NZ Post Non-Fiction
Prior to 1997 the award was known as the AIM Children's Book Award - Non-Fiction.
2008
Which New Zealand Spider? Andrew Crowe
- A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand Land Birds Andrew Crowe, illustrated by David Gunson
- Reaching the Summit Alexa Johnston and David Larsen (honour award)
- Weather Watch New Zealand Sandra Carrod, Karsten Schneider, Richard Gunther
- What is a Fish? Feana Tu'akoi
2007
Illustrated History of the South Pacific (Winner and Book of the Year) - Marcia Stenson
- It's True! You Can Make Your Own Jokes Sharon Holt & Ross Kinnaird
- Red Haze: Australians and New Zealanders in Vietnam Leon Davidson
- Soldier in the Yellow Socks: Charles Upham - our finest fighting soldier Janice Marriott
- Winging It! The Adventures of Tim Wallis Neville Peat
2006
Scarecrow Army Leon Davidson
Blue
New Zealand Glenys Stace (honour award)- Cameras in Narnia Ian Brodie
- Frontier of Dreams - The Weight of World Wars 1897 - 1949 John Parker
- Peter Blake Sailor, Adventurer Alan Sefton
2005
Welcome to the South Seas Gregory O'Brien
- From weta to kauri, by Janet Hunt, Rob Lucas
- The life-size guide to the New Zealand beach, by Andrew Crowe
- John Britten: the boy who did do better, by Jennifer Beck
- Everything you need to know about the world, by Simon Eliot, designed and illustrated by Timon Maxey
2004
A Bird in the Hand Janet Hunt
- I am an insect, written and photographed by Simon Pollard
- The life-size guide to New Zealand wildflowers, by Andrew Crowe
- Pick up a pack: a guide to tramping and camping the New Zealand way, by Keith Olson
- To the max, by Mark Inglis (abridged version of: No mean feat)
2003
Weaving Earth And sky: Myths & legends of Aotearoa Robert Sullivan, illustrated by Gavin Bishop
- The kauri, by Alina Arkins; photographed by Len Doel
- The shaping of New Zealand, by Brian O'Flaherty
- Weta: a knight in shining armour, by Joy Cowley, photographed by Rod Morris
- Which New Zealand insect? with over 650 life-size photos of New Zealand insects, written and illustrated by Andrew Crowe
2002
The Plight of the Penguin Lloyd Spencer Davis
- Fibonacci's cows, by Ray Galvin
- I am a spider, written and photographed by Simon Pollard
- The Reed Maori picture dictionary, by Margaret Sinclair and Ross Calman; illustrated by Dale Tutill
- Which New Zealand bird? a simple step-by-step guide to the identification of New Zealand's native & introduced birds, by Andrew Crowe; illustrated by Dave Gunson
2001
The Zoo: Meet the Locals Colin Hogg
- Gone surfing: the golden years of surfing in New Zealand, 1950-1970, by Luke Williamson
- Niue, by Charles Cooper
2000
Te Wao Nui A Tane Hirini Melbourne, illustrated by Te Maari Gardiner
- I am a fish, written and illustrated with photographs by Wade Doak
- The life-size guide to insects & other land invertebrates of New Zealand, written and illustrated by Andrew Crowe (Variant title: Insects).
- Myths and legends of Aotearoa, retold by Annie Rae Te Ake Ake; illustrated by New Zealand secondary school artists
- Red-eyed tree frog, by Joy Cowley; illustrated with photographs by Nic Bishop
1999
The natural world of New Zealand Gerard Hutching;
- All sorts of trucks Pauline Cartwright, photography by Tim Hawkins, drawings by Allan Hope [Honour award]
- The naming of the land, by Ron Bacon; illustrated by Manu Smith
- Nature's alphabet: a New Zealand nature trail, by Andrew Crowe; illustrated by Dave Gunson
- What's around the rocks: a simple guide to the identification of marine species that live on the rocky shore, by Glenys Stace; photography by Jenny and Tony Enderby (Variant title: What's around the rocks: simple guide to the rocky shore).
1998
The know, sow and grow kid's book of plants Diana Noonan and Keith Olsen
- Emperors of the ice; the Emperor penguins of Antarctica, written and photographed by Kim Westerskov
- Hoki: the story of a kakapo, by Gideon Climo and Alison Ballance; illustrated by Jo Ogier.
- The life-size guide to native trees and other common plants of New Zealands native forest, by Andrew Crowe (Variant title: Native trees).
- What's on the beach? a guide to coastal marine life, by Glenys Stace; photography by Jenny and Tony Enderby
1997
Picture book magic Chris Gaskin, photography by Denis Page
- Down-under dolphins: the story of Hectors dolphins, by Stephen Dawson and Elisabeth Slooten
- The garden, by Diana Noonan; photographed by Nic Bishop (I spy wildlife series).
- New Zealand's native birds of bush and countryside
- The rocky shore, by Diana Noonan; photographed by Nic Bishop (I spy wildlife series)
Prior to 1997 - see Aim Non-Fiction Book