The finalists for the 2015 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are:
Picture Books
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Construction by Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock Walker Books Australia |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | I Am Not a Worm by Scott Tulloch Scholastic New Zealand |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Jim’s Letters by Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper Penguin Random House |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Keys by Sacha Cotter and Joshua Morgan Huia Publishers |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Little Red Riding Hood . . . Not Quite by Yvonne Morrison and Donovan Bixley Scholastic New Zealand |
Non-Fiction
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Ghoulish Get-Ups: How to Create Your Own Freaky Costumes by Fifi Colston Scholastic New Zealand |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Māori Art for Kids by Julie Noanoa and Norm Heke Craig Potton Publishing |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Mōtītī Blue and the Oil Spill by Debbie McCauley Mauao Publishing |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | The Book of Hat by Harriet Rowland Makaro Press/Submarine |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Under the Ocean: explore & discover New Zealand’s sea life by Gillian Candler and Ned Barraud Craig Potton Publishing |
Junior Fiction
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Conrad Cooper’s Last Stand by Leonie Agnew Penguin Random House/Puffin |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Dragon Knight: Fire! by Kyle Mewburn and Donovan Bixley Scholastic New Zealand |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Monkey Boy by Donovan Bixley Scholastic New Zealand |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | The Island of Lost Horses by Stacy Gregg HarperCollins |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | The Pirates and the Nightmaker by James Norcliffe Penguin Random House/Longacre Child |
Young Adults
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | I Am Rebecca by Fleur Beale Penguin Random House |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Night Vision by Ella West Allen & Unwin |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Recon Team Angel: Vengeance by Brian Falkner Walker Books Australia |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Singing Home the Whale by Mandy Hager Penguin Random House |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | While We Run by Karen Healey Allen & Unwin |
Māori Language Award
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Hoiho Paku by Stephanie Thatcher Translated by Ngaere Roberts Scholastic New Zealand |
| Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  | Ngā Ki by Sacha Cotter and Joshua Morgan Translated by Kawata Teepa Huia Publishers (translation of Keys, a finalist in the Picture Book category) |