Kelly Ana Morey, Bloom. Penguin Group (NZ) 2003 – Paula Morris Queen of Beauty. Penguin Group (NZ) 2002 – Craig Marriner, Stonedogs. Vintage Books 2001 – Karyn Hay, Emerald Budgies. Vintage Books 2000 – Duncan Sarkies, Stray Thoughts And Nosebleeds. Victoria University Press 1999 – William Brandt, Alpha Male. Victoria University Press 1998 – Catherine Chidgey, In a Fishbone Church. Victoria University Press 1997 – Dominic Sheehan, Finding Home. Secker & Waburg 1996 – Emily Perkins, Not Her Real Name. Victoria University Press Poetry Poetry award Since 2020, this award has been the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry. Before 2019, this award was known as the Poetry Award. 2022 – Joanna Preston, Tumble. Otago University Press 2021 – Tusiata Avia, The Savage Coloniser Book. Victoria University Press 2020 – Helen Rickerby, How to Live. Auckland University Press 2019 – Helen Heath, Are Friends Electric?. Victoria University Press 2018 – Elizabeth Smither, Night Horse. Auckland University Press 2017 – Andrew Johnston, Fits & Starts. Victoria University Press 2016 – David Eggleton, The Conch Trumpet. Otago University Press 2015 – no award due to change of sponsors 2014 – Vincent O'Sullivan, Us, Then. Victoria University Press 2013 – Anne Kennedy, The Darling North. Auckland University Press 2012 – Rhian Gallagher, Shift. Auckland University Press 2011 – Kate Camp, The Mirror of Simple Annihilated Souls. Victoria University Press 2010 – Brian Turner, Just This. Victoria University Press 2009 – Jenny Bornholdt, The Rocky Shore. Victoria University Press 2008 – Janet Charman, Cold Snack. Auckland University Press 2007 – Janet Frame, The Goose Bath. Vintage 2006 – Bill Manhire, Lifted. Victoria University Press 2005 – Vincent O'Sullivan, Nice Morning for It, Adam. Victoria University Press 2004 – Anne Kennedy, Sing-song. Auckland University Press 2003 – Glenn Colquhoun, Playing God. Steele Roberts 2002 – Hone Tuwhare, Piggy-back Moon. Godwit 2001 – Allen Curnow, The Bells of St Babel's. Auckland University Press 2000 – Elizabeth Smither, The Lark Quartet. Auckland University Press 1999 – Vincent O'Sullivan, Seeing You Asked. Victoria University Press 1998 – Hone Tuwhare, Shape-Shifter. Steele Roberts 1997 – edited by Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O'Brien and Mark Williams, An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Oxford University Press 1996 – Bill Manhire, My Sunshine. Victoria University Press Best first book award (poetry) Since 2018, this award has been the MitoQ Best First Book Awards: Jessie Mackay Prize for Poetry. Between 2015