Ockham Residential

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[Meredith Dale @meredith_mix]

A big anouncement for Avondale, @PanukuAKL - agreement for 750 new apartments for the town centre by Marutūahu and @OckhamRes_NZ 🙌😍https://t.co/1WTfTSwOF7

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

While this isn't directly connected to apartments or urbanism, Ockham's support of critical thought is eternal (and this is a righteous thread).

[The Women's Bookshop @womensbookshop]

Winner of the Best Shoes at #theOckhams is Tayi Tibble who graciously allowed me to takw a photo

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

That about wraps things up... but wait, who's this? A mysterious figure has seized the mic and is thanking the crowd on behalf of Ockham. It’s none other than comms maestro Peter Malcouronne, in lieu of Ockham's co-founder Mark Todd. #theockhams

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

And there we have it! Whiti Hereaka has won for her novel Kurangaituku, published by Huia Publishers. Tino pai Whiti! #theockhams

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

The inimitable Jann Medlicott is presenting the award, along with judge Rob Kidd…

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

And now, the final award of the evening, the hotly anticipated Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize For Fiction. Finalists Gigi Fenster, Bryan Walpert, Rebecca K Reilly, and Whiti Hereaka take to the stage to regale us with their work. #theockhams

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

And the winner is... Claire Regnault for Dressed: Fashionable Dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1840 to 1910, Te Papa Press! Judge Chanel Clarke and Jenna Todd, Chair Booksellers Aotearoa NZ, warmly congratulate her. #theockhams

[The Women's Bookshop @womensbookshop]

I tried to stand this up for the photo three times, and every time it fell to the floor. Nominative determinism!
Fantastic win for a fantastic book 💜 #theOckhams

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

Righto, on with the show. All eyes are now on the Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Illustrated Non-fiction finalists, with Claire Regnault, Qiane Matata-Sipu, Lucy Mackintosh, and Bridget Hackshaw showcasing their work. A visual feast at #theockhams

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

Judge Apirana Taylor announces that Joanna Preston has won the the Mary And Peter Biggs Award For Poetry for Tumble, published by Otago University Press! Congratulations Joanna #theockhams

[The Women's Bookshop @womensbookshop]

There should be a special award for the outrageously gorgeous shoes Tayi Tibble is wearing to #theOckhams 😍 Will try to snag a photo 💜

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

Next up it’s the Mary And Peter Biggs Award For Poetry. Tayi Tibble, Serie Barford, Anne Kennedy, and Joanna Preston are performing their poems to a mesmerised audience. #theockhams

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

The General Non-fiction Award winner is being announced... it’s Vincent O’Malley for Voices from the New Zealand Wars | He Reo nō ngā Pakanga o Aotearoa, published Bridget Williams Books!

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

We’re now being treated to readings by the General Non-fiction Award finalists: Patricia Grace (read by Powhiri Ruka-Heke), Dave Lowe, Charlotte Grimshaw, Vincent O'Malley. A constellation of stars crossing the stage. #theockhams

[Ockham NZ Book Awards @theockhams]

@rebeccakreilly wins Best First Book Fiction - hooray! Congratulations #theockhams @thwupbooks

[Ockham NZ Book Awards @theockhams]

Dave Lowe wins Best First Book General Non-Fiction congratulations! @thwupbooks

[Ockham NZ Book Awards @theockhams]

Nicole Titihuia Hawkins wins Best First Book Poetry - tautoko!

[Ockham NZ Book Awards @theockhams]

Congratulations Bridget Hackshaw - winner Best First Book Illustrated Non-Fiction! @masseyunipress #theockhams

[Ockham Residential @OckhamRes_NZ]

First up, the 4 Crystal Arts Trust Best First Book Awards winners: it’s Dave Lowe for The Alarmist, Nicole Titihuia Hawkins for Whai, Bridget Hackshaw for The Architect and the Artists, anf Rebecca K Reilly for Greta & Valdin #theockhams well done all