Events

Have This Heart is a compulsively readable story collection about men who are trying to do better.

Scorpio Books and Te Herenga Waka University Press warmly welcome you to the launch of HAVE THIS HEART by Lawrence Patchett.

To celebrate the release of the much-anticipated fourth book The Ballad of Falling Dragons, Sarah is touring New Zealand to meet her readers.

The Te Pae Tawhiti Award winners will be announced at an Awards Gala on 22 August 2026 at Te Whare Taapere Iti, Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts in Hamilton as part of Hamilton Book Month.

Led by Barbara and Chris Else, authors and teachers of creative writing.

Bringing together local and visiting poets for monthly readings and an open mic in the heart of Dunedin.

Scorpio Books and Quentin Wilson Publishing warmly welcome you to the launch of Icefall by Marie Connolly.

Join us for a fun session with Sonya McArthur, author of the illustrated children’s book Tales of Curiosity! She will read lively excerpts from her story, chat with you in a Q&A, and get everyone creative with nature crafts.

You are invited to a talk by local author Robert W. Fisk.

Come to our birthday party!

Scholar Christopher de Hamel talks about his latest book, THE MIGRANTS.

Join us for the launch of Layers of Identity (Ōtepoti UNESCO City of Literature, 2026), a new collection of poetry, essays, and speeches by Ōtepoti rangatahi (aged 8–24), developed from rangatahi podcasts on OAR FM.

Massey University Press warmly invites you to the launch of ' Zines NZ: From punk to present', by Bryce Galloway

Massey University Press warmly invites you to the launch of The Good Settler - Essays from other people’s lands, by Richard Shaw.

A star-studded line-up bursting with well-known literary powerhouses, global thinkers and fresh new voices will take to the stage for the 27th Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki from 12 – 17 May.

The University of Waikato presents 'Picturebooks, pedagogies and plurilingualism: Changing linguistic landscapes one picturebook at a time' with Professor Nicola Daly.

The Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival is back from 8 - 10 May with an exciting and inspiring programme of big names, big ideas, and big conversations.

Siobhan Harvey, Otago University Press and Unity Books Auckland warmly invite you to the book launch of the award-winning, What We Remember, What We Forget: A memoir in memory by Siobhan Harvey.

The Going West Trust is delighted to welcome Dominic Hoey to Shadbolt House for the final event in our Within These Walls series, part of the Going West Festival’s 30-year anniversary programme.

Kerikeri book launch for The Gum Trees of Kerikeri by Lynn Jenner. To be launched by Kim Martins and proudly sponsored by the New Zealand Poetry Society. All welcome!

Come and celebrate The Real Halloween with seasonally-appropriate readings from local authors. Scorpio Books will be open late for this special event.