5. Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2026

About the event

All Tickets are Mobile Ticket Only. Mobile Tickets are like Print-at-Home tickets but instead of having to print off the tickets yourself, you can just show the barcode on your mobile phone. It is the easiest way to access tickets to your events. For more information visit Ticketmaster.co.nz/mobileticket Child Policy: Children aged under 1 will be permitted free. Provided they do not occupy a seat. Join writers, publishers, booksellers, readers and MC Miriama Kamo (Ngai Tahu, Ngati Mutunga) for the biggest night in our literary calendar. The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will celebrate the Matatuhi Foundation Best First Book Awards, and the finalists and winners of the General Non-Fiction Award, the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry, the BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction and the $65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction. Fees for Primary Tickets The price of your Ticket includes: - An Infrastructure Charge of up to 1.95% for Tickets purchased online or via our contact centre A Handling Fee of $8.00 per transaction will be added to your purchase. A delivery fee may apply depending on the mode of delivery selected. Fees for Resale Tickets Resale Tickets, sold by fans and verified by Ticketmaster, may be available for this event. A Resale Seller Fee of no more than 5% of the resale ticket price and a handling Fee of $12.95 per transaction apply to purchases of Resale Tickets.