Aotearoa New Zealand Bestseller ListsNgā Rārangi Pukapuka Pai Rawa Atu o Aotearoa

The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 21 to 28 September

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (21 to 28 September 2024).

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

© Nielsen BookScan NZ 2024

Fiction - Adults

  1. Marry Me in Italy by Nicky PellegrinoHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  2. Kataraina by Becky ManawatuThe Cuba Press - $37
  3. The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  4. Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  5. Home Truths by Charity NormanAllen & Unwin - $36.99
  6. Pātea Boys by Airana Ngarewa Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $36.99
  7. Better Left Dead by Catherine LeaDavid Bateman Ltd - $38.99
  8. Kāwai: For Such a Time As This by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  9. Auē by Becky ManawatuMakaro Press - $35
  10. Birnam Wood (B-Format) by Eleanor CattonTe Herenga Waka University Press - $28

Non-Fiction Adults

  1. Atua Wāhine: The ancient wisdom of Maori goddesses by Hana TapiataHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $36.99
  2. More Salad: Two Raw Sisters by Margo FlanaganAllen & Unwin - $49.99
  3. Woman Uninterrupted by Brodie KaneHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  4. This is the F#$%ing News: My Story by Patrick GowerAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  5. Life Hacks from the Buddha: How to be calm and content in a chaotic world by Dr Tony FernandoHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $37.99
  6. View from the Second Row by Samuel WhitelockHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $49.99
  7. Waitohu: A Journal for Making Meaning by Hinemoa ElderPenguin Group (NZ) - $35
  8. Serviceman J: The Untold Story of a NZSAS Soldier by Jamie PennellHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  9. A Life Less Punishing 13 Ways To Love the Life You've Got by Matt HeathAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  10. Ngā Hapa Reo: Common Maori Language Errors (and how to correct them) by Hona Black & Te Aorangi Murphy-FellOratia Media - $39.99

Children and Young Adults

  1. Hairy Maclary's Magnet Fun by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  2. Lisa Carrington Chases a Champion by Lisa CarringtonHuia Publishers - $27
  3. The Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs by Anika MoaPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
  4. Piki te Ora: Your Wellbeing Journal by Hira NathanAllen & Unwin - $29.99
  5. Where's Dinky Donkey? A Lift-the-Felt-Flap Book by Craig SmithScholastic New Zealand Limited - $16.99
  6. Dazzlehands by Sacha CotterHuia Publishers - $22
  7. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $15.99
  8. Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees by Rachel WestonWeston Books - $29.99
  9. Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi by Blair CooperFlying Books Publishing - $22.99
  10. Saving Wananga: The true story of a kea rescue by Kris HerbertPotton & Burton - $21.99