ZM's Awards

ZM has been picking up major wins at the New Zealand Radio & Podcast Awards since their inception 🏆

These awards recognise and celebrate the personalities, creativity, and behind-the-scenes legends who make ZM what it is.

From award-winning breakfast radio to standout promotions, digital content, podcasts, station imaging, and marketing campaigns. ZM is heard (and seen) right across Aotearoa. From Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley taking out top breakfast show honours to big-moment campaigns like Secret Sound, and the viral global trend Girl Math being invented in our studio. ZM is your home of New Zealand's top audio and digital products.

Take a scroll through our Radio Awards wins below from our latest trophies right back to where it all started.

2025 Awards

• Best Music Network Breakfast Show: ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Hayley Sproull, Carwen Jones, Shannon Trim, Jared Pickstock
• Best Digital Content: ZM Online – Kaitlyn Bolton, Megan Sagar, Pixie Cockerill, Chen Wang, Ana Diaz-Emerson, Shannon Trim, Ella Shepherd
• Best New Talent Off-Air: Pixie Cockerill
• Best New Talent Presenter: Jazz Thornton
• Best Station Imaging: Sam Harvey, Pixie Cockerill, Gary Pointon
• Best Station Trailer: ZM's Human Shazam – Sam Harvey, Pixie Cockerill
• Best Client Promotion/Activation: ANZ Donation Station
• Best Health & Wellbeing Podcast: Sex.Life – Morgan Penn, Hayley Sproull, Helen King, Evan Paea, Sarah Catran, Lauren Simpkins

Vaughan had such a great time at the 2025 ceremony that he broadcast from the floor of the studio... watch below.

2024 Awards 

• Best Music Network Breakfast Show: ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Hayley Sproull, Carwen Jones, Jared Pickstock, Shannon Trim
• Best Content Director / Content Team: ZM
• Best Network Station Promotion: ZM's Girl Math – Carwen Jones, Shannon Trim, Lucy Wymer, Hayley Sproull, Jared Pickstock, Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith
• The Blackie: ZM's Girl Math – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Hayley Sproull, Carwen Jones, Jared Pickstock, Shannon Trim
  Best Digital Content: ZM Online – Megan Sagar, Kaitlyn Bolton
• Best Health & Wellbeing Podcast: Sex.Life – Morgan Penn, Hayley Sproull, Helen King, Sarah Catran, Lauren Simpkins, Kaitlyn Bolton, Adam Pomana
• Best Marketing Campaign: Sex.Life Podcast – Jacqui Davis, Jennifer Pryor, Kelly Gunn, Morgan Penn

2023 Awards

• Best Music Network Breakfast Show: ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Hayley Sproull, Anna Henvest, Carwen Jones, Jared Pickstock
• Best New Broadcaster On Air: Meg Wyatt

2022 Awards

• Best Network Team Show: ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Anna Henvest, Sarah Mount, Jared Pickstock, Carwen Jones, Hayley Sproull
• The Blackie: Hayley's Version - Driver's Licence – Hayley Sproull
• Best Digital Content: ZM Online – Megan Sagar, Carwen Jones, Sarah Mount, Rowan Naude, Ella Shepherd, Gary Pointon
• Best Network Station Promotion: The Box – Alistair Cockburn, Gary Pointon
• Best Show Producer or Producing Team - Music Show: Ben McDowell, Anastasia Loeffen – ZM's Bree & Clint
• Best Station Imaging: Alistair Cockburn, Brynee Wilson, Sam Harvey, Zoe Norton
• Best Station Trailer: ZM's Add to Cart – Alistair Cockburn, Tom Harper, Sarah Accorsi, Claire Chellew

2021 Awards

• Best Breakfast Show - Music Network: ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Anna Henvest, Sarah Mount, Jared Pickstock
• Best Station Imaging: Alistair Cockburn, Brynee Wilson
• Best Station Trailer: ZM's $100k Secret Sound – Alistair Cockburn, Claire Chellew, Richie Simpson, Tom Harper, Gary Pointon

2020 Awards

• Best Breakfast Show - Music Network: ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Caitlin Marett, James Johnston, Anna Henvest
• Best Client Promotion/Activation: ZM's Float with Tip Top Trumpet
• Best Show Producer - Music Show: ZM's Bree & Clint – Ben McDowell, Ellie Harwood
• Best Station Imaging: Alistair Cockburn, Brynee Wilson
• Best Station Trailer: ZM's Bonus Banger – Alistair Cockburn, Claire Chellew, Dan Bernstone
• Associated Craft Award: Harry Pali

2019 Awards

• Station of the Year - Network: ZM Network
• Best Music Breakfast Show - Network: ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Caitlin Marett, James Johnston, Anna Henvest
• "The Blackie Award": Fletch Vaughan Megan's Final Conversion – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Caitlin Marett, James Johnston, Anna Henvest
• Best Marketing Campaign: Friday Jams LIVE – Jacqui Robins, Emily Hancox, Dannii Gardiner, Ashleigh Van Graan
• Best Network Station Promotion: ZM's Secret Sound – ZM Network Team
• Best Station Imaging: Alistair Cockburn
• Best Station Trailer: Alistair Cockburn
• Best New Broadcaster - On Air: Anna Henvest – ZM News / Announcer
• Best Client Promotion/Activation - Single Market: Fletch, Vaughan & Megan's Car Raffle – Ruby Bain, Mary Outram, Jimmy Farrant, Caitlin Marett, Anna Henvest, James Johnston, Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Jordyn Mihell

2018 Awards

• Best Music Breakfast Show - Network: ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Vaughan Smith, Megan Papas, Caitlin Marett, James Johnston, Anna Henvest
• Best Network Station Promotion: Flochella
• Best Digital Content: Lucy Carthew, Ellie Harwood, Trinette Sands, Sarah Mount
• Best Marketing Campaign: ZM's $50,000 Secret Sound – Justine Black, Fiona Kerr, Ashleigh Van Graan, Alistair Cockburn
• Best Station Trailer: ZM's Secret Sound – Alistair Cockburn
• Best Video: Lorde - The Babysitter – Vaughan Smith, Indie Smith, August Smith, Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Travis Hughes

2017 Awards

• Station of the Year - Network: ZM Network
• Best Station Trailer: Justin Bieber Campaign – Alistair Cockburn, Gary Pointon, Abi Banks, Dan Bernstone, Caitlin Marett
• Best Client Digital/Social Promotion: ZM and Friskies Cat News – Carl "Fletch" Fletcher, Cameron Maurice, Sarah Catran, Vaughan Smith, Megan Sellers

2016 Awards

• Best Music Breakfast Show - Single Surveyed Market: Caitlin Marett, ZM Network
• Best Promotional Trailer: ZM's Radioke - Maroon 5 in Tokyo – Kieran Bell – ZM Network

2015

• Best Marketing Campaign: Join The Movement – Fletch, Vaughan and Megan, Jodie Marinkovich, Tracey Fox, John Galliers – ZM Network
• Best New Broadcaster - Off-Air: Lucy Carthew, Online Producer – ZM Network

2014 Awards

• Best Agency Client Campaign: Telecom Free WiFi Summer – Sarah Catran, Michaela Pickworth, Charlotte Cubitt – ZM, Network, The Radio Network
• Best New Broadcaster - Promotions: Dan Peek – ZM – ZM Network
• One-Off Community Campaign: ZM's Break & Enter Christmas – Anna Strachan, Dan Peek, Amy Nola, Polly Gillespie, Grant Kereama, Marc Peard, Paul Flynn, Matt Anderson, Kate Britten, Sarah Gandy – ZM Network
• Overall Best New Broadcaster: Dan Peek – ZM – ZM Network

2013 Awards

• Best Promotional Trailer: ZM Free Fuel Summer – Kieran Bell – ZM Network
• Station Imaging: Kieran Bell – ZM Network

2012 Awards

• Best Promotion: Top 100 of 2011 – Kieran Bell – ZM Network

2011 Awards

• Station Imaging: Kieran Bell & Christian Boston – ZM Network

2010 Awards

• Station Imaging: ZM Network Imaging – Chris Nicoll & Kieran Bell – ZM Network

2009 Awards

• Best Programmer of the Year: Christian Boston – ZM Network
• Best Promotional Trailer: The Timbaland Trip – Chris Nicoll & Georgia Cubbon – ZM Network
• Station Imaging: Chris Nicoll – ZM Network Imaging, ZM Network

2008 Awards

• Programmer of the Year: Christian Boston – ZM Network
• Best Client Promotion: 0800 New Cops – Leanne Hutchinson & Cam Bisley – ZM
• Best Promotional Trailer: Live Rent Free – Chris Nicoll – ZM

2007 Awards

• Best Music Breakfast Host or Hosts - Metropolitan: The ZM Morning Crew – ZM Network
• Best Non-Breakfast Host or Hosts - Metropolitan: Stables – ZM Network
• Best Promotion of a Radio Station – Networks: Live Rent Free – Christian Boston & Kate McGowan – ZM Network
• Best Promotional or Image Trailer for a Radio Station: Carrot Fest – Chris Nicoll – ZM
• Client Promotion: Telecom 3 Minute Hour – Leanne Hutchinson – ZM Network

2006 Awards

• Best New Broadcaster: Sarah Gandy – ZM Network
• Best Promotional or Image Trailer for a Radio Station: One Hit Wonder - U2 – Chris Nicoll – ZM Network
• Commercial or Trailers: One Hit Wonder, U2 – Chris Nicoll – ZM
• Station Imaging: ZM Network Imaging – Chris Nicoll – ZM (Joint Winner)

2002 Awards

• Air Personality of the Year – Non-Breakfast: Nicki Sunderland (Personality), Lana Coc-Kroft (Co-Host) – ZM Network

1999 Awards

• Best Music Entertainment Host/Team - Metropolitan: Grant Kereama Pauline (Polly) Gillespie, Nick Tansley (Presenters), Pam Curry (Producer), 91ZM

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