Let’s celebrate Australia and New Zealand’s clearest communicators
The Plain Language Awards continue to shine a light on the excellence, passion, and innovation of people who work hard to improve the world through clear communication.
Clear business communication makes a real difference in people’s lives.
Entries to the 2023 Awards open on 1 May and close on 31 July.
MC James Elliott and co-host Thomas McGrath ran the 27 October online ceremony like clockwork, with plain language banter the order of the day. Thanks too to all the winners who came with their stories to tell as they accepted their awards.
Meet the winners and watch the video of the ceremony
You’re invited to share a video telling the story behind your document, project, or passion. Let’s highlight why clarity matters to you, and the work you’ve done to achieve it. We’ll showcase your stories in our gallery so that together we can inspire, challenge, and enlighten others. The gallery is open all year round.
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The Best Communication award honours an outstanding example of a plain language document or webpage nominated by a member of the public
The Brainstrain award reveals, in good humour, the document or webpage most notable for confusing and dumbfounding its target audience
Winner: Phil Belcher, Medical Assurance Society (MAS)
Finalist: Communications and Creative Team, thinkstep-anz
Finalist: Plain Language, Health Literacy and Engagement Team, enliven Victoria
Winner: WorkSafe
Finalist: Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
Finalist: Health Quality & Safety Commission
Winner: thinkstep-anz
Highly Commended: Forsyth Barr / Summer KiwiSaver scheme
Winner: Ministry of Social Development
Finalist: Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
Finalist: Auckland Council
Winner: Mercer (N.Z.) Limited
Finalist: MoneyHub Group Limited
Winner: Medical Assurance Society (MAS)
Finalist: Medical Assurance Society (MAS)
Finalist: Medical Assurance Society (MAS)
Winner: Communications and Creative Team, thinkstep-anz
Finalist: Helen Bradford, Capire
Winner: thinkstep-anz
Finalist: Xero Limited
Finalist: Mercer (N.Z.) Limited
Finalist: Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
Winner: The Energy Collective
Finalist: Manukau Institute of Technology, now part of Te Pūkenga
Finalist: Medical Assurance Society (MAS)
Winner: Medical Assurance Society (MAS)
Finalist: AA Insurance
Finalist: The Energy Collective
Winner: Wellington City Council
Finalist: Inland Revenue
Finalist: Aurecon
Finalist: Sawmill Brewery
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