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Aotearoa Bestsellers – 25 to 31 January 2026

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Weekly Best Seller

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 25 to 31 January 2026

Week of February 5, 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

Adult Fiction

Cover of The American Boys

The American Boys

by Olivia Spooner

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

Cover of The Book of Guilt

Cover of The Last Living Cannibal

Cover of Julia Eichardt: a Life of Grit and Grace

Cover of The Vanishing Place

Cover of See How They Fall

Cover of The Shadow Weaver

Cover of Sea Change

Cover of Good Things Come and Go

Cover of 1985: A Novel

Adult Non-Fiction

Cover of Lessons on Living

Children & Young Adults

Cover of Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

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2

The Book of Guilt

by Catherine Chidgey

$38.00 NZD

3

The Last Living Cannibal

by Airana Ngarewa

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

4

Julia Eichardt: a Life of Grit and Grace

a Life of Grit and Grace

by Lauren Roche

Flying Books Publishing

$36.99 NZD

5

The Vanishing Place

by Zoe Rankin

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

$37.99 NZD

6

See How They Fall

by Rachel Paris

$37.99 NZD

7

The Shadow Weaver

by Ivy Cliffwater

Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand

$37.99 NZD

8

Sea Change

by Jenny Pattrick

$37.99 NZD

9

Good Things Come and Go

by Josie Shapiro

Allen & Unwin

$37.99 NZD

10

1985: A Novel

A Novel

by Dominic Hoey

Penguin Group (NZ)

$38.00 NZD

1

Lessons on Living

Finding Your Way Through Life's Ups and Downs from the respected New Zealand psychologist and bestselling author

by Nigel Latta

HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

$20.99 NZD

Cover of Champions Do Extra

Champions Do Extra

Lessons Learned in Footy and life to build a Winning Mindset

by Brad Thorn

HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

$39.99 NZD

Cover of Become Unstoppable

Become Unstoppable

The blueprint from the world's most successful sports team

by Gilbert Enoka

Penguin Group (NZ)

$40.00 NZD

Cover of A Different Kind of Power: A memoir

A Different Kind of Power: A memoir

A memoir

by Jacinda Ardern

Penguin Group (NZ)

$59.99 NZD

Cover of Nourish

Nourish

by Chelsea Winter

Allen & Unwin

$49.99 NZD

Cover of Māori Ora

Māori Ora

Your guide to using traditional Māori knowledge to live a more intentional life

by Hira Nathan

Allen & Unwin

$37.99 NZD

Cover of Ara: A Māori guidebook of the mind

Ara: A Māori guidebook of the mind

A Māori guidebook of the mind

by Dr Hinemoa Elder

Penguin Group (NZ)

$30.00 NZD

Cover of The Unlikely Doctor

The Unlikely Doctor

From gang life and prison to becoming a doctor at 56 - the incredible story of Dr Timoti Te Moke

by Timoti Te Moke

Allen & Unwin

$37.99 NZD

Cover of Mana

Mana

by Tāme Iti

Allen & Unwin

$49.99 NZD

Cover of Habits of High Performers

Habits of High Performers

Essential principles to thrive in life and work, new in 2025 for fans of ATOMIC HABITS and THE LET THEM THEORY

by James Laughlin

HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)

$17.99 NZD

1

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

by Lynley Dodd

$15.99 NZD

Cover of Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi

Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi

by Blair Cooper

$22.99 NZD

Cover of This Is Not Yours To Carry

This Is Not Yours To Carry

by Sarah Brown

Catch Phrase Media NZ Ltd

$25.00 NZD

Cover of Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea

Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea

by T K Roxborogh

Huia Publishers

$25.00 NZD

Cover of Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy

by Lynley Dodd

$19.99 NZD

Cover of Hooked: Learning to Fish

Hooked: Learning to Fish

Learning to Fish

by Al Brown

Allen & Unwin

$35.00 NZD

Cover of Pee Wee the Kiwi's Sticker Adventure

Pee Wee the Kiwi's Sticker Adventure

by Blair Cooper

Flying Books Publishing

$14.99 NZD

Cover of Taniwha

Taniwha

by Gavin Bishop

Penguin Group (NZ)

$40.00 NZD

Cover of The Wonky Donkey Treasury

The Wonky Donkey Treasury

by Craig Smith

Scholastic New Zealand Limited

$29.99 NZD

Cover of Hairy Maclary and Friends: Little Learning Library: 4 books in 1

Hairy Maclary and Friends: Little Learning Library: 4 books in 1

4 books in 1

by Lynley Dodd

Penguin Group (NZ)

$15.99 NZD