Margaret Mahy Book of the Year

Anzac Heroes by Maria Gill, illustrated by Marco Ivancic (Scholastic New Zealand, 2016)

Best First Book

Allis the Little Tractor by Sophie Siers, illustrated by Helen Kerridge (Millwood-Heritage Productions, 2016)

Picture Book Award

The Little Kiwi’s Matariki by Nikki Slade Robinson, illustrated by Nikki Slade Robinson (David Ling Publishing (Duck Creek Press), 2016)

Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award

From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle by Kate De Goldi (Penguin Random House (Longacre), 2016)

Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award

Anzac Heroes by Maria Gill, illustrated by Marco Ivancic (Scholastic New Zealand, 2016)

Young Adult Fiction Award

Battlesaurus: Rampage at Waterloo by Brian Falkner (Pan Macmillan Australia (Farrar Straus Giroux), 2016)

Russell Clark Illustration Award

Much Ado About Shakespeare by Donovan Bixley, illustrated by Donovan Bixley (Upstart Press, 2016)

Te Kura Pounamu Award

Whiti te Rā! by Patricia Grace, translated by Kawata Teepa, illustrated by Andrew Burdan (Huia Publishers, 2016)

Children's Choice Award - Picture Book

The House on the Hill by Kyle Mewburn, illustrated by Sarah Davis (Scholastic New Zealand, 2016)

Children's Choice Award - Junior Fiction

The Girl Who Rode the Wind by Stacy Gregg (Harper Collins, 2016)

Children's Choice Award - Non-Fiction

First to the Top by David Hill, illustrated by Phoebe Morris (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2016)

Children's Choice Award - Young Adult Fiction

Stray by Rachael Craw (Walker Books Australia, 2016)

Children's Choice Award - Te Reo Māori

Te Hua Tuatahi a Kuwi by Kat Merewether, translated by Pānia Papa (Illustrated Publishing, 2016)