Category Archives: 2026
Mana Moana: Ngā Urungi o Te Ohu Kaimoana Toitū mō Anamata / Navigators of Sustainable Fisheries for the Future — PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2026 FINALIST
PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2026 Finalist Designers: Neil Pardington Design, interiors designed by Tony Murrow and Amy Tansell (WordsAlive) Title: Mana Moana: Ngā Urungi o Te Ohu Kaimoana Toitū mō Anamata / Navigators of … Continue reading
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Family Cooking — Award for Best Cookbook or Lifestyle Book 2026 FINALIST
Award for Best Cookbook or Lifestyle Book 2026 Finalist Designer: Logan Smith & Georgia Yates (Sunday Best) Title: Family Cooking Publisher: Mama’s Meals (Di McHardy) Format: 250 x 175 mm, 282pp. Hardcover with matte lam and gloss detail. Typography: Bernie … Continue reading
Tony Fomison: Life of the Artist — Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2026 FINALIST
Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designer: Arch and Jane MacDonnell (Inhouse) Title: Tony Fomison: Life of the Artist Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 240 x 170 mm, 472pp, section sewn, cased in on 3c printed Fine Linen, jacket … Continue reading
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The Origins of an Experimental Society: New Zealand, 1769–1860 — Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2026 FINALIST
Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designer: Arch and Jane MacDonnell (Inhouse) Title: The Origins of an Experimental Society: New Zealand, 1769–1860 Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 228 x 152 mm, 584pp, section sewn, cased in on 1c Wibalin … Continue reading
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Kim: A Journey Between Worlds — Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2026 FINALIST
Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designer: Alan Deare & Dave McDonald (Area Design) Title: Kim: A Journey Between Worlds Publisher: Ugly Hill Press Format: 234 x 152 mm, 236pp, section sewn with separate ends, flexibound cover with round … Continue reading
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Capital Trees: The arboreal legacy of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika the Wellington region — Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2026 FINALIST
Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designer: Megan van Staden Title: Capital Trees: The arboreal legacy of Te Upoko-o-te-Ika the Wellington region Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 198 x 128mm, 280pp, limpbound with jacket. Printed on 100gsm Woodfree FSC … Continue reading
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My First Ikura — PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2026 FINALIST
PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2026 Finalist Designer: Chloē Reweti Design Illustrator: Isobel Joy Te Aho-White Creative Direction: Qiane Matata-Sipu Title: My First Ikura Publisher: QIANE+co Format: 260 x 200 mm, 32pp, PUR Perfect bound. … Continue reading
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My First Ikura — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2026 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2026 Finalist Designer: Chloē Reweti Design Illustrator: Isobel Joy Te Aho-White Creative Direction: Qiane Matata-Sipu Title: My First Ikura Publisher: QIANE+co Format: 260 x 200 mm, 32pp, PUR Perfect bound. The book’s … Continue reading
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Start Right My Topic Research Workbook — PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2026 FINALIST
PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2026 Finalist Designers: Barnaby McBryde, Lucy Pritchard & Pietro Lubich Title: Start Right My Topic Research Workbook Publisher: LearnWell Format: 295 x 210 mm, 156pp, PUR Perfect Binding. Cover 4pp … Continue reading
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The Living Tree: A New Zealand Habitat — PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2026 FINALIST
PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2026 Finalist Designers: Alice Bell and Dave Gunson Title: The Living Tree: A New Zealand Habitat Publisher: Bateman Books Format: 265 x 210 mm, 48pp + gatefold. Paperback, perfect bound, … Continue reading
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