{"id":65241,"date":"2025-08-13T14:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/65241\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T14:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:12:11","slug":"book-about-treaty-of-waitangi-wins-top-prize-at-nz-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/65241\/","title":{"rendered":"Book about Treaty of Waitangi wins top prize at NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tait and Tu\u2018akoi said all the books nominated for the book of the year award were great examples of the \u201cfresh and intelligent\u201d literature written for Aotearoa\u2018s tamariki and rangatahi.<\/p>\n

The Treaty of Waitangi also won the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction.<\/p>\n

\"GavinGavin Bishop won the BookHub Picture Book Award for his book Titiro Look.<\/p>\n

Gavin Bishop (Tainui, Ng\u0101ti Awa), together with translator Darryn Joseph (Ng\u0101ti Maniapoto, Ng\u0101ti Rereahu), won the BookHub Picture Book Award for their book Titiro Look.<\/p>\n

The judging convenors described it as deceptively simple, declaring it \u201ca beautifully produced board book that is an absorbing exploration of reo M\u0101ori and reo P\u0101keh\u0101\u201d.<\/p>\n

AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.<\/a>\"DetectiveDetective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat won the Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction.<\/p>\n

Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat, written and illustrated by Li Chen, won the Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction. <\/p>\n

The judges said they were entranced by this \u201cskilfully crafted work, an all-ages book that is both fun and funny, with humour that hits on multiple levels\u201d and found the illustration and text to be impressive in equal measure.<\/p>\n

\"Self-publishedSelf-published first-time author Sanna Thompson won the Young Adult Fiction Award for her novel The Paradise Generation. <\/p>\n

The Young Adult Fiction Award went to The Paradise Generation by self-published, first-time author Sanna Thompson. <\/p>\n

This expertly crafted, \u201cvery Wellington\u201d resistance narrative urges readers to think critically about where humanity is headed, the judges said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt [is] an extraordinary novel that balances both heart-pounding tension and emotional depth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HineraukatauriHineraukatauri me Te Ara P\u016boro by Elizabeth Gray won two awards.<\/p>\n

Rehua Wilson (Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa) received the Russell Clark Award for Illustration, for Hineraukatauri me Te Ara P\u016boro, written by Elizabeth Gray (Ng\u0101ti R\u0113hia, Ng\u0101ti Uep\u014dhatu, Tama \u016apoko ki te awa tipua, Ng\u0101ti T\u016bwharetoa an\u014d hoki), which tells the p\u016brakau of the becoming of Hineraukatauri. <\/p>\n

The judges praised Wilson\u2019s illustrations, which they felt embodied the kaupapa with \u201ca breath-taking synaesthetic skill that seems quite magical\u201d.<\/p>\n

Hineraukatauri me Te Ara P\u016boro also won the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for a Book Originally Written in Te Reo M\u0101ori.<\/p>\n

This new award was introduced after the decision to split the Te Kura Pounamu category into two separate prizes, acknowledging the skills of original writing and translation. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere could not be a more deserving first recipient,\u201d the judges said as they praised the rhythm and poetry of the reo. <\/p>\n

AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.<\/a>\"WrightWright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for a Translated Work was won by Ari\u0101 me te Atua o te K\u016bmara written by Witi Ihimaera.<\/p>\n

The Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for a Translated Work went to Ari\u0101 me te Atua o te K\u016bmara written by Witi Ihimaera (Te Wh\u0101nau a Kai, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Ng\u0101ti Porou), translated by H\u0113ni Jacob (Ng\u0101ti Raukawa) and illustrated by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White (Ng\u0101ti Kahungunu, K\u0101i Tahu). <\/p>\n

Judges praised Jacob\u2019s excellent translation of the original tale. <\/p>\n

\u201c[It] flowed smoothly and provided a platform to spark conversation about the importance of Matariki.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Raven\u2019s Eye Runaways by Claire Mabey won the NZSA Best First Book Award.<\/p>\n

The NZSA Best First Book Award was awarded to The Raven\u2019s Eye Runaways by Claire Mabey. <\/p>\n

Judges said the book stood out as \u201cthe work of a writer who wields words with exquisite care and understands the power of great storytelling\u201d. <\/p>\n

Each category winner receives $8500, except for the first book winners, who take home $2500.<\/p>\n

AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.<\/a><\/p>\n

David Williams is an Auckland-based Multimedia Journalist who joined the Herald in 2023. He covers breaking news and general topics.<\/p>\n

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