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.

Learn More

Search:Click here to search for a title, review, author or article...

Applications open for NZSA Peter & Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2025

Calling for applications from writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are current...

Review: No, I Don't Get Danger Money, by Lisette Reymer

Anna Scaife is intrigued by the 'fly-on-the-wall view' of what goes on behind the camera in Lisette Reymer's debut memoir.

Extract: Chthonic Cycle, by Una Cruickshank

We feature an extract from #NewVoicesofAotearoa Una Cruickshank's award-winning debut, THE CHTHONIC CYCLE, published in 2024 ...

Review: Oceans Between Us, edited by Sereana Naepi

'One moment brought me to a full stop, learning about Banaba, where 90% of the land was mined away, leaving it uninhabitable ...

New Books

Ngā Pukapuka Hou

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

Strong Words 4

by Lynley Edmeades

Holding the Heavy Stuff

by Ben Sedley

The Lost Words

by Kimberley Ngareta Kearney

Invisible Intelligence

by Welby Ings

Atonement Sky

by Nalini Singh

In the Hollow of a Wave

by Nina Mingya Powles

Tūmahi Māori

by Hone Waengarangi Morris

Oceans Between Us: Pacific Peoples and Racism in A...

by Sereana Naepi

Sick Power Trip

by Erik Kennedy

Untold Intimacies: A History of Sex Work in Aotear...

by Cheryl Ware

Dear Alter

by Jiaqiao Liu

How to Spot a Dickhead

by Kathryn Burnett

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...

View this week's list

Kete's Calendar of Events

Te Maramataka Taiopenga o Kete

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

View this month's events...

Reviews Ngā Arotakenga

Read our independent reviews of the latest books from Aotearoa.

Review: The Secret Green, by Sonya Wilson

Claire Williamson reflects on 'the perfect gentle call to action' in Sonya Wilson's new children's novel THE SECRET GREEN, se...

Review: A Beautiful Family, by Jennifer Trevelyan

Jennifer Trevelyan’s debut novel harnesses the fate of a missing child to kickstart a layered coming-of-age story of friendsh...

Review: A Dim Prognosis, by Ivor Popovich

'an unflinchingly honest critique of a New Zealand health system that is at risk of implosion...' ...

Review: Terrier, Worrier by Anna Jackson

'What does the poet's voice think about over the seasons? Or think it's thinking about? How her pet hen shoved cats off the b...

Review: The Good Father, by Liam McIlvanney

Clare Travaglia can't put down Liam McIlvanney's latest thriller, THE GOOD FATHER. ...

Review: Short | Poto

'The bilingual presentation creates a unique reading experience. Stories appear numerically from 1-100, side by side in both ...

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

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

'It’s given me a place to escape' : Alla Zaykova

Extract: It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

'Te reo Māori has taken a bit of a beating': Donovan Te Ahunui Farnham

ListenWhakarongo Mai

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

'Children should see themselves': David Riley, The Reading Warrior

David Riley is a publisher and author of books for children. His goal is to 'inspire young people with positive, inspirationa...

100 bilingual stories: Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong

SHORT | POTO, edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong, is a new fully bilingual anthology of 100 flash fiction pieces i...

Against the Odds: Pioneering Women Doctors

Otago Medical School is 150 years old this year and women make up 50% of their graduates. Between the 1890s - 1967, this was ...

Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki

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