
2001 No 8 Wired Team
2000 Robin Campbell
1999 Tony Leggett
1998 Glenys Christian
1997 Kevin Iken
1996 Hugh Stringleman
1995 RNZ Rurals Team
1994 Philippa Stevenson
1993 Owen Jennings
1992 Clive Dalton
1991 Brian Chamberlin
1990 Don Carson
1989 Frank Torley
1988 Harry Broad
1987 Peter Burke
B.E. Talboys Award for excellence in agricultural communication
1985 Roland Clark
Ministry for Primary Industries Rongo
2022 Kate Evans, Australian Geographic & New Zealand Geographic
Runner Up, Anne Lee, Dairy Exporter
2021 Country-Wide team, RNZ
Runner Up, Sally Round, RNZ's Country Life
2020 Sally Round, RNZ Country Wide
Runner Up, team from NZ Dairy Exporter
2019 Country-Wide Team
Runner up, Carol Stiles, RNZ Country Wide
2018 Joint Winners
Hugh Stringleman and Neal Wallace, Farmers Weekly
Runners Up, Susan Murray and Carol Stiles, RNZ Country Life
2017 Alexa Cook, RNZ Rurals
Runner Up The Dairy Exporter team, NZ Farm Life
2016 Aaron Smale, Freelance, NZ Geographic and North and South
Runner up, Neal Wallace, NZ Farmers Weekly
2015 Susan Murray, Country Life, RNZ News
Runner Up, Country-Wide Team
OSPRI New Zealand Rongo Award
2014 Benedict Collins, RNZ Rural News
Runner Up Terry Brosnahan, Country-Wide
TB Free NZ Rongo Award
2013 Susan Murray, RNZ Country Life
Runner up, NZ Farmer Team, Fairfax Media
2012 Benedict Collins, Country99TV
Runner Up Shawn McAvinue, Southland Times
Guild Award
2011 Hugh de Lacy, Mg Business
Runner Up, Jon Morgan, Dominion Post
BNZ Rongo Award
2010 Richard Rennie, NZX Agri (freelance)
Runner up, Sandra Taylor
2009 John Morgan, Dominion Post
Runner up, Country Wide team
2008 Tony Benny, Country Calendar
Runner Up Tim Cronshaw, The Press
2007 Aaron Smale, Freelancer
Runner up Hugh Stringleman, NZ Farmers Weekly
2006 Carol Styles, Country Life, RNZ
Runner Up Hugh Stringleman, NZ Farmers Weekly
2005 No record
2004 Jerome Cvitanovch, Country Calendar
Runner up, Glenys Christian, Growing Up
2003 Jon Morgan, Dominion Post
Runner Up Emma Robinson O’Brien (TV?)
2002 No 8 Wired Team: Don Carson, Scott Chambers, Rachel Donald Humphrey, Sue Malcolmson, Emma Robinson O’Brien, Brett Tompkins, Janet Tyson
compilation of articles on dairy effluents
Runner Up, Philippa Stevenson, NZ Herald, series on breaking Powdergate story
2001 Carol Stiles, RNZ Country Life
Runner up, Philippa Stevenson, NZ Herald
2000 Susan Murray, RNZ Country Life
Runner Up, Philippa Stevenson, NZ Herald
1999 Catherine Harris, RNZ News
Runner up, Neal Wallace, Otago Daily Times
1998 Joint winners
Sarah Wallis and Brian Crump, Radio New Zealand
Neal Wallace, Otago Daily Times
1997 Mike Bland, Farming with Pictures
Bob Edlin The Independent, Rural News
1996 Joint winners
Jill Galloway, Radio New Zealand
Andrea Fox, Waikato Times
Sponsor National Bank
1995 Hugh de Lacy, The Deer Farmer
Runner up, Susan Murray, Radio New Zealand
1994 Joint winners
Jill Galloway, Radio New Zealand
Andrea Fox, Waikato Times
Runner up, Philippa Stevenson
1993 Donna McKindley-Willison, Country Calendar
Highly Commended, Glenys Christian, NZ Herald
First winner Jon Morgan (no record of date)