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The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 25 to 31 January 2026

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (25 to 31 January).

Charts produced by NielsenIQ BookData New Zealand using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers.

© NielsenIQ BookData NZ 2026

Fiction - Adults

  1. The American Boys by Olivia SpoonerHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  2. The Book of Guilt by Catherine ChidgeyTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38
  3. The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  4. Julia Eichardt: a Life of Grit and Grace by Lauren RocheFlying Books Publishing - $36.99
  5. The Vanishing Place by Zoe RankinHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  6. See How They Fall by Rachel ParisHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  7. The Shadow Weaver by Ivy CliffwaterHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  8. Sea Change by Jenny PattrickDavid Bateman Ltd - $37.99
  9. Good Things Come and Go by Josie ShapiroAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  10. 1985: A Novel by Dominic HoeyPenguin Group (NZ) - $38

Non-Fiction Adults

  1. Lessons on Living by Nigel LattaHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  2. Champions Do Extra by Brad ThornHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  3. Become Unstoppable by Gilbert EnokaPenguin Group (NZ) - $40
  4. A Different Kind of Power: A memoir by Jacinda ArdernPenguin Group (NZ) - $59.99
  5. Nourish by Chelsea WinterAllen & Unwin - $49.99
  6. Māori Ora by Hira NathanAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  7. Ara: A Māori guidebook of the mind by Dr Hinemoa ElderPenguin Group (NZ) - $30
  8. The Unlikely Doctor by Timoti Te MokeAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  9. Mana by Tāme ItiAllen & Unwin - $49.99
  10. Habits of High Performers by James LaughlinHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99

Children and Young Adults

  1. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $15.99
  2. Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi by Blair CooperFlying Books Publishing - $22.99
  3. This Is Not Yours To Carry by Sarah BrownCatch Phrase Media NZ Ltd - $25
  4. Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea by T K RoxboroghHuia Publishers - $25
  5. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  6. Hooked: Learning to Fish by Al BrownAllen & Unwin - $35
  7. Pee Wee the Kiwi's Sticker Adventure by Blair CooperFlying Books Publishing - $14.99
  8. Taniwha by Gavin BishopPenguin Group (NZ) - $40
  9. The Wonky Donkey Treasury by Craig SmithScholastic New Zealand Limited - $29.99
  10. Hairy Maclary and Friends: Little Learning Library: 4 books in 1 by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $15.99

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