Christchurch’s Te Pae Convention Centre hosted this year’s celebration of the best-of-the-best in New Zealand’s print industry on 26 June.

Please find below the full list of major Pride In Print and PrintNZ Award winners (articles and photographs being progressively added, which can be viewed via the hyperlinks).

Supreme Award

• New Zealand Birds Series (Brebner Print)
  • Winning entry 1
  • Winning entry 2
  • Winning entry 3
  • Brebner Print senior account manager Rob Johansen with the Supreme Award
  • Brebner Print senior account manager Rob Johansen with the Supreme Award on stage

Category Awards

• Publications Newspapers – Otago Daily Times, 17 February 2025 (Allied Press)
  • Otago Daily Times, 17 February 2025
  • Allied Press print manager Steve Taylor
• Publications Magazines – Sage Journal (Blue Star Auckland Print & Packaging)
  • Sage Journal
  • Blue Star Auckland Print & Packaging sales manager Pearl Vea
• Publications Books – Well Worn Publication (Gravitas Media)
  • Well Worn Publication
  • Gravitas Media regional business manager Jacki Coffey
• Business Print – New Zealand Birds Series (Brebner Print)
  • New Zealand Birds Series
  • Brebner Print senior account manager Rob Johansen with the Supreme Award
• Promotional Print – WOW 2026 Calendar (Blue Star Wellington)
  • WOW 2026 Calendar
  • Blue Star Wellington commercial and strategy general manager Katharine Williams
• Labels – Mora Kolo Pinot Noir 2022 (MCC Albany)
  • Mora Kolo Pinot Noir 2022
  • MCC Albany technical manager Alex Straight
• Flexible Packaging – Cheddar Natural Slices 200g (Sealed Air Hamilton)
  • Cheddar Natural Slices 200g (1)
  • Cheddar Natural Slices 200g (2)
  • Sealed Air Hamilton plant manager Matt Coe
• Paper and Board Packaging – Vaione Niue Gin Gift Cartons (Valley Print 2020)
  • Vaione Niue Gine Gift Cartons
• Structural Design Packaging – Whittakers Caramel/Banana Presentation Box (ABC Original Print)
  • Whittakers Caramel/Banana Presentation Box
  • ABC Original Print general manager Jason Sinclair
• Packaging All Other Materials – Whittaker’s Brandy Snap (Gravure Packaging)
  • Whittaker’s Brandy Snap
• Sign and Display Print – Heineken Electric Ave Pallet Display (APC Innovate)
  • Heineken Electric Ave Pallet Display
  • APC Innovate general manager Sarah Wharfe
• Specialty Products – Wella, Fine Art Screen Print (Southan Print)
  • Wella, Fine Art Screen Print
  • Southan Print director Dylan Southan and Southan Print Screen Printing Department manager Mike Ogle respectively with the Screen Process medal and Specialty Products Category medal
• Print Finishing – Osmosis Blemish Control Essentials Kit (Studio Q / LaserFoil)
  • Osmosis Blemish Control Essentials Kit
  • Studio Q founder Dave Trotter
• Industry Development and Creativity – SolarBurst, The Colour Build Collection (MCC Albany)
  • SolarBurst, The Colour Build Collection
  • MCC Albany technical manager Alex Straight
• Print Industry Promotion – Logick Playing Cards Set (Logick Print & Graphics)
  • Print Industry Promotion Category for Logick
  • Logick Print & Graphics director Dave Gick

Process Awards

• Coldset Offset – The Post Your Weekend 28/9/2025 (Stuff Petone)
  • The Post Your Weekend 28/9/2025
• Heatset Offset – Franklin Times 10/10/2025 (Webstar Auckland)
  • Franklin Times 10/10/2025 (cover)
  • Franklin Times 10/10/2025 (inside)
  • Webstar Auckland business analyst David Frost
• Sheetfed Offset – WOW Programme 2025 (Blue Star Wellington)
  • WOW Programme 2025
  • Blue Star New Zealand packaging central and south business development manager John Bannan
• Digital – Heyday Snow Leopard IPA (Leading Label Co)
  • Heyday Snow Leopard IPA
  • Leading Label Co’s Keiran Sullivan
• Flexographic – Cheddar Natural Slices 200g (Sealed Air Hamilton)
  • Cheddar Natural Slices 200g (1)
  • Cheddar Natural Slices 200g (2)
  • Sealed Air Hamilton plant manager Matt Coe
• Gravure – Whittaker’s Brandy Snap (Gravure Packaging)
  • Whittaker’s Brandy Snap
• Inkjet – Dunhuang Culture in New Zealand, Silk VUE Dual-Layer Translucent Fabric Display (iProduction)
  • Dunhuang Culture in New Zealand, Silk VUE Dual-Layer Translucent Fabric Display (1)
  • Dunhuang Culture in New Zealand, Silk VUE Dual-Layer Translucent Fabric Display (2)
  • iProduction director Andy Xu
• Screen – Wella, Fine Art Screen Print (Southan Print)
  • Wella, Fine Art Screen Print
  • Southan Print director Dylan Southan and Southan Print Screen Printing Department manager Mike Ogle respectively with the Screen Process medal and Specialty Products Category medal
• Letterpress – Putiki Estate (The Armarie Room)
  • Putiki Estate
  • The Armarie Room owner/printmaker Renée Hadlow

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Prestigious PrintNZ Awards

Also bestowed at the 2026 Pride In Print Awards Evening were the following prestigious PrintNZ Awards:

• BJ Ball Apprentice of the Year – Travers Dobson (Leading Label Company)
  • Travers Dobson
  • Travers Dobson on stage (Leading Label Company managing director Bryce Coulbeck second-from-right)
• Business Awards Category (Sustainability) – SCG
  • SCG large format display, signage, vehicles and despatch production manager Rory Williams
• Trainer of the Year (Joint) – Rhys Fauvel (Blue Star Wellington) and Matthew Moore (Opal Fibre Packaging Christchurch)
  • Opal Fibre Packaging Christchurch process engineering and continuous improvement lead Matthew Moore
•  Training Company of the Year – Opal Fibre Packaging New Zealand
  • Opal Fibre Packaging New Zealand operations manager Jack Milton

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