We celebrated with our winners and honoured their achievements!
We held the 2025 Plain Language Awards ceremony on Thursday, 30 October at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand.
| Date | Thursday, 30 October 2025 |
| Time | 5.00pm to 8.00pm (NZDT) |
| Location | Parliament's Grand Hall — Wellington, NZ, and live-streamed online |
| MC | James Elliott |
| Guest speakers | Lynda Harris, Write Group Limited Wayne Wright, Wright Family Foundation Rachel Boyack, MP for Nelson (by video) Callum McMenamin, OpenAccess Simon Hertnon, Awards head judge |
| Co-host | Thomas McGrath, Write Group Limited |
| Ceremony programme | Download the digital version |
| Relive the moments or watch from scratch | Watch the ceremony video |
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