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Cats at Work: Leanne McGregor on furry friends

Leanne McGregor chats to Kete about furry friends, writing her first book, and the path to publishing CATS WITH JOBS. ...

Six top 2025 picture books to buy and gift

Melinda Syzmanik reviews six picture books from 2025 that would make marvellous Christmas gifts. Read on to see what she thinks.

Review: The Vanishing Place, by Zoe Rankin

'The past, with its bush memories, is always there, ‘lapping at her shins’...'...

Skateboarding and research joy: Josie Shapiro and Sue Orr

Brilliant, sparkling novels: Josie Shapiro and Sue Orr talk skateboarding, digging deep into research, and surprising charact...

New Books

Ngā Pukapuka Hou

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

Obligate Carnivore

by Stephanie Johnson

Psychiatry and the Law, 2nd edition (Paperback)

by Jeremy Skipworth Warren Brookbanks

The Knobbly Ball

by Anna Bloomfield

Enlightened

by R.William Plume

Calum the Chameleon

by Danni Rae

I am You Papatuanuku

by Kate Parker

Folly Journal 003

by Emily Broadmore

Awkward

by Bonnie Pue

Mr Ward's Map

by Elizabeth Cox

Angel Train: Four Novellas

by Elizabeth Smither

Daisy Lane

by Pyne Stacey

Japan: An Autobiography II

by Peter Shaw

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

Te Maramataka Taiopenga o Kete

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: The Collector, by Andrew McKay and Richard Wolfe

David Hill muses on the Victorian collector-type in this review of THE COLLECTOR, a biography of Thomas Cheeseman. ...

Review: Ruth Dallas: A Writer's Life, by Diana Morrow

'...her poetry was notable for its clarity, refinement, economy and engagement with the landscape of Southland and Otago. It ...

Review: Mana, by Tāme Iti

'Iti’s life, which for most of his adulthood has been sketched out broadly in the media and exist in the public domain, gains...

Review: Good Things Come and Go, by Josie Shapiro

'Shapiro’s writing is artful and assured, and Good Things Come and Go is a heartfelt exploration. It weighs up what could hav...

Review: The Shadow Weaver, by Ivy Cliffwater

'Main character Caris Ironside is badass. Unconventional, trained as a blacksmith and swordsperson, Caris has a mission...'...

Review: Hiding Places, by Lynley Edmeades

'...a way of talking about what matters to us most, but telling it slant. And the result is rich, complex, skittish and intel...

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

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

Skateboarding and research joy: Josie Shapiro and Sue Orr

'The urgent need for stories': Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson

'joyful queer tangata Tiriti ways': Dr liz breslin

ListenWhakarongo Mai

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

Listen: Kiri Lightfoot's love of picture books

Kiri Lightfoot, author of the recent picture book TE NGAHERE I TE PŌ / THE FOREST AT NIGHT and award-winning YA BEAR, talks a...

Listen: Olivia Spooner and WWII American soldiers

Olivia Spooner reflects on WWII American soldiers based in NZ, the subject of her latest novel, in this SUNDAY MORNING interv...

Listen: Catch that Fish with chef Al Brown

A lifelong love of fishing has led chef Al Brown to his latest endeavour - a book for children and adults, HOOKED: LEARNING T...

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.

Cats at Work: Leanne McGregor on furry friends

Six top 2025 picture books to buy and gift

Review: The Vanishing Place, by Zoe Rankin

Skateboarding and research joy: Josie Shapiro and Sue Orr

New Books

Obligate Carnivore

Psychiatry and the Law, 2nd edition (Paperback)

The Knobbly Ball

Enlightened

Calum the Chameleon

I am You Papatuanuku

Folly Journal 003

Awkward

Mr Ward's Map

Angel Train: Four Novellas

Daisy Lane

Japan: An Autobiography II

This week's Aotearoa NZ Bestsellers

Kete's Calendar of Events

Reviews Ngā Arotakenga

Review: The Collector, by Andrew McKay and Richard Wolfe

Review: Ruth Dallas: A Writer's Life, by Diana Morrow

Review: Mana, by Tāme Iti

Review: Good Things Come and Go, by Josie Shapiro

Review: The Shadow Weaver, by Ivy Cliffwater

Review: Hiding Places, by Lynley Edmeades

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

Skateboarding and research joy: Josie Shapiro and Sue Orr

'The urgent need for stories': Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson

'joyful queer tangata Tiriti ways': Dr liz breslin

ListenWhakarongo Mai

Listen: Kiri Lightfoot's love of picture books

Listen: Olivia Spooner and WWII American soldiers

Listen: Catch that Fish with chef Al Brown

Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki

Kiwi kids love to read!

Water and wings: new natural history for kids

The animals have it: Three picture books from 2025