The New Zealand Post Book Awards took place in Auckland on 1 August. There were some very deserving winners and (drum roll!), here they are:
New Zealand Post Book of the Year winner:
New Zealand’s Native Trees by John Dawson & Rob Lucas (Craig Potton Publishing)
Fiction Award winner:
Rangatira by Paula Morris (Penguin Group, NZ)
Poetry Award winner:
Shift by Rhian Gallagher (Auckland University Press)
General Non-fiction Award winner:
Tupaia: The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook’s Polynesian Navigator by Joan Druett (Random House NZ)
Illustrated Non-fiction Award winner:
New Zealand’s Native Trees by John Dawson & Rob Lucas (Craig Potton Publishing)
Māori Language Award winner:
Tōku Reo, Tōku Ohooho : My Language, My Inspiration by Chris Winitana (Huia Publishers)
People’s Choice Award winner:
From Under the Overcoat by Sue Orr (Vintage, Random House NZ)
Prizes
The New Zealand Post Book of the Year Award winner received $15,000. The Māori Language Award winner and the winners of the four Category Awards each received $10,000 and the People’s Choice Award winner $5,000.