Shanks appointed PANZ membership services manager
Katherine Shanks has recently joined the Publishers Association of New Zealand in the role of membership services manager. Shanks, who has previously worked for Anne Geddes Publishing and Hodder Children’s...
Changes to PANZ Council
There have been a number of changes to the council of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ), following the association’s 2013 AGM. Auckland University Press director Sam Elworthy has...
Elworthy elected PANZ president
Auckland University Press director Sam Elworthy has been elected as the new president of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ). Elworthy, who has previously served as a PANZ councillor, was...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2013 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards, including the PANZ Young Designer of the Year Award, have been announced. The titles shortlisted in the...
PANZ to manage NZ VIP program; guests announced
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has been contracted to manage New Zealand’s visiting international publisher program, Te Manu Ka Tau: Flying Friends (TMKT), at this year’s Auckland Writers &...
2013 PANZ Book Design Awards to include cookbook category
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced that its 2013 Book Design Awards will include a new award for cookbooks, which will be sponsored by 1010 Printing. PANZ has also...
NZ government to fund export program for educational publishers
Education New Zealand (ENZ) has announced that it will fund an export development program for educational publishers in 2013 through the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ). The New Zealand government agency, which...
Changes to PANZ council
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced changes to its council. Karen Ferns has stepped down from the PANZ council due to the demands of her new role...
Digital Publishing New Zealand to wind up services
Digital Publishing New Zealand (DPNZ), the industry-based initiative which offered digital conversions for independent publishers and authors, will cease offering its services before the end of this year. In a...
Queen’s Birthday Honours for Whitcoulls owners, New Zealand publishers, authors
Anne and David Norman, owners of Whitcoulls, Farmers and other stores, were named Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours list...
PANZ Book Design Awards 2012 shortlists announced
The shortlists for the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards, including the AWA Press Young Designer of the Year Award, have been announced. The titles shortlisted in...
Guest of Honour status results in unprecedented NZ rights sales
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced that its position as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair has increased rights sales of New Zealand writers and...
Inaugural PANZ conference attracts 128 publishers
Australian guests were among the 128 publishers to attend the Publishing for the Future conference, held by the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) from 1 to 2 March in...
Registrations open for PANZ conference
Registrations are now open for the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) International Conference 2012, which will be held on 1 and 2 March in Auckland. PANZ released further details...
New funding for NZ Frankfurt COH project
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) and the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage have announced funding of NZ$1 million (approximately A$756,000) for New Zealand's country of honour project...
PANZ conference to be held in March 2012
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) will hold a publishing conference in March 2012. The conference, which will be held on 1 and 2 March in Auckland, will feature...
2011 CLL Educational Publishing Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2011 New Zealand Copyright Licensing Limited Educational Publishing Awards were announced in Auckland on 17 November. The winning and highly commended titles in each of the...
PANZ councillors allocated industry portfolios
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has announced that each member of the PANZ Council has been given responsibility for their own industry portfolios. The PANZ Council and their...
Whitcoulls withdraws from BookScan panel
New Zealand bookselling chain Whitcoulls will no longer participate in the country's Nielsen BookScan panel. In a message sent to subscribers and retailers last week, Nielsen BookScan said that from...
New Zealand Book Design Awards 2011 winners announced
The winners of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Book Design Awards were announced on 25 August. The winning titles are:Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by Nielsen Book...