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2025 Ockham NZ Book Awards

2025 Ockham NZ Book Awards

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Here are the 2025 Finalists for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards!

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Delirious

By Damien Wilkins

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$31⁰⁰
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~~$38⁰⁰~~

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Hine Toa

By Ngahuia te Awekotuku

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$28⁰⁰
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~~$39⁹⁹~~

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At The Grand Glacier Hotel

By Laurence Fearnley

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$29⁰⁰
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~~$37⁰⁰~~

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Poorhara

By Michelle Rahurahu

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$31⁰⁰
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~~$38⁰⁰~~

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Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit

By Emma Neale

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$25⁰⁰
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~~$30⁰⁰~~

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The Mires

By Tina Makereti

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$36⁰⁰
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~~$40⁰⁰~~

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Manuali'i

By Rex Letoa Paget

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Sight Lines

By Kirsty Baker

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Toi Te Mana

By Deidre Brown and Ngarino Ellis and Jonathan Mane-Wheoki

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Edith Collier

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