The 2025 ORCAs launches call for entries – Entries close at 5pm on Tuesday 14 October
The 2025 Outstanding Radio Creative Awards (ORCA), offer one of the most exciting and well-rewarded opportunities for New Zealand creatives.
Calling all New Zealand creative teams. If your paid audio campaign aired on NZ commercial radio between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2025, you’re eligible to enter and compete for the Grand ORCA, the country’s biggest creative cash prize.
Entries close at 5pm on Tuesday 14 October.
With 94% of Kiwis listening every week*, audio is the most-consumed media in the country. But it’s not just our reach that makes us unique. Audio also gives agencies and clients endless opportunities to push creative boundaries.
For over 20 years, the radio industry has celebrated that creative edge through the much-loved ORCA programme, recognising and rewarding the power of outstanding audio creative.
One Category. One Big Prize
This year, it’s all about the Grand ORCA, open to 15–60 second on-air campaigns.
Entry is famously easy. No need for long write-ups. Just upload your audio plus basic campaign details at trb.co.nz/orca, and let your work speak for itself!
The Grand ORCA winning team will take home:
- $5,000 cash
- $5,000 radio advertising schedule for their client (rate card)*
- Coveted ORCA trophies
Entries will be judged by a panel of senior creatives across four key criteria: creativity, execution, effectiveness, and innovation.
Don’t miss your chance to let your work be heard and celebrated.
Entries close at 5pm on Tuesday 14 October.
*Infinite Dial NZ 2025
Please note: Creative teams working at TRB, NZME, MediaWorks or any other independent radio station in New Zealand are excluded from the competition, as these individuals are served by the industry-specific New Zealand Radio Awards