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: Sophie, Standing There, by Meg Mason
'Mason suggests that the most meaningful relationships we form with art may ultimately reveal as muc...
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'It was a joy': Anthony Byrt on writing fiction
DYING DAYS features New Zealand soldiers in Trieste, vicious rumours, and the last throes of WW2...
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Poetry community powers National Poetry Day 2026
National Poetry Day Event Calendar 2026 is released. Check it out and celebrate poetry!
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Kasi Valu named as 2026 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence
The International Institute of Modern Letters is delighted to announce this appointment.
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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: AUP New Poets 12
'...thoughtful, tender, and playful meditations on place, self, and the haunting of both.'
14 July 2026
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Review: Ringside, by Mike Munro
Libby Kirkby-McLeod hunts for juicy story in political memoir RINGSIDE.
14 July 2026
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Review: Stakes, by Noelle McCarthy
'This is a book about chasing desire, but also about renegotiating boundaries...'
8 July 2026
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Review: A Place to Stand, by Clare Ward
6 July 2026
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Review: The Nowhere Boy, by Anne Cleary
Claire Williamson analyses the questions at the heart of Allen & Unwin Fiction Prize Winner novel THE NOWHERE BOY.
3 July 2026
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Review: Ngāti Kuia: He Pūtake, Hei Pakiaka Ora A History, by Madi Williams
'There are vast expanses of this country where the mana of the whenua has not been acknowledged by the conquerors. To learn the whakapapa we need to listen, but to whom? This book,...
22 June 2026
Continue reading...Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga
Author Q&As and extracts from up coming NZ books.
ListenWhakarongo Mai
Listen to author interviews, reviews, and book news. Plus, read reviews about audiobooks by authors from Aotearoa.

Listen: Gareth and Louise Ward
Murder and Mojitos authors Gareth and Louise Ward on RNZ
19 July 2026
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Listen: Author Graci Kim
Author Graci Kim's writing for young adults.
13 July 2026
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Listen: Author compiles Southern Hemisphere's greatest novels
Southern Hemisphere's best novels list explained
23 June 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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