New Zealand Book Awards - Winners 1994-1995

New Zealand Book AwardsWinners 1994-1995

1995

First prize

Bulibasha, Witi Ihimaera (Penguin Books)

Second prize

Māori healing and herbal, Murdoch Riley (Viking Sevenseas NZ)

Third prize

Pieces of music, Michael Jackson (Random House )

1994

First prize

Let the river stand, Vincent O’Sullivan, (Penguin Books)

Second prize

English-Maori dictionary, H.M. Ngata, (Learning Media Ltd)

Third prize

100 New Zealand poems, Bill Manhire, (Godwit Publishing)

Awards History

Before 1996, there were two major New Zealand literary prizes, the New Zealand Book Awards (1973-1995) and the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards (1968-1993).

Montana took over the sponsorship of the latter in 1994, and the Awards became the Montana Book Awards (1994-1995).

In 1996, the two Awards merged to form the Montana New Zealand Book awards (1996-2009).

In 2010, sponsorship of the Awards will be assumed by New Zealand Post.