Events

Samesame But Different, New Zealand’s only LGBTQIA+ literary festival celebrates its 10th birthday in 2025. Festival dates are 12 to 15 February.

Samesame But Different, New Zealand’s only LGBTQIA+ literary festival celebrates its 10th birthday in 2025. Festival dates are 12 to 15 February.

Samesame But Different, New Zealand’s only LGBTQIA+ literary festival celebrates its 10th birthday in 2025. Festival dates are 12 to 15 February.

Samesame But Different, New Zealand’s only LGBTQIA+ literary festival celebrates its 10th birthday in 2025. Festival dates are 12 to 15 February.

The 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Longlist is set to be announced on 30 January.

Scorpio Books and Huia Publishers warmly welcome you to the launch of Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War by local author T K Roxborogh.

Did you binge the madam TV series? Now you can pick up the new memoir MADAM and find out what REALLY happened.

The exclusive first-ever public event for ngā pukapuka pekapeka, the new Ōtautahi micropress

Scorpio Books warmly invites you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of Coming In From The Cold: Tautoko Tāne enabling the wellbeing of male survivors of sexual violence by Bex De Prospo Carr, Fiona Clapham Howard and Tony Chamberlain.

Walker Books and Scorpio Books warmly invite you to the launch of The Strange and Unlikely Tale of Montgomery, the Mysterious Bird of Mystery by Antony Elworthy. .

Scorpio Book and Cold Hub Press warmly invite you to the launch of Hotel Theresa by Doc Drumheller. All welcome, refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP and pre-order your book today!

Verb Wellington: a big, beautiful party that celebrates books, reading, ideas, information and conversation.

Massey University Press and Unity Books invite you to the launch of Woolsheds: The historic shearing sheds of Aotearoa New Zealand by Annette O’Sullivan and Jane Ussher.

The RAWA festival site is live and registrations are open!

This year's festival is set for 18 to 20 October.

Ngā Ringa Tuhituhi Kupu Māori Writers Festival 2024 comes to Rotorua for another year of kōrero and rich mātauranga.

A bookish quiz night for the Acorn Project.

A day to celebrate and appreciate local booksellers, all around the motu. Head into your local bookshop for bookish events, excitement and more!

Massey University Press and Unity Books Wellington invite you to the launch of Becoming Aotearoa.

Massey University Press and Objectspace invite you to the launch of Herbst Architecture in context by John Walsh.

A festival of illustration for children in Christchurch on 27 and 28 September.