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Voyager dumped as media awards sponsor after founder's social media posts

Otago Daily Times Online News·Wednesday, 6 May 2026·27 days ago
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News National The New Zealand Media Awards has dumped its sponsor, Voyager, over social media posts, just a fortnight out from the showcase awards. In a statement, the News Publishers' Association said it had told Voyager CEO and founder Seeby Woodhouse on Wednesday it was terminating its naming rights sponsorship. The awards website now says Voyager was the sponsor from 2018 to 2025 even though the awards had been called the Voyagers this year again. The NPA said it became aware of social media content Woodhouse had reposted. It said the NPA considered it was "inconsistent with the values and standards" it upholds for New Zealand news publishing. It did not say what the post was. "While Mr Woodhouse's profile states that reposting does not necessarily signify his agreement with the content, and the re-post has since been taken down, NPA considers the repost irreconcilable with its values and standards." The awards ceremony on May 22 will be held without a sponsor.…

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