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: That Was Not My Intention, by Frances Pavletich
'It’s trite to claim THAT WAS NOT MY INTENTION is a ‘friendship novel’, but it is a novel about how ...
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2026 $25,000 TCA | NZSA Writers' Award to Matariki Williams
Williams will use the award to write an untitled work on the life of artist Robyn Kahukiwa.
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Review: GIVE, by Allyson Gofton
'While a generation of New Zealanders might recall her as the person who brought potato pompoms or s...
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'Little Yarns' kids festival features popular authors
From October 10–16 2026, ‘Little Yarns Festival of Reading’, a new mini children’s reading festival ...
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New Books Ngā Pukapuka Hou
Gracehopper
Author: Mandy Hager
Hooked Up
Author: Fiona Sussman
All Her Lives
Author: Ingrid Horrocks
Perfectly Themselves
Author: Abby Letteri
Green Sea
Author: John Summers
It Gets In Your Blood
Author: Marty Smith
Dish Chook Book
Author: Sarah Tuck
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: Dance-Floor Romance, by Chris Tse
Becs Tetley joins Tse on the dance floor in this review of his latest poetry collection.
24 September 2026
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Review: Front Row Seat, by Dame Juliet Gerrard
'We witness how science can provide evidence but cannot determine exactly what a government should do. Values, politics, economics, expectations, and other practical considerations...
22 September 2026
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Review: Green Sea, by John Summers
Greg Fleming finds much to explore in John Summers' book about trampers lost in the bush.
20 September 2026
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Review: Home Again, by Jon Toogood
Graham Reid takes an approving look at the Shihad veteran's memoir.
10 September 2026
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He Arotake: Te Kaikaukau | The Swimmer, nā Witi Ihimaera Smiler
'Te hokinga mai ki te kāinga, te tūhononga anō o te taura here, ā, koinei pea te kōrero tino hira ka puta i a ia.'
14 September 2026
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Review: Hush, by Anna Scaife
Lena Fransham admires the quiet economy of the stories in HUSH.
9 September 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: Bruce Ansley talks about his new book THE FARM
Bruce Ansley joins Jim Mora on RNZ's Sunday Morning to discuss THE FARM.
20 September 2026
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Listen: Josiah Morgan's plans at the Robert Lord Writers Cottage
Josiah Morgan joins RNZ's Culture 101
20 September 2026
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Listen: Harriet Allan talks about editing Kelly Ana Morey's final novel
Kelly Ana Morey's novel was published a year after her death. Harriet Allan talks with RNZ's Kathryn Ryan about editing it.
8 September 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 — August-September 2026
Here they are! Ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (9 Aug to 5 Sept 2026).
11 September 2026
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Review: Degrees of Happy, by Philippa Werry
Imogen Gadd considers loss and grief in Philippa Werry's latest YA novel.
19 August 2026
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Claire Mabey's Favourites: Picture Books
Claire Mabey, winner of the 2026 Lynley Dodd Children's Writers Award, tells Kete about her favourite five picture books from Aotearoa.
20 August 2026
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