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: Great Hearts, by Hazel Phillips
'Joanna Harper leads the way, as the first European woman to set foot on Mount Cook's glaciers, in 1...
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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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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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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: Witi Ihimaera Smiler's return to the world of The Whale Rider
Witi Ihimaera Smiler talks with Kathryn Ryan on RNZ about returning to the world of 'The Whale Rider'.
1 October 2026
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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
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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