This is your last week to submit entries to the NZ Radio & Podcast Awards. Entries close 6pm Wednesday March 5 with the industry awards night in Auckland on June 5 2025.

There are some category changes this year with the aim of encouraging a wider range of entries across all radio stations and podcast producers in New Zealand including:

• The introduction of an ‘Independent Station of the Year’ for independently owned radio stations.
• Sales Team of the Year has been broken out into 2 sub-categories – ‘Metropolitan/Network Sales Team’ & ‘Regional/Provincial Sales Team’
• A new podcast category ‘Best Science & Environmental Podcast’ joins the 15 other podcast categories.
• The introduction of an age cap for the three ‘Best New Talent’ categories. Entrants must be aged under 35 years at the end of the relevant award year.
• Podcast hosts are now eligible to enter the ‘Best New Talent – Presenter’ Award, and
• There is a change to the local music host categories – local breakfast shows, whether a team or solo host, are now judged together.

The submission process is also easier as you can now enter your written component directly into an on-line form.

Entrants are required to register as a user first at: https://www.rba.co.nz/nz-radio-and-podcastawards

2025 NZ Radio & Podcast Awards finalists will be announced on April 11.