The 2025 New Zealand Radio and Podcast Awards were held last night at Sky City Theatre, celebrating the creative and talented work that goes into making the industry thrive.
Plenty of MediaWorks staff were nominated with some taking home some major wins.
With nearly 600 entries across the board, the awards acknowledged the talent and hard work that go into every part of the industry - from on-air hosting and podcasting to production, promotions, journalism, sales and more.
RBA and Awards Chair Jana Rangooni gave massive praise to the quality of this year’s entries, saying it’s a real sign of how strong the industry is – with over 3.7 million Kiwis aged 10+ tuning into radio each week and podcast listening still on the rise.
It was a big night for the MediaWorks whānau at the 2025 New Zealand Radio and Podcast Awards, with a bunch of familiar names and shows getting well-deserved nods across the board.
So, while the night is over, let’s continue to celebrate with them after another year of incredible work put into what you hear, see - or don’t - from all of the people who put the very best into everything they do.
NZ Radio and Podcast Award Winners 2025 | MediaWorks
The Rock cleaned up with multiple big wins. The Rock 2000 took out Best Music Feature, while Brad King and Jack Honeybone were awarded Best Content Director/Team.
The Morning Rumble’s Ryan Maguire and Mitch Farr won for Best Music Show Producers, and The Rock Drive crew - Jay Reeve, Duncan Heyde, Tiegan Lilley and Lee Weir - took home Best Music Network Team.
Up north, the More FM Northland's John, Flash & Toast was recognised with a double win for both Best Local Music Breakfast Show and Local Station of the Year – huge effort!
rova’s 'Where’s My Money?' was named Best Business & Finance Podcast, while the rova team also won Best Marketing Campaign for their latest Brand Transformation.
Humm FM scored two wins with Best Asian Podcast for ‘Unfiltered Drive’ and Best Asian Language Programme for ‘Depression - A Silent Killer’.
All in all, a massive night celebrating top-tier talent from across the MediaWorks network, but there were plenty more - you can find a full list of 2025 winners here.
