All about books in Aotearoa, all in one Kete.
Mō ngā pukapuka i Aotearoa, kua whaowhia ki te kete kotahi.
Kete gathers reviews and news about books, authors, events and awards in Aotearoa. Kete forages weekly selecting books for you.
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Review: Ordinary People Like Us, by Kelly Ana Morey
'Morey has the most fun with the kēhua (spirits) of three kuia (including Bird and Kaa) who gather t...
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'The heart of the book': Kiri Lightfoot and Pippa Keel Situ
Author-illustrator team Kiri and Pippa natter about all things picture books.
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Review: The Farm, by Bruce Ansley
David Hill reports on town-to-rural memoir THE FARM.
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Extract: Shane Cameron Mountain Warrior
Enjoy this fabulous extract about Shane's unconventional childhood.
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The Notetaker
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This week's Aotearoa NZ BestsellersNgā Pukapuka Pai Rawa Atu i Aotearoa i tēnei wiki
View this week's bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children's books...
Kete's Calendar of Events Te Maramataka Taiopenga o Kete
An essential calendar of events for all things bookish in Aotearoa New Zealand......
ReviewsNgā Arotakenga
Read our independent reviews of the latest books from Aotearoa.
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Review: One Day a Taniwha, by Tīhema Baker
'Broadening our idea of the modern Māori novel, Baker remains obsessed with the tension between light and dark...'
2 September 2026
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Review: Offshore Service and Other Stories, by Craig Cliff
'New Zealand literature has long had a fascination for glorifying the forlorn hero; or, as he’s more commonly known, the ‘man alone’...'
1 September 2026
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Capsule review: The Gum Trees of Kerikeri, by Lynn Jenner
'This book contemplates the unsettling remains and current state of Pakeha colonisation through the region, pausing often on the fast-growing gum trees...'
28 August 2026
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Capsule Review: Salt Quilt, by Airini Beautrais
A capsule review plus poem extract of experienced poet Airini Beautrais's new collection SALT QUILT.
27 August 2026
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Review: kluge, by pip adam
'The dichotomy adam's really interested in – and enraged by – is the dichotomy between humanity and inhumanity...'
25 August 2026
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Review: Marlon Foundling and the Circus of Lost Children
'Marlon’s unfamiliarity with friendship and family makes him an interesting protagonist. He is used to being overlooked...'
20 August 2026
Continue reading...Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga
Author Q&As and extracts from up coming NZ books.
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ListenWhakarongo Mai
Listen to author interviews, reviews, and book news. Plus, read reviews about audiobooks by authors from Aotearoa.
Listen: John Summers's Green Sea
John Summers joins RNZ's Sunday Morning for the slot 'What’s My Book About'.
30 August 2026
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Listen: Kiran Dass previews WORD
Kiran Dass previews WORD Christchurch, 1–6 September.
30 August 2026
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Listen: The Burn Card, by Simon Lendrum
Simon Lendrum returns with new book The Burn Card.
13 August 2026
Continue reading...Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki
The latest picks for children's picture books, junior fiction and young adults.
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The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — June - July 2026
Here they are! Ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (14 June to 11 July 2026).
16 July 2026
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'Not simply to translate words': Leon Blake on translation into te reo Māori
Translator Leon Blake talks to Kete about the intricacies of translation, MATARIKI KI TE AO, and bringing knowledge of Matariki to a wider audience.
8 July 2026
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National celebration of stories
Aotearoa unites for first-ever national New Zealand Children’s Book Week!
23 July 2026
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