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The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 15 to 22 February

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (15 to 22 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. Star Gazers by Duncan SarkiesTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38
  2. Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  3. Kāwai: For Such a Time As This by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  4. Kataraina by Becky ManawatuThe Cuba Press - $37
  5. Black Sugarcane by Nafanua Purcell KerselTe Herenga Waka University Press - $30
  6. The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  7. The Songbirds of Florence by Olivia SpoonerHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  8. Auē by Becky ManawatuMakaro Press - $35
  9. The Axeman's Carnival by Catherine ChidgeyTe Herenga Waka University Press - $35
  10. Poorhara by Michelle RahurahuTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38

Non-Fiction Adults

  1. The Last Secret Agent by Pippa LatourAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  2. The Comeback Code: The power of resilience when the going gets tough by Jake BaileyAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  3. Understanding Te Tiriti: A Handbook of Basic Facts About Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Roimata SmailWai Ako Books - $19
  4. Aroha: Maori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet by Hinemoa ElderPenguin Group (NZ) - $30
  5. More Salad: Two Raw Sisters by Margo FlanaganAllen & Unwin - $49.99
  6. Atua Wāhine: The ancient wisdom of Maori goddesses by Hana TapiataHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $36.99
  7. Mrs D is Not on a Diet by Lotta DannAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  8. Relish: Chutneys, relishes, preserves, sauces & dips from around the world by Rowan BishopDavid Bateman Ltd - $45
  9. Tasty by Chelsea WinterAllen & Unwin - $55
  10. Wild Walks Aotearoa: A Guide to Tramping in New Zealand by Hannah-Rose WattPenguin Group (NZ) - $50

Children and Young Adults

  1. Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm by Heather HaylockPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
  2. Where is Hairy Maclary? by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  3. Hairy Maclary's Magnet Fun by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  4. Dear Moko by Dr Hinemoa ElderPenguin Group (NZ) - $30
  5. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  6. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $15.99
  7. Hairy Maclary Treasury: The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $50
  8. Wildlife of Aotearoa Colouring Book by Gavin BishopPenguin Group (NZ) - $12.99
  9. Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi by Blair CooperFlying Books Publishing - $22.99
  10. Hairy Maclary and Friends How Do I Feel?: A lift the flap book by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99

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