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Ardern Absent, Memoir Wins Dual Awards; Makereti Takes Non-Fiction
5/13/2026
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Story summary
- Jacinda Ardern missed Ockham Awards ceremony because she was in Australia for Melbourne Writers Festival.
- Her memoir A Different Kind of Power won the Best First Book General Non-Fiction Award and the People’s Choice award at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
- Tina Makereti’s This Compulsion in Us won General Non-Fiction award.
- This Compulsion in Us earned 215 votes for best book of 2025, with runner-up Catherine Chidgey receiving 110 votes.
