Category Archives: 2026

Start Right My Topic Research Workbook — PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2026 FINALIST

Posted on July 16, 2026 by PANZ

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

Posted on July 9, 2026 by PANZ

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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The Last Living Cannibal — Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 FINALIST

Posted on July 9, 2026 by PANZ

Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 Finalist   Cover Designer: Megan van Staden Title: The Last Living Cannibal Publisher: Moa Press Format: 234 x 153 mm, 304pp, C-format trade paperback, unsewn on creamy 65gsm stock. Cover with … Continue reading →

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Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World — Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 FINALIST

Posted on July 9, 2026 by PANZ

Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 Finalist   Cover Designer: Design by Katrina Duncan, illustration by Sophie Watson Title: Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World Publisher: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand Format: 216 … Continue reading →

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The Book of Guilt — Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 FINALIST

Posted on July 9, 2026 by PANZ

Allen & Unwin Award for Best General Cover 2026 Finalist   Cover Designer: Todd Atticus Title: The Book of Guilt Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press Format: 234 x 153 mm, 400pp, thread sewn. Typography: Cover: Dunbar Tall, size 10.383/20.157pt, … Continue reading →

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Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 FINALIST

Posted on July 7, 2026 by PANZ

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare (Cover & Interiors) & Dave McDonald (Interiors), Area Design Title: Chris Knox: Not Given Lightly Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 230 x 160 mm, 464pp, flexibind on Kraft … Continue reading →

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Sio fakaTonga ‘ae ‘Aati fakaTonga: Tongan Views of Tongan Arts—Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 FINALIST

Posted on July 7, 2026 by PANZ

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designers: Shaun Naufahu & Giordano Zatta (Alt Group) Title: Sio fakaTonga ‘ae ‘Aati fakaTonga: Tongan Views of Tongan Arts Publisher: Kula-ʻUli Publishing Format: 275 x 195 mm, 300pp, … Continue reading →

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Sio fakaTonga ‘ae ‘Aati fakaTonga: Tongan Views of Tongan Arts — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 FINALIST

Posted on July 7, 2026 by PANZ

Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2026 Finalist Designers: Shaun Naufahu & Giordano Zatta (Alt Group) Title: Sio fakaTonga ‘ae ‘Aati fakaTonga: Tongan Views of Tongan Arts Publisher: Kula-ʻUli Publishing Format: 275 x 195 mm, 300pp, fully-cased, section-sewn. Black … Continue reading →

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New Zealand Photography Collected: 175 Years of Photography in Aotearoa— Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 FINALIST

Posted on July 7, 2026 by PANZ

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designers: Alan Deare and Dave McDonald, Area Design Title: New Zealand Photography Collected: 175 Years of Photography in Aotearoa Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 305 x 250 mm, … Continue reading →

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He Puāwai: A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers— Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 FINALIST

Posted on July 7, 2026 by PANZ

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2026 Finalist Designers: Duncan Munro (Lucky Stairs Studio) Title: He Puāwai: A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 270 x 240 mm, 448pp, casebound with … Continue reading →

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