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The latest bestsellers from around New Zealand.

Aotearoa Bestsellers – 5 to 12 April

View this week’s bestselling Aotearoa NZ adult fiction, adult non-fiction and children’s books (5 to 12 April 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 2: Tea and Cake and Death by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  2. See How They Fall by Rachel ParisHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  3. Black Silk and Buried Secrets by Deborah ChallinorHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $37.99
  4. The Bookshop Detectives 1: Dead Girl Gone - B Format by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $26
  5. Sea Change by Jenny PattrickDavid Bateman Ltd - $37.99
  6. The Bookshop Detectives: Dead Girl Gone by Gareth and Louise WardPenguin Group (NZ) - $38
  7. The Secrets of Maiden's Cove by Erin PalmisanoHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $37.99
  8. The Girl from Sarajevo: Two Novellas by Stef HarrisQuentin Wilson Publishing - $35
  9. Kāwai: For Such a Time As This by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99
  10. Kāwai: Tree of Nourishment by Monty SoutarDavid Bateman Ltd - $39.99

Non-Fiction Adults

  1. No Words for This by Ali MauHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  2. Everyday Comfort Food by Vanya InsullAllen & Unwin - $39.99
  3. Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World by Ruth ShawAllen & Unwin - $39.99
  4. Retirement Ready by Martin HawesUpstart Press Ltd - $39.99
  5. Northbound: Four seasons of solitude on Te Araroa by Naomi ArnoldHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  6. The Last Secret Agent by Pippa LatourAllen & Unwin - $37.99
  7. High Heels and Gumboots: A city girl and a lot to learn by Rebecca HayterHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99
  8. Central Otago Couture: The Eden Hore Central Otago Collection by Jane MalthusTe Papa Press - $70
  9. More Salad: Two Raw Sisters by Margo FlanaganAllen & Unwin - $49.99
  10. Rich Enough?: A Laid-back Guide for Every Kiwi 2025 Edition by Mary HolmHarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand) - $39.99

Children and Young Adults

  1. The New Zealand Easter Activity Book by Sarina DicksonHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $14.99
  2. Toot the Tow Truck (Nee Naw and Friends) by Deano YipadeeScholastic New Zealand Limited - $21.99
  3. The New Zealand School Holidays Activity Book by Aleksandra SzmidtHachette Aotearoa New Zealand - $
  4. Easter Bunny needs a NEW BUM! by Dawn McMillanOratia Media - $21
  5. Giraffe the Gardener by Kimberly AndrewsPenguin Group (NZ) - $21
  6. Run, Rabbit: Easter Surprise / E Oma, Rapeti: Te Kura Huna o te Aranga by NORAH WILSONScholastic New Zealand Limited - $19.99
  7. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $15.99
  8. Pee Wee the Lonely Kiwi by Blair CooperFlying Books Publishing - $22.99
  9. Where is Hairy Maclary? by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $19.99
  10. Hairy Maclary Treasury: The Complete Adventures of Hairy Maclary by Lynley DoddPenguin Group (NZ) - $50

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