Celebrating the clearest of them all

November 2017

The Plain English Awards encourage New Zealand organisations to favour clarity over complexity and celebrate those who choose to be clear. On 23 November people from throughout New Zealand will be celebrating the winners of this year's Plain English Awards at a ceremony in Wellington, and you're invited!

What the Awards aim to achieve

The Plain English Awards are now in their 12th year, and aim to:

  • improve government and business documents so that all New Zealanders can understand them.
  • raise public awareness of the need for, and benefits of, plain English.
  • create a public preference for organisations that choose to communicate in plain English.

Want to join the celebrations?

Come along and celebrate the winners at this year's Awards ceremony.

Where? Royal Society Te Apārangi, Wellington

When? 23 November 2017

What time? 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm

Tickets are $25, which includes entertainment as well as drinks and nibbles. Buy your tickets from the Plain English Awards website.