Each year, organisations and members of the public are invited to submit documents and websites that they think are outstanding examples of plain English — or of gobbledygook.

The Plain English Awards 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.

Hon Christopher Finlayson — Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage; Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations; and Attorney-General — will host the 2010 Plain English Awards at Parliament on 3 September.

Visit the Plain English Awards website at www.plainenglishawards.org.nz.

WriteMark Limited is proud to sponsor the WriteMark New Zealand Plain English Awards.