Montana Book Awards
- Poetry
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Pieces of Music by Michael Jackson (Vintage, 1994)
- Fiction
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Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies by Witi Ihimaera (Penguin, 1994)
- Non-Fiction
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Māori Healing and Herbal: New Zealand Ethnobotanical Sourcebook by Murdoch Riley (Viking Sevenseas, 1994)
New Zealand Book Awards
- Poetry
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DIA by Michele Leggott (Auckland University Press, 1994)
- Fiction
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The Singing Whakapapa by C. K. Stead (Penguin, 1994)
- Non-Fiction
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An Accidental Life: An Attempt at an Autobiography by Phoebe Meikle (Auckland University Press, 1994)
- Book Production
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Seaweeds of New Zealand: An Illustrated Guide by Nancy M. Adams (Canterbury University Press, 1994)
