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The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 18 to 26 April

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (19 to 26 April 2025).

Charts produced by Nielsen BookScan NZ using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers.

© Nielsen BookScan NZ 2025

Fiction - Adults

  1. The Bookshop Detectives 2: Tea and Cake and Death by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  2. Black Silk and Buried Secrets by Deborah ChallinorHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $37.99
  3. See How They Fall by Rachel ParisHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  4. The Bookshop Detectives 1: Dead Girl Gone - B Format by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $26
  5. Sea Change by Jenny PattrickDavid Bateman Ltd - $37.99
  6. The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  7. The Tour: Washed up, broke, and talentless... it's showtime! by Falstaff Dowling-MitchellFalstaff Books - $30
  8. The Secrets of Maiden's Cove by Erin PalmisanoHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  9. Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  10. Amma by Saraid de SilvaHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99

Non-Fiction Adults

  1. Everyday Comfort Food by Vanya InsullAllen & Unwin - $39.99
  2. No Words for This by Ali MauHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  3. Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World by Ruth ShawAllen & Unwin - $39.99
  4. Northbound: Four seasons of solitude on Te Araroa by Naomi ArnoldHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  5. The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth ShawAllen & Unwin - $38.99
  6. High Heels and Gumboots: A city girl and a lot to learn by Rebecca HayterHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  7. The Last Secret Agent by Pippa LatourAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  8. Rich Enough?: A Laid-back Guide for Every Kiwi 2025 Edition by Mary HolmHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  9. Retirement Ready by Martin HawesUpstart Press Ltd - $39.99
  10. Atua Wāhine: The ancient wisdom of Maori goddesses by Hana TapiataHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $36.99

Children and Young Adults

  1. The New Zealand School Holidays Activity Book by Aleksandra SzmidtHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $
  2. The Tractor Has a Wobbly Wheel by Carla MartellAllen & Unwin - $22.99
  3. Toot the Tow Truck (Nee Naw and Friends) by Deano YipadeeScholastic New Zealand Limited - $21.99
  4. Hairy Maclary Treasury: The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $50
  5. Where is Hairy Maclary? by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  6. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $15.99
  7. Edmonds My First Cookbook by Goodman FielderHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $27.99
  8. Giraffe the Gardener by Kimberly AndrewsPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
  9. Moto Mike the Motorbike (Nee Naw and Friends) by Deano YipadeeScholastic New Zealand Limited - $21.99
  10. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99

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