Winners of the 2024 New Zealand Podcast Awards Announced

The winners of the 2024 New Zealand Podcast Awards have been revealed, shining a spotlight on the outstanding talent and creativity of the Aotearoa podcasting community. With a record-breaking number of independent entries, this year’s awards reflect the exciting and continued growth of the industry in New Zealand. ​ A heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated, to the many industry judges for their expertise and support, and of course to the thousands of listeners who voted. Congratulations to all the winners and participants. ​​ The Dom Harvey Podcast, received multiple accolades, including Podcast of the Year and Best Entertainment Podcast.​​ In the Publisher of the Year category, Stuff Audio took top spot, with The Spinoff earning the runner-up position thanks to their slate of compelling content. Both networks have been recognised by the judges for their outstanding contributions to podcast production throughout the year. ​​ The Listeners’ Choice Award, determined by a public vote which has now garnered over 30k votes, was awarded to The Girls Uninterrupted, with Big Hairy News and The Morning Shift also receiving huge support from their listeners.

The full winners list is here.

The gold winners

Best Arts & Culture Podcast: Inspiring Journeys Through Music (from The SOUNZ Podcasts)

Music and Music
From: SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer Best Branded Podcast: The Payoff

Business
From: Sharesies
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators

Trailer Best Business Podcast: Fresh Moni

Self Improvement
From: Fresh Moni
Hosted by: RSS.com

Trailer Best Comedy Podcast: The Worst Idea Of All Time

Comedy
From: Guy Montgomery and Tim Batt
Hosted by: Acast

Best Current Affairs Podcast: The Working Group: NZ’s Best Weekly Political Podcast

News
From: The Working Group
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Trailer Best Documentary Podcast: Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government

News
From: The Spinoff
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Best Education Podcast: The Payoff

Business
From: Sharesies
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators

Trailer Best Entertainment Podcast: The Dom Harvey Podcast

Sports
From: Dom Harvey
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer Best Factual Podcast: Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government

News
From: The Spinoff
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Best Family Podcast: Untidy

Kids & Family
From: Human Beans Media
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Trailer Best Health & Wellbeing Podcast: No Such Thing as Normal

Health & Fitness and Society & Culture
From: NZME
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best History Podcast: He Reo Tawhito - Conversations about Mōteatea

Interviews
From: SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer Best Independent Podcast: The Dom Harvey Podcast

Sports
From: Dom Harvey
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer Best Interview Podcast: Kiwi Yarns

Society & Culture
From: Stuff | Brodie Kane Media
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Māori or Pasifika Podcast or Host: Āio: A Road to Peace

Health & Fitness and Education
From: Tarikura Kapea
Hosted by: Libsyn

Trailer Best New Podcast: Juggernaut: The Story of the Fourth Labour Government

News
From: The Spinoff
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Best Radio Podcast: Mai Morning Crew

Music
From: rova | Mai FM
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Trailer Best Sex & Relationships Podcast: Full Disclosure with Karen O’Leary

Health & Fitness
From: Stuff Audio
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Best Sports Podcast: WOMENZSPORTS Presents Alice’s Soapbox

Documentary
From: WOMENZSPORTS
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer Best True Crime Podcast: The Boy in the Water (from DELVE)

True Crime
From: newsroom.co.nz
Hosted by: Acast

Listeners’ Choice Award: The Girls Uninterrupted

Society & Culture
From: Stuff | Brodie Kane Media
Hosted by: Megaphone
• Publisher of the Year: Stuff Audio
• Rising Star: John Ropiha

Spotlight Award: Between Two Beers Podcast

Society & Culture
From: Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten
Hosted by: Acast

Trailer Creativity Award: Dan Bain’s Sleepy Time Mumbles

Health & Fitness
From: Noosed Octopus Co
Hosted by: Buzzsprout

The Climate Award: The DOC Sounds of Science Podcast

Science
From: Department of Conservation
Hosted by: Podbean

Trailer Podcast of the Year: The Dom Harvey Podcast

Sports
From: Dom Harvey
Hosted by: Acast

The above list of podcasts is available as an OPML file for your podcast player