NZ Gardener

NZ Gardener is a New Zealand gardening magazine owned by New Zealand media company Stuff Ltd.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018711317/nz-gardener-magazine-celebrates-75-years-in-circulation|title=Jo McCarroll: NZ Gardener magazine celebrates 75 years in circulation|date=2019-09-01|website=RNZ |language=en-nz|access-date=2020-03-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.imnz.co.nz/meet-jo-mccarroll/|title=Meet Jo McCarroll|date=2018-03-21|website=IMNZ|language=en-NZ|access-date=2020-03-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.isubscribe.co.nz/news/meet-the-editor-magazines-23/meet-the-editor-of-nz-gardener-magazine-jo-mccarroll-14/|title=Meet the editor... Jo McCarroll|website=www.isubscribe.co.nz|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}} It is published monthly and has a circulation of 300,000.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/nz-gardener/69419549/about-nz-gardener|title=About NZ Gardener|website=Stuff|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}

It was first published in September 1944; the first issue sold 3,000 copies.{{Cite web |url= https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1909/S00012/nz-gardener-turns-75.htm|title=NZ Gardener turns 75|date=September 2, 2019|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=2020-03-04}} Jo McCarroll was appointed editor in 2010, taking over from Lynda Hallinan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.voxy.co.nz/business/new-editor-nz-gardener-magazine/5/40966|title=New Editor For NZ Gardener Magazine|website=www.voxy.co.nz|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}

Awards and nominations

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!Year

!Award

!Category

!Recipient

!Result

rowspan="4" |2019

| rowspan="4" |Magazine Publishers' Association{{Cite web|url=http://www.mpa.org.nz/2019-winners|title=2019 Winners! {{!}} Magazine Publishers Association|website=www.mpa.org.nz|access-date=2020-03-04}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mpa.org.nz/awards/2019-webstar-magazine-media-awards/finalists-2019-webstar-magazine-media-awards|title=Finalists - 2019 Webstar Magazine Media Awards {{!}} Magazine Publishers Association|website=www.mpa.org.nz|access-date=2020-03-05}}

|Newsstand Magazine Excellence Award

|Winner

Best Cover – Consumer Special Interest

|Winner

Best Magazine – Consumer Special Interest

|Winner

Best Journalist - Consumer Special Interest

|Mei Leng Wong

|Finalist

2018

|Magazine Publishers' Association{{Cite web|url=https://www.mpa.org.nz/awards/webstar-magazine-media-awards-2018/winners-2018-webstar-magazine-media-awards|title=Winners: 2018 Webstar Magazine Media Awards {{!}} Magazine Publishers Association|website=www.mpa.org.nz|access-date=2020-03-05}}

|Best Magazine - Consumer Special Interest

|Highly Commended

rowspan="2" |2017

| rowspan="2" |Magazine Publishers' Association{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/96629886/nz-gardener-house--garden-mags-honoured-at-magazine-awards|title=NZ Gardener, NZ House & Garden mags honoured at magazine awards|website=Stuff|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}

|Best Magazine – Consumer Special Interest

|Winner

Editor of the Year - Consumer Special Interest

|Jo McCarroll

|Winner

rowspan="3" |2015

| rowspan="3" |Magazine Publishers' Association{{Cite web|url=https://stoppress.co.nz/news/mpa-awards-winners/|title=2015 Magazine Media Awards: NZ Life & Leisure takes top honour, Bauer lands biggest haul and Ben Fahy claims all the credit|date=2015-09-04|website=stoppress.co.nz|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://stoppress.co.nz/news/mpa-awards-finalists/|title=Talent recognised on and off the page as Magazine Publishers Association announces awards finalists|date=2015-08-11|website=stoppress.co.nz|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}}

|Best Retail Subscription Campaign

|Finalist

Best Cover - Home & Food

|Finalist

Advertising Sales Excellence

|Alison Shrigley

|Winner

2009

|Magazine Publishers' Association

|Magazine of the Year

|Winner

References

Category:Magazines published in New Zealand

Category:Monthly magazines published in New Zealand

Category:1944 establishments in New Zealand

Category:Magazines established in 1944

Category:Gardening magazines