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The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 1 to 8 February

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (1 to 8 February 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 Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  2. Kataraina by Becky ManawatuThe Cuba Press - $37
  3. Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  4. The Songbirds of Florence by Olivia SpoonerHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  5. Kāwai: For Such a Time As This by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  6. Auē by Becky ManawatuMakaro Press - $35
  7. All That We Know by Shilo KinoHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  8. New Stories by Owen MarshallPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  9. Poorhara by Michelle RahurahuTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38
  10. At The Grand Glacier Hotel by Laurence FearnleyPenguin Group (NZ) - $37

Non-Fiction Adults

  1. Understanding Te Tiriti: A Handbook of Basic Facts About Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Roimata SmailWai Ako Books - $19
  2. Tasty by Chelsea WinterAllen & Unwin - $55
  3. The Last Secret Agent by Pippa LatourAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  4. Mrs D is Not on a Diet by Lotta DannAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  5. Aroha: Maori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet by Hinemoa ElderPenguin Group (NZ) - $30
  6. More Salad: Two Raw Sisters by Margo FlanaganAllen & Unwin - $49.99
  7. Route 52: A Big Lump Of Country Unknown by Simon BurtUGLY HILL PRESS - $39.99
  8. Serviceman J: The Untold Story of a NZSAS Soldier by Jamie PennellHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  9. Atua Wāhine: The ancient wisdom of Maori goddesses by Hana TapiataHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $36.99
  10. Wild Walks Aotearoa: A Guide to Tramping in New Zealand by Hannah-Rose WattPenguin Group (NZ) - $50

Children and Young Adults

  1. Where is Hairy Maclary? by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  2. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $15.99
  3. Hairy Maclary's Magnet Fun by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  4. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  5. Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi by Blair CooperFlying Books Publishing - $22.99
  6. Kuwi's Fluey Huwi by Kat QuinIllustrated Publishing - $19.99
  7. The Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs by Anika MoaPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
  8. Wildlife of Aotearoa Colouring Book by Gavin BishopPenguin Group (NZ) - $12.99
  9. Dear Moko by Dr Hinemoa ElderPenguin Group (NZ) - $30
  10. Māui and Other Māori Legends by Peter GossagePenguin Group (NZ) - $40

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