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Te Wiki o te reo māori 2024 Nanny Mihi Review

Te Hauhake a Nanny Mihi | Nanny Mihi's Harvest

Ngā arotake a ngā kaipānui Tamariki. 'Ko te tino kiripuaki, ki ō mātau whakaaro, ko Nanny, nā te hātakēhi o āna kōrero...' ...

Nau mai, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori!

‘I a au e huritao nei, e whakamīharo nei ki ngā mahi kua riwha, kia whāiti noa iho te titiro ki te mātākōrero Māori (Māori literature)…’ Ka takoto i a Hēmi Kelly, i tana hau ētita motuhake kua tuhia hei whakanui i Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, ētahi kupu mō te āhua o te mātākōrero Māori.

Ka whakanui a kete i te reo Māori and Hēmi

How we're celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

From Saturday, and throughout Te Wiki o te Reo Māori next week, we're excited to welcome author, translator and EveryDay Māor...

Te Wheketere Moemoeā

Ngā arotake a ngā kaipānui Tamariki. 'He pai ki a mātou ngā whakaaro i ngā pikitia. Te maha hoki o ngā tae me ngā mea ka kite...

New Books

Ngā Pukapuka Hou

Check out the latest books from our amazing NZ authors...

The Twisted Chain

by Jason Gurney

Marry Me in Italy

by Nicky Pellegrino

Make It Make Sense: From Shit You Should Care Abou...

by Bel Hawkins

Peace is Her Song: The Life and Legacy of Hymn Wri...

by Anne Manchester

Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees

by Rachel Weston

Giraffe Island

by Sofia Chanfreau

T The Grumpy Mole

by John Evan Harris

Game On: Critters

by Emily Snape

One Wise Sheep: An Untraditional Christmas Story

by Ulrich Hub

A Very French Affair

by Maria Hoyle

The Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs

by Anika Moa

The History of Hawke's Bay

by Matthew Wright

This week's Aotearoa NZ Bestsellers

Ngā 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...

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Kete's Calendar of Events

Te Maramataka Taiopenga o Kete

An essential calendar of events for all things bookish in Aotearoa New Zealand...

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Reviews Ngā Arotakenga

Read our independent reviews of the latest books from Aotearoa.

Review: The Twisted Chain, by Jason Gurney

'In his first book, Jason Gurney does a remarkable job of weaving his own family story with the story of rheumatic fever prev...

Review: A House Built on Sand, by Tina Shaw

'Maxine reminds us repeatedly that she still has all her marbles, thank you very much, just one or two have been misplaced, l...

Review: Pātea Boys, by Airana Ngarewa

'Regardless of which end one starts from, in either language, Ngarewa’s storytelling is lyrical and evocative, offering us a ...

Review: View from the Second Row, by Sam Whitelock

'The book is staunchly laconic and always keen to get to the point. Whitelock epitomises the quintessentially stoic All Black...

Review: The Mermaid Chronicles, by Megan Dunn

Mermaids and new motherhood: Claire Williamson reviews artist Megan Dunn's latest book. ...

Review: The Mires, by Tina Makereti

“You will find me in the meeting point between open seas and solid land, in the seam of sky and earth, between what you think...

Interviews and ExtractsNgā Uiui me ngā Tīpakohanga

Author Q&As and extracts from up coming NZ books.

Interview: Queens of Crime: Charity Norman and Vanda Symon

Extract: Prey, by Vanda Symon

Extract: Seriously Delicious, by Polly Markus

ListenWhakarongo Mai

Listen to author interviews, reviews, and book news. Plus, read reviews about audiobooks by authors from Aotearoa.

Olympic champion Lisa Carrington on her new book for children

Fresh from her 8th Olympic gold medal win, Dame Lisa Carrington chats with Jesse Mulligan on RNZ's Afternoons about her new b...

"You can lose yourself in the telling"

Angelique Kasmara, author of the award-winning novel ISOBAR PRECINCT, interviews actor and audiobook narrator Eva Seymour on ...

Audiobook review: Because All Fades

Kate Coughlan is gripped by the audiobook adaption of Because All Fades by Freddie Gillies....

Children and Young AdultsNgā Pukapuka Tamariki

The latest picks for children's picture books, junior fiction and young adults.