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: Front Row Seat, by Dame Juliet Gerrard
'We witness how science can provide evidence but cannot determine exactly what a government should d...
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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.
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Inaugural scholarships for Young Writers Awarded
Tāwhia Copyright Aotearoa (TCA) and the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (N...
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Chris Tse joins Auckland Writers Festival Board
Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki is delighted to welcome acclaimed poet and former New Zea...
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New Books Ngā Pukapuka Hou
Song of the Birds
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That Woman
Author: Silvia Cartwright
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: 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
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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 to kōrero about their lives, deaths, and descendants...'
7 September 2026
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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: The Farm, by Bruce Ansley
David Hill reports on town-to-rural memoir THE FARM.
2 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: 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
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Listen: John Summers's Green Sea
John Summers joins RNZ's Sunday Morning for the slot 'What’s My Book About'.
30 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 — 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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