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Aotearoa Bestsellers – 15 to 22 February

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Weekly Best Seller

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 15 to 22 February

Week of February 27, 2025

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (15 to 22 February 2025).

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

© Nielsen BookScan NZ 2025

Adult Fiction

Cover of Star Gazers

Star Gazers

by Duncan Sarkies

$38.00 NZD

Cover of Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment

Cover of Kāwai: For Such a Time As This

Cover of Kataraina

Cover of Black Sugarcane

Cover of The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone

Cover of The Songbirds of Florence

Cover of Auē

Cover of The Axeman's Carnival

Cover of Poorhara

Adult Non-Fiction

Cover of The Comeback Code: The power of resilience when the going gets tough

Children & Young Adults

Cover of Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm

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Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment

Tree of Nourishment

by Monty Soutar

David Bateman Ltd

$39.99 NZD

Kāwai: For Such a Time As This

For Such a Time As This

by Monty Soutar

$39.99 NZD

4

Kataraina

by Becky Manawatu

$37.00 NZD

5

Black Sugarcane

by Nafanua Purcell Kersel

$30.00 NZD

6

The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone

Dead Girl Gone

by Gareth and Louise Ward

$38.00 NZD

7

The Songbirds of Florence

by Olivia Spooner

$37.99 NZD

8

Auē

by Becky Manawatu

Makaro Press

$35.00 NZD

9

The Axeman's Carnival

by Catherine Chidgey

$35.00 NZD

10

Poorhara

by Michelle Rahurahu

$38.00 NZD

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The Comeback Code: The power of resilience when the going gets tough

The power of resilience when the going gets tough

by Jake Bailey

$37.99 NZD

Cover of Understanding Te Tiriti: A Handbook of Basic Facts About Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Understanding Te Tiriti: A Handbook of Basic Facts About Te Tiriti o Waitangi

by Roimata Smail

$19.00 NZD

Cover of Aroha: Maori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet

Aroha: Maori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet

Maori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet

by Hinemoa Elder

$30.00 NZD

Cover of More Salad: Two Raw Sisters

More Salad: Two Raw Sisters

by Margo Flanagan, Rosa Power

$49.99 NZD

Cover of Atua Wāhine: The ancient wisdom of Maori goddesses

Atua Wāhine: The ancient wisdom of Maori goddesses

The ancient wisdom of Māori goddesses

by Hana Tapiata

$36.99 NZD

Cover of Mrs D is Not on a Diet

Mrs D is Not on a Diet

by Lotta Dann

$37.99 NZD

Cover of Relish: Chutneys, relishes, preserves, sauces & dips from around the world

Relish: Chutneys, relishes, preserves, sauces & dips from around the world

Chutneys, relishes, preserves, sauces & dips from around the world

by Rowan Bishop

$45.00 NZD

Cover of Tasty

Tasty

by Chelsea Winter

$55.00 NZD

Cover of Wild Walks Aotearoa: A Guide to Tramping in New Zealand

Wild Walks Aotearoa: A Guide to Tramping in New Zealand

A Guide to Tramping in New Zealand

by Hannah-Rose Watt

$50.00 NZD

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Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm

by Heather Haylock

$21.00 NZD

Cover of Where is Hairy Maclary?

Where is Hairy Maclary?

A Lift-the-Flap Book

by Lynley Dodd

$19.99 NZD

Cover of Hairy Maclary's Magnet Fun

Hairy Maclary's Magnet Fun

by Lynley Dodd

$19.99 NZD

Cover of Dear Moko

Dear Moko

by Dr Hinemoa Elder

$30.00 NZD

Cover of Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

by Lynley Dodd

$19.99 NZD

Cover of Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

by Lynley Dodd

$15.99 NZD

Cover of Hairy Maclary Treasury: The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary

Hairy Maclary Treasury: The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary

The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary

by Lynley Dodd

$50.00 NZD

Cover of Wildlife of Aotearoa Colouring Book

Wildlife of Aotearoa Colouring Book

by Gavin Bishop

$12.99 NZD

Cover of Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi

Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi

by Blair Cooper

$22.99 NZD

Cover of Hairy Maclary and Friends How Do I Feel?: A lift the flap book

Hairy Maclary and Friends How Do I Feel?: A lift the flap book

A lift the flap book

by Lynley Dodd

$19.99 NZD