Auckland University of Technology - AUT student - Auckland White Pages winner

A Auckland University of Technology student, Jenny Jeffries, has won the right to have her work published on more than 750,000 phone directories across the whole of Auckland. Ms Jeffries was instrumental in designing the cover of this year's Auckland White Pages edition.

Ms Jeffries is pursuing a one-year graduate diploma in computer publishing and has also won $3500 in prize money and the 2006 Auckland White Pages Art Award in addition to her cover design being featured on this year's Auckland White Pages.

“I was inspired by the sheer vitality and exuberance of the region, said Jenny. “I love the rolling hills, the volcanoes, and the way the seas almost touch. Everything sparkles on a sunny day, and the landscape is full of colour and a variety of shapes."

“I particularly like the way Auckland is nestled among so many volcanoes, and between the two oceans. There’s nowhere in the world like it.”

All artworks from the awards are presented as gifts to the telephone counselling service What's Up and then sold for charity purposes.