Live updates from the 2026 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
19 Aug 2026
Culture
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Books editor Claire Mabey reports from the ceremony at Pipitea Marae, Wellington.
Welcome to the annual celebration of Aotearoa children’s books. Watch along on the livestream below, and read the live blog below that, from 6.30pm.
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Claire Mabey
Claire Mabey is a children's author of The Raven's Eye Runaways, The Raven's Eye Rebellion, and a picture book Cass and the Beast illustrated by Jill Calder. For a long time Claire worked on literary festivals and is the founder of Verb Wellington. She lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara with her partner and son.
