Design a Bookmark Competition

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Theme: Design a bookmark from your favourite story

Winners will have their design turned into an official Puke Ariki bookmark and win other exciting prizes.

  1. Pick your favourite story
  2. Design your bookmark using the template
  3. Submit your entry at Puke Ariki or Community Libraries.

Bookmarks will be judged in the following categories:

  • 0 – 5 years
  • 6 – 8 years
  • 9 – 12 years
  • 13 – 17 years

Entries must be submitted by 5pm 31 January 2026.

There is no limit to how many times you can enter.

Terms and Conditions

  1. New Plymouth District Council, through Puke Ariki (the Council), is holding its annual design a bookmark competition to find the official bookmarks for 2026. 
  2. Entries open on 1 December 2025 and close at 5.00pm on 31 January 2026 (Promotion Period).
  3. All entries must be submitted on an entry form and bookmark template available from Puke Ariki and Community Libraries or online from the Puke Ariki website page (http://www.pukeariki.com).
  4. Completed entries must be returned to Puke Ariki or Community Library during the Promotion Period. Entries received after the Promotion Period will not be eligible for selection as an official bookmark.
  5.  Entry is open to New Plymouth District residents.
  6. Employees of the Council and their immediate family members are eligible to enter, but immediate family members of the judging panel are ineligible to enter or win.
  7. There is no limit to how many times an entrant can enter the competition.
  8. One winner will be selected from each of the four age groups (5 & under, 6-8 years, 9-12 years, 13-17 years). Highly commended entries may receive a prize at the Council’s discretion.
  9. Entries must be original artwork. No unauthorised use of any copyright images, photographs, text or other material will be accepted.
  10. Each winning entrant grants to the Council the right to reproduce his/her design on bookmarks and other promotional material now or in the future. No fee or royalties will be payable by the Council.
  11. The winning entries will be selected by 11 February 2024 and the winners will be contacted by telephone or email. If the Council is unable to make contact with each winner after three attempts, the Council will be entitled to select another winner.
  12. The Council’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  13. The Council reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and to re-judge the competition if an ineligible entrant is selected.
  14. The Council reserves the right to use the each winner’s name and photograph for promotional media and publicity purposes (including the social media and website pages of Puke Ariki and the Council).
  15. When collecting personal information, the Council complies with the Privacy Act 2020 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. This information is collected to ensure entry into the correct age category and to contact prize winners. 
  16. The Council may terminate, suspend, modify or cancel the competition (including without limitation varying the prize) at any time by notice published on the Puke Ariki website.
  17. The parent or legal guardian of an entrant must consent to these terms and conditions before the entrant can participate.