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Changes expand recognition for Kiwi authors
Hon Brooke van Velden Minister of Internal Affairs 6 August 2026 Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden has announced changes to the Public Lending Right for New Zealand Authors scheme that will see more New Zealand authors recognised for their books held in libraries. “Cabinet has agreed to lower the eligibility threshold for the […]
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Coalition for Books 2026 Hui series: We Are Better Together
The Coalition for Books presents its 2026 Professional Development Hui programme 2026 Book Sector Professional Development FREE to Coalition members (and members of organisations with full Coalition membership) All others welcome at a small fee ·Includes a special symposium held over two part-days for children’s publishing professionals in support of Children’s Book Week ·Seven […]
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Election 2026 – WeCreate launch Manifesto
Jul 2026 As we get closer to the 2026 general election, WeCreate is actively engaging with all political parties to secure support for our priorities for the sector. In particular, we’re asking for a cross-government approach to developing and implementing a Creative Export Growth Plan. You can read the We Create election manifesto here
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PLR Survey Explainer – NLNZ Survey due June 4
If you are registered for PLR you recently received a survey about changes to the regulations that administer the PLR scheme. NZSA has been lobbying for change to the more outdated aspects of the PLR legislation for almost a decade, and it is fantastic to have some updates on the table this year. Digital Lending […]
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UPDATED SCAM ADVICE
The Society of Authors and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain publish new guidance to help authors protect themselves against scammers. An alarming increase in fraudulent activity targeting authors has led the Society of Authors (SoA) and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) to join together to issue urgent new guidance outlining measures writers can take […]
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CLNZ extends digital licensing
In December, you were asked whether you’d like Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) to extend its licensing to include digital works alongside print. We needed to know if this was an opportunity you wanted. Thank you to everyone who attended the Digital Works Hui or completed the survey. The response was overwhelmingly positive – 86% of […]
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NZSA Statement to members: PLR problems
It was brought to my attention this week that problems have occurred with the 2025 Public Lending Right (PLR) funding round. An administrative error within National Library of NZ (NLNZ), who administer the scheme, meant that 318 authors incorrectly received emails mid-year stating that they were eligible for a PLR payout in 2025. This […]
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Copyright Licensing NZ Announce 2025 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants.
Copyright Licensing New Zealand are Pleased to Announce the Recipients of the 2025 CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants. Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is excited to announce the successful recipients in the 2025 round of Contestable Fund Grants, with a total of $75,000 granted. This year we received 107 applications, the highest ever number of applications […]
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MCH Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) 2025, Culture in the Digital Age,
As someone from NZSA was involved in helping to shape our Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) 2025, Culture in the Digital Age, MCH are very pleased to share that a final version has now been published. As you are likely aware, this briefing looks ahead to 2040 and explores how digital technologies – like artificial […]
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Anthropic Settlement: Updates
UPDATE NOVEMBER 1 NEW: Writers Beware Summary of Anthropic Settlement – What You Need to Know 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 […]
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Applications for the CLNZ 2025 Contestable Fund Grants are now open
Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 round of Contestable Fund Grants. We have $75,000 available to support strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand publishing sector growth. The Contestable Fund Grants are made possible through the CLNZ Cultural Fund. Applications are invited for projects that have […]
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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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