All about books in Aotearoa, all in one Kete.
Mō ngā pukapuka i Aotearoa, kua whaowhia ki te kete kotahi.
Kete gathers reviews and news about books, authors, events and awards in Aotearoa. Kete forages weekly selecting books for you.
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Review: Lucky Creatures, by Joseph Trinidad
'This is what happens when you’ve been away from the place you’re from: time changes it, and you too...
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'Injustice is a common theme': Eugene Bingham, author of THE CHIEF AND THE EMPIRE
Eugene Bingham speaks to Kete about his new book THE CHIEF AND THE EMPIRE, his draw to stories invol...
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Review: Te Kaikaukau | The Swimmer, by Witi Ihimaera Smiler
'The homecoming, the reconnection, and perhaps, the most important story he’ll ever tell.'
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Uzair Khan wins Landfall Tauraka Young Writers’ Essay Prize 2026
'Khan tries to bridge the gap between wanting to leave and not being old enough to go...'
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New Books Ngā Pukapuka Hou
The Good Settler
Author: Richard Shaw
Beyond the Border
Author: Owen Marshall
Icefall
Author: Marie Connolly
Descendants
Author: Lee Hana
Lucky Creatures
Author: Joseph Trinidad
This week's Aotearoa NZ BestsellersNgā Pukapuka Pai Rawa Atu i Aotearoa i tēnei wiki
View this week's bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children's books...
Kete's Calendar of Events Te Maramataka Taiopenga o Kete
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ReviewsNgā Arotakenga
Read our independent reviews of the latest books from Aotearoa.
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Review: Banjara, by Shana Chandra
'The novel moves between past and present in two narrative strands, exploring how the legacies of Indo-Fijian indenture continue to reverberate across generations...'
11 May 2026
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Review: Childish Palate, by Shariff Burke
'Burke’s stories read like recipes for life—a guide to the many ways that the making, sharing, and expelling of food can shape how we see the world...'
4 May 2026
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Review: The End and the Beginning, by KJ Holdom
'Neither sufficiently French nor meeting the standards to be purely German, the Bernots’ experiences explore the fates of normal people swept up in arbitrary national conquest...'
6 May 2026
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Review: Ngākaurua, by Jacquie Kidd
'She invites us in her world in a way that is vulnerable, that invites us to make ourselves vulnerable, to gently walk alongside her...'
24 April 2026
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Review: The Clean: In the Dream Life You Need a Rubber Soul
'A remarkable account of a band, the people in and around it, the country's cultural shift in the 1980s and the tragedies that befell many.'
13 April 2026
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Review: Song of the Saltings
Rachael King makes a move into YA fiction with SONG OF THE SALTINGS.
29 April 2026
Continue reading...Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga
Author Q&As and extracts from up coming NZ books.
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ListenWhakarongo Mai
Listen to author interviews, reviews, and book news. Plus, read reviews about audiobooks by authors from Aotearoa.
Listen: 2026 Ockham NZ Book Award Winner: Fiction
Ingrid Horrocks takes top fiction prize with All Her Lives
14 May 2026
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Listen: 2026 Ockham NZ Book Award Winner: Poetry
Talanoa with poet Nafanua Purcell-Kersel
20 May 2026
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Listen: 2026 Ockham NZ Book Award Winner: Best First Illustrated Non-Fiction Book
The award-winning book showing off NZ flowers in full bloom
14 May 2026
Continue reading...Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki
The latest picks for children's picture books, junior fiction and young adults.
Review: Song of the Saltings
Rachael King makes a move into YA fiction with SONG OF THE SALTINGS.
29 April 2026
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'Writing anything is incredibly vulnerable': Daniel Devenney
'It’s surreal to see myself on the shelves alongside some of my heroes now. I walked into a store recently and spotted my book face-out next to The Hunger Games...'
13 May 2026
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Extract: Lonasei and the Mystery of Origin Grove, by Kenneth Chapman
An extract from author Kenneth Chapman's debut YA novel, LONASEI AND THE MYSTERY OF ORIGIN GROVE.
14 May 2026
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