Congratulations to authors Charlotte Macdonald, Atholl Anderson, Shaun Hendy and Rebecca Macfie whose books have been longlisted for the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards!
Longlisted for the BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction:
Longlisted for the BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction:
- Garrison World by Charlotte Macdonald
Longlisted for the General Non-Fiction Award:
- The Welcome of Strangers by Atholl Anderson – co-published with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
- The Covid Response by Shaun Hendy
- Hardship and Hope by Rebecca Macfie
Congratulations to all longlisted authors and publishers! View the full announcement on the awards website.
The shortlist for each category in the awards will be announced on 4 March, with the winners announced at a ceremony on 13 May 2026.