Ross Calman's The Treaty of Waitangi is Margaret Mahy Book of the Year

Ross Calman at Wednesday's ceremony in Wellington (courtesy New Zealand Book Awards Trust/Vijay Paul) 

Ngā mihi nui ki a Ross Calman — Hearty congratulations to Ross Calman!

Ross's book The Treaty of Waitangi won the coveted Margaret Mahy Book of the Year award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults ceremony in Wellington this past Wednesday 13 August. 

The Treaty of Waitangi also won the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction. 

Oratia Books editorial director Carolyn Lagahetau with Ross Calman at the awards night

'On behalf of everyone at Oratia, our warmest mihis to Ross Calman on this achievement,' said Oratia Books publisher Peter Dowling. 

'Ross has made a significant contribution to books in Aotearoa over more than 25 years, and our publishing relationship dates back to when I was starting as a senior editor at Reed Publishing (NZ). This honour is welcome recognition of his talents and mahi. 

'My sincere thanks to the hard-working judges and organisers of the awards, and to the Oratia team behind both this book and the rest of The NZ Series — especially editorial director Carolyn Lagahetau and designer Sarah Elworthy.'

Congratulations to all the award winners!