Aotearoa New Zealand Bestseller ListsNgā Rārangi Pukapuka Pai Rawa Atu o Aotearoa
The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.
Aotearoa Bestsellers – 10 May to 17 May
View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (10 May to 17 May 2025).
Charts produced by NielsenIQ BookScan NZ using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers.
© NielsenIQ BookScan NZ 2025
Fiction - Adults
- The Book of Guilt by Catherine ChidgeyTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38
- Delirious by Damien WilkinsTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38
- See How They Fall by Rachel ParisHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
- The Bookshop Detectives 2: Tea and Cake and Death by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
- 1985: A Novel by Dominic HoeyPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
- Black Silk and Buried Secrets by Deborah ChallinorHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $37.99
- Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
- Sea Change by Jenny PattrickDavid Bateman Ltd - $37.99
- Pretty Ugly by Kirsty GunnOtago University Press - $35
- The Bookshop Detectives 1: Dead Girl Gone - B Format by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $26
Non-Fiction Adults
- Full Circle: A personal story of reconnection to te ao Māori by Jenny-May ClarksonHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $19.99
- Everyday Comfort Food by Vanya InsullAllen & Unwin - $39.99
- Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World by Ruth ShawAllen & Unwin - $39.99
- Whānau: Reo Māori Phrases to Share With the People You Love by Donovan FarnhamHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $29.99
- No Words for This by Ali MauHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
- Hine Toa by Ngahuia te AwekotukuHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
- The Last Secret Agent by Pippa LatourAllen & Unwin - $37.99
- Northbound: Four seasons of solitude on Te Araroa by Naomi ArnoldHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
- The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth ShawAllen & Unwin - $38.99
- Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori Art by Deidre BrownAuckland University Press - $90
Children and Young Adults
- Dreamslinger: Slinger Series Book 1 by Graci KimPenguin Group (NZ) - $24
- The Pinchers and the Dog Chase by Anders SparringGecko Press - $19.99
- Nine Girls by Stacy GreggPenguin Group (NZ) - $22
- Tūī Street Tales by Anne KayesScholastic New Zealand Limited - $18
- The Gavin Bishop Treasury: 10 Favourite Fairy Stories and Original Tales by Gavin BishopPenguin Group (NZ) - $45
- Anahera: The Mighty Kiwi Mama by Ruth PaulPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
- Tūī Street Legends by Anne KayesWildling Books - $22.95
- Tūī Street Heroes by Anne KayesWildling Books - $22.95
- The Pinchers and the Diamond Heist by Anders SparringGecko Press - $19.99
- The Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs by Anika MoaPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
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