Overview
After two weeks of nominations and numerous hours of filtering through hundreds of nominated blogs, we now have our list of what we feel represents some of the leading online writers in New Zealand for their respective categories. The next phase will now involve engaging the public again to vote for their favourite blogs which will help judges decide on the popularity of shortlisted finalists.
At the end of voting, judges will then decide the winners for each category, and ultimately who will go on to win the overall prize - The Concrete Bloggers Award - which includes flights, accommodation and tickets to attend the Sydney Arts Festival in January 2012.
We hope that you find this a great way to discover new sources of information and opinion, and hopefully inspire more people out there to establish their own online voice.
Voting opened on Thursday, November 24 2011. Click here to vote:
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Media, Arts & Culture
Bought to you by Metro Magazine
PRIZE: Dinner for two at the supreme winner of Metro/Audi Restaurant of the Year, The Grove and a double season pass to Silo Theatre events in Auckland in 2012 valued at over $650
The finalists are:
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Bought to you by We Can Create
PRIZE: 2 x VIP Passes to the 2012 We Can Create event valued at $1035.00.
The finalists are:
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Food and Beverage
Brought to you by Moa Beer
PRIZE: An educational Moa Beer tasting session for the winner and five mates, with Moa Beer founder, Josh Scott.
The finalists are:
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Music
Brought to you by Rhythm and Vines
PRIZE: A media pass to Rhythm and Vines and 4 nights on site camping for the winner and a friend.
The finalists are:
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Brought to you by Sunglass Hut
PRIZE: 'A Sunglass Hut year-round wardrobe' - 4 pairs of sunglasses, one for each season, valued at $500 per frame.
The finalists are:
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Microblogs
Brought to you by grabaseat.
PRIZE: The Winner of the Microblog category will win return domestic flights for two people to either Wellington, Christchurch or Queenstown thanks to grabaseat.
The finalists are:
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