Matatuhi Foundation, Suite 9A, Wellesley Centre, 44-52 Wellesley Street West, Auckland (2026)

Established by Auckland Writers Festival in 2018, we're helping to grow New Zealand's literary landscape by seed funding innovative projects that expand the reach and engagement of NZ writers with NZ readers.

03/03/2026

🌟 OCKHAM'S SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED 🌟... Including four first time authors - two in poetry and one each in General Non-Fiction and Illustrated Non-Fiction. That also means the Best First Book Fiction award will be drawn from the original submission list as there were no debut novelists in the shortlist or longlist either. Exciting stuff.

Read the full PR here https://bit.ly/3ON0YBN

28/01/2026

📣 Exciting News ... The 2026 LONGLIST for the Ockham NZ Book Awards has just been announced. A 44-strong list of titles includes 9 first-time authors. Check out the full list of amazing New Zealand authors on the NZ Book Awards Trust Website. Link below in comments. 👇

23/11/2025

Exciting news! The Mātātuhi Foundation is supporting two new strategic partnerships in 2026 with The Coalition for Books NZ and Read NZ Te Pou Muramura

✨ Read NZ Te Pou Muramura will launch the first ever New Zealand Children’s Book Week in 2026 – uniting schools, libraries, and communities to inspire our youngest readers.
✨ The Coalition for Books will expand their New Voices of Aotearoa platform that shining a light on fresh talent in NZ adult fiction and non-fiction.

We’re proud to invest in collaborations that champion reading for young people and nurture emerging voices across Aotearoa. 🙌

13/08/2025

Congratulations to the Winners of the NZ Book Awards Trust 2025 NZCYA Awards 🥳👏.

Read full details of all the winners here https://bit.ly/4mckFyH

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