L-R: Samantha Chorley, Sucheta Raj & Olivia Nikkel Congratulations to the successful recipients of the 2018 Creative…
PANZDecember 4, 2017
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has appointed its new officers and councillors for…
PANZJuly 31, 2017
Catriona Ferguson reports On 28 April we held our first ever digital marketing workshop. Digital marketing…
PANZMay 8, 2017
Frances Plumpton reports I first visited the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in April 1989 when…
Katherine ShanksMay 3, 2017
By Alex Hedley, New Zealand Publisher, HarperCollins I’m just shy of six months into my…
PANZApril 4, 2017
This week’s spotlight is on the last two of our international speakers, Emma House, Director…
PANZMay 24, 2016
This week’s spotlight is on two speakers whose participation is thanks to two of PANZ…
PANZMay 9, 2016
This week the spotlight is on two speakers whose participation is thanks to PANZ sponsors:…
PANZApril 22, 2016
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Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and National Awards Day
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