New Zealand Post Book Awards

The New Zealand Post Book Awards are a series of literary awards to works of New Zealand citizens. They were created in 1996, merging the two previously most relevant awards in New Zealand: the Montana Book Awards and the New Zealand Book Awards. From 2010, the awards were known as the New Zealand Post Book Awards.

The main prize in this event is the New Zealand Post Book of the Year, which is awarded to one of the four category winners; either Fiction, General Non-Fiction, Illustrated Non-Fiction or Poetry. All finalist books are also eligible for the People's Choice Award, which is voted for by members of the public.

Best First Book prizes are awarded to first time authors and this announcement is made at the same time as the finalists of the New Zealand Post Book Awards are named.

Booksellers New Zealand manages the awards. The Awards' two main sponsors are New Zealand Post and Creative New Zealand. Other supporters include the Publishers Association of New Zealand, the New Zealand Society of Authors, and Book Tokens (NZ) Ltd.

List of winners by year

2014

Jill Trevelyan, Peter McLeavey: The life and times of a New Zealand art dealer. Te Papa Press[1]
Jill Trevelyan, Peter McLeavey: The life and times of a New Zealand art dealer. Te Papa Press
Eleanor Catton, The Luminaries. Victoria University Press
Vincent O'Sullivan, Us, then. Victoria University Press
Bruce Ansley & Jane Ussher, Coast: A New Zealand journey. Godwit
Harry Broad & Rob Suisted, Molesworth: Stories from New Zealand’s largest high country station. Craig Potton Publishing
Eleanor Catton, The Luminaries. Victoria University Press
Amy Head, Tough. Victoria University Press[2]
Marty Smith, Horse with Hat. Victoria University Press
Rebecca Macfie, Tragedy at Pike River Mine. Awa Press

2013

Kirsty Gunn, The Big Music. Faber and Faber[3]
Steve Braunias, Civilisation: Twenty Places on the Edge of the World. Awa Press
Kirsty Gunn, The Big Music. Faber and Faber
Anne Kennedy, The Darling North. Auckland University Press
Gregory O'Brien & Gil Hanly, Pat Hanly. Ron Sang Publications
Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira, Ngā Waituhi o Rēhua. Huia Publishers
Shaun Barnett, Rob Brown & Geoff Spearpoint, Shelter from the Storm: The story of New Zealand's backcountry huts. Craig Potton Publishing
Jarrod Gilbert, Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand. Auckland University Press
Lawrence Patchett, I Got His Blood on Me. Victoria University Press
Helen Heath, Graft. Victoria University Press
Quinn Berentson, Moa: The life and death of New Zealand’s legendary bird. Craig Potton Publishing

2012

John Dawson and Rob Lucas, New Zealand's Native Trees. Craig Potton Publishing[4]
Joan Druett, Tupaia: The Remarkable Story of Captain Cook’s Polynesian Navigator. Random House NZ
Paula Morris, Rangatira. Penguin Group (NZ)
Rhian Gallagher, Shift. Auckland University Press
John Dawson and Rob Lucas, New Zealand's Native Trees. Craig Potton Publishing
Chris Winitana, Tōku Reo, Tōku Ohooho : My Language, My Inspiration. Huia Publishers
Sue Orr, From Under the Overcoat. Vintage, Random House NZ
Hamish Clayton, Wulf. Penguin Group (NZ)
John Adams, Briefcase. Auckland University Press
Michael Smythe, New Zealand by Design. Random House NZ

2011

Chris Bourke, Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of New Zealand Popular Music 1918-1964. Auckland University Press[5]
Chris Bourke, Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of New Zealand Popular Music 1918-1964. Auckland University Press
Laurence Fearnley, The Hut Builder. Penguin Group (NZ)
Kate Camp, The Mirror of Simple Annihilated Souls. Victoria University Press
Damian Skinner, The Passing World: The Passage of Life: John Hovell and the Art of Kowhaiwhai. Rim Books
Chris Bourke, Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of New Zealand Popular Music 1918-1964. Auckland University Press
Pip Adam, Everything We Hoped for. Victoria University Press
Lynn Jenner, Dear Sweet Harry . Auckland University Press
Dr Poia Rewi, Whaikōrero: The World of Māori Oratory. Auckland University Press

2010

Judith Binney, Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921. Bridget Williams Books[6]
Alison Wong, As the Earth Turns Silver. Penguin Group (NZ)
Brian Turner, Just This. Victoria University Press
Judith Binney, Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921. Bridget Williams Books
Al Brown, Go Fish: Recipes and stories from the New Zealand Coast. Random House NZ
Al Brown, Go Fish: Recipes and stories from the New Zealand Coast. Random House NZ
Anna Taylor, Relief. Victoria University Press
Selina Tusitala Marsh, Fast Talking PI. Auckland University Press
Pip Desmond, Trust: A True Story of Women & Gangs. Random House NZ

2009

Novel About My Wife by Emily Perkins (Bloomsbury)

The Rocky Shore by Jenny Bornholdt (Victoria University Press)

Biography category winner Rita Angus: An Artist’s Life by Jill Trevelyan (Te Papa Press)

A Continent on the Move: New Zealand Geoscience into the 21st Century edited by Ian J. Graham (Geological Society of New Zealand)

Buying the Land, Selling the Land by Richard Boast (Victoria University Press)

Collected Poems 1951–2006 by CK Stead (Auckland University Press)

Ladies, A Plate: Traditional Home Baking by Alexa Johnston (Penguin Group New Zealand)

Len Castle: Making the Molecules Dance by Len Castle (Lopdell House Gallery)

He Pātaka Kupu te kai a te rangatira by Maori Language Commission (Raupo Press)

The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton (Victoria University Press)

Everything Talks by Sam Sampson (Auckland University Press)

Mates & Lovers: A History of Gay New Zealand by Chris Brickell (Godwit Press)

New Zealand Listener reviewer David Eggleton

New Zealand Listener

2008

Janet Hunt, Wetlands of New Zealand. Random House NZ
Charlotte Grimshaw, Opportunity. Random House NZ
Charlotte Grimshaw, Opportunity. Random House NZ
Laurence Fearnley, Edwin & Matilda. Penguin Group NZ
Janet Charman, Cold Snack. Auckland University Press
Hilary Mitchell & John Mitchell, Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka Volume II: Te Ara Hou - The New Society. Huia Publishers
Judy Siers, The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor. Millwood Heritage Productions Ltd
Janet Hunt, Wetlands of New Zealand. Random House NZ
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Mau Moko: The World of Maori Tattoo. Penguin Group NZ
Jennifer Hay, with Ron Brownson, Chris Knox, and Laurence Aberhart; designed by Aaron Beehre, Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning. Christchurch Art Gallery
Gregory O'Brien, A Nest of Singing Birds: 100 Years of the New Zealand School Journal. Learning Media Ltd
Edited by Huriana Raven and Piripi Walker, Te Tū a Te Toka: He Ieretanga nō ngā Tai e Whā. Totika Publishers and Toi Maori Aotearoa
Mary McCallum, The Blue. Penguin Group NZ
Mary McCallum, The Blue. Penguin Group NZ
Jessica Le Bas, Incognito. Auckland University Press
Alan Clarke, The Great Sacred Forest of Tane. Raupo Publishing
New Zealand Listener
Charlotte Grimshaw

2007

Audrey Eagle, Eagles Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand. Te Papa Press
Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip. Penguin Books
Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip. Penguin Books
Damien Wilkins, The Fainter. Victoria University Press
Nigel Cox, The Cowboy Dog. Victoria University Press
Janet Frame, The Goose Bath. Vintage
Edited by K.R. Howe, Vaka Moana: Voyages of the Ancestors. David Bateman
Philip Norman, Douglas Lilburn: His Life and Music. Canterbury University Press
George Gibbs, Ghosts of Gondwana. Craig Potton Publishing
Ann Packer, Stitch: Contemporary New Zealand Textile Artists. Random House
Audrey Eagle, Eagles Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand. Te Papa Press
William Cottrell, Furniture of the New Zealand Colonial Era: An Illustrated History 1830-1900. Reed Publishing
Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip. Penguin Books
Rachael King, The Sound of Butterflies. Black Swan
Airini Beautrais, Secret Heart. Victoria University Press
William Cottrell, Furniture of the New Zealand Colonial Era: An Illustrated History 1830-1900. Reed Publishing
New Zealand Listener
David Eggleton

2006

Philip Simpson, Pōhutukawa & Rātā: New Zealand's Iron-hearted Trees. Te Papa Press
Maurice Gee, Blindsight. Penguin Books
Maurice Gee, Blindsight. Penguin Books
Fiona Kidman, The Captive Wife. Vintage
Nigel Cox, Responsibility. Victoria University Press
Bill Manhire, Lifted. Victoria University Press
Rosemary McLeod, Thrift to Fantasy: Home Textile Crafts of the 1930s - 1950s. Vintage
Graeme Dingle, Dingle. Vintage
Philip Simpson, Pōhutukawa & Rātā: New Zealand's Iron-hearted Trees. Vintage
Justin Paton, How to Look at a Painting. Vintage
Edited by Hannah Holm & Lara Strongman, Contemporary New Zealand Photographers. Vintage
Edited by Damien Wilkins, Great Sporting Moments: The best of Sport magazine 1988 - 2004. Victoria University Press
Maurice Gee, Blindsight. Penguin Books
Fiona Kidman, The Captive Wife. Vintage
Gillian Ranstead, A Red Silk Sea. Penguin Group (NZ)
Karlo Mila, Dream Fish Floating. Huia Publishers
Patrick Snedden, Pakeha and the Treaty: Why It's Our Treaty Too. Random House NZ
Dominion Post
Jolisa Gracewood

2005

Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, At Home: A Century of New Zealand Design. Godwit[8]
Patricia Grace, Tu. Penguin Group (NZ)
C K Stead, Mansfield. Vintage Books
Nigel Cox, Tarzan Presley. Victoria University Press
Vincent O'Sullivan, Nice morning for it, Adam. Victoria University Press
Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, At Home: A Century of New Zealand Design. Godwit
Martin Edmond, Chronicle of the Unsung. Auckland University Press
Anne Rimmer, Tiritiri Matangi: A Model of Conservation. Tandem Press
Gareth Shute, Hip Hop Music in Aotearoa. Reed Publishing
Luit Bieringa, Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs. BWX
Edited by Tony Deverson & Graeme Kennedy, The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary. Oxford University Press
Julie Le Clerc and John Bougen, Made in Morocco. Penguin Group (NZ)
Julian Novitz, My Real Life and Other Stories. Vintage Books
Sonja Yelich, Clung. Auckland University Press
Douglas Wright, Ghost Dance. Penguin Group (NZ)
North & South
Tony Simpson

2004

Anne Salmond, The Trial of the Cannibal Dog. Allen Lane / Penguin Group (NZ)[9]
Annamarie Jagose, Slow Water. Victoria University Press
Maurice Gee, The Scornful Moon. Penguin Group (NZ)
Peter Wells, Iridescence. Vintage Books
Anne Kennedy, Sing-song. Auckland University Press
Anne Salmond, The Trial of the Cannibal Dog. Allen Lane / Penguin Group (NZ)
Rachel Barrowman, Mason. Victoria University Press
Peter Batson, Deep New Zealand. Canterbury University Press
John Kent & David Hallett, Classic Fly Fishing. Craig Potton Publishing
Arno Gasteiger, Central. Viking Press
Edited by Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri & Robert Sullivan, Whetu Moana. Auckland University Press
Michael King, The Penguin History of New Zealand. Penguin Group (NZ)
Kelly Ana Morey, Bloom. Penguin Group (NZ)
Cliff Fell, The Adulterer's Bible. Victoria University Press
Deidre Brown, Tai Tokerau Whakairo Rakau: Northland Maori Wood Carving. Reed Publishing
Joy Cowley
The Listener
Michael King

2003

Michael Cooper, Wine Atlas of New Zealand. Hodder Moa Beckett[10]
Stephanie Johnson, The Shag Incident. Vintage Books
Fiona Farrell, The Hopeful Traveller. Vintage Books
Owen Marshall, When Gravity Snaps. Vintage Books
Glenn Colquhoun, Playing God. Steele Roberts
Jim McAloon, No Idle Rich: The Wealthy in Canterbury & Otago 1840 - 1914. University of Otago Press
Philip Temple, A Sort of Conscience: The Wakefields. Auckland University Press
Geoff Chapple, Te Araroa: The New Zealand Trail. Random House
Michael Cooper, Wine Atlas of New Zealand. Hodder Moa Beckett
Nancy Pel & Len Castle, Len Castle: Potter. Ron Sang Publications
Edited by Paul Morris, Harry Ricketts & Mike Grimshaw, Spirit in a Strange Land: A Selection of New Zealand Spiritual Verse. Godwit
Glenn Colquhoun, Playing God. Steele Roberts
Paula Morris Queen of Beauty. Penguin Group (NZ)
Kay McKenzie Cooke, Feeding the Dogs, Kay McKenzie Cooke. University of Otago Press
Sam Mahon, Year of the Horse. Longacre Press
The Listener
David Eggleton

2002

Lynley Hood, A City Possessed: The Christchurch Civic Creche Case. Longacre Press[11]
Craig Marriner, Stonedogs. Vintage Books
Elizabeth Knox, Billie's Kiss. Victoria University Press
Lloyd Jones, Here At The End Of The World We Learn To Dance. Penguin Group (NZ)
Hone Tuwhare, Piggy-back Moon. Godwit
Lynley Hood, A City Possessed: The Christchurch Civic Creche Case. Longacre Press
Peter Wells, Long Loop Home. Vintage Books
Bob Harvey, Rolling Thunder: The Spirit of Karekare. Exisle Publishing
Lynnsay Rongokea & John Dalley (photographer), The Art of Tivaevae: Traditional Cook Islands Quilting. Godwit
Joan Whincup & Tony Whincup with Julia Parkinson (designer), Akekeia! Traditional Dance in Kiribati. Susan Barrie
Hirini Moko Mead & Neil Grove, Nga Pepeha a Nga Tipuna: The Sayings of the Ancestors. Victoria University Press
Te Onehou Phillis, Eruera Manuera. Huia Publishers
Lynley Hood, A City Possessed: The Christchurch Civic Creche Case. Longacre Press
Craig Marriner, Stonedogs. Vintage Books
Chris Price, Husk. Auckland University Press
Steve Braunias, Fool's Paradise. Random House
Maurice Shadbolt
North & South
Jane Hurley

2001

Michael King, Wrestling With The Angel: A Life of Janet Frame. Viking Press[12]
Lloyd Jones, The Book of Fame. Penguin Group (NZ)
Charlotte Randall, The Curative. Penguin Group (NZ)
Damien Wilkins, Nineteen Widows Under Ash. Victoria University Press
Allen Curnow, The Bells of St Babel's. Auckland University Press
Edited by Te Miringa Hohaia, Gregory O'Brien & Lara Strongman, Parihaka: The Art of Passive Resistance. City Gallery Wellington, Trustees of Parihaka Pa & Victoria University Press
Philip Simpson, Dancing Leaves: The Story of New Zealand's Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka. Canterbury University Press
Julie Biuso & Ian Batchelor (photographer), Fresh. New Holland Publishers
Edited by Ian Wedde, Ralph Hotere: Black Light. Te Papa Press & Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Michael King, Wrestling With The Angel: A Life of Janet Frame. Viking Press
Karyn Hay, Emerald Budgies. Vintage
Stephanie de Montalk, Animals Indoors. Victoria University Press
Paul Tapsell, Pukaki: A Comet Returns. Reed Publishing
Dame Fiona Kidman
The Evening Post
David Eggleton

2000

Grahame Sydney, The Art of Grahame Sydney. Longacre Press[13]
Owen Marshall, Harlequin Rex. Vintage
Catherine Chidgey, Golden Deeds. Victoria University Press
C.K. Stead, Talking About O'Dwyer. Penguin Group (NZ)
Chris Maclean, Kapiti. The Whitcombe Press
Elizabeth Smither, The Lark Quartet. Auckland University Press
Shaun Barnett & Rob Brown, Classic Tramping in New Zealand . Craig Potton Publishing
Yvonne Cave & Valda Paddison, The Gardener's Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Native Plants. Godwit
Grahame Sydney, The Art of Grahame Sydney. Longacre Press
Duncan Sarkies, Stray Thoughts And Nosebleeds. Victoria University Press
Glenn Colquhoun, The Art of Walking Upright. Steele Roberts
Peter Thomson, Kava In The Blood. Tandem Press
Allen Curnow
The Evening Post
Michael King

1999

Heather Nicholson, The Loving Stitch: A history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand. Auckland University Press[14]
Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's Luck. Victoria University Press
Kevin Ireland, Under the Bridge and Over the Moon. Vintage
Vincent O'Sullivan, Seeing You Asked. Victoria University Press
Helen Schamroth, 100 New Zealand Craft Artists. Godwit
Gerard Hutching, The Natural World of New Zealand. Penguin Group (NZ)
Elizabeth Knox, The Vintner's Luck. Victoria University Press
Willian Brandt, Alpha Male. Victoria University Press
Kate Camp, Unfamiliar Legends of the Stars. Victoria University Press
Helen Schamroth, 100 New Zealand Craft Artists. Godwit
Landfall
Iain Sharp

1998

Edited by Harry Orsman, Dictionary of New Zealand English. Oxford University Press[15]
Maurice Gee, Live Bodies. Penguin Group (NZ)
Hone Tuwhare, Shape-Shifter. Steele Roberts
Roger Blackley, Goldie. David Bateman
Peter Johnson, Pick of the Bunch: New Zealand Wildflowers. Longacre Press
Geoff Thomas, The Complete New Zealand Fisherman. David Bateman
Edited by Malcolm McKinnon, New Zealand Historical Atlas. David Bateman
Catherine Chidgey, In a fishbone church. Victoria University Press
Kapka Kassabova, All Roads Lead to the Sea. Auckland University Press
Genevieve Noser, Olives: The new passion. Penguin Group (NZ)
The Evening Post
Graeme Lay

1997

There were no Montana Medal, Deutz Medal or Reader's Choice Award for 1997 and 1996.

Jessie Munro, The Story of Suzanne Aubert. Auckland University Press/Bridget Williams Books
Fiction: Dominic Sheehan, Finding Home. Secker & Waburg
Poetry: Diane Brown, Before the Divorce We Go To Disneyland. Tandem Press
Non-Fiction: Jessie Munro, The Story of Suzanne Aubert. Auckland University Press/Bridget Williams Books

1996

There were no Montana Medal, Deutz Medal or Reader's Choice Award for 1997 and 1996.

Judith Binney, Redemption Songs - A Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki. Auckland University Press/Bridget Williams Books
Fiction: Emily Perkins, Not Her Real Name. Victoria University Press.
Poetry: James Brown, Go Round Power Please. Victoria University Press
Non-Fiction: Alex Frame, Salmond: Southern Jurist. Victoria University Press

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Winners of the New Zealand Post Book Awards | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 Winners | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Big Music by Kirsty Gunn takes top prize at New Zealand Post Book Awards | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Landmark work wins New Zealand Post Book of the Year | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kiwi Music History Takes Top Literary Prize | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "2010 Awards | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011. The winners of the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2010 were announced at the Awards Ceremony in Auckland on 27 August.
  7. ↑ "2009 Awards | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "2005 Awards | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "2004 Awards | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "2003 Awards | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "2002 Awards | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "2001 Awards | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "New Zealand Book Awards - Winners 2000 | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 2000. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand Book Awards - Winners 1999 | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 1999. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "1998 Winners - New Zealand Book Awards | Booksellers New Zealand". booksellers.co.nz. 1998. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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