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Volcanoes to polluted beaches – science and environment stories shine at Canon Awards
On Friday night the print industry celebrated some of the best journalism of the last year at the Canon Media Awards in Auckland.
There was a buoyant mood in the ballroom at the Pullman where the awards drew a record crowd.
“What was great this year is that the awards were really opened up to outside parties, so you had the likes of ASB and... >> Read Full Post
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