title: NZ Gardener
text: # NZ Gardener
  
  NZ Gardener is a New Zealand gardening magazine owned by New Zealand media company Stuff Ltd. It is published monthly and has a circulation of 300,000.
  
  It was first published in September 1944; the first issue sold 3,000 copies. Jo McCarroll was appointed editor in 2010, taking over from Lynda Hallinan.
  
  ## Awards and nominations
  
  | Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2019 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Newsstand Magazine Excellence Award | | Winner |
  | 2019 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Best Cover – Consumer Special Interest | | Winner |
  | 2019 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Best Magazine – Consumer Special Interest | | Winner |
  | 2019 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Best Journalist - Consumer Special Interest | Mei Leng Wong | Finalist |
  | 2018 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Best Magazine - Consumer Special Interest | | Highly Commended |
  | 2017 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Best Magazine – Consumer Special Interest | | Winner |
  | 2017 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Editor of the Year - Consumer Special Interest | Jo McCarroll | Winner |
  | 2015 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Best Retail Subscription Campaign | | Finalist |
  | 2015 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Best Cover - Home & Food | | Finalist |
  | 2015 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Advertising Sales Excellence | Alison Shrigley | Winner |
  | 2009 | Magazine Publishers' Association | Magazine of the Year | | Winner |
  