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Review in Conversation: The Case of the Angry Ghost

Alasdair, 11-yr-old guitarist and Terry Pratchett fan, gives us his honest opinion in this conversational review of Rachael K...

Review: Pastoral Care, by John Prins

Kirsteen Ure considers the complexity of parenting and relationships in John Prins' debut short story collection PASTORAL CARE.

Extract: Slowing the Sun, by Nadine Hura

'Jimmy Barnes says that life’s too short for burning bridges, but I want to know if life will be long enough to rebuild them?...

Review: The Hungry Cook, by Olivia Galletly

'I think it would be very good to be proper friends with Olivia Galletly. If her debut book THE HUNGRY COOK is anything to go...

New Books

Ngā Pukapuka Hou

Check out the latest books from our amazing NZ authors...

Giving Birth to My Father

by Tusiata Avia

It's What He Would Have Wanted

by Nick Ascroft

If We Knew How to We Would

by Emma Barnes

The Fate of Dragons

by Sarina Clark

The Retreat

by Helen Vivienne Fletcher

The Case of the Angry Ghost: Violet and the Velvet...

by Rachael King

The Vanishing Place

by Zoe Rankin

Pilgrim

by Bruce Logan

Speaking My Language Te Kōrero i Tōku Reo

by Mike McRoberts

Habits of High Performers

by James Laughlin

Speaking My Language Te Kōrero i Tōku Reo

by Mike McRoberts

The Retreat

by Helen Vivienne Fletcher

This week's Aotearoa NZ Bestsellers

Ngā 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...

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Kete's Calendar of Events

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An essential calendar of events for all things bookish in Aotearoa New Zealand...

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Reviews Ngā Arotakenga

Read our independent reviews of the latest books from Aotearoa.

Review: Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2025

'Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2025 is both an artistic achievement and a cultural document, capturing a nation thriving despite s...

Review: In the Hollow of the Wave, by Nina Mingya Powles

'Harbours are liminal spaces—neither fully land nor sea—offering temporary shelter within constant movement, much like the cu...

Review: The Anatomy of Sand, by Mikaela Nyman

A short capsule review and poem excerpt from Mikaela Nyman's THE ANATOMY OF SAND....

Review: No Good, by Sophie van Waardenberg

Melanie Kwang is charmed by Sophie van Waardenberg's long-awaited first poetry collection, NO GOOD. ...

Review: The Venetian Blind Poems, by Paula Green

'The Venetian Blind Poems reminds us that finding our own peace doesn’t mean blinding ourselves to reality and turning from t...

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

Author Q&As and extracts from up coming NZ books.

Extract: The Call, by Gavin Strawhan

'I wrote this book for diasporatanga': Nicola Andrews

Extract: My Weekend Table, by Gretchen Lowe

ListenWhakarongo Mai

Listen to author interviews, reviews, and book news. Plus, read reviews about audiobooks by authors from Aotearoa.

Listen: Jiaqiao Liu on robots and how they're everywhere

In their first poetry collection DEAR ALTER, Jiaqiao Liu explores 'the ambiguities, paradoxes and kinships between human and...

Listen: Tracey Slaughter talks poetry

It's Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day! Tracey Slaughter talks to Jesse Mulligan in this expert feature on poetry. ...

Listen: Duncan Sarkies on writers as explorers

Duncan Sarkies talks to Mark Amery on Culture 101 about the 'joy of discovery' in writing, and his upcoming appearances at WO...

Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki

The latest picks for children's picture books, junior fiction and young adults.

All about books in Aotearoa, all in one Kete.

Mō ngā pukapuka i Aotearoa, kua whaowhia ki te kete kotahi.

Review in Conversation: The Case of the Angry Ghost

Review: Pastoral Care, by John Prins

Extract: Slowing the Sun, by Nadine Hura

Review: The Hungry Cook, by Olivia Galletly

New Books

Giving Birth to My Father

It's What He Would Have Wanted

If We Knew How to We Would

The Fate of Dragons

The Retreat

The Case of the Angry Ghost: Violet and the Velvet...

The Vanishing Place

Pilgrim

Speaking My Language Te Kōrero i Tōku Reo

Habits of High Performers

Speaking My Language Te Kōrero i Tōku Reo

The Retreat

This week's Aotearoa NZ Bestsellers

Kete's Calendar of Events

Reviews Ngā Arotakenga

Review: Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2025

Review: In the Hollow of the Wave, by Nina Mingya Powles

Review: The Anatomy of Sand, by Mikaela Nyman

Review: No Good, by Sophie van Waardenberg

Review: The Venetian Blind Poems, by Paula Green

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

Extract: The Call, by Gavin Strawhan

'I wrote this book for diasporatanga': Nicola Andrews

Extract: My Weekend Table, by Gretchen Lowe

ListenWhakarongo Mai

Listen: Jiaqiao Liu on robots and how they're everywhere

Listen: Tracey Slaughter talks poetry

Listen: Duncan Sarkies on writers as explorers

Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki

Review: The Secret Green, by Sonya Wilson

Extract: It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

The Aotearoa Junior Fiction and Young Adult Bestseller List — July 2025