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'Ngā kete e toru o te mātauranga, the three baskets of knowledge, are used to structure the book, and to loosely divide Māori...
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Looking for recommendations for a book to take away to the beach? Four Kete reviewers share their TBR (to be read) lists and the titles they're most eager to jump into this summer.
The Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki is delighted to announce poet Paula Green as ...
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Award-winning speculative fiction writer and poet Lee Murray has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 20...
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'One of the strengths of this book is the weaving of personal stories with official data and stories about food are particula...
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Anuja Mitra admires the empathy and reminder of our shared humanity within Emma Neale's new poetry collection, LIAR, LIAR, LI...
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'This book juxtaposes the stark dichotomy between the glamour and gruesomeness that the women were living. Silks, luxury club...
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Diana Wichtel writes that media can be 'magic, imbued with a dreamy, inexplicable aura'. After her many years as columnist, r...
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Veteran author Brannavan Gnanalingam is back with THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF KARTIK POPAT, a novel set in the world of politics...
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Everything is on fire in Carl Shuker's latest novel, THE ROYAL FREE. Grief, copyediting and vicious teens convene in a wry, e...
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Health writer Niki Bezzant joins Jim Mora of RNZ to discuss her new book The Everything Guide: Hormones, Health and Happiness...
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Actress, journalist author and playwright Elisabeth Easther might be a familiar face from her role as Carla Crozier on Shortl...
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Nat Baker reviews the audiobook of Make it Make Sense, a conversational book written and narrated by Lucy Blakiston and Bel H...
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Melinda Syzmanik reviews five popular picture books that would make excellent gifts. ...
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'It brims with fast-paced action and mystery, shady villains, ambiguous strangers, feisty kids, one sadly messed up kid, and ...
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Fleur, 13, takes a look at Mary-Anne Scott's latest young adult novel, pronouncing it 'deep' and 'poignant', and recommending...
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