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

The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 25 January to 1 February

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (25 January to 1 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. Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  2. Kāwai: For Such a Time As This by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  3. Kataraina by Becky ManawatuThe Cuba Press - $37
  4. The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  5. The Songbirds of Florence by Olivia SpoonerHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  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. Marry Me in Italy by Nicky PellegrinoHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  10. The Royal Free by Carl ShukerTe Herenga Waka University Press - $38

Non-Fiction Adults

  1. The Last Secret Agent by Pippa LatourAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  2. Tasty by Chelsea WinterAllen & Unwin - $55
  3. More Salad: Two Raw Sisters by Margo FlanaganAllen & Unwin - $49.99
  4. Understanding Te Tiriti: A Handbook of Basic Facts About Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Roimata SmailWai Ako Books - $19
  5. Route 52: A Big Lump Of Country Unknown by Simon BurtUGLY HILL PRESS - $39.99
  6. Atua Wāhine: The ancient wisdom of Maori goddesses by Hana TapiataHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $36.99
  7. Aroha: Maori wisdom for a contented life lived in harmony with our planet by Hinemoa ElderPenguin Group (NZ) - $30
  8. Wild Walks Aotearoa: A Guide to Tramping in New Zealand by Hannah-Rose WattPenguin Group (NZ) - $50
  9. A Life Less Punishing 13 Ways To Love the Life You've Got by Matt HeathAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  10. Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Māori, Honouring the Treaty by Avril BellAuckland University Press - $29.99

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) - $19.99
  3. Hairy Maclary Treasury: The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $50
  4. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $15.99
  5. Aroha's Way: A children's guide through emotions by Craig PhillipsWildling Books - $19.95
  6. Kuwi's Fluey Huwi by Kat QuinIllustrated Publishing - $19.99
  7. Hairy Maclary's Magnet Fun by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  8. Hairy Maclary and Friends How Do I Feel?: A lift the flap book by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  9. Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi Finds a New Friend - Special 10 year edition: Te reo Maori Flip edition by Blair CooperFlying Books Publishing - $29.99
  10. Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi by Blair CooperFlying Books Publishing - $22.99