Resources | New Zealand Book Awards Trust

For Media

Media, including bloggers and social media users, are welcome to use the downloadable resources below to create great content about the winning books in the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

For print quality files for the above winners' visuals, or for individual cover and author images, please email childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz. Please credit any images used as Image(s) via New Zealand Book Awards Trust unless a specific credit is noted under the image. A single credit at the end of a blog post is fine.

We’d love to see your article or blog — send a link to childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz so we can share on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please use hashtag #NZCYA.

Media contact for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

Gemma Finlay, Notable PR
M: 027 628 9695
E: gemma@notablepr.co.nz

For Booksellers

Bookshops are encouraged to use the downloadable resources below to promote the winning books in the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in their communities.

For print quality files for the above winners' visuals, or for individual cover and author images, please email childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz. Please credit any images used as Image(s) via New Zealand Book Awards Trust unless a specific credit is noted under the image. A single credit at the end of a blog post is fine.

We’d love to see your store displays and other promotional work — send a link to childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz so we can share on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please use hashtag #NZCYA.

Bookstore enquiries regarding the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

Belinda Cooke
M: 021 481 044
E: manager@nzbookawards.org.nz

For teachers and librarians

We welcome you to use any of the resources, above and below, as a starting point for stimulating your own ideas about working with the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults winning books in the classroom, in the library or at home.

You can also click here for resources designed to encourage children and students of all ages to become actively involved in reading, writing and illustrating.

And don’t forget that the HELL Reading Challenge is a great way to get kids enjoying the pleasures of stories — with the bonus of free pizza rewards.You can find more information about the 2024 HELL Reading Challenge up here, or by emailing readingchallenge@nzbookawards.org.nz

Hell's Great NZ Book Trip - Teaching resources

Each resource can be used as an individual shared reading lesson, or as part of a unit of study on New Zealand authors. We hope that this is a great starting point in bringing more New Zealand content into your classroom. To help you on your own journey, we’ve included potential unit plans and activities to kick start your own Book Trip.

Year 3 & 4

Download the Year 3 & 4 Lesson Plans

Download Year 3 & 4 Activity Sheets

Year 5 & 6

Download the Year 5 & 6 Lesson Plans

Download Year 5 & 6 Activity Sheets

Track your journey on your very own map

To help tamariki track their own journeys around the motu, we’ve designed a map, where they can mark off places they’ve visited – either over the holidays or travelling by book. This can be used individually or in a classroom and library setting.

Download the map

Keep checking back here for new activities to run alongside your 2024 challenge.

School and library enquiries regarding the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

Joy Sellen
M: 027 773 9855
E: childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz

For Media

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For teachers and librarians