Ardern, Latta and Brown honoured at 2026 NZ book awards
Jacinda Ardern, the late Nigel Latta and Al Brown were among those recognised at the 2026 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards.
Winners of the 2026 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards have been announced. Among those honoured were Jacinda Ardern, Al Brown and Nigel Latta, who was recognised posthumously for his parenting books. He was praised for the influence his work had on a generation of children and parents.
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Jacinda Ardern, Nigel Latta, Al Brown honoured at 2026 book awards
Find out about the winners of the 2026 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards.
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Nigel Latta posthumously recognised for his books helping parents
“An entire generation of children must have grown up beneath his wisdom and the world was a better place for it," said Whitcoulls’ book manager Joan Mackenzie.