It's that time of year again - the Montana New Zealand Book Awards

This year's winners are:

Fiction

	Opportunity by Charlotte Grimshaw

Poetry

	Cold Snack by Janet Charman

Biography

	The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor by Judy Siers

History
	Te tau ihu o te Waka A history of Māori of Nelson and Marlborough Volume 2 Te ara hou: the new society by Hilary and John Mitchell

Illustration

	Jingle Jangle Morning by Bill Hammond

Environment

	Wetlands of New Zealand: a bitter-sweet story by Janet Hunt

Lifestyle & Contemporary Culture

	Mau Moko: The World of Māori Tattoo by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku, Linda Waimarie Nikora, Mohi Rua and Rolinda Karapu

Reference & Anthology

	A Nest of Singing Birds: 100 years of the New Zealand School Journal by Gregory O'Brien

Māori Language Price

	Te Tū a Te Toka: He Ieretanga nō ngā Tai e Whā edited by Piripi Walker and Hiriana Raven

NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction and Reader's Choice Award

	The Blue by Mary McCallum

NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry

	Incognito by Jessica Le Bas

NZSA E.H. McCormick Best First Book Award for Non-Fiction

	The Great Sacred Forest of Tāne - Te Wao Tapu Nui a Tāne: A Natural Pre-History of Aotearoa New Zealand by Alan Clarke