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When did you know you wanted to write for kids? Kete asked some of the Children's Awards shortlisted authors, illustrators and translators to tell us about the moment they knew.
11 June 2025
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The ten authors chosen for the New Voices for Aotearoa initiative each have a unique perspective that draws a reader into their books. Kete’s gathered together reviews and commenta...
11 June 2025
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Isla Huia reviews two recently published poetry books by kaituhi Māori, E Kō, Nō Hea Koe by Matariki Bennett, and In the Cracks of Light by Apirana Taylor, and muses on the kaupap...
5 June 2025
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Here they are! Ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (20 April to 17 May 2025).
22 May 2025
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Where did their ideas come from? Kete asked the authors of the sixteen books shortlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2025 to answer one question ('What inspired you to w...
7 May 2025
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Here they are! Ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (23 March to 19 April 2025).
5 May 2025
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Heading to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards ceremony? Grab a ticket, brush up on the shortlists for the four categories, and head along to hear the authors read and the winners r...
22 April 2025
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Here they are! Ten bestselling Aotearoa NZ books for tamariki and rangatahi (23 February to 22 March 2025).
29 March 2025
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A reading list of the titles shortlisted for the NZ Booklovers Awards 2025! Explore here to see the books that were chosen as the best in their category for 2025.
17 March 2025
Dahlia Malaeulu created Mila’s Books to ‘produce accessible and culturally rich Pasifika stories that reflect our Pasifika values, languages, cultures, and most importantly – our t...
6 March 2025
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Recent fiction by Pasifika authors as featured in the Coalition for Books Pasifika Books catalogue.
4 March 2025
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Fourteen recent children's books by Pasifika authors as featured in the Coalition for Books 2025 Pasifika Books Catalogue.
3 March 2025