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The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (22 February to 1 March 2025).

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

© Nielsen BookScan NZ 2025

Fiction - Adults

  1. The Secrets of Maiden's Cove by Erin PalmisanoHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  2. Delirious by Damien WilkinsTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38
  3. Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  4. The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  5. Kāwai: For Such a Time As This by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  6. Kataraina by Becky ManawatuThe Cuba Press - $37
  7. The Songbirds of Florence by Olivia SpoonerHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  8. Star Gazers by Duncan SarkiesTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38
  9. You Left Your Heart by Johanna AitchisonSwampthing Design & Photography - $12.99
  10. Auē by Becky ManawatuMakaro Press - $35

Non-Fiction Adults

  1. The Last Secret Agent by Pippa LatourAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  2. More Salad: Two Raw Sisters by Margo FlanaganAllen & Unwin - $49.99
  3. Aroha: Maori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet by Hinemoa ElderPenguin Group (NZ) - $30
  4. Route 52: A Big Lump Of Country Unknown by Simon BurtUGLY HILL PRESS - $39.99
  5. Serviceman J: The Untold Story of a NZSAS Soldier by Jamie PennellHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  6. Tasty by Chelsea WinterAllen & Unwin - $55
  7. Understanding Te Tiriti: A Handbook of Basic Facts About Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Roimata SmailWai Ako Books - $19
  8. Relish: Chutneys, relishes, preserves, sauces & dips from around the world by Rowan BishopDavid Bateman Ltd - $45
  9. Atua Wāhine: The ancient wisdom of Maori goddesses by Hana TapiataHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $36.99
  10. A Life Less Punishing 13 Ways To Love the Life You've Got by Matt HeathAllen & Unwin - $37.99

Children and Young Adults

  1. Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm by Heather HaylockPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
  2. Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi by Blair CooperFlying Books Publishing - $22.99
  3. Toot the Tow Truck (Nee Naw and Friends) by Deano YipadeeScholastic New Zealand Limited - $21.99
  4. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $15.99
  5. Where is Hairy Maclary? by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  6. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  7. Hairy Maclary and Friends How Do I Feel?: A lift the flap book by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  8. Hairy Maclary's Magnet Fun by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  9. Hairy Maclary Treasury: The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $50
  10. Dear Moko by Dr Hinemoa ElderPenguin Group (NZ) - $30

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