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Immerse yourself in feature stories on books and authors from Aotearoa. Dive into author interviews, articles, extracts, essays and more.

Tēnā, rukuhia ngā paki hirahira o ngā pukapuka me ngā kaituhi nō Aotearoa. Rukuhia ngā uiui kaituhi, ngā atikara, ngā tīpakohanga, ngā tuhingaroa, aha atu, aha atu.

Interview

Through the universe to make bread: Lily Uivel

Author and illustrator Lily Uivel talks to Kete about her picture book BIG BANG BREAD.

18 August 2026

Extract

Extract: Out of the Box, by Trish Harris

Read a heartwarming story from Trish Harris's recent book OUT OF THE BOX.

16 August 2026

Interview

'I am a sucker for colour': Derek Smith on ROADSCAPES

Photographer Derek talks to Kete about social landscape photography in his new book.

14 August 2026

Interview

Book Industry Lifetime Achievement Award winners honoured

Four stalwarts of Aotearoa’s book industry were honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Aotearoa New Zealand Book Industry Awards.

14 August 2026

Extract

Extract: Sorry Rock, by Thalia Henry

Read an extract of Thalia Henry's new novel SORRY ROCK (Cloud Ink Press)

12 August 2026

Listen

Listen: The Modern Dad, by Louis Davis

Louis Davis with a new way to navigate fatherhood.

10 August 2026

Listen

Listen: Whole animal eating with Nick Thomson

Chef Nick Thomson celebrates New Zealand’s rich culinary heritage and the art of nose-to-tail cooking.

10 August 2026

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Listen: The unsettled afterlife of Captain Cook

Historian Tony Ballantyne on untangling the web of Cook's legacy in his new book, CAPTAIN COOK AND THE UNSETTLED AFTERLIVES OF EMPIRE.

8 August 2026

Extract

Extract: A Beautiful Family, by Jennifer Trevelyan

We feature an extract from #newvoicesofaotearoa Jennifer Trevelyan's debut novel, A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, published in 2025 by Allen & Unwin Aotearoa.

6 August 2026

Interview

Essay: Thalia Henry on 'environment as story' in SORRY ROCK

Thalia Henry explains the importance of the distinct environments, Northern Territory and Te Henga, in her second novel SORRY ROCK.

6 August 2026

Extract

Extract: Among Kinabuhi sa Aotearoa: Filipino Lives in Aotearoa

Nina Gabriella Santos speaks of the fight for dignity in this extract from AMONG KINABUHI SA AOTEAROA.

3 August 2026

Interview

'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...

30 July 2026

Interview

'A beach read with teeth': Adam Perry on EVERY LAKE

'Tales of creaking pines, roaring bonfires and being watched from the trees...'

24 July 2026

Extract

Extract: The Bookshop Detectives 3: Murder and Mojitos

Wondering what the third instalment of the wildly popular BOOKSHOP DETECTIVES series is like? Check out the first chapter here.

23 July 2026

Interview

Heart-wrenching, significant, fascinating: Tom Clarke

GREAT TALES OF AOTEAROA author Tom Clarke give Kete the lowdown on this collection of extraordinary historical stories.

20 July 2026

Listen

Listen: Gareth and Louise Ward

Murder and Mojitos authors Gareth and Louise Ward on RNZ

19 July 2026

Listen

Listen: Author Graci Kim

Author Graci Kim's writing for young adults.

13 July 2026

Interview

'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

Interview

Four authors from Landfall Tauraka 251 speak

Landfall Tauraka publishes twice a year and includes a variety of writers from Aotearoa in each issue. Hear what four of those writers say about being published in the journal.

25 June 2026

Extract

Extract: Truffled Brie Pie from EASY AS PIE

A delicious pie recipe from Wendy Morgan's EASY AS PIE, great for weekend entertaining.

23 June 2026

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Listen: Author compiles Southern Hemisphere's greatest novels

Southern Hemisphere's best novels list explained

23 June 2026