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What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement
This post was updated October 2. UPDATE OCTOBER 2: Bartz v. Anthropic PBC is a class action lawsuit under the Copyright Act brought by authors on behalf of copyright holders against Anthropic PBC, an AI company. The Class of copyright holders — consisting of authors and publishers – claims that Anthropic took books from pirate […]
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BREAKING: Amplify Announced
NZ’s Creative & Cultural Sector Strategy Confirmed Amplify: A Creative and Cultural Strategy for New Zealand is a national strategy that outlines how the government will prioritise support for our creative and cultural sectors to 2030. Amplify is a national strategy that shows how government will help create an environment in which New Zealand’s creative […]
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New $100K Fund To Bolster Pacific Storytelling
Gretchen Le Roche (left) and Gerardine Clifford-Lidstone (right). More Pacific stories are set to be published and made accessible thanks to a new $100,000 fund. Creative New Zealand’s (CNZ) commitment to the Pacific has been bolstered – entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. In their first formal agreement together, […]
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Rutendo Shadaya makes Time Magazine’s ‘Girls of the Year’ list
When, at the age of 9, Rutendo Shadaya decided to pen a novel as a gift for her best friend’s birthday, she threw herself into the intricate work of fantasy world-building. Drawing inspiration from her own friendships and culture as a Zimbabwean-New Zealander, she immersed herself in fantasy literature research and crafted the journey of […]
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Community Impact Survey Report 2024
Public Libraries New Zealand has released the results of a landmark national survey, revealing the far-reaching impact of public libraries on community wellbeing, learning, and digital inclusion across Aotearoa. Conducted in November 2024, the Community Impact Survey gathered insights from over 10,000 library users nationwide. The findings affirm that libraries are not only vital hubs […]
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Eboni Waitere Makes History as First Māori President of PANZ
Eboni Waitere (Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne) has made history as the first Māori President of the Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ), following her appointment at the organisation’s 49th Annual General Meeting. Highlighting the strength of Māori leadership at the highest levels of the sector, this milestone marks an important shift in […]
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Storylines: Take Stories on the Road.
Help Us Hit the Road – Support Storylines Take Stories on the Road. Every child deserves to enjoy the stories and meet the storytellers who can light up their world. The Storylines Story Tours travels to regional schools, kura kaupapa Māori, Wharekura and libraries across Aotearoa New Zealand – bringing the magic of books to tamariki and […]
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NZ Book Sector Unites to Drive Growth, Protect Copyright and Increase Local and Global Visibility
5.00AM, THURSDAY 7 AUGUST 2025 The New Zealand book publishing sector comprising author, illustrator, publisher, bookseller, writer festival, copyright, library, reader and educator representatives have joined forces for the first time, committing to increase the visibility and sales of books by local authors as a priority. The show of unity, summarised in… Mahi Tahi […]
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150 (and rising) Aotearoa Writers Demand Immediate Gaza Ceasefire
Today an open letter was sent to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters from 150 of Aotearoa’s writers, demanding they take urgent action regarding the atrocities in Gaza. ‘We ask all people to join in our call for compassion, for reason and for mediation. “For the over 57,000 Gazans killed, and […]
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Bookseller’s Business Acumen Rewarded with a Top Industry Prize
The Martinborough Books & Post has won the Ugly Hill Press Bookshop of the Year at the 2025 Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards for all round excellence and successfully diversifying its store offering to secure its future. The award was presented to the store’s owner manager Brenda Channer at a gala dinner ceremony emceed […]
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E Tū Toi Is Live!
We’re thrilled to announce that project running through our pilot Māori match funding initiative E Tū Toi are officially live and funding! This year with the support of the Creative New Zealand Māori Strategy and Partnerships team, we’re proud to present our selected E Tū Toi kaupapa for this month! For the first time ever […]
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Whitireia working group established
After the concerning news broke that Whitireia’s publishing programme was at risk of not continuing without substantial industry support – PANZ swung into action. We updated all of our members on the events taking place, meetings were held with Whitireia, and we asked our members if anyone would be willing to join a working group. […]
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