Editor: Patrick Shepherd. Publisher: Massey University Press.

What transformation happens when writers, musicians and artists stand in the vast, cold spaces of Antarctica? This book brings together paintings, photographs, texts and musical scores by Aotearoa New Zealand artists who have been to the Ice.

09 November 2023

Editors: Carlos Lehnebach, Claire Regnault, Rebecca Rice, Isaac Te Awa, and Rachel Yates. Publisher: Te Papa Press.

This big, glorious book mines Te Papa’s collections to explore and expand upon the way we think about our botanical world and its cultural imprint.

09 November 2023

Authors: Cassandra Barnett & Kura Te Waru-Rewiri. Publisher: Massey University Press.

This richly illustrated publication examines the last 25 years of the influential Toioho ki Āpiti programme at Massey University, its global indigenous pedagogical reach, and its ongoing impacts on national and international contemporary art and cultural sectors.

09 November 2023

Authors: Julia Kasper & Phil Sirvid. Publisher: Te Papa Press.

Part of the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible introduction to a range of the native insects encountered in Aotearoa New Zealand is written by two expert entomologists from our national museum, Te Papa.

09 November 2023

Author: Terry Fitzgibbon. Publisher: White Cloud Books.

Salt celebrates New Zealand's coastline with breath-taking and evocative B & W photography accompanied by poetry by Terry Fitzgibbon, capturing the essence of beach life across Aotearoa.

09 November 2023

Author: Luke Smythe. Publisher: Massey University Press.

Gretchen Albrecht CNZM is one of New Zealand’s most influential painters. This revised edition includes her practice since 2019 and also interrogates her Illuminations work of the 1970s, which she revisited and re-presented in 2022.

09 November 2023

Author: Selina Tusitala Marsh. Publisher: Auckland University Press.

With her trademark visual wit, our buddy Mophead unravels the knots that keep us up at night.

‘What do you do if nothing is right – not at home, at school, anywhere?’

‘What if people don’t like me?’

‘What if your own ideas stink?’

‘How do I hug my dad?’

07 November 2023

Author: Tess Eden. Publisher: Penguin.

A friendly entry point to plant-based cooking, with veganised Kiwi classics, budget-friendly recipes and meals to whip up in a minute from what's in the pantry.

07 November 2023

Author: Fleur Woods. Publisher: Koa Press Ltd.

The Untamed Thread is the story of Fleur Wood’s journey from corporate world to creative life woven with generous doses of the practical ways you can bring more creativity into your own life.

05 November 2023

Author: Melinda Szymanik. Illustrator: Isobel Joy Te Aho-White. Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand.

The Clouds think Sun and Rain would get along well, but Rain thinks Sun doesn’t want to know her as Sun always vanishes when she turns up. What might happen if they were to meet?

01 November 2023

Author: Lynda Finn. Illustrator: Nikki Slade Robinson. Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand.

From Lynda Finn comes the story of Trevor, a mallard duck that was blown from Aotearoa to Niue in 2018 and embraced by the island nation.

01 November 2023

Authors: Jane Mahoney & Sophie Bannan. Publisher: Allen & Unwin New Zealand.

Explore 12 intriguing and unique New Zealand gardens and learn from the talented gardeners who created them.

24 October 2023

Author: Gregory O’Brien. Publisher: Auckland University Press.

A richly illustrated account of the life and work of one of New Zealand’s most iconic artists, Don Binney.

19 October 2023

Author: Jane Robertson. Publisher: Massey University Press.

Jane Robertson’s superbly illustrated history of the people who settled in the many bays of Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour is full of finely observed insights into the challenges of living in small, remote communities.

12 October 2023

Author: Kim Johnston. Publisher: White Cloud Books.

The bucket list of New Zealand’s motorcycle riding roads is long. This is where Motorcycle Road Trips Across New Zealand comes in with Kim Johnston profiling 20 incredible routes across the country.

12 October 2023

Author: Steve Barnett. Publisher: White Cloud Books.

Nowhere far from the sea is a compilation of quotes about New Zealand by the intelligent and the well-known.

12 October 2023

Editors: Mark Amery, Amber Clausner and Sophie Jerram. Publisher: Massey University Press.

Written by leading New Zealand writers and thinkers, including Pip Adam and Chris Kraus, Urgent Moments demonstrates the vital role artists can play in the pressing discussions of our times.

12 October 2023

Author: Jo McCarroll. Publisher: Upstart Press Ltd.

Vege Patch from Scratch will teach you the fundamentals of growing pretty much everything, plus show you how to grow fresh food at home – whether in a courtyard, on a deck, in pots on the windowsill, or in a large vegetable patch.

12 October 2023

Authors: Jools & Lynda Topp. Publisher: Allen & Unwin NZ.

Jools and Lynda Topp, aka The Topp Twins, tell their incredible story in their own words, describing their adventurous lives through laugh-out-loud anecdotes and heartwarming tales.

03 October 2023

Author: Sam Low. Publisher: Allen & Unwin NZ.

Everyday, at-home Chinese cooking from MasterChef NZ winner Sam Low who demystifies modern Chinese cooking with a collection of accessible, simple recipes that can be cooked with ingredients from the supermarket.

03 October 2023