Past Winners
Macfie, Rebecca
- 2014
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New Zealand Post Book Awards
The NZSA E. H. McCormick Best First Book of Non-Fiction Tragedy at Pike River Mine: How and Why 29 Men Died by Rebecca Macfie (Awa Press, 2013)
Maclean, Chris
- 2000
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
History & Biography Kapiti by Chris Maclean (Whitcombe Press, 1999)
Mahon, Peter
- 1985
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New Zealand Book Awards
Non-Fiction Verdict on Erebus by Peter Mahon (Collins, 1984)
Mahon, Sam
- 2003
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA E. H. McCormick Best First Book Award for Non-Fiction The Year of the Horse by Sam Mahon (Longacre Press, 2002)
Malcolm, Bill
- 1990
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd The Forest Carpet: New Zealand’s Little-Noticed Forest Plants by Bill Malcolm (Craig Potton Publishing, 1989)
Malcolm, Nancy
- 1990
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd The Forest Carpet: New Zealand’s Little-Noticed Forest Plants by Nancy Malcolm (Craig Potton Publishing, 1989)
Maling, P. B.
- 1970
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
2nd Early Charts of New Zealand 1542–1851 by P. B. Maling (Reed, 1969)
Mallon, Sean
- 2019
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION AWARD Tatau: A History of Sāmoan Tattooing by Sean Mallon (Te Papa Press, 2018)
Manawatu, Becky
- 2020
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTION Auē by Becky Manawatu (Mākaro Press, 2019) -
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
MITOQ BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD – HUBERT CHURCH PRIZE FOR FICTION Auē by Becky Manawatu (Mākaro Press, 2019)
Manhire, Bill
- 1978
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New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry How to Take Your Clothes Off at the Picnic by Bill Manhire (Wai-te-ata Press, 1977)
- 1985
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New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry Zoetropes: Poems 1972–82 by Bill Manhire (Allen & Unwin, Port Nicholson Press, & Carcanet, 1984)
- 1992
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New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry Milky Way Bar by Bill Manhire (Victoria University Press, 1991)
- 1994
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Montana Book Awards
Poetry 100 New Zealand Poems by Bill Manhire (Godwit, 1993)
- 1996
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry My Sunshine by Bill Manhire (Victoria University Press, 1996)
- 2006
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry Lifted by Bill Manhire (Victoria University Press, 2005)
See Bill Manhire's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Māori Language Commission,
- 2009
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Māori Language Award He Pātaka Kupu: Te Kai a te rangatira by Māori Language Commission (Ruapo, 2008)
Marriner, Craig
- 2002
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Deutz Medal for Fiction or Poetry Stonedogs by Craig Marriner (Vintage, 2001) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Fiction Stonedogs by Craig Marriner (Vintage, 2001) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction Stonedogs by Craig Marriner (Vintage, 2001)
See Craig Marriner's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Marsh, Selina Tusitala
- 2010
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New Zealand Post Book Awards
The NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry Fast Talking PI by Selina Tusitala Marsh (Auckland University Press, 2009)
See Selina Tusitala Marsh's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Marshall, Owen
- 2000
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Deutz Medal for Fiction or Poetry Harlequin Rex by Owen Marshall (Vintage, 1999) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Fiction Harlequin Rex by Owen Marshall (Vintage, 1999)
See Owen Marshall's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Mataira, Katerina Te Heikōkō
- 2013
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New Zealand Post Book Awards
New Zealand Post Māori Language Award Ngā Waituhi o Rēhua by Katerina Te Heikōkō Mataira (Huia, 2012)
McAloon, Jim
- 2003
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
History No Idle Rich: The Wealthy in Canterbury and Otago 1840–1914 by Jim McAloon (University of Otago Press, 2002)
McCallum, Mary
- 2008
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Readers’ Choice Award The Blue by Mary McCallum (Penguin, 2007) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction The Blue by Mary McCallum (Penguin, 2007)
See Mary McCallum's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
McCarthy, Noelle
- 2023
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
MĀTĀTUHI FOUNDATION BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD – E H MCCORMICK PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION Grand: Becoming my Mother’s Daughter by Noelle McCarthy (Penguin, Penguin Random House, 2022)
McCauley, Sue
- 1982
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
2nd Other Halves by Sue McCauley (Hodder & Stoughton, 1982)
- 1983
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New Zealand Book Awards
Fiction Other Halves by Sue McCauley (Hodder & Stoughton, 1982)
See Sue McCauley's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
McCormick, Eric
- 1982
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New Zealand Book Awards
Book Production (Major Award) Portrait of Frances Hodgkins by Eric McCormick (Auckland University Press, 1981)
McCredie, Athol
- 1986
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New Zealand Book Awards
Book Production (first equal) Witness to Change: Life in New Zealand by Athol McCredie (Government Printing Office Publishing, 1985)
McDermott, John
- 1997
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Leisure & Lifestyle The Wines and Vineyards of New Zealand by John McDermott (Hodder Moa Beckett, 1996)
- 2003
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Montana Medal for Non-Fiction The Wine Atlas of New Zealand by John McDermott (Hodder Moa Beckett, 2002) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Lifestyle & Contemporary Culture The Wine Atlas of New Zealand by John McDermott (Hodder Moa Beckett, 2002)
McDowall, Chris
- 2020
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
MITOQ BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD – JUDITH BINNEY PRIZE FOR ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa by Chris McDowall (Massey University Press, 2019)
McKay, Frank
- 1991
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New Zealand Book Awards
Non-Fiction The Life of James K. Baxter by Frank McKay (Oxford University Press, 1990)
McKinnon, Malcolm
- 1998
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Readers’ Choice Award New Zealand Historical Atlas by Malcolm McKinnon (David Bateman in association with the Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1997)
See Malcolm McKinnon's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
McLean, Mervyn
- 1976
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New Zealand Book Awards
Non-Fiction Traditional Songs of the Maori by Mervyn McLean (Reed, 1975)
McLeod, Rosemary
- 2006
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
History Thrift to Fantasy: Home Textile Crafts of the 1930s–1950s by Rosemary McLeod (HarperCollins, 2005)
McNeish, James
- 1975
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd Larks in a Paradise: New Zealand Portraits by James McNeish (Collins, 1974)
See James McNeish's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
McQueen, Cilla
- 1983
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New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry Homing In by Cilla McQueen (McIndoe, 1982)
- 1989
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New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry Benzina by Cilla McQueen (Benzina, 1988)
- 1991
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New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry Berlin Diary by Cilla McQueen (McIndoe, 1990)
See Cilla McQueen's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Mead, Hirini Moko
- 2002
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Reference & Anthology Ngā Pēpeha a ngā Tīpuna: The Sayings of the Ancestors by Hirini Moko Mead (Victoria University Press, 2001)
Meikle, Phoebe
- 1995
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New Zealand Book Awards
Non-Fiction An Accidental Life: An Attempt at an Autobiography by Phoebe Meikle (Auckland University Press, 1994)
Mettner, Hannah
- 2018
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
THE JESSIE MACKAY BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY Fully Clothed and So Forgetful by Hannah Mettner (Victoria University Press, 2017)
Middleton, O. E.
- 1976
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New Zealand Book Awards
Fiction Selected Stories by O. E. Middleton (McIndoe, 1975)
See O. E. Middleton's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Mila, Karlo
- 2006
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry Dream Fish Floating by Karlo Mila (Huia, 2005)
See Karlo Mila's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Miller, Michael
- 1968
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
1st The New Zealand Sea Shore by Michael Miller (Collins, 1968)
Milroy, Wharehuia
- 2019
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
TE MŪRAU O TE TUHI – MĀORI LANGUAGE AWARD He Kupu Tuku Iho: Ko te Reo Māori te Tatau ki te Ao by Wharehuia Milroy (Auckland University Press, 2018)
Missen, Lindsay
- 1981
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New Zealand Book Awards
Book Production (Further Awards) Salt from the North: Poems by Lindsay Missen (Oxford University Press, 1980)
- 1982
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New Zealand Book Awards
Book Production (Further Awards) by Lindsay Missen (Reed, 1981)
- 1991
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New Zealand Book Awards
Book Production The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography Volume One and Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, 1769–1869 by Lindsay Missen (Department of Internal Affairs & Bridget Williams Books, 1990)
- 1993
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New Zealand Book Awards
Book Production Tivaevae: Portraits of Cook Islands Quilting, by Lynnsay Rongokea by Lindsay Missen (Daphne Brasell Associates, 1992)
Mitchell, Hilary
- 2008
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
History Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka: A History of Nelson and Marlborough (Volume II: Te Ara Hou — The New Society) by Hilary Mitchell (Huia, 2007)
Mitchell, John
- 2008
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
History Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka: A History of Nelson and Marlborough (Volume II: Te Ara Hou — The New Society) by John Mitchell (Huia, 2007)
Mohamed, Khadro
- 2023
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
MĀTĀTUHI FOUNDATION BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD – JESSIE MACKAY PRIZE FOR POETRY We’re All Made of Lightning by Khadro Mohamed (We Are Babies Press, Tender Press, 2022)
Moon, Geoff
- 1985
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd The Natural World of the Māori by Geoff Moon (David Bateman, 1985)
Morey, Kelly Ana
- 2004
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction Bloom by Kelly Ana Morey (Penguin, 2003)
See Kelly Ana Morey's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Morris, Paul
- 2003
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Reference & Anthology Spirit in a Strange Land: A Selection of New Zealand Spiritual Verse by Paul Morris (Godwit, 2002)
Morris, Paula
- 2003
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction Queen of Beauty by Paula Morris (Penguin, 2002)
- 2012
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New Zealand Post Book Awards
Fiction Rangatira by Paula Morris (Penguin, 2011)
See Paula Morris's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Morrison, Robin
- 1982
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd The South Island of New Zealand from the Road by Robin Morrison (Alister Taylor, 1981) -
New Zealand Book Awards
Non-Fiction The South Island of New Zealand from the Road by Robin Morrison (Alister Taylor, 1981)
- 1992
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New Zealand Book Awards
Book Production At Home and Abroad: A Collection of Photographs by Robin Morrison (Tandem Press, 1991)
- 1994
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New Zealand Book Awards
Book Production The Wines and Vineyards of New Zealand, 4th Edition by Robin Morrison (Hodder & Stoughton, 1993)
Morton, Harry
- 1976
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
1st The Wind Commands: Sailors and Sailing Ships in the Pacific by Harry Morton (McIndoe, 1976)
Morton, John
- 1968
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
1st The New Zealand Sea Shore by John Morton (Collins, 1968)
Moss, Neysa
- 1982
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New Zealand Book Awards
Book Production (Further Awards) by Neysa Moss ( , 1981)
Munro, Jessie
- 1997
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Cultural Heritage The Story of Suzanne Aubert by Jessie Munro (Auckland University Press & Bridget Williams Books, 1996) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA E. H. McCormick Award for Best First Book of Non-Fiction The Story of Suzanne Aubert by Jessie Munro (Auckland University Press & Bridget Williams Books, 1997)
See Jessie Munro's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Murray-Oliver, A.
- 1969
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
1st Augustus Earle in New Zealand by A. Murray-Oliver (Whitcoulls, 1968)
Myers, Virginia
- 1987
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
2nd Head and Shoulders by Virginia Myers (Penguin, 1986) -
New Zealand Book Awards
Non-Fiction Head and Shoulders by Virginia Myers (Penguin, 1986)