Author: Nicolla Hemi-Moorhouse Publisher: David Bateman Ltd

He pukapuka rawe mo nga tamariki nohinohi e whakakipakipa nei i te whakahi ahurea. A delightful pukapuka for young tamariki that inspires cultural pride.

Author: Gregory Hill Publisher: Exisle Publishing

The journey of The Antipodean Express takes in 89 days of travel, on 33 trains, through 19 countries. It begins in New Zealand's North Island, weaves past the volcanoes of Java, through East Asia and on into Europe.

Author: Jessica Urlichs Publisher: Little Moa

There are so many toys,
and games we can play.
Whatever we choose,
let's do it our way.

Join Frank and Quinn on their playdate - there are no limits to which toys they can play with and which games they can choose.

Author: Jane Arthur Publisher: Penguin New Zealand

Eleven-year-old Rebecca tries to make herself invisible so people won't call her weird. Resigned to spending the holidays by herself in a new neighbourhood while her mum works long hours at the supermarket, she meets Chester, who has come to stay for the summer. He is loud and fun and full of ideas. But will Rebecca be able to cope with being taken so far from her quiet comfort zone?

30th April 2024

Author: Shelley Burne-Field Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Poto is the perfect fledgling – the apple of her father's eye and a natural at hunting and flying. Anything a kāhu is supposed to be good at, Poto can do best of all. She can't understand why her sister Whetū gets cross with her – it's not her fault she's good at everything! As for her baby brother Ari, he's so weird and annoying.

Author: James Robb Publisher: Steele Roberts Aotearoa

"He devoted his life to free the world from unhappiness, tyranny and oppression," reads Harry Holland's memorial in Wellington. Militant unionist, socialist agitator, writer and organiser, Holland was a firebrand leader of workers - both in Australia, where he was jailed for sedition during the Broken Hill miners' strike of 1909, and in Aotearoa New Zealand, from the time he arrived at the start of the Waihi Strike in 1912, to his death at the tangi of the Maori King in 1933.

April 2024

Author: Sarah Beck Publisher: CP Books

This is a story about love, loneliness and despair. Returning to New Zealand after many years abroad, the author, Sarah Beck - a psychologist- writes about overcoming this despair both in herself and in her clients. She introduces the counselling world to her readers, through client stories and through her own journey to happiness.

April 2024

Author: Dahlia Malaeulu Publisher: Mila Books

Alofa tele atu, sending all my love, conveys a Pasifika parent's dreams, hopes, and cultural wishes for their Pasifika child as they embark on life's journey. The book unfolds as a personal letter expressing deep love and pride, incorporating cultural wisdom and cherished traditions.

Author: David Riley Publisher: Reading Warrior

Tuli has come down from heaven to explore our planet. But all he finds everywhere is water. Tagaloa creates land for him, but now he's lonely and doesn't have anyone to share it with! Find out what happens next in The First Samoans, a bilingual Samoan legend retold by David Riley and illustrated by Rasela Lafaele Uili.

18 April 2024

Author: M.H. Green Publisher: M.H.Green

Fresh from her success in her first murder trial at the Old Bailey, Penelope Lloyd-Hargreaves is persuaded to represent a senior Queen's Council who is in grave danger of being disbarred. Having accepted the case, she must call upon every ounce of expertise to achieve a satisfactory result. But is it enough? Will she prevail? And what of the request to take on a pupil? How will this fit in with her ambition to take silk?

April 2024

Author: Angi Pearce Publisher: Angi Pearce

Henry Houdini is an adventurous little dog who likes to go exploring beyond the walls of his property. His owners decide they need to do something to stop his roaming ways, but will they be successful in stopping him from escaping and wandering the streets?

April 2024

Author: Peter Sergel Publisher: Phantom House Books

When the city of Hamilton decided to establish a park on its old city rubbish dump, there were initially no plans to make it different from any other public park. However,
through strong community support and sponsorship, a unique space has emerged that’s now being recognised as one of the great gardens of the world.

23 April 2024

Author: Schaeffer Lemalu Publisher: Compound Press

The debut collection from a great poet and artist gone too soon. His word is among us, travelling still, full of candour, humility, a loving regard for detail. Includes an introduction by renowned US poet Donald Revell.

28 April 2024

Author: Bob Calkin Publisher: Quentin Wilson Publishing

Tales from the Lucky Generation follows Bob's rise from humble roots in working-class Whanganui to the world of law and business before a spectacular fall from grace landed him with a six-year prison sentence. Imprisonment changed Bob from an ambitious go-getter to a thoughtful, socially conscious man intent on recovering his sense of self-worth by making a positive contribution to society.

Author: Kiri Piahana-Wong Publisher: Anahera Press

Tidelines interweaves the poet's own life with the tragic story of Hinerangi, who lived at Karekare in the distant past. These are poems of Auckland's west coast, reflecting the steady rhythms of daily existence, alongside grief, mental unwellness, disintegration and resolution.

23 April 2024

Author: Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson Publisher: Allen & Unwin

During her time in Normandy, Pippa sent 135 secret messages conveying crucial information on German troop positions in the lead-up to D-Day. Pippa continued her mission until the liberation of Paris in August 1944.

For decades, Pippa told no one - not even her family - of her incredible feats during WWII.

Now, for the first time, her story can be told in full.

Author: Miriam Sharland Publisher: Otago University Press

Heart Stood Still is a record of Sharland's journey towards finding healing in the world's natural beauty, a beauty that we must fight to protect in the current climate crisis. It is both a memoir and a lyrical portrait of Manawatu. Through a series of personal essays that follow the pattern of the seasons, Sharland skilfully weaves reflections on her life and family history with observations on the native and introduced plants and animals about her; all tinged with her experience as 'an unsettled settler' in Aotearoa.

Author: Ngahuia te Awekotuku Publisher: HarperCollins New Zealand

‘In the 1950s, a young Ngahuia is fostered by a family who believe in hard work and community. Although close to her kuia, she craves more: she wants higher education and refined living. But whanau dismiss her dreams. To them, she is just a show-off, always getting into trouble, talking back and running away…’

Author: Peter Langlands Publisher: Penguin Books

New Zealand is full of incredible, edible wild foods - fruit, fungi and seaweed; berries, herbs and more - you only need to know where to look and how to do it safely. Foraging New Zealand is the ultimate guide to unearthing more than 250 of our tastiest wild plants.

Editors: David Eggleton, Vaughan Rapatahana, and Mere Taito Publisher: Massey University Press

To write poetry in New Zealand as a Pacific migrant is an act of wayfinding, a creative process of discovery and negotiation between cultural spaces. This collection of 137 poems by 89 Aotearoa-based Pacific poets explores that navigation.Deep and rich, like Moana Oceania itself, it shows Pasifika poetry to be in a constant state of 'old and new', of haharagi and lelea' mafua, a lively and evolving continuum.

11 April 2024