NZ publications pick up religious press awards

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Catholic publications from New Zealand won several awards at the Australasian Religious Press Association Awards in Brisbane on Saturday.

NZ Catholic journalist Rowena Orejana won a bronze award in the best new writer category for a story about the difficulties facing rural parishes.

NZ Catholic also won a silver award in the best headline category and a bronze award in the best humorous item category, the latter for a cartoon by Steven Monson.

Tui Motu Interislands won a silver award in the best feature, multiple author category for an article on Sts John XXIII and John Paul II.

Bishop Peter Cullinane was one of the contributors to the Tui Motu article.

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News category: New Zealand, News Shorts.

Tags: ARPA, Awards, Bishop Cullinane, Rowena Orejana

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